It is one thing to go door to door and ask questions as to his whereabouts, but to go to the doors and draw guns on innocent people is definitely gross negligence and abuse of authority. The Winder Police Department and the Barrow County Sheriff's Office want to throw blame back and forth, but the fact of the matter is this: They were both present and violated these people’s 4th Amendment rights!
When an officer graduates from the Police Academy, they take an oath to uphold the laws and bi-laws of the Constitution of the United States. Therefore, all officers, deputies and investigators present should be held accountable for violating the oath that they swore to uphold.
It is up to the citizens, to vote for the Sheriff of Barrow County, Winder Police Department, and Auburn Police Department, etc. We as citizens need to rally together and demand answers from those elected and entrusted with our safety. I am asking all citizens to citizensofbarrowcoforchange@gmail.com, to rally together and demand the answers to our questions regarding these two incidents, and to demand that a formal written policy be put into force within our sheriff's office, as well as, our city police departments.
Let's all rally together and finally see justice prevail - the proper way!
Sincerely,
Sherrilynn Lee
Auburn
Latest Habitat house to be dedicated Sunday
Dear Editor:
Barrow County Habitat for Humanity will be dedicating its 12th house on Sunday, April 25th, at 5 p.m.
The home is located at 549 Scrooch Court in Winder. The partner family is Simeon and Debra Patton. The public is invited to come celebrate with us and welcome the Patton Family to Winder.
Barrow County Habitat for Humanity is currently developing a small projects program to do limited repairs on owner occupied homes, details to be released soon. Construction on our next home is planned to begin this summer. Anyone wishing to volunteer, have their church, business or organization partner with Habitat, donate or have questions can get more info at our website, www.barrowhabitat.org, or by calling the Hotline at 770-277-7997.
The volunteers at Barrow County Habitat for Humanity wish to express their thanks to all who helped or donated to make this celebration possible. It is one more step in our mission of eliminating sub-standard housing in Barrow County.
Sincerely,
Paul Brown
Barrow County
Habitat for Humanity
