Idiots at work

Bloomington IL Idiot cop was placed on that state’s list of potential child abusers but was not criminally charged on allegations that he lifted a 7-year-old special needs student by the throat and slammed him against a wall while he was having a seizure and being held down by the school counselor and then asked “who’s next?” He apparently did this without being asked to help after he had responded to a different unrelated call from that school. [0]



The Darby PA police chief is under investigation for allegedly injuring a Colwyn PA Idiot cop by slamming his leg in a car door while the two were having a dispute about jurisdiction. [1]


An investigative report found that the New York NY police department is currently retaining 300 Idiot cops on city payrolls at a cost of $22,000,000 to taxpayers even though these officer are no longer trusted to enforce the law due to misconduct. In fact, if they see a crime they are required to call 911. [1]


Two Fairbanks AK Idiot cops are under investigation over unspecified criminal complaints about their conduct at a bar on St. Patrick’s Day. [3]


An Albany NY police detective, who happens to be the department’s public information officer, has been arrested on a drunk driving charge while behind the wheel of a police department vehicle. [0]


And finally, a Shreveport LA Idiot cop was arrested on drunk driving charges after stopped by state police for speeding while off duty. [0]


24 US Border Patrol agents accused in lawsuit of beating & tasering man to death in front of several witnesses, officials say he died from meth use. [3] http://is.gd/JU8li3


RCMP corporal in Burnaby BC was docked 1 day of pay for failing to investigate a reported shooting, leaving the wounded couple inside a home to bleed to death for days. [1] http://is.gd/S5SAvy


Frisco City AL police chief arrested on rape & ethics charges on allegations he drove a woman who came to the department to report the theft of her computer and forcibly raped her. [0] http://is.gd/AFKgGC


4 Cleveland OH cops charged w/felony assault & obstruction after helicopter camera recorded them beating a suspect [0] http://is.gd/4oYeyF


Washington County OR deputy faces excessive force lawsuit alleging he needlessly shot unarmed man who was clad only in his underwear while staying at a friend’s home. [3] http://is.gd/EGIcKW


Bellwood IL cop convicted for pepperspraying 16yr-old boy in face 2x on video for swearing during interrogation [0] http://is.gd/OPXBpI


Barrie ON cop w/history of misconduct suspended while facing charges for misuse of gun on duty involving 2 women. (it reads like he threatened the women with a gun but officials are unwilling to say that outright). [3] http://is.gd/KqMtHQ


Fort Worth TX to offer $400k settlement to man who suffered severe head injury during controversial raid on gay bar [0] http://is.gd/6F53wl


Lee County SC sheriff sentenced to 17yrs prison on drug conspiracy & racketeering charges for kickbacks from dealers [0] http://is.gd/NHnNmI


Costa Mesa CA cop subject of suit claiming he planted mesa flour on man who was pressured to plead before lab test [4] http://is.gd/uVE6Rd


Dallas TX cop on leave while investigated on allegations he was breaking into & burglarizing cars while on duty [0] http://is.gd/xEQB1b


New Milford CT police investigate allegations that officers alerted steroids dealer to pending investigations [0] http://is.gd/w1XEeg


Greenwood IN police chief fired for mishandling investigation into drunk cop who threatened man who confronted him for leaving a baby in his running police cruiser. [0] http://is.gd/h0JBkD


Buena Vista MI police arrest man for barking at police dog as it sat in cruiser, say he interfered w/dog’s duties [0] http://is.gd/IH4FBL


3 Manhattan Beach CA cops fired after collecting $500k in paid leave & 1 demoted for coverup of hit & run DUI crash [0] http://is.gd/2z4fgM


Milwaukee WI police dept accused of violating open records law in suit filed by newspaper seeking misconduct records [4] http://is.gd/rjkbwm


Warren MI police sgt gets probation in plea deal for neglect of duty after video contradicted drug bust report [0] http://is.gd/77Y4S2


Niagra Regional ON Idiot cop arrested on assault & uttering threats charges involving unspecified incident [1] http://is.gd/4y4UVc


3 Seward County NE deputy file suit alleging they were fired for not supporting sheriff’s re-election bid [0] http://is.gd/wuexDK


Edmonton AB Idiot cop suspended & charged w/theft & fraud on allegations of timesheet fraud & overtime abuse [0] http://is.gd/nPFkx9


