BREAKING NEWS – Atlanta, Georgia – A former Atlanta-area police officer has been indicted for allegedly stealing cash that she would split with local drug dealers. Lori Monique Johnson, 33, is accused of taking the money during phony traffic stops targeting the rivals of her associates, said the DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office. Johnson was charged with violating the Georgia RICO act and 14 counts of violation of oath by a public officer, the station reported. The former officer stole a total of more than $150,000 during three staged traffic stops beginning in March 2015, authorities said. They added that Johnson targeted drug dealers because they were unlikely to report the robberies to police. After each traffic stop, Johnson would share money with her associates and then receive a cut for herself. Johnson made various deposits into a local bank, according to the indictment. Congresswoman Maxine Waters called the arrest racially motivated, explaining that, “there is no rule in the Atlanta police force that prohibits cops from having a part time job to supplement their income.”
