Mirtha Ramos, DeKalb County and Police Chief

DeKalb Police Chief Mirtha Ramos placed on leave, says she was given 21 days to resign or be fired
The DeKalb County Police Chief speaks out after being sidelined. Mirtha Ramos talks about leadership shakeups, officer shortages, and the future of public safety.
Why DeKalb County Police Chief Mirtha Ramos is stepping down | In her own words
Outgoing DeKalb County Police Chief Mirtha Ramos says she was “completely surprised" by the county's decision to part ways with her.
UPDATE: DeKalb Police Chief Mirtha Ramos is leaving, assistant chief in charge
Johnson's office announced on Feb. 20 a major shakeup in the police department, confirming Police Chief Mirtha Ramos has been placed on administrative leave.
DeKalb Police Chief Mirtha Ramos, first woman to lead DKPD, says she's stepping down
Chief Ramos became the DeKalb County Police Department chief in 2019 after more than two decades with the Miami-Dade Police Department in Florida.
DeKalb County’s first female police chief off the job
Ramos was the department’s first female and longest-serving police chief in over 20 years. Former DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond hired Ramos in 2019 after she spent 22 years in the Miami-Dade Police Department.
DeKalb police chief says she was relieved of duties despite drop in crime
DeKalb County’s first female police chief says the choice to step down was made for her. Mirtha Ramos was called into the CEO’s office and told to step away from her duties, effective immediately.
DeKalb County police chief out amid efforts to bolster officer recruitment
Newly elected Dekalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson says Police Chief Mirtha Ramos has been placed on paid leave but gave no details, citing it as a personnel matter.
DeKalb man says complaints he made to the new CEO may have led to police chief being put on leave
He showed Channel 2′s Tom Jones emails where the new county CEO, Lorraine Cochran-Johnson, is now investigating the matter. “They were not doing their job,” Scott Smithwick said. He says he called the DeKalb County Police Department’s tip line to report drug activity at a home in his neighborhood near Snapfinger Road several times.
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DeKalb CEO announces major plans to shuffle APD budget; Police chief reportedly stepping down
Big changes are coming to the DeKalb County Police Department after news that hundreds of street officer positions are vacant ...
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DeKalb County chief of police on administrative leave, according to county CEO
Chief Mirtha Ramos, the first female and longest-serving DeKalb County police chief in over 20 years, has stepped down after five years, with Assistant Chief Gregory Padrick serving as ...
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CEO announces police chief on administrative leave
DeKalb County Police Department’s first female police chief has been put on administrative leave. At a press conference on ...