Editing Hartwell, Georgia (section)

== Controversy ==
The Hartwell Police Department was mentioned during an August 2024 podcast interview by YouTuber [[:simple:DG Hamblin|DG Hamblin]] with a former Hartwell Police Officer<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=prTaFZHz_BMDO-p1&v=fpbIBQv74wY&feature=youtu.be |title=Former Officer Reveals Shocking Corruption Scandal: Inside Poulan Police Department's Dark Secrets |date=2024-08-05 |last=DG Hamblin |access-date=2024-09-09 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=AKp5ghkTyG5e6OYc&v=TzjB0XxWQL0&feature=youtu.be |title=Corruption Scandal at Poulan PD (part two) |date=2024-08-12 |last=DG Hamblin |access-date=2024-09-09 |via=YouTube}}</ref> who discussed supervisors' contact with the controversial [[Poulan, Georgia|Poulan]] Police Department Police Chief, as well as supervisors' apparent lack of knowledge of lawful policing procedures, to include several falsehoods in police documentation that was showcased in a redacted documents release.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=DN8uMREivVrRHUaY&v=fpbIBQv74wY&feature=youtu.be |title=Former Officer Reveals Shocking Corruption Scandal: Inside Poulan Police Department's Dark Secrets |date=2024-08-05 |last=DG Hamblin |access-date=2024-09-09 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=8F5qtemv731lGYgn&v=TzjB0XxWQL0&feature=youtu.be |title=Corruption Scandal at Poulan PD (part two) |date=2024-08-12 |last=DG Hamblin |access-date=2024-09-09 |via=YouTube}}</ref> DG Hamblin posted both the interview and the redacted documents on his YouTube Channel, [https://www.youtube.com/@dghamblin8550 The DG Hamblin Show].