Police & Official Misconduct
Links:
Cato Institute's National Police Misconduct Reporting Project
- Daily reports
http://www.policemisconduct.net/
http://www.reddit.com/r/Bad_Cop_No_Donut
Cops covering cops who commit murder | Cop Block
facebook/Center for Prosecutor Integrity
http://waronyou.com/forums/index.php?topic=18802.0
Police, Prosecutorial and Judicial Misconduct
http://truthinjustice.org/p-pmisconduct.htm
"There is no crueler tyranny than that which is exercised under cover of law, and with the colors of justice ..."
http://accountableauthority.com
http://www.unknownnews.org/cops.html
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
http://www.nacdl.org/prosecutorialmisconduct/
CopBlock
http://www.copblock.org/tag/prosecutorial-misconduct/
Report an Incident of Official Misconduct
http://accountableauthority.com/report.php
HOW TO FILE A PROSECUTOR ETHICS COMPLAINT
www.prosecutorintegrity.org/complaint
Police, Prosecutorial and Judicial Misconduct
AFP PODCAST & ARTICLE: Police Brutality a Common Occurrence ...
http://americanfreepress.net/?p=13409
Violent and disproportionate attacks on American citizens by police forces across the United States have become a daily occurrence,
Citizens Rise Against Police Brutality Nationwide
http://generalstrikeusa.wordpress.com/2013/10/23/citizens-rise-against-police-brutality-nationwide/
Cities unite in protests against police brutality
http://rt.com/usa/police-brutality-us-protest-586/
National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality
All across the US people united to protest police violence in rallies. While some protests were peaceful, others saw violent clashes with police.
What bothers the activists most is the lack of accountability on gun violence, police brutality, and unlawful killings that occur at the hands of law enforcement authorities. They say the justice system continues to neglect violent cases, not doing anything to improve the current system.
October 22 anti-police brutality rally at Lynn City Hall
http://masscopblock.org/october-22-anti-police-brutality-rally-lynn-city-hall/#comment-85843
Your Law Enforcement, and members of the Legal System are Professional Criminals with Immunity.
According to North Dakota Hiring policies of Law Enforcement the officers must have clear records. At the same time studies have indicated that when members of law enforcement breaks laws seldom are they even charged. Most often they may get a talking to, or at worst a few days suspended. Very few officials of the Law are ever brought to trial. It is the very few you ever hear about not because it does not happen, rather rare when it actually is prosecuted.
In a "CLick" State such as North Dakota where everybody knows everybody the "Cover-Ups" are just part of the job within N.D. law enforcement, and legal system in whole. So if a Deputy from North Dakota, or another State has murdererd a citizen, or stolen property, or beat nearly to death a citizen, that officer may be patrolling your street right now with a completely clear record, and the department may not even know it either.
The most dangerous members of society are the Deputies, and Police with a badge and gun because they break laws, and you most often will never know it. And the Prosecuters are equally as dangerous for not dispensing justice to the those officers as well as convicting the Innocent.
So how can the public who is paying the salaries of these legal criminals be sure that they are not hired in your communities? How? Because they tell you so. You can be sure because your Law enforcement wont Lie to you. Will they? You can even check their records. Notice how perfectly clear their records are?
Police and Prosecutorial Misconduct:
Common forms of misconduct by law enforcement officials include:
Employing suggestion when conducting identification procedures.
Coercing false confessions.
Lying or intentionally misleading jurors about their observations.
Failing to turn over exculpatory evidence to prosecutors.
Providing incentives to secure unreliable evidence from informants.
Common forms of misconduct by prosecutors include:
Withholding exculpatory evidence from defense.
Deliberately mishandling, mistreating or destroying evidence.
Allowing witnesses they know or should know are not truthful to testify.
Pressuring defense witnesses not to testify.
Relying on fraudulent forensic experts.
Making misleading arguments that overstate the probative value of testimony.
Some wrongful convictions are caused by honest mistakes. But in far too many cases, the very people who are responsible for ensuring truth and justice — law enforcement officials and prosecutors — lose sight of these obligations and instead focus solely on securing convictions.
The cases of wrongful convictions are filled with evidence of negligence, fraud or misconduct by prosecutors or police departments.
While many law enforcement officers and prosecutors are honest and trustworthy, criminal justice is a human endeavor and the possibility for negligence, misconduct and corruption exists. Even if one officer of every thousand is dishonest, wrongful convictions will continue to occur.
Police, Prosecutorial and Judicial Misconduct
http://www.truthinjustice.org/p-pmisconduct.htm
A little police perjury here, a jailhouse snitch ready to sell his mother for a deal there, a pinch of withheld exculpatory evidence, and voila! you've convicted an innocent man with no real evidence.
Why We Should be Concerned about the Problem of Prosecutor Misconduct
http://www.prosecutorintegrity.org/flyer/concerned.pdf
Prosecutorial Misconduct
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tag/prosecutorial-misconduct
Prosecutorial misconduct - news and investigations
http://www.publicintegrity.org/news/Prosecutorial-misconduct
Prosecutorial Misconduct Is A Daily Occurrence! Our Justice System’s Dirty Little Secret!
Prosecutorial Misconduct
http://www.cliffsnotes.com/more-subjects/criminal-justice/prosecutors/prosecutorial-misconduct
Prosecutorial Misconduct
http://www.aclu.org/blog/tag/prosecutorial-misconduct
prosecutorial misconduct and constitutional remedies
http://lawreview.wustl.edu/inprint/77-3/773-713.pdf
Why Prosecutorial Misconduct and Abuses Are Taking Place So Brazenly
The Open File - Prosecutorial Accountability
http://www.prosecutorialaccountability.com/
Prosecutorial Misconduct | Main Justice
http://www.mainjustice.com/tag/prosecutorial-misconduct/
The Untouchables: America’s misbehaving prosecutors, and the system that protects them
THE SUPREME COURT ASSUMES ERRANT PROSECUTORS WILL BE DISCIPLINED BY THEIR OFFICES OR THE BAR: THREE CASE STUDIESTHAT PROVE THAT ASSUMPTION WRONG
http://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/flr/vol80/iss2/5/
Joel B. Rudin*
INTRODUCTION
Section 19831 creates a civil damages remedy against “every state official for the violation of any person’s federal constitutional or statutory
rights.”2 Under § 1983, citizens are empowered to act as “private attorneys general” to enforce the Constitution against individual governmental actors or municipalities.3 In Imbler v. Pachtman,4 the Supreme Court limited the use of this remedy against public prosecutors, finding that, like judges, they are entitled to absolute immunity from liability under § 1983 for conduct
“within the scope of [prosecutors’] duties in initiating and pursuing a criminal prosecution.”5 Recognizing that its decision might “leave the
genuinely wronged defendant without civil redress against a prosecutor whose malicious or dishonest action deprives him of liberty,”6 the Court reasoned that “the immunity of prosecutors from liability . . . under § 1983 does not leave the public powerless to deter misconduct or punish that which occurs”7 because “a prosecutor stands perhaps unique, among officials whose acts could deprive persons of constitutional rights, in his
amenability to professional discipline by an association of his peers.”8
Imbler foreclosed a significant avenue for wronged criminal defendants to obtain redress, but it did not preclude all potential theories of civil
liability against prosecutors and their offices under § 1983.
Notwithstanding Imbler, a prosecutor may be sued for his or her conduct in an extra-judicial or “investigative” capacity.9 Additionally, under Monell v. Department of Social Services of New York10 and City of Canton v. Harris,11 a municipality may be sued where the unlawful custom, policy, or practice of its prosecutor’s office causes constitutional injury to the
plaintiff.12 Such an “unlawful policy” may be proven by showing that a municipality is deliberately indifferent13 to its constitutional obligations through its failure to train, supervise, or discipline its agents or employees.14
Both of these paths to prosecutorial accountability are under attack in the courts. With anecdotal evidence suggesting a recent upswing in multimillion dollar lawsuits filed against prosecutors’ offices,15 the Supreme
Court recently has granted certiorari in a number of cases brought against prosecutors individually or against the municipalities that employ them.16
In its decision denying Monell liability in Connick v. Thompson17
“professional discipline, including sanctions, suspension, and disbarment.”18 This position has consistently been advocated by parties
and their amici favoring the prosecutor’s side of the debate.19
This Article challenges that assumption based on information uncovered through the very types of Monell and individual liability lawsuits that
prosecutors and municipalities seek to curtail. A number of commentators and scholars already have found that, contrary to Imbler, the discipline of prosecutors rarely occurs. They also have analyzed the existing mechanisms for internal and external prosecutorial oversight and found
that, also contrary to Imbler, such mechanisms fail to provide an effective structure for prosecutorial accountability. The information in these articles
generally is drawn from publicly available data, or from voluntary responses by prosecutors’ offices to surveys or interviews. This material is
summarized below in Part I.
However, the principal purpose of this Article is to present further evidence that prosecutors are rarely disciplined, and that prosecutors’
offices lack effective policies or structures for accountability, based upon material that their offices have been compelled to disclose during the course of civil rights lawsuits brought by the author. These materials, presented below in the form of case studies, show that in at least three New York City District Attorneys’ Offices, Brady and related due process violations20
committed by public prosecutors are tolerated by their respective offices, which almost never discipline or sanction offenders. Deposition testimony as well as documentary discovery revealed that these District Attorneys’
Offices have no codes of conduct,21
procedures, and no history of imposing sanctions or any other negative consequences on prosecutors who violate Brady or related due process rules intended to guarantee defendants the right to a fair trial. To the contrary, they regularly defend such conduct no matter how strong the evidence that a violation occurred. The evidence provided in these lawsuits shows that judicial disciplinary bodies virtually never punish prosecutors for violating ethics rules.22
Ironically, in one of the cases discussed below, a court’s disciplinary body suggested to a complainant that if he was not satisfied with the
confidential “admonition” given to a prosecutor who had knowingly relied on false testimony to wrongfully imprison him, he could consult with
counsel regarding “civil remedies.”23
When official attorney disciplinary bodies propose civil lawsuits as an alternative to the ineffectual attorney grievance process, it is time to question
the Supreme Court’s assumption that such “discipline” is an effective deterrent to prosecutorial misconduct....
CONCLUSION
Contrary to the Supreme Court’s assumption in Imbler and in subsequent decisions, experience shows that prosecutors are not disciplined—either internally by their Offices or externally by court or bar disciplinary committees—for violating their Brady or other due process obligations
during criminal proceedings. Three major District Attorneys’ Offices in “progressive” New York City lack any formal disciplinary rules or procedures, despite being large organizations employing hundreds of prosecutors and support staff.304
Their informal “policy” is to confine consideration of discipline to cases in which courts have found
“intentional” or willful misbehavior, even though courts often do not reach the issue of willfulness as it may be irrelevant to whether there was a
violation of the defendant’s due process rights requiring reversal of the conviction. In the relatively few Brady or other cases in which the court
has found willfulness, the District Attorneys avoid discipline by rejecting the court’s conclusion, or just passively failing to follow up with any
investigation or consideration of discipline.305
In future cases, when analyzing policy considerations relating to individual and municipal liability by prosecutors or their employers for
violations of the constitutional rights of criminal suspects or defendants, the Supreme Court should abandon the false assumption that prosecutors, theoretically subject to professional codes, really are disciplined or have reason to fear being disciplined by their offices or by outside disciplinary bodies. Otherwise, the Court will continue to premise significant civil
rights decisions on a fiction that has plagued constitutional jurisprudence for thirty-five years.
Los Angeles, California: A college student mistakenly left in a Drug Enforcement Administration interrogation room for five days will receive $4.1 million from the government in a settlement in advance of a lawsuit. He was in the windowless room for five days without food, water, or toilet facilities. He suffered hallucinations and was forced to drink his own urine to survive.
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-dea-daniel-chong-forgotten-20130730,0,339260.story
What Are the POST Minimum Standards to Become a Cop in North Dakota?
You must be a U.S. citizen.
You must have a high school diploma or GED.
You must have no history of felony conviction or imprisonment.
You must have a valid driver’s license and be able to secure a weapons permit.
You must undergo a background investigation conducted by your hiring agency and submit two fingerprint cards subject to state and federal investigation.
You must pass POST certified medical and psychological evaluations.
Basically, any citizen with no felony, and a high school equivalent education is a candidate to become a law enforcement officer. Each community may add to these qualifications. Some communities hire right off the street, and in a few short weeks of training you have a badge, gun, and you are on the street with the full backing of the law. With more credibility, and power than the citizens and far too often more power than the Constitution.
To aid the huge demand for trained officers in the State, the police academy in Devils Lake is creating new graduates every few months. It takes a minimum of 14 weeks to complete the instruction. The average age of the students is now 28. Many are coming in with a second career outlook who are well in their 30s and 40s. People from all different walks of life. People like you, and people you see everyday.
The "Good Guys" are just "Bad Guys" with a badge. Many law enforcement officials have committed far worse crimes than you or I put together. Despite that they have a clear record, and are still law enforcement officials.
Law Enforcement Agencies Employing 500-999 Officers
The following are the top 20 local law enforcement agencies by current 3-month police misconduct rates that employ 500 to 999 law enforcement officers:
Location State LEO Pop Cases PMR
1 Minneapolis MN 891 16 1795.74
2 Pittsburgh PA 850 10 1176.47
3 Collier County FL 626 7 1118.21
4 Maricopa County AZ 767 8 1043.02
5 Tulsa OK 823 8 972.05
6 Mobile AL 512 4 781.25
7 Baton Rouge LA 628 4 636.94
8 Portland OR 989 6 606.67
9 Kern County CA 908 5 550.66
10 Mesa AZ 831 4 481.35
11 Anne Arundel County
PD MD 638 3 470.22
12 Manatee CountyFL 661 3 453.86
13 Raleigh NC 689 3 435.41
14 St. Lucie County FL 509 2 392.93
15 Fresno CA 824 3 364.08
16 St. Paul MN 598 2 334.45
17 Toledo OH 639 2 312.99
18 Lee County FL 642 2 311.53
19 Fulton County GA 856 2 233.64
20 King County WA 520 1 192.31
St.Paul pays One Million Dollars Lawsuits for Police Misconduct 2012
http://www.policemisconduct.net/city-st-paul-pays-one-million-police-lawsuits/
http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_23696178/citys-2012-bill-police-misconduct-suits-1m
2010 Quarterly Q1 Report
The National Police Misconduct Statistics and Reporting Project (NPMSRP) was started in March of 2009:
http://www.policemisconduct.net/statistics/2010-q1-npmsrp-police-misconduct-statistical-report/
The National Police Misconduct Statistics and Reporting Project (NPMSRP) was started in March of 2009 as a method of recording and analyzing police misconduct in the United States through the utilization of news media reports to generate statistical and trending information about police misconduct in the United States.
‘It was like a firing squad’
Middleton, 60, of the 200 block of Shadow Lawn Lane in Warrington, was shot in the leg about 2:42 a.m. Saturday while trying to retrieve a cigarette from his mother’s car in the driveway of their home.
A neighbor saw someone reaching into the car and called 911. While he was looking into the vehicle, deputies arrived in response to the burglary call.
Middleton said he was bent over in the car searching the interior for a loose cigarette when he heard a voice order him to, “Get your hands where I can see them.”
He said he initially thought it was a neighbor joking with him, but when he turned his head he saw deputies standing halfway down his driveway.
He said he backed out of the vehicle with his hands raised, but when he turned to face the deputies, they immediately opened fire.
“It was like a firing squad,” he said. “Bullets were flying everywhere.”
http://www.pnj.com/article/20130728/NEWS11/307280027/
Court covering up crimes committed by Law Enforcement:
Cops get away with shooting a 60 year old man with 15 bullets
Updated: Thursday, October 17 2013, 01:02 AM CDT
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) -- A grand jury says there is insufficient evidence to bring charges against Escambia County deputies for the July shooting of a Pensacola-area man.
Deputies were called to the home by a neighbor who reported a burglary, but 60-year-old Roy Middleton was looking for cigarettes in his own car in his driveway.
The deputies said they fired 15 rounds -- hitting Middleton twice in his leg -- after he refused to show his hands.
An assistant state attorney told the Pensacola News Journal on Wednesday that the grand jury made its decision after hearing from relevant witnesses.
Sheriff David Morgan says his office will conduct an internal review of the shooting to see if any of the department's policies were violated.
Why Police Lie Under Oath
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/03/opinion/sunday/why-police-officers-lie-under-oath.html?_r=0
...are police officers necessarily more trustworthy than alleged criminals? I think not. Not just because the police have a special inclination toward confabulation, but because, disturbingly, they have an incentive to lie. In this era of mass incarceration, the police shouldn’t be trusted any more than any other witness, perhaps less so. ...federal grant programs... Agencies receive cash rewards for arresting high numbers of people ... no matter how minor the offenses or how weak the evidence....
Jeannette Rucker, the chief of arraignments for the Bronx district attorney, explained in a letter that it had become apparent that the police were arresting people even when there was convincing evidence that they were innocent. To justify the arrests, Ms. Rucker claimed, police officers provided false written statements, and in depositions, the arresting officers gave false testimony.
Even where no clear financial incentives exist, the “get tough” movement has warped police culture to such a degree that police chiefs and individual officers feel pressured to meet stop-and-frisk or arrest quotas in order to prove their “productivity.... police officer named Adil Polanco told a local ABC News reporter that “our primary job is not to help anybody, our primary job is not to assist anybody, our primary job is to get those numbers and come back with them.”
...The fact that our legal system has become so tolerant of police lying indicates how corrupted our criminal justice system has become
Revisiting Who Is Guarding the Guardians? Chapter 5
Remedies and Legal Developments
http://www.usccr.gov/pubs/guard/ch5.htm
judicially imposed barriers limit the value of remedies under § 1983. One barrier is the doctrine of immunity that protects individual police officers from lawsuits....Therefore, there is no real incentive for police officers to change their practices to ensure that individual rights are protected.
Problems remain with using municipal liability as a remedy for police misconduct. The burdensome standards imposed by the courts severely limiting the liability of municipalities for the unlawful conduct of their police officers often leave victims with no real remedy.
