An entire class of Cobb County police recruits was fired Monday after they cheated on a test, authorities said.
"Not much shocks me after 35 years in this business, but I was shocked," said Mickey Lloyd, Cobb's public safety director.
Class of Police Recruits is Fired
An entire class of Cobb County, Ga., police recruits was fired Monday after they cheated on a test, authorities said.
August 10, 2006
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