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GPD withholds records in case alleging judicial misconduct against local judge

January 31, 2020 by Sheila Mathews 2 Comments

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The city of Griffin is again refusing to release public records to The GRIP, this time withholding records associated with an investigation of alleged judicial misconduct involving Spalding County Magistrate Judge Don Taliaferro. The alleged misconduct was first reported to the Griffin Police Department on June 14, 2018, when Toni Presley […]

Filed Under: Top Stories Tagged With: #ingriffin, #thisisgriffin, allegation, Freedom of information, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Griffin, Griffin Police Department, Judge Don Taliaferro, judicial misconduct, Open Records Act, Police Chief Mike Yates, spalding county, Spalding County Magistrate Court, The GRIP, transparency in government

Griffin City Attorney Drew Whalen submits false statement to Attorney General’s Office

January 9, 2020 by Sheila Mathews 1 Comment

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Griffin City Attorney Drew Whalen submitted a false statement to the Georgia Attorney General’s Office in response to a criminal complaint filed by The GRIP Publisher Sheila Mathews. Following multiple refusals to release a public record over a period of several months, Mathews in November filed a complaint with the Griffin […]

Filed Under: Government, Top Stories Tagged With: #ingriffin, #thisisgriffin, Attorney General Chris Carr, Drew Whallen III, First Amendment, Fourth Estate, Freedom of information, Georgia Attorney General's Office, Georgia First Amendment Foundation, Griffin, Griffin City Attorney, International Municipal Lawyers Association, Jennifer Colangelo, Open Records Act, spalding county, Teresa Watson, Whalen Law Firm

City of Griffin releases records to The GRIP after seven-month dispute

September 25, 2017 by Sheila Mathews Leave a Comment

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: After refusing since Feb. 3 to produce certain personnel records sought in an Open Records request submitted by The GRIP Publisher Sheila Mathews, the city of Griffin on Sept. 1 reversed that long held decision and released the exempted documents. At the crux of the dispute were the pre-employment computer voice […]

Filed Under: Top Stories Tagged With: City Manager Kenny Smith, city of Griffin, Freedom of information, Griffin, Griffin Police Department, Open Records Act, Police Chief Mike Yates, spalding county, transparency

City of Griffin, GPD Chief Yates refuse to release records on officer allowed to resign in lieu of termination

June 15, 2017 by Sheila Mathews 1 Comment

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The city of Griffin and Griffin Police Department Chief Mike Yates are refusing to release for review certain records pertaining to Tyler Cooper, formerly of the GPD, that were requested by The GRIP under the Georgia Open Records Act. The original request was made Feb. 3, and repeated efforts to obtain […]

Filed Under: Top Stories Tagged With: Chief Mike Yates, Freedom of information, GBI, Griffin, Griffin Police Department, Joshua Howell, Open Records Act, spalding county, Spalding County Sheriff Darrell Dix, Teresa Watson, Tyler Cooper

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GPD withholds records in case alleging judicial misconduct against local judge

Griffin City Attorney Drew Whalen submits false statement to Attorney General’s Office

City of Griffin releases records to The GRIP after seven-month dispute

City of Griffin, GPD Chief Yates refuse to release records on officer allowed to resign in lieu of termination

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