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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.
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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
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