Monday, July 8, 2013

East Point police officer found dead in her home

EAST POINT - Authorities are waiting for further information about the death of a standout and decorated city police officer.

From the AJC
East Point officer found dead in home; police awaiting autopsy....

"Crystal A. Parker, a corporal and six-year East Point Police Department employee, ... was voted the city’s 2012 Officer of the Year, was found dead inside her south Fulton County home over the weekend. A close friend requested a welfare check after not seeing or hearing from Parker for a few days."

Channel 2 had a few more details about a recent burglary at her home in south Fulton County.
A neighbor told Channel 2's Darryn Moore that the officer's home was broken into a couple of weeks ago. The last conversation we had, she stated they had broken into her home," neighbor Destiny Jones said. Police confirmed later that someone stole hundreds of dollars' worth of electronics and jewelry during the break-in.

Police have not released Parker's cause of death or if foul play is involved.