Atlanta Police Chief George Turner will retire at the end of the year, according to a report from WSB Channel 2.
The news broke Wednesday morning and the mayor is expected to hold a news conference with Turner on Thursday.
Turner, a 35-year veteran of the police force, was appointed as chief of police in 2010 by Mayor Kasim Reed.
The mayor has released a statement about Turner’s retirement. You can read it at this link.
Collin Kelley is the executive editor of Atlanta Intown, Georgia Voice, and the Rough Draft newsletter. He has been a journalist for nearly four decades and is also an award-winning poet and novelist. More by Collin Kelley
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