Both in state and federal prosecution, the “code of silence,” where police officers either refuse to testify or cover up evidence, makes the investigation and prosecution of cases difficult. While 18 U.S.C. § 242 allows for federal prosecution of local, state, or federal officials alleged to have violated the rights of others under the “color of law,” very few cases have resulted in investigation and prosecution.[48] This is partly due to lack of resources and the evidentiary requirement where the accused officer’s specific intent to violate a federally protected right must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
...In its various reports, the Commission repeatedly stressed the lack of adequate state and federal remedies to deter police misconduct.... the Commission’s recommendation to also give individual victims of police misconduct a private right of action has not been implemented. Victims of police misconduct continue to face many barriers that prevent them from obtaining adequate relief and remedy. Prosecution of police misconduct cases similarly continues to be hampered by many judicially imposed barriers as well as by the “code of silence.”
Prosecutor Misconduct is a White Collar Crime
http://www.prosecutorintegrity.org/flyer/whitecollarcrime.pdf
Woman Says She Called 911 for an Ambulance for Her Fiancé, Cops Came and Shot Him Instead
http://reason.com/blog/2013/10/07/woman-says-she-called-911-for-an-ambulan
Judge Convicted in Pennsylvania Kids-for-Cash Scheme, Faces Long Prison Term and Class Action Lawsuit
http://www.democracynow.org/2011/2/22/judge_convicted_in_pennsylvania_kids_for
Kids for cash scandal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kids_for_cash_scandal
Pennsylvania Judge Mark Ciavarella Sentenced To 28 Years In Prison For Selling Children
Taken
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2013/08/12/130812fa_fact_stillman
Under civil forfeiture, Americans who haven’t been charged with wrongdoing can be stripped of their cash, cars, and even homes. Is that all we’re losing?
Journal Explores Incentive For False Results In Lab Tests For DUI
http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/42/4203.asp
Crime, Corruption and Cover-ups in the Chicago Police Department
http://www.uic.edu/depts/pols/ChicagoPolitics/policecorruption.pdf
Proving Probable Cause:
Allocating the Burden of Proof in False Arrest Claims under § 1983
http://lawreview.uchicago.edu/sites/lawreview.uchicago.edu/files/uploads/73.1/73_1_Newman.pdf
*1037 TESTILYING: POLICE PERJURY AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT
http://www.soc.umn.edu/~samaha/cases/slobogin,%20testilying.htm
Covey on Police Misconduct & Wrongful Convictions - Legal Theory ... Lawrence Solum
Russell D. Covey (Georgia State University College of Law)
http://lsolum.typepad.com/legaltheory/2013/11/covey-on-police-misconduct-wrongful-convictions.html
Whereas eyewitness misidentification, faulty forensic evidence, jailhouse informants, and false confessions have been identified as the main contributing factors leading to many wrongful convictions, the Rampart and Tulia exonerees were wrongfully convicted almost exclusively as a result of police perjury. In addition, unlike other exonerated persons, actually innocent individuals charged as a result of police wrongdoing in Rampart or Tulia only rarely contested their guilt at trial. As is the case in the justice system generally, the great majority pleaded guilty. Accordingly, these cases stand in sharp contrast to the conventional wrongful conviction story. Study of these groups of wrongful convictions sheds new light on the mechanisms that lead to the conviction of actually innocent individuals.
Press Release: Center for Prosecutor Integrity Calls on Prosecutors to Root out Misconduct After AZ Report of Widespread Unethical Practices
Following revelations that 22% of death sentence cases in Arizona involve judicial findings of impropriety, the Center forProsecutor Integrity is calling on prosecutors nationwide to take a proactive approach to hold unethical prosecutors accountable and restore public confidence in the criminal justice system.
...Examples of unethical practice include presenting false testimony, resorting to emotional appeals in closing arguments, referring to mitigating evidence as “excuses,” and removing a jacket worn by a victim from a plastic evidence bag for the jury’s “smelling pleasure.”
...“But when a high court concludes more than one in five cases involve impropriety, taxpayers should be demanding accountability and lawmakers should be convening hearings.”
Tbl 338- Federal Prosecutions of Public Officials 1990-2009
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2012/tables/12s0338.pdf
This table lists the very few corrupt officials to be prosecuted. Research indicates less than 1% of Prosecuters are ever disciplined.
HIGH PLAINS READER
Brutally Honest about Police Misconduct
Our Opinion/Condemning abuse of power is a patriot’s job
http://hpr1.com/opinion/article/brutally_honest_about_police_misconduct/
Police Union Blocks Creation of Independent, Civilian Post for Troubled
St. Paul Crime Lab
http://www.mndwidefenseblog.com/articles/police-misconduct/
Last year the St. Paul Crime Lab was shut down after Minnesota defense attorneys Christine Funk and Lori Traub exposed the lab’s shoddy practices and procedures when dealing with crucial evidence. At the time, the lab was supervised by a poorly trained St. Paul Police Sergeant.
An Epidemic of Prosecutor Misconduct
http://www.prosecutorintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/EpidemicofProsecutorMisconduct.pdf
http://www.saveservices.org/2013/09/e-lert-an-epidemic-of-prosecutor-misconduct/
...Whether the actual percentage is closer to two or fifteen (or higher), this means that each year, thousands, or tens of thousands, of innocent Americans are branded as criminals and sent to prison for an offense they did not commit.
Innocence Project co-founder Peter Neufeld laments, “the number of people who are unjustly convicted in our system is extraordinarily high.” ...
...No one knows the exact extent of prosecutor misconduct. That’s because many prosecutorial activities take place behind closed doors, rendering any misconduct difficult to detect. An inkling of the problem comes from the National Registry of Exonerations, which concluded 43% of wrongful convictions are attributable to official misconduct.
Legal experts have long painted a picture of secrecy, tactical short-cuts, even arrogance itself. The most telling critiques come from former prosecutors:
· Joseph F. Lawless, author of a standard reference book on prosecutor ethics, wrote, “The concept of fairness, once thought to be fundamental in a free society, is generally no longer found in the prosecutor’s office.”
· Former Ohio attorney general Jim Petro has noted, “While innocent human error can lead to wrongful convictions, we also now know that many abuses, misrepresentations, and improper tactics are often involved.”
· Former New York City Assistant District Attorney Bennett Gersham worries the problem may be worsening: “The last 15 years are most notable for a vast accretion of power by prosecutors, increased deference by courts to prosecutorial prerogatives, and a general failure of courts and disciplinary bodies to impose meaningful sanctions on prosecutors for misconduct.” ...
...Other legal experts offer similar perspectives, with key descriptors presented in italics:
· Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz has opined that prosecutorial misconduct is “rampant.”
· American University professor AJ Davis refers to the problem as “pervasive.”
· Regarding the unethical practice of over-charging, California defense attorney Benjamin Theule alleges the practice is now “common.”
· Civil rights attorney Harvey Silverglate believes over-charging has reached the point of becoming “ingrained” into the process.
In Texas, defense attorney John Floyd asserts, “Prosecutorial misconduct has been endemic in the state’s criminal justice system over the past five decades.”...
...So what happens when ethical codes are violated? Overall, these studies reveal that sanctions are imposed on only 1-2% of prosecutors who were found to have engaged in misconduct, even when the misbehavior was found to be egregious. And all too often these sanctions represented the proverbial “slap-of-the-wrist.”
When a prosecutor violates ethical precepts, judges and appellate courts seemingly bend over backwards to excuse the conduct. ...
...No one knows how much money is misspent each year as a result of prosecutor misconduct, which can involve an appeal, an appellate reversal, a retrial, investigational efforts to trace the real offender, possible civil lawsuits, and compensatory payments – as well as the emotional costs to victims who are forced to relive the tragedy. ...
...If we were to identify a single riveting fact that encapsulates the excesses of our current criminal justice system, it would be this:
Nearly one in 100 adult Americans is currently serving time behind bars, by far the largest proportion of any nation in the world. By comparison, the United States has six times as many prisoners as Canada or China, even after total population is taken into account.
This deplorable state of affairs is the product of many factors. Lawmakers have passed too many laws with poorly-defined offenses. Law enforcement officials have made too many arrests that lack probable cause. The Supreme Court has failed to uphold appellate decisions of official wrong-doing.
But as the most powerful stakeholder in the criminal justice system, the prosecutorial profession must shoulder a major portion of the responsibility, and work proactively to remedy the abuses.
Each year, thousands of Americans are victimized by prosecutors who overcharge, withhold key evidence, and engage in a myriad of other forms of professional misconduct. When these persons later seek redress, they confront resistance, denial, and delays. More often than not, their efforts to receive even an apology end in futile exasperation.
Fundamental reform is long over-due, and corrective policies have been delineated. Prosecutors, lawmakers, concerned citizens, and others need to take action to restore the luster to Lady Justice. ...
Prosecutor misconduct can assume many forms, including:
· Charging a suspect with more offenses than is warranted
· Withholding or delaying the release of exculpatory evidence
· Deliberately mishandling, mistreating, or destroying evidence
· Allowing witnesses they know or should know are not truthful to testify
· Pressuring defense witnesses not to testify
· Relying on fraudulent forensic experts
· During plea negotiations, overstating the strength of the evidence
· Making statements to the media that are designed to arouse public indignation
· Making improper or misleading statements to the jury
· Failing to report prosecutor misconduct when it is discovered
Police: Misconduct hidden
http://www.wvgazette.com/Opinion/Editorials/201310180051
7 Ways The Obama Administration Has Accelerated Police Militarization
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/10/obama-police-militarization_n_3566478.html
Why Civil Rights Lawsuits Do Not Deter Police Misconduct:
The Conundrum of Indemnification And a Proposed Solution
http://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1811&context=ulj
A better solution compensates and deters. That can be achieved by the following: After the jury's verdict as to liability and damages, the judge presiding over the civil rights case should determine what portion of the judgment the city must indemnify. The court's decision should be informed by a number of factors targeted towards deterrence. An officer who is more culpable, who commits intentional wrongdoing, or who acts brutally or with particular disregard for a victim's constitutional rights, or whose behavior could not have been anticipated or controlled by the city, should pay a greater percentage of the judgment. This would provide the greatest deterrent for the most egregious constitutional violations. ...
If an officer has a history of misconduct, and received little, no, or inadequate prior discipline from the NYPD, then the city should indemnify a greater part of the judgment. ...
Conversely, if an officer has a history of police misconduct, and received proper and adequate discipline by the city, then the officer should be required to pay more of the judgment himself....
Compensation is not only a central purpose of the civil rights laws; it induces plaintiffs to bring the very lawsuits that deter (or should deter) the police from committing unconstitutional conduct in the first instance.
...This entire indemnification scheme should be written into the law itself.
...Deprived of near absolute impunity from the financial consequences of their unconstitutional acts, police officers will, finally, be and feel accountable for their conduct in some tangible way.
Finally, such an indemnification scheme would provide police officers and the city direct incentives to deter future police misconduct. It would encourage the city to discipline officers when officers should be disciplined. It would punish the city for failing to do so. And it would impose greater penalties for more serious misconduct and for repeat offenders.
Honesty Is the Best Policy: A Case for the Limitation of Deceptive Police Interrogation Practices in the United States
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/jotl/manage/wp-content/uploads/Khasin-cr_final_final.pdf
In the United States, police officers regularly employ deceptive interrogation tactics to extract confession evidence from suspects. Despite widespread recognition of the harm caused by police deception, courts in the United States have consistently condoned the practice, refusing to exclude confessions obtained through manipulative and deceitful means. The British Parliament has recognized that deceptive police practices yield false confessions and, thus, wrongful convictions.
Judicial Gatekeeping of Police-Generated Witness Testimony
http://www.law.northwestern.edu/journals/jclc/backissues/v102/n2/1022_329.Thompson.pdf
Recent Stories:
Winona, MN Police chief on paid leave; probe focusing on alleged misconduct
http://www.winonadailynews.com/news/article_d16b7090-3868-11e3-854b-0019bb2963f4.html
Dallas Police Shoot Mentally Ill Man
October 19, 2013
http://www.policemisconduct.net/dallas-police-shoot-mentally-ill-man/
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/10/18/video-dallas-police-shooting-contradicts-cop-story/
Surveillance video showing a Dallas police officer shooting a mentally ill man standing still about 20 feet away contradicts the assertion of an officer that the man threatened his safety by lunging at him with a knife.
Bobby Gerald Bennett remains hospitalized after being shot in the stomach Monday. The officer who shot him, Cardan Spencer, is on indefinite administrative leave pending a criminal investigation after a neighbor released surveillance video that captured the incident.
63 Cleveland Police Officers Suspended After An Unarmed Couple Was Shot At 137 Times
http://www.businessinsider.com/cleveland-police-suspends-63-cops-after-deadly-car-chase-2013-10
Morris County Sheriff's officer may reject plea bargain for drugs, & misconduct
Campbell, 35, is accused of arson, official misconduct, possession of Oxycodone and child neglect. Campbell had agreed in June to plead guilty only to official misconduct for flashing the badge, drug possession, and driving under the influence of drugs.
Former Town Creek Police Officer Sentenced to prison for assault
The special assistant to Birmingham Mayor William Bell was arraigned Thursday on a charge accusing him of using his personal business, E-Z Auto Sales, to conceal the proceeds of drug trafficking activities.
http://www.abc3340.com/story/23717751/crittenden-enters-not-guilty-plea
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"As a young police officer I found that the violent suspects on the street are not the only people you have to watch. It is the officer who was hired on to the department "
"From 2/05 to 1/09 I saw some of the most vile things humans can inflict on others as a police officer in Los Angeles. Unfortunately, it wasn’t in the streets of LA. It was in the confounds of LAPD police stations and shops (cruisers). The enemy combatants in LA are not the citizens and suspects, it’s the police officers."
"It is endless the amount of times per week officers arrest an individual, label him a suspect-arrestee-defendant and then before arraignment or trial realize that he is innocent based on evidence. You know what they say when they realize an innocent man just had his life turned upside down?. “I guess he should have stayed at home that day he was discovered walking down the street and matching the suspects description. Oh well, he appeared to be a dirtbag anyways”. Meanwhile the falsely accused is left to pick up his life, get a new, family, friends, and sense of self worth."
"How do you know when a police officer is lying??? When he begins his sentence with, “based on my experience and training”."
"This isn’t just the 20 something year old officers, this is the 50 year old officers with significant time on the job as well who participate."
"As you get older,you will see the evidence that your parent was a tyrant who loss their ethos and instead followed the path of moral corruptness. They conspired to hide and suppress the truth of misconduct on others behalf’s"
- Chris Dorner Manifesto
War Veteran & Former Police Officer
US Police have killed over 5000 civilians since 9/11
http://www.mintpressnews.com/us-police-murdered-5000-innocent-civilians-since-911/172029/
He said groups like ANSWER are trying to hold officers accountable for abuse of power. “[Police brutality] has been an issue for a very long time,” Prysner said, ...
Scenes of a Crime - Documentary Film
This documentary film is a true story of Law Enforcement Coercing False Statements from a totally Innocent citizen. A must see for everyone. You will be outraged.
Wrongful Conviction and Prosecutor Misconduct at Issue in Upcoming Hearing for Arkansas Death Row Man - Press Release
...release of the complete DNA report... revealed serious problems in the testing procedure... Prosecutor Tom Cooper did not disclose this information to the defense during the course of the 1999 trial, even though state ethics rules require the prosecution to release any evidence that might support a defendant’s claim of innocence.... “This represents a shameful ethical violation that warrants strong sanctions.”
Innocent Man Shot 16 Times While in His Bed:
http://www.policemisconduct.net/innocent-man-shot-16-times-while-his-bed/
A total of 16 bullets hit Theoharis in February 2012, when a King County sheriff’s deputy and a DOC officer opened fire on him while serving a search warrant at the Auburn home where he lived.
He wasn’t the man they were after, but officers claimed he reached for what they thought was a gun.
“Without a warrant, you shoot an unarmed man while he’s in his bed 16 times,” said Heipt. “I don’t know how you could possibly conclude that to be a justified shooting.”
That was one of the questions members of the King County Council had as they reviewed a critical report on the aftermath of the shooting.
The report was put together by Merrick Bobb, who is also overseeing reforms in the Seattle Police Department.
“I knew from the outset of this incident there needed to be a deeper review,” said Charles Gaither, the civilian overseer for the sheriff’s office. Gaither said there were several problems in how the investigation was handled.
The officers involved were not immediately interviewed, physical evidence was overlooked and moved, and the first responding supervisor, also a union representaive, acted more as an advocate for officers and less as an investigator.
Gutting of Police Review Authority Could Mean Increase in Lawsuits:
The City of Minneapolis has paid out more than $15 million in the last six years for lawsuits alleging police misconduct. In a one-two punch that will mean the end of the Minneapolis Police Civilian Review Authority (CRA), the Minneapolis City Council and the Minnesota State Legislature are currently taking steps that will likely see that amount increase as victims of police misconduct are left with little choice but to file similar lawsuits if they are to expect any meaningful independent oversight.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN CRA PARTICIPATION IN PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF MPD CHIEF DOLAN
December 2011
http://www.minneapolismn.gov/www/groups/public/@civilrights/documents/webcontent/wcms1p-084648.pdf
This evaluation includes a review of the 52 CRA sustained allegations for which the Chief made disciplinary decisions during the period of July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011.
A total of 53 allegations were sustained by the CRA and sent to the Chief for a disciplinary decision during the evaluation period. Figure 2 illustrates action by the Chief on allegations sustained by the CRA during the evaluation period.
The Chief issued discipline on only 13% (7 of 53) of the allegations sustained by the CRA. As of November 9, 2011, the Chief had not yet issued a disciplinary decision on one (1) of the allegations sustained by the CRA during the evaluation period. This outstanding disciplinary decision has passed the 30-day deadline established by ordinance.
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Last year, the CRA stated that “[c]onsistent and meaningful discipline in cases of documented misconduct is important to deter future misconduct. The MPD has seriously undermined the most important function of the CRA by nearly always refusing to discipline its officers in response to sustained civilian complaints.” This concern has not been redressed in
2010.
The MPD under Chief Dolan has not made discipline of officer misconduct a priority, and the CRA Board has no confidence that Chief Dolan and the MPD command staff will issue discipline on sustained allegations of misconduct going forward. Discussions between the CRA and the MPD have also revealed that the MPD places great concern about the negative of discipline on officer’s records, but little or no corresponding concern for the effects of officer misconduct on citizens bringing complaints before the CRA.