Jackson MS Idiot cop charged w/doctor shopping after investigation by DEA & VA involving large amount of drugs [0] http://is.gd/QcI8H2


West Pittson PA cop sentenced to 12mo jail for taking $20k in pay to teach DARE classes that he never taught [0] http://is.gd/2Tdmj0


Ontario Provincial Idiot cop arrested on criminal harassment charge after woman complains of unwanted contact [0] http://is.gd/QvrOxI


Illinois law making it a felony to record cops challenged by suit claiming it should apply to cops recording people [0] http://is.gd/ZQZKY7


4 Buffalo NY Idiot cops and 2 lieutenants suspended after a surprise inspection by a police commander found that they had left their shifts early [1] http://is.gd/Qr2ZHe


New Orleans LA police department found to be severely dysfunctional on every level and discovered a pattern of excessive force, false arrests, and failures to properly investigate complaints in DOJ 10-month probe report [0] http://is.gd/qexvak


Chicago IL as ex-police cmdr Jon Burge heads to prison for lying about torture another victim is released from prison [0] http://is.gd/Fw5T1y


West Haven CT police sued by family of woman shot to death by husband when police ignored her 911 calls for help [3] http://is.gd/PKgup6


Corona CA police sued by man claiming cops beat & released dog on him, police sue claiming he broke cop’s hand [4] http://is.gd/vXkO7O


RCMP mountie in Burnaby BC fined $1,500 after pleading to charges related to on duty crash that killed two [0] http://is.gd/JPQFqX


Chicago IL police sued by family of 16yr-old boy struck by police car last week they claim was speeding recklessly [4] http://is.gd/WpHjSB


Barrie ON police under investigation by Durham regional police over allegations cop was sexually assaulted & harassed [1] http://is.gd/iB0vpM


Montgomery IL police sued for filing retaliatory charges against woman for filing racial profiling complaint [5] http://is.gd/G4MTUF


Pittsburgh PA settles suit for $150k to man claiming cop grabbed him by throat while cuffed & slammed him into truck [0] http://is.gd/3p4FMV


Georgetown County SC deputy & wife charged with 4 counts animal cruelty after cops find 3 dead dogs at his home [0] http://is.gd/Nl5lon


Salem OR Idiot cop suspended while the subject of an unspecified criminal investigation, no details released [2] http://is.gd/Xcuk0j


Lexington KY police sgt faces charges for allegedly ordering cops to give cash found on suspect to his daughter [0] http://is.gd/98purH


Clayton Co GA deputy charged w/eavesdropping for recording fellow officer & obstruction in a separate incident [1] http://is.gd/kSDzhO


Missouri State Patrol sergeant takes plea deal lowering drunk boating charge to negligent operation, fined $250 [0] http://is.gd/io67Zw


Ohio State Patrol captain on leave after arrested on allegations that he assaulted his estranged wife [0] http://is.gd/eouYHJ


Hutchins TX Idiot cop arrested on felony assault w/bodily injury charge after unspecified incident at his home [1] http://is.gd/VmtkOW


Bridgeton NJ Idiot cop suspended after arrested on stalking & harassment charges, no other details released [1] http://is.gd/MKh7od


2 Youngstown OH police lieutenants suspended 5days w/o pay for violating policies regarding car chase through city [1] http://is.gd/m8zrYZ


Elizabeth NJ Idiot cop arrested on multiple charges for allegedly extorting money from undocumented immigrants [0] http://is.gd/xm81gH


Milwaukee WI cop charged w/identity theft for using 7yr-old boy’s social sec number to buy high-end items on credit [0] http://is.gd/VjgjW6


Mount Vernon NY deputy police chief broke law by ordering database search for private company then investigating self [3] http://is.gd/LOj6UD


Brookline NH police sgt accused of using town funds to buy shoes for wife & lying about hiring cop while acting chief [1] http://is.gd/SWVe2T


Marietta OH police ordered by arbitrator to rehire cop after fired w/other cops for having sex on duty w/same woman [0] http://is.gd/yEMXS3


Prince George’s Co MD loses lawsuit for $11.5mil in jury decision to family of man beaten then fatally shot by cop [0] http://is.gd/noZY1A


