Georgia: Talk about arrested development! Whole trooper class gone

Georgia State Patrol fires 30-plus new troopers for cheating

The Georgia State Patrol says an entire graduating class of its Trooper School has been fired or resigned amid a cheating scandal. Georgia Department of Public Safety Commissioner Col. Mark W. McDonough confirmed at a news conference Wednesday that 32 troopers were fired after being accused of cheating on an online exam for the speed detection operator component of the school's curriculum. One trooper resigned after the cheating allegations came to light. All 33 are August graduates of the 106th Trooper School. McDonough says he's ordered a complete audit of the training department, which could lead to people higher up ...

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OPINION: Talk about arrested development! Whole trooper class gone

It’s an old story. A relationship goes sideways and the spurned partner goes public with dirty laundry. That’s what happened to Demon Clark, who is now a former Georgia State Patrol trooper. In October, a woman called the department to say that she took a test — successfully — on behalf of Clark when he attended the training academy last year. Clark, who graduated in August, was just a couple of months into his career of writing tickets and arresting drunk drivers when he was hauled into office from his east Georgia patrol post and grilled by higher-ups. He soon ...

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