In some instances, the MPD has acknowledged problems with officer conduct, yet in response has chosen to pursue only officer training instead of discipline. In sum, this means that citizens of Minneapolis cannot expect the city’s police officers to be held to MPD policies—throwing the legitimacy of those policies in doubt.
A lack of discipline in the MPD fosters a culture of impunity, which will likely lead to further cash payouts related to police misconduct lawsuits for the foreseeable future. While the CRA is in a position to call attention to these issues and sustain allegations of misconduct supported by the CRA’s investigations, current city ordinances do not allow the CRA to remedy unwillingness by the Chief to impose discipline. The MPD has not demonstrated a desire or ability to change its disciplinary practices of its own accord. Only with action by the Mayor and City Council, and with continued concern and input from citizens of Minneapolis, will this situation improve.
PERFORMANCE RATING: Unsatisfactory.
This link is an example of the reluctance of Police departments to discipline misconduct of officers. So a community has no idea the background of law enforcement patrolling their streets. Many Deputies and Police have engaged in theft, sexual assaults, domestic violence, assault, perjury, murder, drug dealing, etc... and they have no criminal record, they carry firearms violating Federal law, and they freely enter your homes and businesses.
AN IMPEDIMENT TO POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY?
AN ANALYSIS OF STATUTORY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS’ BILLS OF RIGHTS
http://samuelwalker.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/POBillsofRights.pdf
American police officers, acting through their collective bargaining representatives, have succeeded in gaining a special layer of employee due process protections when faced with investigations for official misconduct. Commonly called Law Enforcement Officers Bills of Rights (“LEOBORs”),
A few of North Dakota's "Good" Guys?:
Nelson County, North Dakota: A sheriff resigned to avoid being charged with stalking a woman with whom he had an extramarital affair.
Bismarck, North Dakota: An officer has pleaded not guilty to roughing up suspects during two separate arrests. A grand jury indicted him on four counts.
http://www.policemisconduct.net/national-police-misconduct-newsfeed-daily-recap-02-07-13/
Update: Grand Forks, North Dakota: The officer accused of holding a gun to another man’s head at a party pleaded not guilty in court. He faces a mandatory minimum of two years in prison if he is convicted because a weapon was used. The felony charge of terrorizing carries a maximum prison sentence of five years.
http://www.policemisconduct.net/national-police-misconduct-newsfeed-daily-recap-1-31-13/
Fargo, North Dakota: After posting a photo on Facebook of cash seized during a drug investigation, a detective has been suspended for two days without pay
http://www.policemisconduct.net/national-police-misconduct-newsfeed-daily-recap-11-2-12/
Update: Crookston, Minnesota: The North Dakota sheriff’s deputy who was charged in a break- in at a convenience store has resigned from his job as an officer.
http://www.policemisconduct.net/national-police-misconduct-newsfeed-daily-recap-10-17-12/
Richland County, North Dakota: A lawsuit was filed against the Sheriff’s office claiming two of its deputies used excessive force on three young men during a traffic stop last year.
http://www.policemisconduct.net/national-police-misconduct-newsfeed-daily-recap-09-05-12/
The police chief of Elgin North Dakota has been charged with 52 felony counts including corruption or solicitation of a minor, gross sexual imposition, and continuous sexual abuse of a child on allegations he engaged in at least 50 sexual acts with a girl over a period of about five years ever since she was about 12-years-old.
http://www.policemisconduct.net/national-police-misconduct-newsfeed-daily-recap-09-24-10/
A Sargent County North Dakota deputy is on paid leave while he’s facing a disorderly conduct charge involving an unspecified incident.
A US Indian Affairs police officer in North Dakota has been arrested on an aggravated assault charge for stabbing his wife in the chest during an argument.
http://www.policemisconduct.net/national-police-misconduct-newsfeed-daily-recap-08-13-10/
A LaMoure North Dakota police officer has been sentenced to eight years in prison and will have to register as a sex offender after pleading guilty to having sex with a 14-year-old girl on at least three occations and for sending her sexually explicit messages.
http://www.policemisconduct.net/national-police-misconduct-newsfeed-daily-recap-08-11-10/
The sheriff of Kidder County North Dakota has been charged with disorderly conduct and three counts of corrupt practices in relation to his alleged interference with an election, though details of what that interference was haven’t been released yet.
http://www.policemisconduct.net/national-police-misconduct-newsfeed-daily-recap-07-08-10/
A North Dakota Highway Patrol trooper was arrested on misdemeanor domestic violence charges after he allegedly shoved, kicked, and punched his wife while she was holding their 2-month-old baby and as their children watched and screamed. The wife also alleges that he called their teenage daughter as he left and told her she better get home before he killed her mom… misdemeanor?
http://www.policemisconduct.net/national-police-misconduct-newsfeed-daily-recap-06-24-10/
A LaMoure North Dakota police officer has plead guilty to gross sexual imposition for using a computer to lure a 14-year-old girl that he then had sex with.
http://www.policemisconduct.net/national-police-misconduct-newsfeed-daily-recap-04-15-10/
Lamoure North Dakota – A police officer has been arrested on allegations that he had sex with a 14-year-old girl to whom he repeatedly sent text messages that, as described in the press, demanded sex from her.
http://www.policemisconduct.net/young-or-old-police-misconduct-affects-everyone/
Out Of Pocket: North Dakota Cops Keeps His Gig After Chopping Down A Streetwalker In His Car, Having His Handcuffs Stolen, And Tasering A Motorist!
Jake Rhealt suing Fargo North Dakota Police Department-false arrest
http://policeabuse.com/index.php/component/content/article/2-uncategorised/52-a-record-of-success
It was reported in the Los Angeles Times that police in North Dakota used predator drones to spy on local citizens.
http://www.southsidepride.com/2011/12/articles/cops.html
Forced to quit, North Dakota sheriff is accused of using department credit accounts to buy himself a computer and back massager
http://www.unknownnews.org/cops.html
North Dakota police chief, ex-judge charged with five years of child sex abuse
http://www.unknownnews.org/cops.html
Wahpeton officer under investigation after viral video
http://www.valleynewslive.com/story/14602983/wahpeton-officer-under-investigation-after-viral-video
The following Fact Sheet states that use of force by police officers is a rare event occurring 1% of the time? What it should further state is 1% are the only incidences that are actually disciplined and sustained as such, and therefore recorded. Most incidences of police misconduct are not disciplined and recorded so the true accurate amounts of police misconduct are unknown. 1% can be verified. According to a review panel in one community 85% of incidences are undisciplined, and not sustained due to police departments reluctance to criminalize their own. You cannot police your own. Too much bias from within.
Recent Reports of
Police and Official Misconduct:
https://sites.google.com/site/nodakwc/home/police-official-misconduct/misconduct-reports
Here are the 10 reports of police misconduct tracked for Wednesday, November 6, 2013:
http://www.policemisconduct.net/
Update: Glens Falls, New York (First reported 10-07-13): A police officer who remains jailed on charges that accuse him of assaulting his girlfriend has resigned. ow.ly/qyU1Q
Baltimore, Maryland: Prosecutors have charged a police officer who they said struck a person at the juvenile booking facility. He was charged with second-degree assault and misconduct in office. ow.ly/qyVNT
Update: Santa Rosa, California (First reported 10/30/13): The parents of the 13-year-old boy killed by a deputy who thought his airsoft gun was real has filed suit. ow.ly/qyRG5
Gila, New Mexico: Another man, with another minor traffic violation, was subjected to medical procedures, including an anal exam, after a K9 dog falsely alerted officers of drugs. The dog is not certified in New Mexico. The man was pulled over for not putting his blinker on. ow.ly/qyZ3G
Update: Washington County, Minnesota (First reported 03-01-13): A now-former sheriff’s deputy has been convicted in the theft of drugs from a locked pharmaceutical dropbox. He admitted to the charges. ow.ly/qyFUW
Pinellas County, Florida: A deputy was fired and accused of inappropriate conduct while interviewing a 17-year-old alleged sexual assault victim. The officer said he was intentionally trying to make the girl feel uncomfortable so that she would tell the truth. The sheriff’s office said he overstepped interview boundaries and violated agency policy. ow.ly/qywJr
Update: Indianapolis, Indiana (First reported 02-15-13): A jury found an officer guilty of all charges against him. He was on trial for criminal recklessness and drunken driving charges for crashing his squad car while on duty into a group of motorcyclists. A man was killed and two other people were seriously injured. ow.ly/qyf0B
Togiak, Alaska: A police officer has been charged with sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl. He allegedly had sexual relations with the girl in his city-owned cruiser, but was off-duty at the time. ow.ly/qxYli
Onalaska, Texas: A police officer has been sentenced to three years in prison for providing arms to a convicted felon. ow.ly/qxY9B
Update: Alexander City, Alabama (First reported 10-07-13): A now-former police officer was sentenced to a total of 89 years in prison. He pled guilty to sexual abuse, sodomy, and sexual abuse of a child less than 12 years old. ow.ly/qyOx5
Worst of the Month — October 2013
http://www.policemisconduct.net/worst-month-october-2013/
So for October it was Atlantic City Police Officer Sterling Wheaton. Recall that David Castellani had exchanged words with police outside a casino. Those officers took Castellani to the ground. Officer Wheaton then arrives on the scene and he immediately releases his dog to attack Castellani, who is still on the ground. The dog proceeds to bite Castellani’s head and neck.
The runner up goes to the Houston police officer who raped a handcuffed woman in the backseat of his patrol car. Responding to a fender bender, officer Adan Carranza handcuffed and arrested the victim and then waited for the other drivers involved in the accident to leave. The victim said Carranza, wearing his gun and badge, then raped her in the back of the patrol car before driving her to jail for a reckless driving charge. DNA evidence from the victim and back seat confirm the allegations, and Carranza has pled guilty—but only to attempted sexual assault. Carranza’s lawyer is hopeful his client will be paroled after only two or three years of his ten year sentence, of which he could serve as little as six months if a judge agrees to “shock probation”. One has to wonder how many rapists get that kind of deal.
Man Dies In Jail Cell After Misdemeanor Pot Offense
Missouri Police Use Tasers on Father Trying to Save His Son
http://www.policemisconduct.net/missouri-police-use-tasers-father-trying-save-son/
Jimmy Savile: police officers referred to IPCC over handling of ...
The police watchdog is examining potential misconduct by police forces in their handling of allegations about Jimmy Savile.
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/nov/07/jimmy-savile-police-referred-ipcc-abuse
Civil Beat Files Lawsuit In Effort to Free Up Police Misconduct Records
Civil Beat on Thursday filed suit against the Honolulu Police Department over the agency's refusal to release the names of police officers who have been ...
Routine Traffic Stop Leads to Anal Probe Nightmare—Again Gawker
This week, two terrible accounts surfaced about police misconduct in New Mexico involving unjustified anal cavity searches. On Tuesday, New Mexico's KOB 4 ...
http://gawker.com/routine-traffic-stop-leads-to-anal-probe-nightmare-agai-1460304269
Father Accuses Aceh Police of Misconduct in Son's Shooting
He said his son, Teuku Raiyan Ramadhan, 20, was beaten and shot by his friend's father — a member of the police force — in an abuse of police power.
http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/father-accuses-aceh-police-of-misconduct-in-sons-shooting/
Cop charged with sexual abuse
This article originally ran in print on January 16, 2004. A Chicago police sergeant has been charged with sexual abuse and misconduct after allegedly fondling a ...
Police risk loss of faith
It is only nine years since public confidence in police was rocked by allegations ... turning a blind eye to gross sexual misconduct on the part of their colleagues.
Hillsborough disaster witnesses wanted
Investigators looking into possible police misconduct in the aftermath of the Hillsborough disaster are trying to trace every witness who ever gave a statement to ...
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/crime/hillsborough-disaster-witnesses-wanted-1-6226788
Sexual abuse charges dropped against Chicago cop
Cook County prosecutors on Tuesday dropped sexual-abuse charges against a Chicago Police sergeant after the alleged victim in the case failed to testify.
Ex-police officer jailed for 'offering to plant a shotgun in a car' and ... Ex-police officer jailed for 'offering to plant a shotgun in a car' and posing as ... at Manchester Crown Court today for two counts of misconduct in a public office ...
Police Brutality 13-Year-Old Carrying Toy Rifle Killed By Police
Tagged with:california police, law abuse, law enforcement misconduct, police brutality on children, police killer, police murder, police shoots, usa police.
http://www.policebrutality.info/2013/11/13-year-old-carrying-toy-rifle-killed-by-police.html
Advocate for Wrongful Convictions, A Just Cause, Announces The Launch Of The New AJC Coast to Coast Radio Show
“A Just Cause will use the platform of AJC Coast to Coast Radio to shine light on judicial injustice that is seemingly out of control in the United States judicial system”, says Sam Thurman, A Just Cause. “AJC Coast to Coast Radio Show is designed to captivate the American people by dissecting the United States judicial system, and exposing the hard truths”, adds Thurman.
Here are the 9 reports of police misconduct tracked for Tuesday, November 5, 2013:
http://www.policemisconduct.net/
Deming, New Mexico: A man is suing after he says he was subjected to repeated, humiliating, forced medical procedures after a traffic stop for failing to come to a complete stop. The officers say he appeared to be clenching his buttocks when he exited the car and thought that was probable cause to suspect he was hiding narcotics in his anal cavity. He was then taken to a hospital to be probed by doctors. ow.ly/qvS7o
San Joaquin County, California: A now-former deputy has been charged with two counts of grand theft after allegedly stealing many thousands of dollars from a police canine association. ow.ly/qwz5u
Manatee County, Florida: A former deputy terminated after his involvement in a steroids scandal pled guilty to federal charges. He pled guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute anabolic steroids, according to court documents. ow.ly/qwxWR
Greene County, Ohio: A man’s excessive force lawsuit can proceed against two sheriff’s deputies accused of slamming him into the ground so hard that he suffered a broken jaw, broken teeth, and facial fractures, an appeals court panel ruled. ow.ly/qwsPL
Port Chester, New York: The police chief was arrested after refusing to leave a closed Board of Trustees meeting. He was already suspended from duty after he allegedly assaulted the acting chief. ow.ly/qwqbk
Columbia, South Carolina: A police officer has been suspended after he was arrested and charged with driving under the influence. He was arrested after officers saw him driving erratically. ow.ly/qwgXy
Newark, New Jersey: A police officer has admitted to filing a false insurance claim after his vehicle was declared stolen and found torched. He pled guilty in court. ow.ly/qw7E4
West Sacramento, California: An officer forced a woman to give him oral sex in his patrol car under threat of arrest, and she’s not the only one, the woman claims in court. She sued the officer, the city, and the police chief in federal court. ow.ly/qw353
New Orleans, Louisiana: A police officer has resigned after being accused in federal court of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. ow.ly/qvHbJ
Brownsdale police chief loses job after being charged with felony ..
. BROWNSDALE, Minnesota — A southern Minnesota police chief has lost his job after being charged with felony sexual misconduct.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/28ff457f4db94d199539f1de82a22bcc/MN--Brownsdale-Police-Chief
Cop Caught On Tape Shooting Unarmed Man Won't Be Charged ...
Other cities plagued by police misconduct have had to shell out similarly large sums; New York taxpayers paid $185.6 million for one fiscal year of lawsuits
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/11/06/2902591/police-shooting-unarmed-man/
Baltimore police officer charged with punching juvenile in jail cell
Prosecutors charged Baltimore police officer Andrew M. Fitzgerald with assault on ... while judges have discretion in deciding sentences for misconduct in office, ...
Man Who Spent 18 Years In Prison For Wrongful Conviction Settles ...
Dwayne Dail's rape conviction was overturned in 2007 when DNA evidence that had been misplaced cleared the man.
Wis. Senate approves $136K for wrongful conviction
The Wisconsin Senate has approved a bill that would increase compensation for a wrongfully convicted man. Robert Lee Stinson spent 23 years in prison for a ...
Here are the 18 reports of police misconduct tracked for Friday, November 1, to Monday, November 4, 2013:
http://www.policemisconduct.net/
New York, New York: A man arrested for allegedly possessing meth rocks claims he was actually just carrying some Jolly Ranchers in his pocket. The complaint contends that the officers violated his constitutional right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure. It also says he experienced “emotional trauma and suffering” as a result of his false arrest and imprisonment. ow.ly/qpEH8
Granite Falls, Washington: A police sergeant was demoted after city officials discovered that he had a bogus identification card saying he was the police chief. An investigation by outside police agencies concluded that he may have committed felony charges. ow.ly/qpEh1
Richmond, Virginia: A police chief has been fired. He was placed on administrative leave last month following complaints and allegations involving fraud. ow.ly/qpzWe
Brandenburg, Kentucky: A police officer who has been on paid administrative leave has resigned. This came after accusations of four police officers having an inappropriate relationship with a 15-year-old girl. ow.ly/qptae
Update: South Barrington, Illinois (First reported 11/01/13): A now-former police officer was sentenced to 24 months of probation after pleading guilty to forgery, possession of a controlled substance, and official misconduct. He was also ordered to pay $1,400 in fines. ow.ly/qpkYr
Tuckerman, Arkansas: A police officer was arrested after investigators say he stole and pawned several guns from a police organization. ow.ly/qp5iH
Lexington, Kentucky: An officer has been cited for harassment with physical contact after confronting a 13-year-old referee following a youth soccer game. ow.ly/qoQLk
Update: Berthoud, Colorado (Previously reported 10-24-13): A police officer was fired after being arrested in a child abuse case. He had allegedly confessed to abusing a 15-year-old girl. According to court records the girl told police investigators that he abused her almost daily for years. ow.ly/qoPDx
Brownsdale, Minnesota: The police chief has been charged with criminal sexual conduct. The charges say that he offered a woman a ride and then sexually assaulted her. ow.ly/qoODq
Natick, Massachusetts: A police officer accused of beating a woman during a domestic violence dispute has been placed on leave by the department. He has been charged with assault and battery. ow.ly/qoEuj
Update: Hampton, Massachusetts (First reported 08-24-12): A federal judge dismissed three of eight counts in a lawsuit filed against police officers accused of using excessive force while arresting a man on charges of disorderly conduct outside a bar. ow.ly/qtMfU
Newnan, Georgia: A now-former police officer accused of burglarizing a child care center while he was on duty has been sentenced to probation. He admitted to breaking into the All Stars Academy during a night patrol shift to steal tuition money and petty cash from the office. ow.ly/qtZl4
Update: New London, Connecticut (First reported 04-03-12): A state panel has ordered the police department to rehire an officer fired last year for shooting and critically injuring a man suspected of stealing a truck. He shot a man, leaving him paralyzed. The man was unarmed. ow.ly/qtGwQ
Jeffersonville, Indiana: A police officer was arrested and charged with felony attempted possession of a controlled substance following a four-month Indiana State Police probe involving illegal steroids. He was taken to the county jail. ow.ly/qtvfn
Haskell, Arkansas: An officer chased a woman through her workplace, shooting a Taser at her, because she refused to show him her breasts, the woman claims in court. ow.ly/qsRxH
New Hanover County, North Carolina: A sheriff’s deputy has been fired after he tried to use his Taser on a utility worker at his home. ow.ly/qpLGa
Madison County, Tennessee: A county sheriff admitted to having an affair with one of his female deputies, but denies her allegations of domestic abuse at her home. ow.ly/qpEVg
Baltimore, Maryland: The family of a man who died in police custody has filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the police, alleging that the man was viciously beaten by three officers before he died. ow.ly/qtW8s
Trial Date Set For FW Police Officer Charged With Sexual
Trial Date Set For FW Police Officer Charged With Sexual Misconduct (VIDEO) ... According to court documents, the 19-year police veteran was working a ...
http://www.indianasnewscenter.com/news/local/Trial-Date-Set-For-FW-Police-Officer--230637581.html
City Officer Charged for Assaulting Juvenile at Booking Center
Police abuse lawsuit goes to Hawaii federal court
LAPD seeks to fire two officers over coerced sex
http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-lapd-misconduct-20131105,0,7635446.story
Police misconduct Archives - disinformation
Police misconduct in shootings is “very very difficult” to prove, FBI agent says. On October 24, the Houston Police Department announced the results of its ...
http://disinfo.com/tag/police-misconduct/
A case of extreme police misconduct: Off Topic Forum: Digital ...
http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/52472433
FBI investigating alleged police brutality in Iberia Parish
Question of trust: police find themselves in the frame
http://theconversation.com/question-of-trust-police-find-themselves-in-the-frame-19632
Editorial: Ombudsman issue alone should spike police pact
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/nov/05/editorial-editorial-ombudsman-issue-alone-should/
SAPD dispatchers behaving badly WOAI
We found cases of San Antonio police dispatchers falling asleep on the job, fooling ... The News 4 Trouble Shooters began looking into misconduct following the ...
