Word: Have you seen APD Chief Richard Pennington?
‘His absence has been an issue’
After a July 25th weekend marked by the carjacking of a City Councilman, the killing of a pro boxer and the shooting of an Edgewood resident, Atlanta Police Chief Richard Pennington was once again criticized for his noticeable absence.
“At this particular time, I do not know.”
An Atlanta Police Department spokesman tells CBS Atlanta on July 29 he didnt know the chiefs whereabouts.
“I was surprised to watch a recent press conference regarding crimes near the Georgia Tech and see the Atlanta Police Department represented by a lieutenant and a sergeant. Where was the chief? Leadership matters, and he hasnt mattered. His absence has been an issue.”
Former Atlanta Deputy Chief Lou Arcangeli in a July 30 AJC article.
““I want the critics to know that I have not ‘checked out.”
Pennington, who says he was at a mandatory training conference in Virginia during the crimes, at a July 30 press conference.