The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
By Kristi E. Swartz
June 19, 2010
[Excerpts] A College Park police officer has been arrested and charged with simple battery... Police arrested Yardley Hines, 41, after getting into a fight with his girlfriend Thursday. Hines left the Fulton County Jail Saturday morning after paying a $1,000 fine,... Hines is now on administrative leave with pay... He is scheduled for an administrative hearing with the department on Monday... [LINK]
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As Yardley's former co-worker I would just like to say I am shocked by these allegations and I am praying for him. If this is true what he did I can only think it is probably related to working at CCPD. CCPD is a department steeped in problems and it is a horrible place to work. The officers receive little to no support and there is still the good old boy mentality running around there. The Hines I knew never would have done this. I think something went terribly wrong here or perhaps he has been falsely accused. I haven't talked to him personally so I don't know. Perhaps this officer did not get the support he needed. I am not excusing his alleged behavior but if he indeed did this believe me this was not in his nature. I feel for him and his family. People who aren't cops just don't understand how stressful the job can be and how it can make you do things you would ordinarily never do. I hope people don't judge him and think him a bad cop. He was definitely the cop you would have wanted backing you up. I am glad I got out before I was accused of something like this.
ReplyDeleteYardley Hines,Is the Officer who falsely accussed me in Feb. 2009.I PRAYED a very special prayer for him.I hope he understands that old saying,what goes arround comes arround.
ReplyDeleteAs a past girlfriend of Yardley I am shocked. Believe me we had our isses but he NEVER not once got abusive toward me. Very shocked!
ReplyDeleteYardley was also Married to a College Park police officer when this incident occured with his Girlfriend in college park......smh!!
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