State Gets More Flexibility to Deal with Judges Misconduct.
http://www.krgv.com/videos/state-gets-more-flexibility-to-deal-with-judges-misconduct/
Alexander resigns as Pembroke town justice in misconduct case
Prosecutor 'misconduct' isn't always what you'd think
http://www.azcentral.com/opinions/articles/20131104prosecutor-misconduct-not-always-misconduct.html
Ferguson attorney Kathleen Zellner boasts high success rate
Senate approves $136K for wrongful conviction (UPDATE ...
http://wislawjournal.com/2013/11/05/senate-to-consider-90k-for-wrongful-conviction/
Police Misconduct as a Cause of Wrongful Convictions by Russell D ...
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2349872
Unarmed man shot to death by police when he did not exit his property on command
http://www.policestateusa.com/2013/john-geer-shot-by-police/
Police drive tank into mans house and shoot him dead for refusing to leave his home.
His crime? Throwing his long time girlfriends clothes in the front yard.
Independent police review director questioned credibility of a Portland assistant police chief
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2013/11/independent_police_review_dire.html
Texas Judge Forced To Resign After Being Caught Texting Instructions To Assistant DA During Trial
Wrongful murder conviction causes bitter feud in Culpeper
Megan R. Frederick, elected Culpeper commonwealth's attorney last November, is bitterly at odds with Sheriff Scott Jenkins.
A Lying wife falsely accuses her husband of assault - CAUGHT ON TAPE!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8HjUcKDvdQ
Here are the 9 reports of police misconduct tracked for Thursday, October 31, 2013:
http://www.policemisconduct.net/
Update: Skokie, Illinois (First reported 10-10-13): A police officer has been charged after he was captured on video shoving a detainee into a cell with such force she hit her head on a concrete bench. He was charged with aggravated battery and official misconduct. http://ow.ly/qmoOc
St. Paul, Minnesota: A man claims two city police officers used unnecessary force when they arrested him because he wouldn’t turn down music playing in his apartment. The officers dispute all of his claims. http://ow.ly/qmEAE
Update: Tampa, Florida (First reported 06-05-13): An officer who was fired after he spent hours drinking at a topless bar while on duty with his partner has been reinstated. Police attorneys said the officer thought his partner had logged them as off-duty. http://ow.ly/qmF19
Los Angeles County, California: A jury has convicted a sheriff’s deputy of repeatedly assaulting and threatening his girlfriend after she discovered he was having an affair. He faces up to eight years in state prison when he is sentenced. ow.ly/qmHnn
Update: Jupiter, Florida (First reported 09-12-13): An attorney for the officer charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon said videotape released by the state attorney’s office showed the charge against the veteran law enforcement officer wasn’t warranted. ow.ly/qmrM3
La Crosse, Wisconsin: The state justice department has charged a former police lieutenant with trying to steal pain pills. The officer resigned after he was arrested. http://ow.ly/qmFKy
Whitley County, Kentucky: The now-former sheriff was sentenced to 17 years and ordered to pay $335,188 in restitution. The indictment charges him with 12 counts of abuse of public trust exceeding $10,000 but less than $100,000, 6 counts of abuse of public trust less than $10,000 and 3 counts of tampering with physical evidence. http://ow.ly/qoXd9
Tempe, Arizona: A police officer has resigned and faces the possibility of criminal charges. Police have confirmed there is an investigation involving hindering prosecution happening within the department. http://ow.ly/qmmWS
Macedon, New York: A police officer is accused of removing an item of evidence from the police department for his personal benefit. He is also accused of stealing approximately $2,200 from the Macedon Association of Police Officers. ow.ly/qnmxW
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A consequence of Militarizing Law Enforcement. Overuse/Abuse of Power
Police kill an unarmed man in his own home
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Police critic arrested after council meeting Pueblo Chieftain
A Pueblo woman who regularly addresses City Council about police misconduct was arrested on a municipal court warrant after leaving Monday night's council ...
http://www.chieftain.com/news/1966246-120/police-council-paulson-arrested
Milwaukee police detective charged with misconduct in office ...
A Milwaukee police detective with a history of misconduct allegations was charged Thursday with felony misconduct in office, accused of beating a handcuffed ...
www.jsonline.com/newswatch/230071371.html
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Here are the 10 reports of police misconduct tracked for Wednesday, October 30, 2013:
http://www.policemisconduct.net/
Wyoming, Pennsylvania: The police chief avoided jail time after reaching a deal with prosecutors on charges he stole from the borough. He must repay the stolen money, serve 50 hours of community service and he faces a lifetime ban from serving as a police officer. ow.ly/qkqi3
Update: Arlington, Texas (First reported 06-13-13): A police officer has pled guilty to passing unauthorized information to a drug dealer who authorities say gave him and other officers anabolic steroids. He entered his plea to exceeding access to a protected computer. ow.ly/qkh6o
Hilliard, Ohio: An officer has been placed on paid administrative leave after he was accused of engaging in inappropriate sexual conduct while on duty. The 10-year veteran was ordered to turn in his two police shields, city issued ID cards, and city-issued weapons, his marked police vehicle, and his officer canine. ow.ly/qk6qN
Murray County, Ohio: A prosecutor says a police chief pled guilty to two misdemeanor charges of receiving stolen property from a murder suspect. ow.ly/qjTN7
Updates: Sarasota, Florida (Three stories: Reported 02-26-12, 11-08-12 & 11-16-12): Three men are suing the city, claiming they were treated harshly and falsely arrested by police officers. One was arrested while writing peace messages on a sidewalk with chalk. The second man’s arrest was caught on video; the officer beat him until he was unconscious. The third man, who is homeless, was arrested for charging his cell phone in a public park. http://ow.ly/qkvLd
Cherokee County, Oklahoma: A sheriff’s deputy has been fired after he was indicted on forgery and embezzlement charges. He has called the accusations a “misunderstanding.” http://ow.ly/qkHlW
Update: Little Rock, Arkansas (First reported 07-01-13): A police officer who escorted what he believed to be a 1,000-pound shipment of marijuana through the city while on duty has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison. He has since been fired. http://ow.ly/qkHOT
Santa Rosa, California: Locals are expressing their outrage over deputies who shot and killed a 13-year-old boy carrying a replica assault rifle that they thought was real. Ismael Mondragon said he saw the boy moments before he was killed with the gun in his hand. Mondragon said he warned the boy to get rid of such a real-looking weapon. “I saw him with that rifle in his left hand,” Mondragon said. “And I said, ‘Throw that thing away, the police are right behind you.’” The sheriff sent out a personal statement, saying he had two boys about the same age and “can’t begin to imagine the grief.” He vowed to be transparent in releasing information about the shooting as the investigation unfolds. http://ow.ly/qkZXV
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: A woman says federal agents who raided her home got the wrong house. Following the incident, agents showed her a picture of a man that she did not know. DEA Officials in charge of the early morning raids as well as other law enforcement agencies had no comment on the incident. ow.ly/qkSs0
Lawrenceville, New Jersey: A nurse is suing four police officers for excessive force. The lawsuit said her Fourth Amendment rights were violated and excessive force was used at the Hospital. ow.ly/ql4c4
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Southern Minn. Police Chief Charged with Sexual Misconduct KAALtv.com
After an investigation by the BCA, the Olmsted County Attorney's Office charged Brownsdale Police Chief Jason Mindrup with two counts of felony sexual ...
http://www.kaaltv.com/article/stories/S3206197.shtml?cat=10151
Michael Hart, Skokie Police Officer, Charged With Battery In Alleged ... Huffington Post
A Skokie, Ill. police officer has been charged with felony aggravated battery and official misconduct after he was captured pushing a female arrestee into a jail ...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/30/michael-hart-skokie-polic_n_4178650.html
Milwaukee police detective charged with misconduct in office Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Detective Rodolfo Gomez Jr., 47, was placed on desk duty shortly after the Aug. 14 incident, which occurred when he was assigned to assist with the ...
Hilliard Police Officer Accused of Sexual Misconduct Examiner.com
A police officer of the Columbus Ohio suburb of Hilliard has been accused of having sex with a woman in a local park. The alleged misconduct of the male police ...
http://www.examiner.com/article/hilliard-police-officer-accused-of-sexual-misconduct
Berthoud Officer Jeremy Yachik fired after admitting to abusing ... The Denver Channel
The Sheriff's Office is also conducting an internal affairs investigation into how the Berthoud Police Department handled the accusations of police misconduct.
Minneapolis mayoral candidates debate police accountability ... Twin Cities Daily Planet
Candidates were asked about the large amount of police misconduct settlements paid out by the city, and whether officers should be required to carry individual ...
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Wrongful Conviction:
Tab for wrongful convictions in Texas: $65 million and counting ...
State the most generous in compensating exonerees; legislators ponder changes to safeguard against future false convictions. By Mike Ward ...
Advocate for Wrongful Convictions, A Just Cause, Announces The ... PR Web (press release)
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/11/prweb11289244.htm
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy” - Dr.
False Accusation Domestic Violence:
Avs goalie Varlamov's agent says allegations false
DENVER (AP) - The agent for a Colorado Avalanche goalie who was arrested in an alleged domestic violence incident says the accusations are false. Semyon ...
Photography Is Not A Crime!
http://photographyisnotacrime.com/
Here are the 8 reports of police misconduct tracked for Tuesday, October 29, 2013:
http://www.policemisconduct.net/
Littleton, Colorado: A police officer pleaded guilty to firearm and drug trafficking charges. He was purchasing and using illegal drugs. ow.ly/qig0K
Los Angeles County, California: A sheriff’s deputy has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor count of assaulting a 19-year-old arrestee in the back seat of a patrol car. He entered his plea and was immediately given three years of probation and ordered to get a year of counseling. ow.ly/qieyd
Berkeley County, West Virginia: A sheriff’s deputy has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from a wreck after he left a strip club. He was indicted on charges of giving false information to state police, filing fraudulent insurance claims and DUI. He has resigned. ow.ly/qiavH
Lead Hill, Arkansas: The police chief was arrested on suspicion of selling guns that he seized from a resident. He was arrested on suspicion of felony theft, abuse of public trust, abuse of office, and release or disclosure to an unauthorized person for allegedly misusing information from the Arkansas Crime Information Computer. ow.ly/qhZOj
St. Charles County, Missouri: A drug task force officer charged in the beating of a wanted meth cook during an arrest pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor peace disturbance charge. He was given a suspended imposition of sentence and will be on probation for a year. ow.ly/qhPIv
Prince George’s County, Maryland: A police officer was suspended after he was charged with driving under the influence. He was driving an unmarked cruiser. ow.ly/qg76G
Lansford, Pennsylvania: Authorities say an off-duty deputy sheriff took another off-duty officer hostage at gunpoint and then shot himself. He took ammunition and an unmarked police car from the station first. ow.ly/qfPr9
Columbus, Ohio: Jackson A man has filed a federal lawsuit against the city and several city police officers, contending they violated his civil rights during a “brutal unjustified physical attack.” “As a direct and proximate result of the wrongful acts and omissions of the defendant officers, [the] plaintiff sustained severe and permanent injuries,” alleges the lawsuit. ow.ly/qiy2N
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Rights Violations in Memphis
October 30, 2013 @ 11:42 AM by Tim Lynch
From Knoxnews.com:
Twice in five days, Memphis Police officers have been accused of interfering with citizens who were using their cellphones to record police activities.
The First Amendment guarantees people the right to film public activities, civil liberties experts said Tuesday. Last November, the U.S. Supreme Court strengthened such protections when it refused to hear an appeal concerning an Illinois law that would have made it illegal to record police.
In both Memphis cases — one at a Midtown homeless shelter, the other a hip-hop gathering on South Main — those arrested were charged with disorderly conduct or obstructing a highway or passageway. Handcuffs effectively ended those recording attempts.
Civil liberties experts worry that police are using general laws to arrest people who disobey orders to put their cameras away.
“The people who are recording are winning in court. But the problem is that, out on the streets, police officers can informally order people to put their phones away or threaten them with arrest if they don’t,” said Tim Lynch, director of the criminal justice program of the Cato Institute, a Washington-based think tank.
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Skokie Officer Hart Arrested, Charged With Felony In Feuerstein Case
Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez' office has charged Skokie Police Officer Michael Hart with aggravated battery and official misconduct after a March ...
Hilliard Officer Accused Of On-Duty Sexual Misconduct On Leave
An officer with the Hilliard Division of Police has been placed on paid administrative leave after he was accused of engaging in inappropriate sexual conduct ...
http://www.nbc4i.com/story/23825373/hilliard-police-officer-accused-of-misconduct
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False Accusaction of Domestic Violence:
Charges dropped against legislator Ct Post
Domestic-violence charges filed against state Rep. ... courtroom Wednesday after state prosecutors dropped domestic violence charges against her. ... "My sister falsely accused me of drinking during the party and then she hit me," Fabrizi said.
http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Charges-dropped-against-state-rep-4939555.php
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Prosecutor's decision to drop murder charge makes former Mo. death row inmate a free man
"We humans are flawed, and those flaws have led to wrongful arrests, wrongful convictions and, unfortunately, this situation where time and time again you see ...
Here are the 12 reports of police misconduct tracked for Saturday, October 26, to Monday, October 28, 2013:
http://www.policemisconduct.net/
Hamilton County, Ohio: A highway patrol trooper who pleaded no contest to a citation after striking two people on a motorcycle with his law enforcement cruiser was sentenced to a six-month license suspension. ow.ly/qg8Bb
Durant, Oklahoma: A police officer involved in an off-duty crash was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. ow.ly/qg7JL
Hallandale Beach, Florida: A man has filed suit against an officer and the city. He claims the officer made a wrongful arrest and used excessive force when the officer punched and pepper-sprayed him. The man who filed suit was acquitted of all charges against him. ow.ly/qg7ls
New Hanover County, North Carolina: A sheriff’s deputy has resigned after he was arrested on charges of driving while intoxicated. He resigned before an internal investigation began. ow.ly/qg6Zd
Update: Minneapolis, Minnesota (Previously reported 06-04-13): A now-former police officer received a one-year sentence in the county workhouse and six years’ probation as part of a plea agreement. He also faces multiple charges for allegedly using social media to try to lure girls into sexual encounters. Authorities say he had sex with two of them. ow.ly/qg5Dj
Raytown, Missouri: A police officer has been charged in connection with thefts of drugs and valuables from a police evidence room. He faces three felony counts of theft of a controlled substance and two other felonies. ow.ly/qg4Ai
Brooklyn, New York: A woman has filed a lawsuit. She says he body was repeatedly probed and prodded by an overzealous state trooper determined to prove she was a drug mule. She also says she and her boyfriend were pulled over and their car was illegally searched. The police found nothing on her or in the vehicle. ow.ly/qfW4L
Baltimore, Maryland: A police officer fatally shot his ex girlfriend and her new boyfriend, and then killed himself. ow.ly/qfOm2
Atlantic City, New Jersey: Two police officers have agreed to pay a settlement to two men whose civil rights they violated. A jury found the two officers guilty; they were accused of illegally stopping two men. ow.ly/qfGNq
Worcester County, Massachusetts: A former police officer has been indicted by a grand jury on charges he pocketed more than $25,000 from the patrolman’s union during his time as the group’s president. ow.ly/qcvyv
El Monte, California: A police officer is under investigation on suspicion of sexually assaulting a transsexual woman while on duty, officials said. The woman recently filed a federal civil rights and assault lawsuit against the officer and the police department. She says she was stopped on a city street and alleges that the officer groped her, forced her to perform oral sex on him and then raped her. ow.ly/qcuZR
Pinecrest, Florida: A police officer was arrested on four counts of sexual activity with a minor. “This moral character violation, of the standards for Florida law enforcement officers, represents a serious breach of discipline,” read a statement from police. “Officer McKenzie has violated the public trust, dishonored his oath of office and tarnished the badge.” http://ow.ly/qivYC
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West Springfield police Capt. Daniel O'Brien's employment terminated by Mayor Gregory Neffinger following taping incident
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/10/west_springfield_fires_police.html
... a report on Friday detailing six allegations of misconduct against Police Capt. ... Gregory C. Neffinger terminated the employment of suspended police Capt.
