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SECTION A: VOL. 29 • NO. 15 The Official Legal Organ ofDeKalb County, GA. Serving East Atlanta, Avondale Estates, Brookhaven, Chamblee, Clarkston, Decatur, Doraville, Dunwoody, Eithonia, Pine Lake, Tucker, Stonecrest and Stone Mountain. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10 -16,2019 WWW.THECHAMPIONNEWSPAPER.com 500 DeKalb welcomes first female police chief BY HORACE HOLLOMAN horace@dekalbchamp.com D eKalb County’s newest police chief Mirtha Ramos was introduced to the community Oct. 7 at the Maloof Auditorium in downtown Decatur. Ramos met with local law enforcement officials, community members and residents. Ramos will be responsible for 800 police officers and managing the department’s $95.1 million budget. She is also the first female police chief in the county’s history. “I’m honored to be the first female police chief, but I’m even more honored [by] the women who came before me and all the women who have fought to hold those positions now and before me,” Ramos said. “I want everyone to know that hard work pays off. My hard work and ethics got New DeKalb County Police Chief Mirtha Ramos was introduced to the community Oct. 7 at the Maloof Auditorium in downtown Decatur. SEE CHEIF ON PAGE 6 Robert Olsen murder trial nears close BY HORACE HOLLOMAN horace@dekalbchamp.com It took more than four years for a jury to hear evidence regarding the fate of former DeKalb County police officer Robert Olsen charged with the murder of an unarmed man. Olsen was indicted by a grand jury in 2016 for shooting and killing veteran Anthony Hill in March of 2015. Hill was unarmed at the time and family members said he was suffering from a mental health episode. Olsen’s defense argued Olsen feared for his life during the incident and shot Hill to protect himself. Olsen was charged with two counts of felony murder, aggravated assault, two counts of violation of oath by a public officer and making a false statement in connection with the shooting death of 27-year- old Hill. Olsen’s defense attorney Don Samuels said Olsen was an explementary police officer with a clean record and no excessive force reports on his personal file. “In all his years on the SEE TRIAL ON PAGE 6 Robert Olsen Anthony Hill QUICK FINDER Opinion 5 Education 10-11 Business 13 Sports 14-15 HELPING HOMELESS MEN GET BACK ON THEIR FEET PAGE4B EMORY PROFESSOR RECEIVES BREAST CANCER RESEARCH GRANT PAGE 7 '641 1 6 00 01 o DEKALBCHAMPNEWS O DEKALBCHAMPNEWS (^DEKALBCHAMPNEWS