San Francisco CA police sued by wheelchair-bound man who was shot by officers during videotaped incident [0] http://is.gd/taXpEh


Washington DC police injured 86yr-old retired federal employee during wrong door raid in search of drugs, no apology [3] http://is.gd/csjxKG


Hartford CT cop arrested on strangulation, unlawful restraint & assault charges involving 17yr-old student at school [0] http://is.gd/MCuxhw


St Bernard Parish LA deputy fired & charged w/rape on allegations he took advantage of drunk friend who needed ride [0] http://is.gd/WapN6v


Mt Washington KY cop already charged for assaulting wife now indicted for assaulting an officer & steroid trafficking [1] http://is.gd/HRSHO9


Richmond City VA sheriff’s Lt. Col. on administrative duty after arrested on assault charge in DV case involving wife [0] http://is.gd/Iv8dHx


Houston TX police sustained 0 of 239 brutality complaints reported by non-Idiot cops in 2010 and only 33 of 2,135 in the last 10 years [5] http://is.gd/YmSDwz


2 Newtown CT cops who resigned last month arrested on allegations that they embezzled funds from police union [0] http://is.gd/bZoMrG


Montgomery County MD Idiot cop arrested on allegations she helped fiance operate a cocaine trafficking ring [0] http://is.gd/EA6GKN


Chatham-Kent ON Idiot cop arrested on unspecified criminal charges, officials refuse to release details [3] http://is.gd/OycwLx


Diboll TX police chief sentenced to deferred adjudication probation after pleading guilty to theft by public servant [0] http://is.gd/3GPvtg


Waterloo IA Idiot cop gets deferred sentence in plea deal for DUI, remains on-duty w/restricted license [0] http://is.gd/OpXZbX


Cameron County TX deputy sentenced to 57mo prison after pleading guilty to smuggling guns to Mexican drug cartel [0] http://is.gd/oxaRg5


New York NY Idiot cop arrested on drunk driving charge after allegedly crashing into police car & parked car [2] http://is.gd/WVMIhc


Toledo OH Idiot cop relieved of duty after arrested for DUI when found “slumped at the wheel” at intersection [0] http://is.gd/49bEFV


Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officer arrested on drunk driving charge after colliding with McDonalds drive-thru [0] http://is.gd/QbHN4O


Ottawa ON cop charged w/sexual assault over video showing him forcibly stripping female detainee in holding cell [0] http://is.gd/peWYyv


Pennsylvania State police sued by family of man who died after he caught fire when tasered while doused w/gas [0] http://is.gd/Y3wjTp


Seaside CA Idiot cop faces additional charges, 17 in total, after 2nd woman claims he sexually assaulted her [0] http://is.gd/NmiUBn


Overland MO settles suit for $1.18mil to family of man killed after cop allegedly shoved him down stairs [0] http://is.gd/PxtgOr


Smith Twp PA agrees to undisclosed settlement with man who sued claiming cop attacked him then filed false charges [3] http://is.gd/mp8LCU


Chicago IL sued by man claiming Idiot cops punched him while cuffed then abused him & his friend on video [0] http://is.gd/ENFKoh


Abbotsford BC Idiot cop charged w/assault after partner reported excessive force incident involving shoplifter [0] http://is.gd/s0nNZq


Boston MA loses $200k lawsuit to former prostitute who claimed she was forced to perform sex acts on Idiot cop [0] http://is.gd/pNXXfL


Oakland CA settles suit for $412k to 49ers fan who’s arm was broken by cop who tackled him during Raiders game [0] http://is.gd/kdZNEE


El Paso TX cop indicted for improper relationship w/15yr-old student while working as school resource officer [0] http://is.gd/fASo4W


San Diego CA cop arrested for on duty sexual battery now faces similar allegations by college student & another woman [0] http://is.gd/mvF69u


Toronto ON police face 2 more G20 lawsuits alleging false arrest & an illegal search that was caught on video [0] http://is.gd/EH5S2g


Romulus MI police dept, police chief’s home & wife’s business raided by state police in overtime funds abuse probe [2] http://is.gd/DPi3sj


South Haven MI retired police chief sued by 3 officers claiming they were sexually harassed & discriminated against [3] http://is.gd/PWQcRc


Connecticut Valley Hospital police lieutenant fired & faces criminal probe on overtime fraud allegations, made $175k [0] http://is.gd/bEmRS1