West Springfield officials released a report on Friday detailing six allegations of misconduct against Police Capt. Daniel M. O'Brien. The report contains this photo of a woman in a restraint chair. Her head is bound to the chair by red packing tape, the type used to secure evidence. The tape covers her mouth and warps all the way around her head and part of the chair. (Photo provided by City of West Springfield)
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Not a rise in serious police misconduct, just a backlog being cleared
http://the-riotact.com/not-a-rise-in-serious-police-misconduct-just-a-backlog-being-cleared/118441
The ABC has the less than reassuring news that the alarming spike in misconduct cases is not more misconduct, it’s just that the AFP is finally doing something with complaints.
Established complaints in the second highest level jumped from six in 2010, to 33 in 2011, to 55 in 2012.
The AFP blames the rise on efforts to clear a large backlog.
AFP Association chief executive Dennis Gellatly agrees.
“There is no issue or no problem or a rising trend in poor conduct of AFP appointees,” he said.
“I do tend to agree with the AFP that there has been a number of older matters that have been resolved.
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National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Recap 10-25-13
http://www.policemisconduct.net/
Here are the 9 reports of police misconduct tracked for Friday, October 25, 2013:
Hollywood, Florida: A police officer was arrested after he crashed into another car while under the influence of alcohol. ow.ly/qbERl
Bryant, Arkansas: A police chief has been suspended for five days for seeking reimbursement for a steak dinner purchased at a strip club. ow.ly/qbBF3
Glendale, Arizona: A man is suing a local police officer who he alleged used excessive force when he used a Taser on him after stopping him for speeding. ow.ly/qblki
Update: Baltimore, Maryland (First reported 03-14-13): A police officer has been sentenced to eight years in prison on drug and weapons charges. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute heroin and possession of a firearm to further drug trafficking. ow.ly/qbkHx
Las Vegas, Nevada: A police officer was arrested on charges of felony fraudulent used of a credit card and misdemeanor theft. The police found he was using a department-issued gas card while he was off-duty for a Ford Mustang. ow.ly/qb8Zn
Update: Dallas, Texas (First reported 10-21-13): A police officer who shot a mentally ill man in a disputed incident caught on tape has been fired. In a police report the officer wrote that the man threatened him and another officer with a knife. But video captured by a neighbor’s surveillance camera shows the man didn’t appear to move toward the officers before he crumpled to the ground from the gunshot. ow.ly/qbfUk
Montgomery, Alabama: A police officer has been charged with using his position to unlawfully enter the home of a local resident. He was arrested for first-degree criminal trespass. ow.ly/qb7ud
Update: Swisher County, Texas (First reported 11-10-11): A now-former sheriff has been accused of making improper advances to a female county worker. He was charged with misdemeanor official oppression and was freed on $1,500 bond. ow.ly/qb2jE
Fort Worth, Texas: A police officer has been charged with stealing a pair of athletic shoes during a drug raid. ow.ly/qaJPu
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Colville officer Rex Newport charged for sexual encounters with women after bogus DUI stops
Perp: Rex Newport
Victim: asdf
Department: Colville Police Department
Location: Colville, Washington
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/oct/04/colville-police-officer-charged-alleged-sexual-mis/
Rex Newport, 45, has been formally accused of first-degree burglary and unlawful imprisonment, custodial sexual misconduct and making false or misleading statements to a public servant, according to documents filed in Stevens County Superior Court on Friday afternoon. Knowledge of Newport’s behavior came to the attention of authorities after a woman claimed she’d been sexually assaulted by the 15-year veteran of the Colville police force at her apartment in March.
According to court documents, the woman alleges Newport entered her apartment after she returned home from a night of drinking at a Colville bar. Newport drank some of her alcohol, then left on a radio call for another incident, according to allegations made in the court documents. The woman said Newport later returned, handcuffed her and raped her, court documents say.
Newport told investigators, who were also looking into claims the officer took off his gun belt and put it around the woman, that the claims were a “hundred percent nonsense,” according to court records.
DNA taken from the scene places Newport in the woman’s apartment and indicates sexual contact, according to court records.
Evidence collected during the investigation indicate a pattern in which Newport would contact intoxicated women coming home from bars. Multiple women claimed Newport pulled them over for what appeared to be stops for driving under the influence. He then had sex with them, they say, and the DUI claims were never investigated.
Evidence collected during the investigation indicate a pattern in which Newport would contact intoxicated women coming home from bars. Multiple women claimed Newport pulled them over for what appeared to be stops for driving under the influence. He then had sex with them, they say, and the DUI claims were never investigated.
Frederick Ofc. Charity Faith Hoxie resigns & pays restitution in theft of gift cards
Perp: Charity Faith Hoxie
Department: Frederick Police Department
Location: Frederick, Maryland
http://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/crime_and_justice/courts/article_8790002a-57c9-56eb-ae37-705b40d3be1f.html
Charity Faith Hoxie, 37, of Waynesboro, Pa., was charged in January with theft under $1,000 after police said she used stolen Bed, Bath & Beyond gift cards at a store on Garland Groh Boulevard in Hagerstown. On Monday, the charges against Hoxie were placed on the inactive docket in Washington County Circuit Court in exchange for $127 in restitution and her resignation from the Frederick Police Department. Hoxie may not work as a law enforcement officer anywhere for the next three years as part of the deal, said Assistant State’s Attorney Michele Ferris Hansen.
LA Sheriff's Office Accused of Framing Man, A Look at Why Officers Lie
http://www.courthousenews.com/2013/02/19/54952.htm
WRDW: Hephzibah police officer fired after second DUI charge (Oct 24 2013)
http://www.wrdw.com/home/headlines/Hephzibah-police-officer-with-2nd-DUI-charge-fired-229165391.html
Hephzibah Police Officer Michael Dodaro has been terminated after being charged with a DUI in Oglethorpe County ... This weekend's DUI charge in Oglethorpe County is Officer Michael Dodaro's second charge since March. He's still waiting trial for the first charge, but we've uncovered new details about that first charge.
Page one of Michael Dodaro's personnel file shows that the narcotics officer resigned in lieu of termination April 1st, after he allegedly crashed this county car while under the influence. Chris Rodich says he witnessed the events that led up to that crash. "He was acting very erratic. When the bar closed, he wouldn't leave. He was just being really hard headed basically," Rodich says. Rodich was at the Vegas Showgirls Club on Broad Street March 29th at the same time as Officer Dodaro. That's when reports say Dodaro was served two double shots of Jager, two double Bacardi and Cokes, and a Miller Lite. Rodich says, "He pulled his badge out at one time and kept saying he's a RCSO narcotics officer, and he was just crazy. He was acting like a fool." After flashing his badge to a bouncer, reports say Officer Dodaro pulled a handgun from his pocket. That's when the bouncer backed away, and Dodaro went outside. "I walked outside and heard an altercation going on. Evidently he was trying to go after one of the bouncers at the front door," Rodich says.
Chris says he saw Dodaro take a beer bottle and throw it against the glass door of the club. That's when he decided it was time to call 911. He says, "While I was on the phone with Richmond County, I saw him return to his car, speed off without lights, Came back around, turn back around onto Broad Street, and just rolled out."
Officers found Dodaro at the old I Hop on Washington Rd. standing next to a Dodge Charger with two flat tires. Reports say a deputy who responded asked Dodaro his name, and he said, "I don't have to tell you s***." The DUI report says he was swaying, his eyes were watery and bloodshot, he was crying, he had disheveled clothing, slow and slurred speech, an odor of alcohol, and had urinated on himself. One deputy states Dodaro urinated two additional times in front of the car while they were writing him up. The case is still waiting trial, but in the mean time, Dodaro managed to get another job as a narcotics investigator with the Hephzibah Police Department.
Jacksonville Ofc. Sean Haefeli sued for excessive force in arrest of Steven D. Elsome
Perp: Officer Sean Haefeli
Victim: Steven D. Elsome
Department: Jacksonville Police Department
Location: Jacksonville, Illinois
Jacksonville, Florida Illinois: A disabled man filed a federal lawsuit against the city and one of its police officers, claiming excessive force. The man contends the injuries he suffered during the arrest required treatment at a hospital. He accuses the city of looking the other way over what the lawsuit describes as “practices, policies and customs of … excessive force during arrests.” Those named in the lawsuit have yet to respond with their version of events. http://ow.ly/q8s1x
http://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/local/disabled-man-police-used-too-much-force/article_c666050a-3095-11e3-9af2-0019bb30f31a.html
Journal Courier: Disabled man: police used too much force
Elsome said he “wheeled over to the door in his wheelchair, stood up and opened the door.” When Haefeli said he wanted to talk, Elsome said he did not want to discuss it and started to return to his room. “As soon as [Elsome] turned to go back in, Haefeli violently grabbed [Elsome] and slammed him to the ground,” according to the complaint. Elsome maintains his face was shoved into the carpet and Haefeli struck his bare feet. An ambulance was called because Elsome suffered a laceration to his forehead and a tear in his eyelid when he was taken to the floor, according to the suit.
“Haefeli ordered [Elsome] to get up and walk out of the complex. [He] explained that he was disabled and could not walk that far [and] also explained that he thought his foot was broken as a result of Haefeli striking it,” the lawsuit contends. “Instead of allowing the ambulance personnel to come in and assist [Elsome], Haefeli and another officer dragged [him] down the hall and sat him outside.”
BCPD misconduct cited in federal lawsuit
New Illinois Interrogation Law Making Effort to Stem Wrongful Convictions...
http://www.chicago-bureau.org/new-illinois-interrogation-law-making-effort-to-stem-wrongful-convictions/
Juan Rivera's wrongful conviction is one of the most infamous blots on the record of the Illinois justice system's recent history. Due to coercive interrogation ...
MN Deputy Heading to Court on Sex Crimes
http://www.valleynewslive.com/story/23804396/mn-deputy-heading-to-court-on-sex-crimes
Posted: Oct 28, 2013 6:46 AM CDT Updated: Oct 28, 2013 6:46 AM CDT
A Minnesota sheriff's deputy charged with having sexual contact with boys at a church camp is scheduled for a court date Monday afternoon.
Mille Lacs County deputy Aaron Heuer has been charged with eight counts of criminal sexual conduct that are said to have happened while he volunteered at Lutheran Island Camp in Otter Tail County. He's also charged with first- and second-degree criminal sexual conduct. Police say the victims were between ages eight and 10.
Officials say Heuer worked at the camp for six years as a counselor, grounds maintenance crew member and most recently as a fishing guide.
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AFP PODCAST & ARTICLE: Police Brutality a Common Occurrence ...
http://americanfreepress.net/?p=13409
Violent and disproportionate attacks on American citizens by police forces across the United States have become a daily occurrence, the details of which are ...
Ex-Kissimmee commissioner accused of domestic violence wants to run for state legislature
http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/ex-kissimmee-commissioner-accused-domestic-violenc/nbWKt/
...Irizarry insists he never had his weapon on him that night but he paid for what happened and said what he learned will make him a better public servant.
Wrongful conviction- Letter to the editor
http://www.newsminer.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/wrongful-conviction/article_c91c8324-3fa8-11e3-bb84-001a4bcf6878.html
The Four were strong-armed and bullied by our own police department.
Baltimore Police Take Steps to Avoid Wrongful Convictions
http://beforeitsnews.com/libertarian/2013/10/baltimore-police-take-steps-to-avoid-wrongful-convictions-2533534.html
...According to the Innocence Project, “witness misidentification is the single
greatest cause of wrongful conviction nationwide.” False identification played a role in 73 percent of the 311 cases where DNA evidence ultimately led to an exoneration.
As lawsuit filings against Metro Police climb, settlement costs soar
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/oct/28/lawsuits-alleging-civil-right-violations-climb-met/
Such instances of police misconduct also are costing taxpayers at an increasing rate in the form of expensive litigation and high-dollar settlements. Since 2011 ...
Little Silver Cop Guilty on Four Counts of Official Misconduct
http://www.ahherald.com/newsbrief/16524-little-silver-cop-guilty-on-four-counts-of-official-misconduct
Little Silver Cop Guilty on Four Counts of Official Misconduct ... “No one is above the law, especially not members of the law enforcement community who hold ...
How Corrupt Prosecutors Get Away With Sending Innocent People to Jail
But according to attorneys and criminal justice reform advocates, prosecutors across the country are misbehaving -- and getting away with it. While the most common forms of prosecutorial misconduct are hiding exculpatory evidence and engaging in improper examination and argumentation, another form of intentional misconduct is the knowing use of false testimony to win convictions.
Police, Prosecutorial and Judicial Misconduct
http://www.truthinjustice.org/p-pmisconduct.htm
A little police perjury here, a jailhouse snitch ready to sell his mother for a deal there, a pinch of withheld exculpatory evidence, and voila! you've convicted an innocent man with no real evidence.
Chris Powell: East Haven Police corruption still taints all Connecticut
http://www.middletownpress.com/opinion/20131026/chris-powell-east-haven-police-corruption-still-taints-all-connecticut
The result will be the liberation of police, prosecutorial, and judicial misconduct and negligence, misconduct and negligence that will never again be exposed by anyone outside what is already too cozy a system.
News media representatives on the commission have been proclaiming their responsibility with crime information and their devotion to the public interest, but the news media are no more to be trusted than the criminal-justice system itself is. There will always be recklessness in any occupation and institution. No, the only thing to be trusted is openness, which enables free inquiry by everyone and which must always be the objective of the law.
Study shows police corruption begins early in career
http://www.gladstoneobserver.com.au/news/new-cops-toeing-the-old-blue-line/2064508/
ETHICS begin to slide the minute Queensland police recruits leave the academy, a new study shows.
New officers are less likely to report misconduct by colleagues after they have finished their training, according to the results of the study by the Crime and Misconduct Commission.
The study was based on surveys of police recruits and first-year constables during the past year.
It found new officers avoided dobbing in colleagues because they were afraid of being identified, felt they lacked evidence, or did not trust the person to whom they had to report.
Locals meet to discuss police brutality
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/23797735/locals-meet-to-discuss-police-brutality
"Between 2003 and 2013 there have been numerous lawsuits filed against the Chattanooga Police Department claiming brutality," said 'Citizens Against Police Brutality member. ...
"Some think there are a few bad apples but reports show there is way more to this," said Ashlee Henderson, Event organizer. ...
"People think those were two bad apples but that was just one, we have a long, long list of several others. This forum is to educate people of the facts that have been swept under the carpet," said Henderson.
Here are the 9 reports of police misconduct tracked for Thursday, October 24, 2013:
http://www.policemisconduct.net
New Orleans, Louisiana: A police officer has been arrested for impaired driving. He was placed on emergency suspension without pay, pending the outcome of an investigation. ow.ly/q70BA
Panama City, Florida: A police officer is being charged with battery for pepper spraying a woman while on duty. She was handcuffed in the back seat of his patrol car. bit.ly/1gG1JW7
Update: Livingston Parish, Louisiana (First reported 01-11-12): A sheriff’s deputy was sentenced to a year in prison after pleading guilty to contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile. He entered a guilty plea to one count of the felony count. He was fired after his arrest. http://ow.ly/q8r3U
Jacksonville, Florida: A disabled man filed a federal lawsuit against the city and one of its police officers, claiming excessive force. The man contends the injuries he suffered during the arrest required treatment at a hospital. He accuses the city of looking the other way over what the lawsuit describes as “practices, policies and customs of … excessive force during arrests.” Those named in the lawsuit have yet to respond with their version of events. http://ow.ly/q8s1x
Point Marion, Pennsylvania: The police department police department has paid $65,000 to settle a lawsuit from a man who was arrested last year for using his cell phone to audio record an officer. The charge was withdrawn by the district attorney and the cell phone was returned, but without the recording. http://ow.ly/q8t8C
DeKalb County, Georgia: A police officer was arrested and charged with child molestation, police said. He admitted to the charges and offered his resignation. http://ow.ly/q91E8
Update: Berthoud, Colorado (First reported 10-16-13): A police officer, who has been on administrative leave, was arrested on four counts of child abuse and one count of false imprisonment. He was accused of child abuse by his ex-fiancé. ow.ly/q9bae
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The feds have indicted a police officer and his former partner in a civil rights case. A woman says that the officer instructed her to remove all of her clothes and sit naked while he performed a sex act in front of her. He has been fired. bit.ly/1gJYgFX
Update: Jefferson Parish, Louisiana (First reported 10-03-13): A sheriff’s deputy pleaded guilty to assaulting a detainee at the parish jail. According to a document, he used excessive force when he kneed the handcuffed inmate and punched him in the head. bit.ly/1dowVXr
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Hollywood, FL police officer arrested after he crashed into another car while under the influence of alcohol http://ow.ly/qbERl
Bryant, AR police chief in suspended for 5 days; sought reimbursement for dinner purchased at strip club http://ow.ly/qbBF3
Glendale, AZ man suing officer; alleges excessive force when he used a Taser on him after stopping him for speeding http://ow.ly/qblki
Update: Baltimore MD officer given 8 yrs prison; conspiracy to dist heroin, firearm possession to further trafficking http://ow.ly/qbkHx
Update: Dallas, TX police officer who shot a mentally ill man in a disputed incident caught on tape has been fired http://ow.ly/qbfUk
Carteret, NJ police officer has been arrested on a charge of setting fire to his home http://ow.ly/qb9qq
Las Vegas, NV officer arrested; used dpt-issued gas card while off duty; charged w fraudulent use of credit card http://ow.ly/qb8Zn
Montgomery, AL police officer charged w using position to unlawfully enter home of local resident http://ow.ly/qb7ud
Update: Swisher Co TX sheriff accused: making improper advances to female county worker charged w official oppression http://ow.ly/qb2jE
Fort Worth, TX police officer charged with stealing a pair of pricey athletic shoes during a drug raid http://ow.ly/qaJPu
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Judge Brown's misconduct trial set for next month
http://www.indystar.com/article/20131025/NEWS/310250049/Judge-Brown-s-misconduct-trial-set-next-month?nclick_check=1
... faces 45 counts of official misconduct filed in August by the Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications.
