Category Crime & Justice

Crime, policing, and criminal justice issues.

Crime & Justice, Georgia, News

Rally to be held for man killed in botched drug raid in East Dublin, GA on December 13

A rally will be held next Saturday – December 13 – 2:00 pm in Dublin GA for businessman David Hooks who was shot and killed him his home after a Laurens County…

Dr. Alan Wood
December 8, 2014
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Crime & Justice, Georgia, Macon

Superior Court Judge Nominees for 2 Ocmulgee Circuit Vacancies Narrows to 4

By Homer Scarborough from the Checkerboard Gang The Georgia Judicial Nominating Commission has recommended attorneys Dawn Baskin, Alison Burelson, Fredric Bright, and Brenda Holbert Trammell as prospective judicial appointees for the 2…

Dr. Alan Wood
December 5, 2014

Crime & Justice, Education, Macon, Watchdog Reports

More Details Emerge Involving Missing $52 Million from Bibb County Schools

Today the Macon Telegraph published an article called Report: Bibb school technology contracting suggests collusion. This was a very good report I just wish these types of articles were more timely and…

Dr. Alan Wood
November 23, 2014
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Crime & Justice, Education, Georgia, Watchdog Reports

A Motion for Interlocutory Injunction filed in Dekalb Superior Court in Georgia Perimeter College Case

“You cannot falsify official state reports for your own personal or political ends–it is a crime, under OCGA 16-10-20. In other words, no legislative reform is needed to make that happen. The…

Dr. Alan Wood
November 20, 2014

Crime & Justice, News, Watchdog Reports

Policing For Profit- The Abuse of Civil Asset Forfeiture

One of the comments in a recent article I wrote on medical cannabis mentioned Civil Asset Forfeiture so I became curious about where Georgia ranked. It got a D-. Do you think the Internal Revenue…

Dr. Alan Wood
November 8, 2014
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Crime & Justice, Georgia, Watchdog Reports

Was Dr. Anthony Tricoli another victim of Georgia’s Good ol’ Boys Cronyism?

“He is a man of integrity, strong moral and ethical character and behavior,” said former USG Chancellor Erroll Davis. So why was Dr. Anthony Tricoli removed as president of a university that…

Dr. Alan Wood
November 2, 2014

Crime & Justice, Georgia, Watchdog Reports

Root of All Evil: Four Part Series on Corruption in Georgia

Bill Simon wrote a four part series on corruption Georgia that deserves another look. Below are a few short excerpts with links to his full articles. Bill is a Republican unlike me…

Dr. Alan Wood
November 1, 2014

Crime & Justice, Georgia, News, Watchdog Reports

Strange Deaths Linked to Judge Jason Deal’s Actions

By Garland Favorito Dawson County officials are under scrutiny since the Sheriff’s office forcibly arrested a non-partisan videographer, confiscated her camera and returned the video with a gap that eliminated her…

Dr. Alan Wood
October 28, 2014

Crime & Justice, Georgia, Politics & Elections, Watchdog Reports

Possible Ulterior Motives in Don Balfour Indictment By Sam Olens?

On September 24, 2012 in the Superior Court of Fulton County Sam Olens, as the Attorney General of Georgia, issued an 18 count Felony indictment against Don Balfour. On December 19, 2013 Don Balfour…

Dr. Alan Wood
October 22, 2014

Crime & Justice, Georgia, News, Politics & Elections, Watchdog Reports

Gov. Nathan Deal and the Longest Corruption Scandal in Georgia History

By Bryan Long Back in 2007, Georgia Revenue Commissioner Bart Graham noticed something funny in the state budget. What he discovered would bring to light a scandal then nearly 20 years old,…

Dr. Alan Wood
October 22, 2014

Crime & Justice, Macon, Opinion, Watchdog Reports

Dallemand Defrocked

By Bill Knowles On October 9th, 2014, a date which will live in infamy, the Professional Standards Commission revoked the teaching credentials of not only former Bibb County School Superintendent Romain Dallemand,…

Dr. Alan Wood
October 20, 2014
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Crime & Justice, Georgia, Politics & Elections

Stalking vs. First Amendment in Dekalb? Not So Fast

There was a recent story out of Dekalb county in Atlanta about a political candidate that got a temporary restraining order earlier this week against a journalist blogger he accuses of threatening and…

Dr. Alan Wood
October 10, 2014
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Crime & Justice, Georgia, Macon, Watchdog Reports

Vindication for Opponents of Romain Dallemand by Georgia PSC

Romain Dallemand, former Bibb County superintendent, whose tenure ended in a federal tax conviction and a $47.5 million civil damages order

It has just been reported that the Georgia Professional Standards Commission has revoked the licenses of disgraced former Bibb county Superintendent Romain Dallemand and his inept sidekick Tom Tourand. Tourand was the…

Dr. Alan Wood
October 9, 2014
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Crime & Justice, Georgia, Opinion

Man Shot and Killed in Cold Blood in Home by Deputies in Georgia

A Georgia SWAT team shot and killed an armed homeowner during a September 24 drug raid sparked by the word of a self-confessed meth addict and burglar who had robbed the property…

Dr. Alan Wood
October 6, 2014

Crime & Justice, Education, Georgia, Politics & Elections, Watchdog Reports

Update on RICO Suit against AG Sam Olens and USG officials

Special thanks to Channel 4 NBC Atlanta, and CBS Channel 46 Atlanta for this special watchdog report A consortium of groups calling itself Georgia Watchdogs is paying close attention to the racketeering lawsuit filed…

Dr. Alan Wood
September 22, 2014

Crime & Justice, Georgia, Politics & Elections, Watchdog Reports

Off-Duty Deputy Attacks Videographer Filming Public Event

Ralston Law Attorney Instigates Attack, Web Sites Changed to Hide Connections Sheriff’s Office Returns Confiscated Video with Gap Eliminating Screams for Help By Garland Favorito from Voter GA PDF Version of this Article…

Dr. Alan Wood
September 16, 2014

Crime & Justice, News, Watchdog Reports

Why is There No Database For People Killed by Police

We Have No Idea How Many Americans are Killed By Cops Each Year Because of several high-profile killings of unarmed people by cops recently, I became curious what the total numbers were…

Dr. Alan Wood
August 29, 2014

Crime & Justice, Georgia, Macon, News, Opinion

California Crooks Might Want to Steer Clear of Macon, Georgia

In a story that will likely get widespread national attention if it gets picked up by a major news agency, an armed customer at a local Macon Game Stop store managed to…

Dr. Alan Wood
August 23, 2014
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