The Brief
- Civil rights groups demand internal APD records on off-duty conduct.
- Officers Garrett Rolfe and Melvin Potter cited in recent incidents.
- Groups question APD’s hiring, oversight, and disciplinary practices.
ATLANTA – Two civil rights organizations are reportedly calling on the Atlanta Police Department to release internal records they say could reveal a troubling pattern of misconduct by off-duty officers.
What we know:
The National Police Accountability Project and the Southern Center for Human Rights are specifically citing recent incidents involving Officers Melvin Potter and Garrett Rolfe. They are also requesting files related to the four Atlanta PD recruits who were let go after an incident at a local nightclub.…