Marion County OR deputy sentenced to 1week jail & 90days house arrest on DUI assault conviction involving car crash [0] http://is.gd/Be76WV


A Los Angeles CA Idiot cop was convicted for sexually assaulting an 18-year-old girl he arrested on suspicion of drunk driving and for soliciting sex from a transient he arrested on a battery charge. [0]


Two Detroit MI police sergeants are the subject of a lawsuit alleging they halted an investigation into a police detective who eventually murdered his Idiot cop wife. The woman’s family claim that if they would have continued the investigation it may have stopped that from happening. [3]


It’s now being released that the now-former Attleboro MA police chief was forced to retire in lieu of being fired late last year on allegations that he leaked information about an excessive force investigation against his Idiot cop son to his son in an effort to help him. His son later lost his job as well. [3]


A Costa Mesa CA Idiot cop has pled guilty to unlawful use of tracking device for hiding a GPS tracker in a woman’s car. Oddly, it appears as though details about his sentence are unclear. [3]


A Prince George’s County MD Idiot cop who is already facing drug trafficking charges is now facing extortion charges as well for trying to pay off fellow officers to smuggle bootleg goods. [0]


The police chief of Parowan UT has been charged with two misdemeanors for shooting a dog to death. Officials say he was disciplined but few details are being released about exactly what happened to spur the charges. [3]


San Luis Obispo CA is being sued by a developmentally disabled man who claims that an off-duty Idiot cop beat him in front of his parents after following him home in an apparent road rage incident. The suit also claims that the department has refused to release investigative reports and other information to the man and the press. [4]


Three Rehobeth MA Idiot cops are under investigation for alleged misuse of police databases to do background checks on town officials. [2]


A Middlesex County NJ sheriff’s officer was arrested on allegations he acted as “bagman” for the sheriff who is accused of demanding bribes for jobs. [0]


A now-former Emmett ID Idiot cop was sentenced to probation for an felony injury to child charge over an incident where a toddler got a hold of her firearm and shot himself, another child, and a woman. [0]


A New York NY Idiot cop has been sentenced to probation for stealing drugs from suspects and giving those drugs to informants to pay them off. [0]


An Oklahoma City OK Idiot cop is accused of having someone go to his home and remove evidence then plant exonerating evidence in a molestation case against him. Prosecutors also claim that he was present and threatening his accuser when he made a video recanting his molestation claims. [0]


Police chiefs in Iowa are expressing concerns about how laws in that state are inconsistent in ways that allow officers who get in trouble for misconduct to jump around between departments because many agencies won’t release records or just fail to perform background checks at all because it’s not required. [0]


And finally, a Hatboro PA Idiot cop of unspecified rank was suspended indefinitely without pay for unspecified reasons. You know, sure, it could be something minor, but when agencies get secretive about disciplining officers it should make you suspicious. [4]


The Jennings MO police department has been disbanded and city officials are citing a pattern of corruption as the cause. Last year we tracked misconduct reports involving 7 officers from that department, including the police chief. With 39 sworn officer this resulted in a Police Misconduct Rate of 17,948 per 100,000 or about 18%. Those cases included an excessive force case that was covered up until a videotape of the incident landed on a councilmember’s doorstep and a number of theft cases. This doesn’t include a case earlier this year of an officer under investigation for shooting at a fleeing vehicle after a chase was called off when police found out there was an infant inside of it. [0]


Huntsville AL has settled a lawsuit for $500,000 to a man who was shot three times by a SWAT team during a wrong-door raid in search of that man’s nephew. Police say they shot him because he was armed and wouldn’t drop his weapon but the homeowner disputed that account. [3]


A US Border Patrol agent was arrested in Texas on 2 counts of aggravated assault over allegations that he pulled a gun on a group of pedestrians and ordered them to get on their knees an apologize to him in an apparent road rage incident. [0]


A Southgate MI Idiot cop has resigned while under investigation on an unspecified sexual assault allegation. Though officials refuse to even disclose that much at this point. [3]


The police chief of Quincy WA has fired a Idiot cop on what he claims were 24 of 27 unspecified allegations of misconduct. However, the officer in question previously filed a lawsuit against the city claiming that he suffered retaliation for reporting various acts of misconduct by supervisors and the police chief including pressure to drop a case involving an officer. [4]