West Valley City police officer appeals firing
http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/West-Valley-City-police-officer-appeals-firing-4926569.php
a-child-is-dead-at-the-hands-of-sonoma-county-sheriffs-deputies
http://sfbayview.com/2013/justice-for-andy-lopez-13-a-child-is-dead-at-the-hands-of-sonoma-county-sheriffs-deputies/
West Springfield deal with police Capt. Daniel O'Brien
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/10/west_sprinigfield_deal_with_po.html
Here are the 10 reports of police misconduct tracked for Wednesday, October 23, 2013:
http://www.policemisconduct.net/
Nashville, Tennessee: A state trooper has been fired for brutality, gross misconduct, and conduct unbecoming a state employee during a traffic stop. ow.ly/q6w6S
Update: Milwaukee, Wisconsin (First reported 07-16-13): Two police officers accused of failing to intervene when an officer conducted illegal strip and body-cavity searches pleaded no contest. Both are expected to resign. ow.ly/q6srz
South Bend, Indiana: A police officer was arrested on a drunken driving charge after wrecking his vehicle. He was taken into custody and charged. ow.ly/q6iLv
Penns Grove, New Jersey: An officer charged with battery of another officer was sentenced to one year probation. He pleaded no contest to his charges. He is still currently suspended from his position, and it is under review. ow.ly/q67Zw
Update: Wyoming Borough, Pennsylvania (First reported 10-11-13): A police officer, who was suspended earlier this month for reportedly hosting underage drinking parties, was hit with new charges alleging he repeatedly had sex with a 14-year-old girl on his mother’s bed. ow.ly/q56sU
Wayne County, New York: A sheriff’s deputy was arrested for filing a false document in his office. The sheriff’s office says he falsified his payroll and was paid a benefit that he did not earn. http://ow.ly/q6CZV
Moore, Oklahoma: A police officer was arrested on complaint of driving under the influence. He was arrested after running into the back of another car. http://ow.ly/q6DmC
Lee County, Florida: A sheriff’s deputy is suspended for three days after admitting to interfering with an official investigation. http://ow.ly/q6ELZ
Update: Old Forge, Pennsylvania (First reported 09-10-13): A jury has reached a split verdict in the case of a suspended police chief accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl. He has been found not guilty of four of six charges, including felony counts of aggravated indecent assault and unlawful contact with a minor. The jury did find him guilty of two misdemeanor charges: corrupting a minor and failing to report suspected child abuse. http://ow.ly/q6Zne
Indian River County, Florida: A sheriff’s deputy has been arrested on a warrant for DUI following a single vehicle crash. He resigned his position prior to turning himself into the county jail. ow.ly/q708R
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Philadelphia, PA feds indicted 2 officers; forced woman to remove clothes while 1 performed sex act in front of her http://bit.ly/1gJYgFX
UPdate: Jefferson Parish, LA sheriff's deputy pleaded guilty to assaulting a detainee at the parish jail http://bit.ly/1dowVXr
Update: Berthoud, CO police officer arrested on 4 counts of child abuse, one count of false imprisonment http://ow.ly/q9bae
DeKalb Co, GA officer arrested, charged w child molestation; admitted to charges, offered resignation http://ow.ly/q91E8
Jacksonville, FL disabled man filed fed suit against city, 1 officer, claiming exc force; police have not commented http://ow.ly/
Panama City, FL police officer charged w battery for pepper spraying a cuffed woman while on duty http://bit.ly/1gG1JW7
New Orleans, LA police officer arrested for impaired driving http://ow.ly/q70BA
Indian River Co, FL sheriff's deputy arrested on a warrant for DUI following a single vehicle crash http://ow.ly/q708R
Update: Wyoming Borough, PA already suspended officer now charged w repeatedly having sex w a 14-yr-old girl http://ow.ly/q56sU
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Little Silver Police Officer Found Guilty on Misconduct, Assault Charges
http://littlesilver.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/little-silver-police-officer-found-guilty-on-misconduct-charges
Milltown Police Officer Charged With Overtime Theft
http://eastbrunswick.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/milltown-police-officer-charged-for-overtime-theft
LiveLeak.com - Abuse at the hands of a Police Officer, who is also ...
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=aef_1382618869
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October 22 anti-police brutality rally at Lynn City Hall
http://masscopblock.org/october-22-anti-police-brutality-rally-lynn-city-hall/#comment-85843
Citizens Rise Against Police Brutality Nationwide
http://generalstrikeusa.wordpress.com/2013/10/23/citizens-rise-against-police-brutality-nationwide/
Here are the 8 reports of police misconduct tracked for Tuesday, October 22, 2013:
http://www.policemisconduct.net/
Hephzibah, Georgia: A police officer has been charged with DUI for the second time. He is on administrative duty while the department performs an internal investigation. It is the second time in eight months that he has been charged with driving under the influence. ow.ly/q4O9W
Update: East Haven, Connecticut (First reported 09-24-12): The two police officers accused of racially profiling Latinos were both found guilty. One of the officers faces up to 20 years in prison, the other surrendered to authorities inside the courthouse immediately. ow.ly/q4Dz5
Frederick, Maryland: A police officer has resigned to resolve a charge she used stolen gift cards to buy home furnishings. She had been charged with theft under $1000. She may not work as a law enforcement officer anywhere for the next three years as part of the deal. ow.ly/q4naU
Update: Colville, Washington (First reported 10-07-13): A police officer facing multiple felony charges for alleged sexual misconduct while in uniform pleaded not guilty. He is accused of sexually assaulting a woman he followed home from a bar. ow.ly/q4qTJ
Andalusia, Alabama: A police officer has been convicted of harassment after a dispute with an agent at the drug task force office. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail and fines. ow.ly/q4haF
Las Vegas, Nevada: A police officer shot and wounded an unarmed man he mistakenly thought was a homicide suspect. The officer has been placed on routine, paid administrative leave pending an investigation into his actions. ow.ly/q42yD
Cold Spring, New York: An officer was caught damaging a fellow officer’s vehicle, police said. He has been charged with third-degree criminal mischief, a felony. ow.ly/q3T2v
Nassau County, New York: A woman claims she was molested by a police officer in the back sear of a squad car as another officer drove. She says the officer who sexually abused her is still on the job. She has filed suit. ow.ly/q3Inv
Berthoud Police Officer Jeremey Yachik arrested on child abuse ...
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/berthoud-police-officer-jeremey-yachik-arrested-on-child-abuse-false-imprisonment-charges
Greenfield police officer accused of misconduct
www.greenfieldnow.com/news/228967091.html
Edmonton police officer fired for urinating on another officer headed ...
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/edmonton-police-officer-fired-for-urinating-on-another-officer-headed-to-alberta-court-of-appeal/article15022262/
Police Fed officers 'should face gross misconduct charges'
http://www.itv.com/news/update/2013-10-23/ipcc-police-fed-officers-should-face-gross-misconduct-charges/
Police contact death: Misconduct notices served
Four police personnel have been served with misconduct notices as part of an investigation into a man who died following police contact.
http://www.policeoracle.com/news/Police+Staff/2013/Oct/24/Police-contact-death-Misconduct-notices-served_72919.html
corrections officer arrested for sexual misconduct
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/inland_empire&id=9298573
Mendon police lieutenant arraigned
http://www.milforddailynews.com/newsnow/x348801335/Mendon-police-lieutenant-arraigned
Donald Blanchette Jr., 50, was arraigned on two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, one count of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and four counts of assault and battery.
The alleged misconduct spans from 2008 to September 2013.
Lawyers Of The Day: Additional Allegations Of Attorney (And Judicial) Misconduct
http://abovethelaw.com/2013/10/lawyers-of-the-day-additional-allegations-of-attorney-and-judicial-misconduct/
* Cleveland Municipal Court Judge Angela Stokes should undergo psychiatric examination.
* Former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline is suspended from law practice for at least 3 years.
http://www.policemisconduct.net/
Here are the 10 reports of police misconduct tracked for Saturday, October 19 to Monday, October 21, 2013:
Quincy, Washington: A police officer was suspended for 10 days over allegations that he lied about his reasons for pulling over a motorist. The police chief wanted to fire the officer but an agreement limited the discipline to 10 days of suspension taken from his annual leave. ow.ly/q1UBt
Richmond, Virginia: A police officer was arrested for allegedly exposing himself in a parking lot. According to police, a woman in the parking lot saw the officer in his vehicle with his genitals exposed. ow.ly/q1U7o
Lockhart, Alabama: State officials say a now-former police chief has pleaded guilty to one count of using his official position for personal gain. Attorney General Luther Strange said the 37-year-old had pleaded guilty in connection with the unauthorized use of a criminal records database in exchange for money. ow.ly/q1TP8
Update: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The now former city police chief pleaded guilty to federal charges that he conspired to steal police funds deposited into unauthorized credit union accounts and willfully failed to file income tax returns. ow.ly/q1SXt
Dallas, Texas: Surveillance video showing a police officer shooting a mentally ill man standing still about 20 feet away contradicts the assertion of an officer that the man threatened his safety by lunging at him with a knife. ow.ly/q1R32
Update: Osage County, Missouri: A sheriff pleaded not guilty to several charges, including first-degree sexual misconduct, third-degree assault, harassment and stalking. ow.ly/q1RUj
Harrisburg City, Pennsylvania: A police officer has been suspended with pay while authorities investigate allegations concerning the misuse of police athletic league funds. ow.ly/q1Pb5
Update: Dane County, Wisconsin: deputy accused of having sexual relationship w a woman in jail diversion program resigned ow.ly/q1FkV
Town Creek, Alabama: A sheriff’s deputy who was accused of having a sexual relationship with a woman in a jail diversion program has resigned, but the district attorney has not yet made a decision on whether to file a criminal charge against him. ow.ly/q1sPD
Volusia County, Florida: A deputy is on administrative leave after being charged with DUI in her marked vehicle while her 7-year-old child was in the car. ow.ly/q1gBC
LAPD Officer Mary Margaret O'Callaghan charged with assault in death of Alesia Thomas during arrest
Perp: Officer Mary Margaret O'Callaghan
Victim: Alesia Thomas
Department: Los Angeles Police Department
Location: Los Angeles, California
Victim Alesia Thomas
Died after being kicked in the groin several times by LAPD Officer Mary Margaret O'Callaghan while she was restrainged & hog-tied.
Huffington Post: Alesia Thomas's Death During Violent Arrest Prompts LAPD Investigation
One officer knocked her to the ground by sweeping her legs out from beneath her and two other officers then handcuffed Thomas behind her back and attempted to lead her to a patrol car, according to the department's official report. Two other officers also arrived at the scene. Green said Thomas was a large woman and officers used a "hobble restraint device" – a strap that was wrapped around her ankles. Green confirmed to the Times that during the struggle to get Thomas into the back of the patrol car, a female officer threatened to kick Thomas in the genitals and then did so. Once Thomas was in the car, the video showed her breathing shallowly until she drew her last breath.
L.A. Times: LAPD refuses to release video of fatal encounter with mother (Dec 10 2012)
Thomas is seen on the video breathing shallowly and then appearing to fall into unconsciousness, the official said. Paramedics could not revive her. At some point before Thomas was put in the car, a ranking police official acknowledged, a female officer shouted vulgar insults at her and threatened to kick her genitals if she did not comply. The officer then followed through on the threat, the official said, stomping the heel of her boot onto Thomas' groin.
Crump and Steve Effres, who are representing Thomas' family, said the LAPD has rejected their repeated requests for a copy of the video. The Times, too, has requested a copy of the video. The LAPD has refused the request, citing the ongoing investigation into the officers' actions and Thomas' death. Effres rebuffed that reasoning, saying the department has had ample time to conduct its investigation. "I suspect if the video was helpful to the police's position then we would be seeing the video, but because it is presumably harmful to them, they refuse to show it."
NBC News: LAPD officer charged with assault in death of woman (Oct 10 2013)
Prosecutors have filed an assault charge against a Los Angeles police officer for her alleged role in a 2012 incident captured on squad-car video in which a 35-year-old mother died after a violent struggle to place her in custody. Officer Mary Margaret O'Callaghan, a 19-year veteran of the force, is charged with assault under color of authority for kicking Alesia Thomas in the groin and stomach during the attempted arrest on July 22, 2012, which involved at least three other officers ... Prosecutors have asked for bail of $35,000.
Fairbury Officer Stanly Colby arrested for theft of police cruiser after lengthy chase
Perp: Officer Stanly Colby
Department: Fairbury Police Department
Location: Fairbury, Nebraska
Fairbury, Nebraska: A police officer is accused of stealing a 2013 Ford Explorer. He was still wearing his uniform when he was stopped.
WOWT: Town Can't Have Police Vehicle Back, Evidence In Theft By Officer Case (Oct 11 2013)
Forty-year-old Stanly Colby, a Fairbury police officer, is accused of stealing the 2013 Ford Explorer. Colby was stopped September 14th on U.S. Highway 83 south of North Platte, about 200 miles west of Fairbury. He was still wearing his uniform. Deputies drove him to Lincoln this week for a psychiatric evaluation to see whether he is competent to stand trial. Chief Lincoln County Sheriff's Deputy Roland Kramer says Fairbury can't have the vehicle back until the case is closed, despite requests from Fairbury's chief.
Activist Rickey Clay files suit for false arrest and fabricated police reports
Perps: Lieutenant Blair Alexander, Officer Rachel Van Sloten, Officer Marcos Campos
Victim: Rickey Clay aka Bakari Olatunji
Department: Oakland Police Department
Location: Oakland, California
Oakland, California: A man claims he was illegally arrested and detained during a police department open house. He has filed a federal civil rights suit. The suit also claims the police department engaged in a cover-up as officers fabricated police reports to justify his arrest.
Mercury News: Lawsuit claims Oakland police falsely arrested and jailed activist (Oct 11 2013)
Clay's attorney, Yolanda Huang, said in the lawsuit that Clay attended the police open house with a large group of Uhuru House members and was initially denied entry into the event. However, once let inside, the lawsuit states, Clay was simply walking around "at a leisurely pace" when two officers grabbed him, pulled his arms behind his back and dragged him outside.
Once outside, the lawsuit claims, Clay was told he was being arrested for two misdemeanors: resisting an executive officer and resisting a police officer. Clay was taken to Santa Rita Jail and forced to post bail at $2,500. In addition to the false arrest and detention, the lawsuit claims the police department engaged in a cover-up as officers fabricated police reports to justify Clay's arrest. The fabricated reports, the lawsuit claims, describe Clay as being disruptive to the open house. The reports said that Clay grabbed a microphone being used by a youth orchestra and prevented the group from playing their instruments, the lawsuit claims. The lawsuit also claims that police officers fabricated Clay's demeanor during the event describing him as being angry and making nonverbal threats including balling his hands into fists.
The Alameda County District Attorney's Office filed charges against Clay but dismissed those on the eve of a trial, the lawsuit states.
East Bay Express: Oakland City Officials Under Fire (July 24 2013)
One of the cases involved a complaint filed by Rickey Clay, an activist with Uhuru House in East Oakland. On May 4, 2012, Clay confronted then-Police Chief Howard Jordan during an OPD "Open House." According to police reports and court statements filed by Lieutenant Alexander and two other officers, Clay got aggressive when Alexander tried to escort him out, and told Alexander, "You want to get some?" Police claimed that Clay also threw punches at the lieutenant. Police arrested and charged Clay with a felony for resisting an officer.
But attorney Yolanda Huang, who represented Clay, obtained independent video of Clay's arrest that directly contradicted police statements. In the video, which this reporter obtained and viewed, Clay does not accost Alexander. Huang also noted that all three officers had said they activated their chest-mounted video cameras, but when she requested to view the footage, the Alameda County District Attorney's Office dropped all charges against Clay.
The CPRB upheld Clay's complaint against Alexander and recommended discipline on May 12. However, Santana decided not to uphold the CPRB's findings, which was discussed at a July 11 CPRB board meeting.
Bridgeport Officer Paul Cari arrested in domestic incident w/ ex-girlfriend & her current companion
Perp: Officer Paul Cari
Victim: Former girlfriend and her current companion, not named
Department: Bridgeport Police Department
Location: Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bridgeport, Connecticut: A police officer was arrested on charges he assaulted his ex-girlfriend and her companion. He was off-duty at the time of the incident and has been charged with third-degree assault, threatening, and disorderly conduct. He is on paid administrative leave.
NBC Connecticut: Bridgeport Police Officer Charged With Assault: Officer Paul Cari is facing several charges connected to a domestic incident involving his ex-girlfriend (Oct 10 2013)
Officer Paul Cari, 43, is accused of going to a home on Sage Avenue and engaging his ex-girlfriend's companion in a physical altercation late Tuesday night. He was off duty at the time of the incident, police said.
The woman told police that Cari made threats during the altercation. It was not clear who Cari is accused of threatening or what those alleged threats were. Cari turned himself in to police Thursday and his service weapon and department-issued stun gun were turned over. He was charged with third-degree assault, threatening and disorderly conduct. He was place on paid administrative status, police said.
Connecticut Post: Bridgeport cops under investigation (Oct 11 2013)
In an unrelated incident, Paul Cari, 43, a member of the police force since October 2011, was charged Wednesday with third-degree assault, disorderly conduct and second-degree threatening. Police said Cari had gone to his former girlfriend's Sage Avenue home to get some of his belongings when he saw she was entertaining a new male friend.
During a subsequent confrontation, the other man claimed Cari punched him repeatedly in the face and hit him in the head with a vase, police said. When the ex-girlfriend tried to intercede, police said Cari shoved her. Police said a neighbor witnessed the confrontation. Cari contended he hit the other man in self-defense, police said.
