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City adds two officers to Police Department DUNWOODY, Ga. — Mayor Lynn Deutsch swore in two new officers to the Dunwoody Police Department during the City Council’s April 13 meeting. Officer J. Coachman comes to Dunwoody from the Gwinnett County Police Department. He has also worked for Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles, Ozark Police, and Opelika Police. Before joining the Dunwoody Police Department, Officer J. Pollen worked for the Kennesaw Police Department. He has also worked for the Cobb County Police Department and served in the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy. — Dyana Bagby ALEXANDROS CORNEJO/PROVIDED
Axel Gerardo Archaga Rios, center, sits with sister Brianna and brother Manuel. Axel is currently in ICE custody facing deportation.
ICE detains Dunwoody High junior following arrest for traffic violation By JIM BASS jim@appenmedia.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — Dunwoody High School junior Axel Gerardo Archaga Rios is in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody after he was arrested March 27 by Dunwoody police for failing to stop at a stop sign and driving without a license. Rios, 17, has few options to avoid deportation because he has a final order of removal that was issued in 2015. His attorney, Alexandros Cornejo,
said Rios came to the country when he was 5 years old and that he missed important court dates because his mother had to leave her partner because of domestic violence. He has no ability to appeal. Cornejo called it “a very difficult case.” “There is no remedy,” he said. “There’s no relief for him. It’s over, which means that he’s not going to be able to go before the judge. His only recourse is to ask ICE, ‘Please, allow me to stay here with my mom.’ That’s it.”
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Axel Gerardo Archaga Rios poses for a photo. Axel is currently in ICE custody facing deportation.
From left, Dunwoody Mayor Lynn Deutsch stands with newly sworn officers J. Coachman and J. Pollen alongside Police Chief Mike Carlson at the April 13 City Council meeting.
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