Feds Raid Police Department in White, Ga.

WHITE, Ga. - A small Georgia town has been shaken up by the suspension of its police chief and his only full time officer. The suspensions came after state and federal agents conducted a raid in the city of White, located in Bartow County.

The GBI said they were contacted by the district attorney in late October regarding allegations of extortion and public corruption. Three months later, agents from the GBI and FBI rolled into White. They seized files, records and computers from City Hall and the Police Department. City officials said many of those files pertained to fines and tickets written by police officers.

The following day, the city council suspended Police Chief David King and Officer Blake Scheff with pay. This leaves only one part-time officer in the White Police Department.

Many in town are speculating about what the investigation is all about, but no one knows for certain.

"If the FBI and GBI are in on it, it must be more than speeding tickets. I guess we're going to have to wait to find out,” said one resident.