Here are the 9 reports of police misconduct tracked for Friday, October 18, 2013:
Pierce County, Florida: A sheriff’s deputy was arrested on federal charges for drug trafficking. He allegedly agreed to act as “security” for people he believed were dealing meth by acting as the lookout. ow.ly/pXNSg
Update: Frederick County, Maryland (Previously reported 03-25-13): The parents of Robert Saylor, a 26-year-old with Downs syndrome who lost consciousness as three off-duty sheriff’s deputies forced him from a movie theater, filed a lawsuit that describes his death as “violent, terrifying and painful” and blames it on negligence and deliberate actions. ow.ly/pXHQB
Update: Memphis, Tennessee (First reported 10-12-12): A police officer has been charged with using fake prescriptions to get weight loss pills. She has since resigned from the force. ow.ly/pWr9T
Herkimer, New York: A $2 million lawsuit has been filed stemming from a crash that killed one and injured another. The lawsuit accuses a police officer and the department in engaging in an “illegal and dangerous high-speed pursuit” of the victim’s vehicle at an “excessive, illegal and dangerous rate of speed.” ow.ly/pWs1T
Update: Baltimore, Maryland (First reported 03-28-13): A police officer who was charged in the accidental shooting of a police trainee has been convicted of reckless endangerment. He faces up to five years in prison. ow.ly/pWqS1
Toledo, Ohio: Two officers have resigned amid an investigation into their involvement in a dispute at an apartment complex where they were off-duty. A third officer is under investigation as well, and the police chief has launched a criminal investigation. ow.ly/pWqHV
Cook County, Illinois: A jury awarded $1 million to a man who spent a year in jail before being found not guilty of assaulting a police officer. He sued the city for bringing false charges against him. While he was in jail, his first son was born. ow.ly/pWqlz
Moreno Valley, California: His family says that Raymond Johnson died because of excessive force by police. A cause of death has not been determined and is being investigated by the homicide unit. “We don’t understand what would justify what appears to be punches, batons, stomps, and Tasers being used against him,” said their attorney. “Looking at this video, there’s no indication he posed any threat of bodily harm. ow.ly/pWqen
Lima, Ohio: A three-judge panel unanimously found that police did not have grounds to arrest an 11-year-old girl for making obscene gestures at them. It upheld a lower court ruling that the officers were not immune from false arrest, false imprisonment, and retaliation allegations. “[The girl’s] gesture was crude, not criminal, and the officers were patently without probable cause to arrest her for is,” wrote a judge. ow.ly/pWq6Q
Wrongful conviction lawsuit settled, sealed
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/viewart/20131015/NEWS01/310150039/Wrongful-conviction-lawsuit-settled-sealed
The city of Council Bluffs settled a lawsuit with two Omaha men who sought millions of dollars after the courts concluded they were wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 25 years.
Here are the 9 reports of police misconduct tracked for Thursday, October 24, 2013:
http://www.policemisconduct.net
New Orleans, Louisiana: A police officer has been arrested for impaired driving. He was placed on emergency suspension without pay, pending the outcome of an investigation. ow.ly/q70BA
Panama City, Florida: A police officer is being charged with battery for pepper spraying a woman while on duty. She was handcuffed in the back seat of his patrol car. bit.ly/1gG1JW7
Update: Livingston Parish, Louisiana (First reported 01-11-12): A sheriff’s deputy was sentenced to a year in prison after pleading guilty to contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile. He entered a guilty plea to one count of the felony count. He was fired after his arrest. http://ow.ly/q8r3U
Jacksonville, Florida: A disabled man filed a federal lawsuit against the city and one of its police officers, claiming excessive force. The man contends the injuries he suffered during the arrest required treatment at a hospital. He accuses the city of looking the other way over what the lawsuit describes as “practices, policies and customs of … excessive force during arrests.” Those named in the lawsuit have yet to respond with their version of events. http://ow.ly/q8s1x
Point Marion, Pennsylvania: The police department police department has paid $65,000 to settle a lawsuit from a man who was arrested last year for using his cell phone to audio record an officer. The charge was withdrawn by the district attorney and the cell phone was returned, but without the recording. http://ow.ly/q8t8C
DeKalb County, Georgia: A police officer was arrested and charged with child molestation, police said. He admitted to the charges and offered his resignation. http://ow.ly/q91E8
Update: Berthoud, Colorado (First reported 10-16-13): A police officer, who has been on administrative leave, was arrested on four counts of child abuse and one count of false imprisonment. He was accused of child abuse by his ex-fiancé. ow.ly/q9bae
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The feds have indicted a police officer and his former partner in a civil rights case. A woman says that the officer instructed her to remove all of her clothes and sit naked while he performed a sex act in front of her. He has been fired. bit.ly/1gJYgFX
Update: Jefferson Parish, Louisiana (First reported 10-03-13): A sheriff’s deputy pleaded guilty to assaulting a detainee at the parish jail. According to a document, he used excessive force when he kneed the handcuffed inmate and punched him in the head. bit.ly/1dowVXr
Hollywood, FL police officer arrested after he crashed into another car while under the influence of alcohol http://ow.ly/qbERl
Bryant, AR police chief in suspended for 5 days; sought reimbursement for dinner purchased at strip club http://ow.ly/qbBF3
Glendale, AZ man suing officer; alleges excessive force when he used a Taser on him after stopping him for speeding http://ow.ly/qblki
Update: Baltimore MD officer given 8 yrs prison; conspiracy to dist heroin, firearm possession to further trafficking http://ow.ly/qbkHx
Update: Dallas, TX police officer who shot a mentally ill man in a disputed incident caught on tape has been fired http://ow.ly/qbfUk
Carteret, NJ police officer has been arrested on a charge of setting fire to his home http://ow.ly/qb9qq
Las Vegas, NV officer arrested; used dpt-issued gas card while off duty; charged w fraudulent use of credit card http://ow.ly/qb8Zn
Montgomery, AL police officer charged w using position to unlawfully enter home of local resident http://ow.ly/qb7ud
Update: Swisher Co TX sheriff accused: making improper advances to female county worker charged w official oppression http://ow.ly/qb2jE
Fort Worth, TX police officer charged with stealing a pair of pricey athletic shoes during a drug raid http://ow.ly/qaJPu
Judge Brown's misconduct trial set for next month
... faces 45 counts of official misconduct filed in August by the Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications.
West Valley City police officer appeals firing
http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/West-Valley-City-police-officer-appeals-firing-4926569.php
a-child-is-dead-at-the-hands-of-sonoma-county-sheriffs-deputies
West Springfield deal with police Capt. Daniel O'Brien
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/10/west_sprinigfield_deal_with_po.html
Here are the 10 reports of police misconduct tracked for Wednesday, October 23, 2013:
http://www.policemisconduct.net/
Nashville, Tennessee: A state trooper has been fired for brutality, gross misconduct, and conduct unbecoming a state employee during a traffic stop. ow.ly/q6w6S
Update: Milwaukee, Wisconsin (First reported 07-16-13): Two police officers accused of failing to intervene when an officer conducted illegal strip and body-cavity searches pleaded no contest. Both are expected to resign. ow.ly/q6srz
South Bend, Indiana: A police officer was arrested on a drunken driving charge after wrecking his vehicle. He was taken into custody and charged. ow.ly/q6iLv
Penns Grove, New Jersey: An officer charged with battery of another officer was sentenced to one year probation. He pleaded no contest to his charges. He is still currently suspended from his position, and it is under review. ow.ly/q67Zw
Update: Wyoming Borough, Pennsylvania (First reported 10-11-13): A police officer, who was suspended earlier this month for reportedly hosting underage drinking parties, was hit with new charges alleging he repeatedly had sex with a 14-year-old girl on his mother’s bed. ow.ly/q56sU
Wayne County, New York: A sheriff’s deputy was arrested for filing a false document in his office. The sheriff’s office says he falsified his payroll and was paid a benefit that he did not earn. http://ow.ly/q6CZV
Moore, Oklahoma: A police officer was arrested on complaint of driving under the influence. He was arrested after running into the back of another car. http://ow.ly/q6DmC
Lee County, Florida: A sheriff’s deputy is suspended for three days after admitting to interfering with an official investigation. http://ow.ly/q6ELZ
Update: Old Forge, Pennsylvania (First reported 09-10-13): A jury has reached a split verdict in the case of a suspended police chief accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl. He has been found not guilty of four of six charges, including felony counts of aggravated indecent assault and unlawful contact with a minor. The jury did find him guilty of two misdemeanor charges: corrupting a minor and failing to report suspected child abuse. http://ow.ly/q6Zne
Indian River County, Florida: A sheriff’s deputy has been arrested on a warrant for DUI following a single vehicle crash. He resigned his position prior to turning himself into the county jail. ow.ly/q708R
Philadelphia, PA feds indicted 2 officers; forced woman to remove clothes while 1 performed sex act in front of her http://bit.ly/1gJYgFX
UPdate: Jefferson Parish, LA sheriff's deputy pleaded guilty to assaulting a detainee at the parish jail http://bit.ly/1dowVXr
Update: Berthoud, CO police officer arrested on 4 counts of child abuse, one count of false imprisonment http://ow.ly/q9bae
DeKalb Co, GA officer arrested, charged w child molestation; admitted to charges, offered resignation http://ow.ly/q91E8
Jacksonville, FL disabled man filed fed suit against city, 1 officer, claiming exc force; police have not commented http://ow.ly/
Panama City, FL police officer charged w battery for pepper spraying a cuffed woman while on duty http://bit.ly/1gG1JW7
New Orleans, LA police officer arrested for impaired driving http://ow.ly/q70BA
Indian River Co, FL sheriff's deputy arrested on a warrant for DUI following a single vehicle crash http://ow.ly/q708R
Update: Wyoming Borough, PA already suspended officer now charged w repeatedly having sex w a 14-yr-old girl http://ow.ly/q56sU
Little Silver Police Officer Found Guilty on Misconduct, Assault Charges
Milltown Police Officer Charged With Overtime Theft
LiveLeak.com - Abuse at the hands of a Police Officer, who is also ...
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=aef_1382618869
Here are the 8 reports of police misconduct tracked for Tuesday, October 22, 2013:
http://www.policemisconduct.net/
Hephzibah, Georgia: A police officer has been charged with DUI for the second time. He is on administrative duty while the department performs an internal investigation. It is the second time in eight months that he has been charged with driving under the influence. ow.ly/q4O9W
Update: East Haven, Connecticut (First reported 09-24-12): The two police officers accused of racially profiling Latinos were both found guilty. One of the officers faces up to 20 years in prison, the other surrendered to authorities inside the courthouse immediately. ow.ly/q4Dz5
Frederick, Maryland: A police officer has resigned to resolve a charge she used stolen gift cards to buy home furnishings. She had been charged with theft under $1000. She may not work as a law enforcement officer anywhere for the next three years as part of the deal. ow.ly/q4naU
Update: Colville, Washington (First reported 10-07-13): A police officer facing multiple felony charges for alleged sexual misconduct while in uniform pleaded not guilty. He is accused of sexually assaulting a woman he followed home from a bar. ow.ly/q4qTJ
Andalusia, Alabama: A police officer has been convicted of harassment after a dispute with an agent at the drug task force office. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail and fines. ow.ly/q4haF
Las Vegas, Nevada: A police officer shot and wounded an unarmed man he mistakenly thought was a homicide suspect. The officer has been placed on routine, paid administrative leave pending an investigation into his actions. ow.ly/q42yD
Cold Spring, New York: An officer was caught damaging a fellow officer’s vehicle, police said. He has been charged with third-degree criminal mischief, a felony. ow.ly/q3T2v
Nassau County, New York: A woman claims she was molested by a police officer in the back sear of a squad car as another officer drove. She says the officer who sexually abused her is still on the job. She has filed suit. ow.ly/q3Inv
Berthoud Police Officer Jeremey Yachik arrested on child abuse ...
Greenfield police officer accused of misconduct
www.greenfieldnow.com/news/228967091.html
Edmonton police officer fired for urinating on another officer headed ...
Police Fed officers 'should face gross misconduct charges'
Police contact death: Misconduct notices served
Four police personnel have been served with misconduct notices as part of an investigation into a man who died following police contact.
corrections officer arrested for sexual misconduct
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/inland_empire&id=9298573
Mendon police lieutenant arraigned
http://www.milforddailynews.com/newsnow/x348801335/Mendon-police-lieutenant-arraigned
Donald Blanchette Jr., 50, was arraigned on two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, one count of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and four counts of assault and battery.
The alleged misconduct spans from 2008 to September 2013.
Lawyers Of The Day: Additional Allegations Of Attorney (And Judicial) Misconduct
* Cleveland Municipal Court Judge Angela Stokes should undergo psychiatric examination.
* Former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline is suspended from law practice for at least 3 years.
Here are the 10 reports of police misconduct tracked for Saturday, October 19 to Monday, October 21, 2013:
http://www.policemisconduct.net/
Quincy, Washington: A police officer was suspended for 10 days over allegations that he lied about his reasons for pulling over a motorist. The police chief wanted to fire the officer but an agreement limited the discipline to 10 days of suspension taken from his annual leave. ow.ly/q1UBt
Richmond, Virginia: A police officer was arrested for allegedly exposing himself in a parking lot. According to police, a woman in the parking lot saw the officer in his vehicle with his genitals exposed. ow.ly/q1U7o
Lockhart, Alabama: State officials say a now-former police chief has pleaded guilty to one count of using his official position for personal gain. Attorney General Luther Strange said the 37-year-old had pleaded guilty in connection with the unauthorized use of a criminal records database in exchange for money. ow.ly/q1TP8
Update: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The now former city police chief pleaded guilty to federal charges that he conspired to steal police funds deposited into unauthorized credit union accounts and willfully failed to file income tax returns. ow.ly/q1SXt
Dallas, Texas: Surveillance video showing a police officer shooting a mentally ill man standing still about 20 feet away contradicts the assertion of an officer that the man threatened his safety by lunging at him with a knife. ow.ly/q1R32
Update: Osage County, Missouri: A sheriff pleaded not guilty to several charges, including first-degree sexual misconduct, third-degree assault, harassment and stalking. ow.ly/q1RUj
Harrisburg City, Pennsylvania: A police officer has been suspended with pay while authorities investigate allegations concerning the misuse of police athletic league funds. ow.ly/q1Pb5
Update: Dane County, Wisconsin: deputy accused of having sexual relationship w a woman in jail diversion program resigned ow.ly/q1FkV
Town Creek, Alabama: A sheriff’s deputy who was accused of having a sexual relationship with a woman in a jail diversion program has resigned, but the district attorney has not yet made a decision on whether to file a criminal charge against him. ow.ly/q1sPD
Volusia County, Florida: A deputy is on administrative leave after being charged with DUI in her marked vehicle while her 7-year-old child was in the car. ow.ly/q1gBC
LAPD Officer Mary Margaret O'Callaghan charged with assault in death of Alesia Thomas during arrest:
Perp: Officer Mary Margaret O'Callaghan
Victim: Alesia Thomas
Department: Los Angeles Police Department
Location: Los Angeles, California
Victim Alesia Thomas
Died after being kicked in the groin several times by LAPD Officer Mary Margaret O'Callaghan while she was restrainged & hog-tied.
Huffington Post: Alesia Thomas's Death During Violent Arrest Prompts LAPD Investigation
One officer knocked her to the ground by sweeping her legs out from beneath her and two other officers then handcuffed Thomas behind her back and attempted to lead her to a patrol car, according to the department's official report. Two other officers also arrived at the scene. Green said Thomas was a large woman and officers used a "hobble restraint device" – a strap that was wrapped around her ankles. Green confirmed to the Times that during the struggle to get Thomas into the back of the patrol car, a female officer threatened to kick Thomas in the genitals and then did so. Once Thomas was in the car, the video showed her breathing shallowly until she drew her last breath.
L.A. Times: LAPD refuses to release video of fatal encounter with mother (Dec 10 2012)
Thomas is seen on the video breathing shallowly and then appearing to fall into unconsciousness, the official said. Paramedics could not revive her. At some point before Thomas was put in the car, a ranking police official acknowledged, a female officer shouted vulgar insults at her and threatened to kick her genitals if she did not comply. The officer then followed through on the threat, the official said, stomping the heel of her boot onto Thomas' groin.
Crump and Steve Effres, who are representing Thomas' family, said the LAPD has rejected their repeated requests for a copy of the video. The Times, too, has requested a copy of the video. The LAPD has refused the request, citing the ongoing investigation into the officers' actions and Thomas' death. Effres rebuffed that reasoning, saying the department has had ample time to conduct its investigation. "I suspect if the video was helpful to the police's position then we would be seeing the video, but because it is presumably harmful to them, they refuse to show it."
NBC News: LAPD officer charged with assault in death of woman (Oct 10 2013)
Prosecutors have filed an assault charge against a Los Angeles police officer for her alleged role in a 2012 incident captured on squad-car video in which a 35-year-old mother died after a violent struggle to place her in custody. Officer Mary Margaret O'Callaghan, a 19-year veteran of the force, is charged with assault under color of authority for kicking Alesia Thomas in the groin and stomach during the attempted arrest on July 22, 2012, which involved at least three other officers ... Prosecutors have asked for bail of $35,000.
Fairbury Officer Stanly Colby arrested for theft of police cruiser after lengthy chase
Perp: Officer Stanly Colby
Department: Fairbury Police Department
Location: Fairbury, Nebraska
Fairbury, Nebraska: A police officer is accused of stealing a 2013 Ford Explorer. He was still wearing his uniform when he was stopped.
WOWT: Town Can't Have Police Vehicle Back, Evidence In Theft By Officer Case (Oct 11 2013)
Forty-year-old Stanly Colby, a Fairbury police officer, is accused of stealing the 2013 Ford Explorer. Colby was stopped September 14th on U.S. Highway 83 south of North Platte, about 200 miles west of Fairbury. He was still wearing his uniform. Deputies drove him to Lincoln this week for a psychiatric evaluation to see whether he is competent to stand trial. Chief Lincoln County Sheriff's Deputy Roland Kramer says Fairbury can't have the vehicle back until the case is closed, despite requests from Fairbury's chief.
Activist Rickey Clay files suit for false arrest and fabricated police reports
Perps: Lieutenant Blair Alexander, Officer Rachel Van Sloten, Officer Marcos Campos
Victim: Rickey Clay aka Bakari Olatunji
Department: Oakland Police Department
Location: Oakland, California
Oakland, California: A man claims he was illegally arrested and detained during a police department open house. He has filed a federal civil rights suit. The suit also claims the police department engaged in a cover-up as officers fabricated police reports to justify his arrest.
Mercury News: Lawsuit claims Oakland police falsely arrested and jailed activist (Oct 11 2013)
Clay's attorney, Yolanda Huang, said in the lawsuit that Clay attended the police open house with a large group of Uhuru House members and was initially denied entry into the event. However, once let inside, the lawsuit states, Clay was simply walking around "at a leisurely pace" when two officers grabbed him, pulled his arms behind his back and dragged him outside.
