Politics & Government

Mayor: 'I Cannot Comment at This Time'

Winder Mayor David Maynard unable to address recent controversy at Winder Police Department.

Several top ranking members of the Winder Police Department have been suspended and Mayor David Maynard indicated he is unable to discuss the matter.

"I cannot comment at this time," Maynard wrote in an email to Barrow Patch.

WPD public information officer Chris Cooper was also unable to comment.

"I cannot comment on the matter," he wrote in response to an emailed inquiry over the weekend.

The Barrow Journal reports three WPD officers in leadership positions were suspended with pay last week. Winder City Council candidate Nikki Tobias addressed the issue in a blog posted on Friday, Nov. 1, and candidate Lorin Sinn-Clark also discussed the issue in a blog posted Saturday, Nov. 2.


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