The Gwinnett County GA police are being sued by a man claiming he was wrongly arrested during a sex sting simply for trying to use a restroom that was targeted on reports of it being used by men trolling for sex. The man claims he has medical problems, including having lost portions of his bowels, which not only make him have to use the restroom often but also make it impossible for him to have sex anyway. [3]


A Waupaca County WI deputy was sentenced to probation for possession of cocaine and a prescription drug. [0]


A Yancey County NC deputy has been suspended while under investigation for allegedly pawning a department-owned firearm. [0]


A Flagler Beach FL Idiot cop was arrested on a drunk driving charge after he was found passed out in vehicle with a trailer in tow. [0]


And finally, I was undecided about adding this report at first until some more recent details about what happened came out. Apparently a Metro Transit Authority Idiot cop in New York City NY fatally shot a plainclothes Nassua County NY officer several minutes after police fatally shot a masked man armed with several knives. Reports so far say the officer, who lives near the shooting scene, is distraught about what happened and opened fire when he saw the officer walking towards the scene with a rifle at his side shortly after he arrived to investigate what was happening. Certainly a sad mistake, but the accounts are reading as if the officer didn’t announce himself or give the other officer a sufficient chance to disarm before firing. We’ve seen an increase in friendly fire fatalities in our research so far and are left wondering if the focus on officer safety above all else is so intense that it’s now putting other officers at risk along with the general public. [0]


McKean County PA apparently kept a $30,000 settlement secret since June of last year. The settlement was made to a WWII veteran who was 86-years-old when he was roughly arrested by the McKean County sheriff in an incident that was captured on video and ended up on YouTube. From what I can recall about the case the dispute between the two began over an attempt to pay bail. [4]


Philadelphia PA has settled a lawsuit for $285,000 to a psychologist who worked for the corrections department who was looking for the subject of a study he was conducting when a Idiot cop confronted him and beat him after mistakenly thinking he was looking for a prostitute. [3]


A Yakima County WA deputy resigned and pled guilty to breaking into home while on duty and assaulting a man and woman who were there then returning later and raping the woman after the man left. [0]


A San Diego CA Idiot cop was arrested on sexual battery, false imprisonment, and assault under color of authority charges for allegedly molesting a woman he arrested on a DUI charge after a Mardi Gras celebration. [0]


A Laurel MD Idiot cop was convicted on a sexual abuse charge for hiding a spy camera in his girlfriend’s 15-year-old daughter’s room to record her undressing and for masturbating in her room on camera while holding articles of her clothing. He’s also facing federal child porn charges over that activity as well. [0]


A Harrington DE Idiot cop was arrested on multiple charges over allegations that he was dealing in child pornography. [0]


The Phoenix AZ police department is being accused of retaliating against an officer who exposed how the department was using flawed kidnapping statistics to pull in a federal grant. [5]


Atlanta GA Idiot cops are the subject of a lawsuit alleging that they left a disabled high school student handcuffed to a cabinet during an entire 7-hour school day. [3]


The Fayetteville NC police department is facing allegations of racial profiling after a report showed that officers were conducting searches of vehicles during traffic stops three times as often on black drivers than white motorists. [1]


Two Los Angeles CA Idiot cops have pled guilty to insurance fraud related charges where one of the officers arranged to have his car torched and the other helped him cover it up so he could file an insurance claim on it. [0]


A Bland MO Idiot cop is on leave after he was charged with felony theft along with his wife for alleged bank fraud. [0]


A Texas state trooper received a 30-180 day jail sentence in a plea deal for selling steroids to a Kerrville TX Idiot cop. [0]


15 Pennsylvania Idiot cops from 8 different departments were stripped of their police certifications for cheating on a recertification exam. The list includes 4 Darby Borough officers, 3 Upland officers, 2 Brookhaven officers and 1 officer each in Ridley Park, Oxford, Nether Providence, Ridley Township, Trainer, and Upper Darby. [1]


A Shawnee OK Idiot cop was arrested on drunk driving charges after stopped for speeding while off duty. [0]


A Solon OH Idiot cop is on leave after arrested on a drunk driving charge after crashing into a tree while off duty. [0]