Once outside, the lawsuit claims, Clay was told he was being arrested for two misdemeanors: resisting an executive officer and resisting a police officer. Clay was taken to Santa Rita Jail and forced to post bail at $2,500. In addition to the false arrest and detention, the lawsuit claims the police department engaged in a cover-up as officers fabricated police reports to justify Clay's arrest. The fabricated reports, the lawsuit claims, describe Clay as being disruptive to the open house. The reports said that Clay grabbed a microphone being used by a youth orchestra and prevented the group from playing their instruments, the lawsuit claims. The lawsuit also claims that police officers fabricated Clay's demeanor during the event describing him as being angry and making nonverbal threats including balling his hands into fists.
The Alameda County District Attorney's Office filed charges against Clay but dismissed those on the eve of a trial, the lawsuit states.
East Bay Express: Oakland City Officials Under Fire (July 24 2013)
One of the cases involved a complaint filed by Rickey Clay, an activist with Uhuru House in East Oakland. On May 4, 2012, Clay confronted then-Police Chief Howard Jordan during an OPD "Open House." According to police reports and court statements filed by Lieutenant Alexander and two other officers, Clay got aggressive when Alexander tried to escort him out, and told Alexander, "You want to get some?" Police claimed that Clay also threw punches at the lieutenant. Police arrested and charged Clay with a felony for resisting an officer.
But attorney Yolanda Huang, who represented Clay, obtained independent video of Clay's arrest that directly contradicted police statements. In the video, which this reporter obtained and viewed, Clay does not accost Alexander. Huang also noted that all three officers had said they activated their chest-mounted video cameras, but when she requested to view the footage, the Alameda County District Attorney's Office dropped all charges against Clay.
The CPRB upheld Clay's complaint against Alexander and recommended discipline on May 12. However, Santana decided not to uphold the CPRB's findings, which was discussed at a July 11 CPRB board meeting.
Bridgeport Officer Paul Cari arrested in domestic incident w/ ex-girlfriend & her current companion
Perp: Officer Paul Cari
Victim: Former girlfriend and her current companion, not named
Department: Bridgeport Police Department
Location: Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bridgeport, Connecticut: A police officer was arrested on charges he assaulted his ex-girlfriend and her companion. He was off-duty at the time of the incident and has been charged with third-degree assault, threatening, and disorderly conduct. He is on paid administrative leave.
NBC Connecticut: Bridgeport Police Officer Charged With Assault: Officer Paul Cari is facing several charges connected to a domestic incident involving his ex-girlfriend (Oct 10 2013)
Officer Paul Cari, 43, is accused of going to a home on Sage Avenue and engaging his ex-girlfriend's companion in a physical altercation late Tuesday night. He was off duty at the time of the incident, police said.
The woman told police that Cari made threats during the altercation. It was not clear who Cari is accused of threatening or what those alleged threats were. Cari turned himself in to police Thursday and his service weapon and department-issued stun gun were turned over. He was charged with third-degree assault, threatening and disorderly conduct. He was place on paid administrative status, police said.
Connecticut Post: Bridgeport cops under investigation (Oct 11 2013)
In an unrelated incident, Paul Cari, 43, a member of the police force since October 2011, was charged Wednesday with third-degree assault, disorderly conduct and second-degree threatening. Police said Cari had gone to his former girlfriend's Sage Avenue home to get some of his belongings when he saw she was entertaining a new male friend.
During a subsequent confrontation, the other man claimed Cari punched him repeatedly in the face and hit him in the head with a vase, police said. When the ex-girlfriend tried to intercede, police said Cari shoved her. Police said a neighbor witnessed the confrontation. Cari contended he hit the other man in self-defense, police said.
Here are the 9 reports of police misconduct tracked for Friday, October 18, 2013:
Pierce County, Florida: A sheriff’s deputy was arrested on federal charges for drug trafficking. He allegedly agreed to act as “security” for people he believed were dealing meth by acting as the lookout. ow.ly/pXNSg
Update: Frederick County, Maryland (Previously reported 03-25-13): The parents of Robert Saylor, a 26-year-old with Downs syndrome who lost consciousness as three off-duty sheriff’s deputies forced him from a movie theater, filed a lawsuit that describes his death as “violent, terrifying and painful” and blames it on negligence and deliberate actions. ow.ly/pXHQB
Update: Memphis, Tennessee (First reported 10-12-12): A police officer has been charged with using fake prescriptions to get weight loss pills. She has since resigned from the force. ow.ly/pWr9T
Herkimer, New York: A $2 million lawsuit has been filed stemming from a crash that killed one and injured another. The lawsuit accuses a police officer and the department in engaging in an “illegal and dangerous high-speed pursuit” of the victim’s vehicle at an “excessive, illegal and dangerous rate of speed.” ow.ly/pWs1T
Update: Baltimore, Maryland (First reported 03-28-13): A police officer who was charged in the accidental shooting of a police trainee has been convicted of reckless endangerment. He faces up to five years in prison. ow.ly/pWqS1
Toledo, Ohio: Two officers have resigned amid an investigation into their involvement in a dispute at an apartment complex where they were off-duty. A third officer is under investigation as well, and the police chief has launched a criminal investigation. ow.ly/pWqHV
Cook County, Illinois: A jury awarded $1 million to a man who spent a year in jail before being found not guilty of assaulting a police officer. He sued the city for bringing false charges against him. While he was in jail, his first son was born. ow.ly/pWqlz
Moreno Valley, California: His family says that Raymond Johnson died because of excessive force by police. A cause of death has not been determined and is being investigated by the homicide unit. “We don’t understand what would justify what appears to be punches, batons, stomps, and Tasers being used against him,” said their attorney. “Looking at this video, there’s no indication he posed any threat of bodily harm. ow.ly/pWqen
Lima, Ohio: A three-judge panel unanimously found that police did not have grounds to arrest an 11-year-old girl for making obscene gestures at them. It upheld a lower court ruling that the officers were not immune from false arrest, false imprisonment, and retaliation allegations. “[The girl’s] gesture was crude, not criminal, and the officers were patently without probable cause to arrest her for is,” wrote a judge. ow.ly/pWq6Q
Wrongful conviction lawsuit settled, sealed
The city of Council Bluffs settled a lawsuit with two Omaha men who sought millions of dollars after the courts concluded they were wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 25 years.
National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Recap 09-12-13
September 13, 2013 @ 12:04 PM by Tim Lynch
Here are the 9 reports of police misconduct tracked for Thursday, September 12, 2013:
Natchitoches, Louisiana: A police officer has been charged with first-degree murder, second degree kidnapping, and home invasion in the beating death of a man. The body was found in a shallow grave, and the district attorney filed notice of his intent to seek the death penalty against the officer. http://ow.ly/oOgIt
Elkhart, Indiana: A police officer will be suspended for 35 days without pay for the way he handled a domestic violence case. He failed to follow standard procedures and lied to his supervisors. http://ow.ly/oOicI
South Lake Tahoe, California: A police officer was sentenced to 18 months in prison for one count of obstruction of an official proceeding. He allegedly tampered with a witness in an investigation into his own conduct, as well as a gang member’s conduct. http://ow.ly/oOl6D
Lewis County, Washington: A sheriff’s deputy was arrested on charges of driving under the influence. He tried to drive into an area of the freeway that was closed. http://ow.ly/oOlhn
Jupiter, Florida: A police officer surrendered to authorities following an independent probe. He is accused of using excessive force and beating a man after the man was arrested. http://ow.ly/oOmyP
San Diego, California: The city has settled a case a woman filed in federal court for $135,000. The woman says she was being held against a concrete barrier with her wrists cuffed behind her back when she was picked up and slammed face first into the ground. She had to have her jaw wired shut for two months as a result. The officer said he could not comment for policy reasons. http://ow.ly/oOno1
Seattle, Washington: The interim police chief handed an eight-day suspension to a patrol officer, finding the officer used excessive force and unnecessarily escalated a confrontation with a man suspected of hit-and-run driving. ow.ly/oOfM6
Mahoning County, Ohio: A deputy, who was originally charged with drunk driving following a two-car crash, has been convicted of a less serious charge. He pleaded no contest to failing to control his vehicle. ow.ly/oOeo2
Ascension Parish, Louisiana: A sheriff’s deputy was arrested and fired after deputies found alleged evidence he exchanged inappropriate pictures and text messages with a 15-year old juvenile. ow.ly/oMQ0N
National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Recap 09-11-13
September 12, 2013 @ 12:00 PM by Tim Lynch
Here are the 10 reports of police misconduct tracked for Wednesday, September 11, 2013:
Spearsville, Louisiana: The police chief, accused of aggravated rape of a child under the age of 13, has been indicted by a grand jury. The indictment and arrest came after a yearlong investigation by sheriff’s investigators. ow.ly/oMIVw
Miami Beach, Florida: At least three people claim they’ve been beaten and arrested by a veteran police detective. “He can’t just keep beating people, getting sued, and they pretend like nothing ever happened,” said an attorney representing one of the victims. The FBI’s public corruption task force is also investigating the detective. ow.ly/oMIfH
New London, Connecticut: A man who sued the city and two police officers after he said he was strip-searched by police in the back room of a Radio Shack will receive $25,000 from the city. He says he was searched for drugs, but none were found. ow.ly/oMHaP
Update: Medford, Massachusetts (First reported 08-19-13): A police officer has pleaded not guilty to trying to cover up an alleged drug deal that led to a slaying at his home. He was accused of lying to investigators and removing evidence from his home. ow.ly/oMxeA
Mille Lacs County, Minnesota: A deputy who allegedly had sexual contact with several children is charged with two felonies for sexual contact with another child. He was placed on administrative leave after being charged and remains in the county jail. ow.ly/oMgcB
Update: Memphis, Tennessee (Previously reported 05-13-13): A now-former police officer pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide and aggravated assault after a car wreck that killed two people and injured one. As part of the plea deal, he was sentenced to six months in jail and six years probation. ow.ly/oM6P5
New Canaan, Connecticut: A police officer has been suspended for his role in a bar fight. He was accused of fighting while off-duty and has been suspended for 10 days without pay. ow.ly/oM5Z8
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: A woman is suing a police officer over allegations that the defendant had forced sexual intercourse with her. ow.ly/oLRQO
Parkersburg, West Virginia: A settlement was reached was reached in a police brutality lawsuit against a police officer. The man, who said officers slammed his head into the hood of a police cruiser while he was handcuffed, has been awarded $135,000. ow.ly/oLQO5
Greenfield, Wisconsin: A police officer has been accused of using excessive force while arresting a woman who was believed to be driving drunk. He was placed on paid suspension and the district attorney’s office is reviewing the case. ow.ly/oKFeG
National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Recap 09-10-13
September 11, 2013 @ 10:59 AM by Tim Lynch
Here are the 9 reports of police misconduct tracked for Tuesday, September 10, 2013:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: A police officer has been charged with criminal homicide in the shooting death of a longtime friend during a fight in a bar. ow.ly/oK7HQ
Update: Sweetwater, Florida (First reported 08-29-13): The FBI is investigating several officers. A detective has been arrested and two other officers were relieved of duty with pay. “I’m the chief of police, everything that’s good reflects on me, and everything that’s bad reflects at me,” said the chief. “There’s disappointment of course, because we’ve had several officers that are under investigation and an officer has been arrested. You know, this happens everywhere. It just so happens it’s us now.” ow.ly/oK6RQ
Burgettstown, Pennsylvania: An off-duty police officer was arrested after police said he allegedly got into a physical altercation with another person outside the ZZ Top and Kid Rock concert. ow.ly/oK07k
New York, New York: A police officer was charged with driving while intoxicated. He refused to take a breathalyzer when he was pulled over. ow.ly/oJWq4
Dallas Texas: A senior corporal has been placed on administrative leave pending an internal investigation of a disturbance that led to his arrest. He is accused of lifting a wooden barricade and throwing it at the front of a woman’s car in a parking lot. He was off-duty when the incident occurred. ow.ly/oJVQz
Old Forge, Pennsylvania: The police chief and a police captain were charged with sexually assaulting the same teenage girl around the same period of time. The captain has resigned. ow.ly/oJUsN
Wagener, South Carolina: A police officer was arrested and charged with driving under the influence. He was arrested and booked into a detention center. ow.ly/oJPaq
Fruitland Park, Florida: A police officer has been accused of tipping off a drug dealer. The officer resigned the same day prosecutors decided not to file charges. He could have been charged with a felony. ow.ly/oJFum
Plymouth, Pennsylvania: A woman suffering from a mental disorder has sued the police department claiming an officer who used a taser on her violated her constitutional rights and used excessive force. The suit says she has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and that the police department has no policy for its officers dealing with mentally ill, law-abiding citizens. ow.ly/oIgRL
National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Recap 09-07-13 to 09-09-13
September 10, 2013 @ 5:02 PM by Tim Lynch
Here are the 10 reports of police misconduct tracked for Saturday, September 07 to Monday, September 9, 2013:
Upper Darby, Pennsylvania: A sheriff’s deputy has been charged with aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, and possession of a weapon after an incident. He allegedly pulled a firearm on three people in a car while he was driving his truck. http://ow.ly/oDsrd
New York, New York: A detective pled guilty to stealing nearly $6,000 form the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office where he had headed a wiretap and surveillance squad. The 18-year veteran forfeited his $70,000 pension and medical benefits, worth an estimated $3 million and must pay restitution. http://ow.ly/oDtj2
Garden Grove, California: A police officer was convicted of sexually assaulting three women he had dated. He was found guilty of three felony counts of forcible sodomy and faces a maximum sentence of 24 years in state prison. http://ow.ly/oHUVn
Alameda County, California: A sheriff’s deputy pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor for illegally helping a woman in a child-custody case. He has been fired from the sheriff’s office. He was sentenced to three years of probation. http://ow.ly/oHVIK
Kentwood, Louisiana: The police chief has been indicted on a charge of malfeasance in officer in connection with a missing evidence case. He faces two charges that each carry a prison sentence of up to 5 years and a fine of $5000. ow.ly/oHRBY
Update: Los Angeles, California (Previously reported 07-31-13): A now-former police officer convicted of a lewd act on a child was sentenced to three years in state prison. The two victims were sisters. ow.ly/oHP20
DeKalb County, Georgia: A police officer was arrested on accusations he helped a ring of methamphetamine dealers, serving as a lookout and offering police information. He is charged with conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine and was taken into custody as he came to work. ow.ly/oHJ9S
Pennsville, New Jersey: A now-former police officer was sentenced to 15 months in prison for obstructing the FBI’s investigation of his alleged possession of child pornography. He also must serve three years of supervised release. ow.ly/oHHlR
Salem, Oregon: A veteran state police detective resigned the day after he was charged with patronizing a prostitute and official misconduct. “This is troubling news when we learn that one of our employees is alleged to commit any crime,” said the state police superintendent, “this obviously is a rare incident and should no way reflect on our other employees who do things right and don’t step outside of our laws and rules of ethics.” ow.ly/oHynk
Decatur, Alabama: A police officer was arrested on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance. He was booked into jail and has resigned. ow.ly/oHhJA
National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Recap 09-06-13
September 9, 2013 @ 1:53 PM by Tim Lynch
Here are the 14 reports of police misconduct tracked for Friday, September 6, 2013:
Little Rock, Arkansas: A police officer has been fired after he allegedly displayed a gun at a bar. The police spokeswoman released a letter on the incident which says he drew his weapon and waved it at people in the bar. ow.ly/oBsU9
Fort Worth, Texas: A police officer was fired on accusations that he stole more than $20,000 from a business bank account to pay for rent, utilities, and jewelry. He was charged with theft and indefinitely suspended. ow.ly/oBoOw
Update: Markham, Illinois (First reported 03-08-13): The now-former deputy police chief pleaded guilty today to lying to the FBI about sexual encounters he had in his city office, but continued to dispute that he coerced a woman who was in custody into having sex with him. He faces 5 years but could also receive probation. ow.ly/oBjpr
New York, New York: A police officer and his two brothers were arrested for allegedly trafficking high-powered firearms out of the United States and into the Philippines. They each face up to five years if they are found guilty. http://ow.ly/oDs2a
Update: Springettsbury Township, Pennsylvania: A police investigator determined two officers did not use excessive force during an arrest. The state police expert said that the officers who “used force in this incident did so reasonably under the totality of the circumstances confronting them.” http://ow.ly/oBusr
Harris County, Texas: A family is calling on the District Attorney’s office to file charges against a deputy for police brutality. The incident was caught on video and they say it will prove their case. http://ow.ly/oBAvO
Update: Hartleton, Pennsylvania (First reported 05-07-13): New charges of criminal mischief and disorderly conduct have been filed against the already suspended police chief. http://ow.ly/oDpgc
Dallas, Texas: A now-former police sergeant faces five counts of tampering with a government record with the intent to defraud or harm relating to overtime claims that he made. ow.ly/oBt6J
North Charleston, South Carolina: A police officer was fired for his use of excessive force after a department investigation. The man who he used excessive force on is now suing the police department. http://ow.ly/oDqtL
Fayette County, West Virginia: A sheriff’s deputy resigned after admitting to taking funds from a pair of organizations. He was given the opportunity to quit or to be fired. http://ow.ly/oDpC3
Algiers, Louisiana: Two brothers have filed suit against the sheriff and seven deputies in connection with a police stop that resulted in both of them being hit with Tasers multiple times. In the lawsuit, they claim they were victims of excessive force, unlawful arrest, and improper seizure. It also notes the deputies were outside of their jurisdiction during the arrest. http://ow.ly/oDqLX
San Bernardino, California: A police officer was arrested on charges that he forced two prostitutes to have sex with him while he was on duty. He was indicted on four civil rights offenses that involved aggravated sexual abuse “while acting under the color of law.” http://ow.ly/oDpLC
Tulsa, Oklahoma: An officer has been arrested for engaging in prostitution within 1000 feet of a church and having a gun while committing a felony. When he was arrested police found a loaded gun on the off-duty officer. http://ow.ly/oDrtz
Forward, Pennsylvania: The police chief is being charged in part of a large-scale video gambling ring that included 335 video gambling machines from roughly 70 locations, including bars, restaurants, bowling alleys, coffee shops, private clubs and convenience stores. http://ow.ly/oBwrm
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