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GA SR1640

Resolution

Status

Passed

4/29/2010

Primary Sponsor

Donzella James

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Origin

Senate

2009-2010 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Recognizes and commends Morehouse College Police Dispatcher Karen Anita Wells for her role in helping secure the release of four carjacking victims on April 25, 2010
  • On that evening, Wells received a call from a victim locked in the trunk of a carjacked vehicle and directed officers from Morehouse College and other Atlanta University Center campuses to a Wachovia Bank in West End Atlanta, where the carjackers were forcing victims to withdraw money
  • The four victims included three Morehouse College students and one American Intercontinental University student who were carjacked at gunpoint on the Morehouse campus by three armed men
  • Wells holds a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Jackson State University, has 25 years of experience with the Atlanta Police Department serving in roles including administrative sergeant and security commander, and has been a Morehouse College dispatcher since 2009
  • Sponsored by Senator James of the 35th District, the resolution directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit a copy to Wells

Legislative Description

Wells, Karen Anita; recognize

Last Action

Senate Read and Adopted

4/29/2010

Full Bill Text

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