Rookie Atlanta cop, Iris Rowe, resigns after she was busted in a $30,000 drug raid where officers found prescription pills, guns, and marijuana
Atlanta cop resigns after she was busted in a $30,000 drug raid where officers found prescription pills, guns, and 7 lbs of marijuana
Two-year police dept veteran, Iris Rowe, resigned from Atlanta Police Dept after her arrest on Monday
Police also found $8,000, her uniform, badge, vest, ID, and an AR-15 in her car
Rowe’s co-conspirators, Jeremy Laye and Tony Robinson were also arrested on Monday, at the apt, alongside Rowe
College Park Police Chief Keith Meadows said Rowe was in a relationship with one of the men
After she was suspended, Rowe resigned Wednesday from police dept in a hand written note
Rowe has been charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of illegal drugs in a drug-free zone.
A young Atalanta police officer is in custody after she was caught with up to $30,000 worth of several illicit drugs during a police bust.
Authorities in Atlanta arrested officer Iris Rowe Monday during a drug bust at a College Park apartment on Godby Road.
Rowe [left], resigned from the Atlanta Police Department on Wednesday following her arrest at an apartment complex where police discovered 7 pounds of marijuana.
Authorities also discovered prescription pills, guns, ammunition, and $8,000 inside the apartment during the raid on Monday.
Iris Rowe resigned after she was notified that Chief Erika Shields would terminate her on Thursday. In response, she turned in a letter of resignation, police sources said.
Additional drugs and two guns – including an AR-15 – were also found in Rowe’s car.
Rowe was carrying the gun that had been issued to her by the department at the time of the arrest.
Her uniform, badge, vest, and ID were also found inside the apartment, according to WSBTV.
Rowe was immediately suspended following her arrest and was notified that she would be dismissed at an emergency hearing on Thursday, the Atlanta Police Department said in a statement.
Investigators also discovered prescription pills, guns, ammunition, and $8,000 [photo], inside the apt during the raid on Monday
Two-year veteran mobile patrol unit officer Iris Rowe, decided to resign from the department with a handwritten note, [photo], Wednesday
Rowe, who had been with the department since 2016 and worked in the mobile patrol unit, decided resigned from the department with a handwritten note.
But Rowe, who had been with the department since 2016 and worked in the mobile patrol unit, decided to resign instead with a handwritten note.
‘I would like to send my deepest apologies to the department and others for this shameful act,’ she wrote.
Rowe has been charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of illegal drugs in a drug-free zone.
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Rowe’s co-conspirators: Jeremy Laye [left] and Tony Robinson [right)] were also arrested on Monday, at the apt, alongside Rowe
Officers had expected to find suspects Jeremy Laye and Tony Robinson, who were also arrested on Monday, at the apartment. They were arrested alongside Rowe
Authorities had been collecting surveillance at the apartment and had no idea Rowe was an officer before the raid, College Park Police Chief Keith Meadows told 11Alive.
Officers had expected to find suspects Jeremy Laye and Tony Robinson, who were also arrested on Monday, at the apartment.
Laye’s children were also inside the home during the bust.
Meadows said Rowe was in a relationship with one of the men but did not specify which.
Both men face multiple drug charges.
Laye has also been charged with obstruction of an officer and possession of a firearm by a first offender probationer.
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