Georgia mayor fires entire police department after officers complain about his wife in dispute

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The mayor of a small town in Georgia fired the area’s entire police department Wednesday after officers allegedly made “inappropriate comments” about his wife on Facebook, leaving the town without its own police force. Cohutta Mayor Ron Shinnick recently shut down the Cohutta Police Department, laying off all 10 employees, according to a report from WDEF. As of Wednesday morning, a sign was posted on the department’s door, reading, “The PD has been dissolved, and all personnel have been terminated.” It is not known whether employees were notified before the sign was posted or when officers arrived to work that morning. ENTIRE POLICE DEPARTMENT RESIGNS AFTER TOWN’S ‘FAILURE’ TO MEET LAW ENFORCEMENT NEEDS: FORMER CHIEF The town’s entire police force was fired one week after the police officers and mayor allegedly solved their problems with ‘open dialogue and good-faith mediation.’ (WZTV / Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Getty Images) The move effectively dismantled the town’s entire law enforcement operation, raising questions about leadership, potential retaliation and public safety in the roughly 1,000-person community. “They’ll get a paycheck. We’re not that way, and I appreciate their service, okay? It is time for a change,” Shinnick
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