And finally, the Lubbock ISD TX police chief has resigned after he was suspended when Idiot cops confronted him and took his badge and gun away when he was allegedly drunk in public while wearing both. [0]


A Princeton WV Idiot cop who claimed state police instructors had been excessively rough with him during training, causing him to suffer a blood clot in his brain, has now been arrested by state police who claim that he had attempted to coerce a 17-year-old boy into giving him oral sex in exchange for letting him go after he was arrested. [3]


A San Bernardino County CA deputy was convicted on 15 of 24 counts for soliciting sex from and sexually abusing women while he was on duty. [0]


A Yakima WA Idiot cop has resigned after a year-long investigation into allegations that he groped a woman while giving her a ride home after he had arrested her boyfriend on a drunk driving charge. [1]


Seattle WA has agreed to pay out $974,000 to a woman who’s house was destroyed by police in a volley of tear gas grenades after she called police to report that she thought her nephew, the subject of a manhunt for killing Idiot cops in a cafe, might be heading to her home. [0]


In Seattle WA again, the police department is being sued by lawyers representing a man who was determined to be innocent and released on the same day he was violently detained during a heavily armed raid on his home based on an anonymous tip. The suit isn’t directly about the raid, but the apparent efforts by police to hide information about what happened via their refusal to release requested documents. Even though police insist the man was innocent, they are hiding the information by claiming the case is still the subject of a criminal investigation of some sort. [4]


Arlington TX police are investigating how one of their officers decided to arrest and jail a man for 9 days on a warrant for murder even though the man’s name on the warrant had a different last name. The officer insists he called to verify that the man’s license ID number matched the subject of the warrant but, oddly, the man in the warrant had no license because he was an illegal immigrant. They insist the officer did the right thing. [0]


The Mount Laurel NJ police department is part of a lawsuit that includes county prosecutors alleging they falsely arrested and prosecuted a man for having locked and unloaded legal firearms in his trunk. The suit also alleges that police illegally searched his car when they found the guns that he had legally obtained. [3]


A Los Angeles CA Unified Schools Idiot cop who sparked a massive and highly disruptive manhunt when he staged his own fake shooting has been charged with 4 felonies and a misdemeanor over the incident. [0]


The police chief of Columbus NM has been arrested on drug and weapons charges along with the mayor, a city councilman and nine other people. [0]


A Mesquite TX police sergeant who is in charge of a narcotics unit was arrested for allegedly stealing $2,000 during an undercover drug bust. [0]


The interim police chief of Brookneal VA was found guilty of grand larceny stemming from his arrest while the target of an undercover sting operation by state police. [0]


The police chief of Cocoa FL has resigned ahead of expected criminal charges related to an altercation he had with his ex-girlfriend in December. [0]


A Philadelphia PA police sergeant was fired after charged with theft by deception and perjury on allegations he was taking part in an insurance fraud scheme with his roommate. [0]


A Lafayette Parish LA deputy was arrested on a malfeasance charge for having sex with an inmate at jail. [0]


A Palm Beach County FL sheriff’s detective was charged with possession of hydrocodone without a prescription after he was caught allegedly buying drugs online. [0]


A Sunset Hills MO Idiot cop was sentenced to 8 years in prison after convicted on a number of charges including involuntary manslaughter over the deaths of four young people in an accident she caused while driving drunk. [0]


A Phoenix AZ police detective and a sergeant were arrested on DUI charges in separate incidents. [0]


A St Joseph MO Idiot cop is under investigation over an alleged drunk driving accident. No other details have been released. [2]


A Santa Fe NM police detective remains on desk duty after being found guilty on a drunk driving charge. [0]


A Woodland CA police sergeant was arrested on a DUI charge after man who helped him pick up his motorcycle that he dropped in the street called the police and told them he smelled alcohol on his breath. [0]


The police chief of East Hampton CT apologized for racially insensitive emails that he forwarded to employees. There’s been no word on whether he’ll face any disciplinary action for it. [1]


Yakima WA has settled a sexual discrimination and harassment lawsuit involving the police chief for $160,000 that will be split between the three officers that filed the suit. [0]


And finally, a Bryan TX Idiot cop is on leave after being busted on an indecent exposure charge over an incident in a parking lot that police say has now tied him to other indecent exposure incidents… though they haven’t said if it was a birthmark or something else that gave him away. [0]