Fairfax County Police Watch: ...and yet the Fairfax County "Secret" police don't need over sight, amazing

A San Juan County NM idiot cop has been suspended while under investigation over a dashcam video which shows him beat a man in the head with his flashlight. The investigation was sparked by a tort claim the man filed after charges against him were dropped when prosecutors reviewed the tape which appears to contradict the idiot cop’s claim that the man tried to disarm him. [2]

El Reno OK has settled a lawsuit for an undisclosed sum to an 87-year-old woman who suffered injuries after she was tasered in her bed by police who responded to a medical call. [2]

Waukegan IL police are being sued by a man claiming an unspecified number of officers beat him while he was cuffed then arrested him on false charges which were dismissed later. [3]

A West Memphis AR idiot cop has been indicted on allegations that he choked a man who came to the department and complained about a traffic ticket given to his daughter and called the officers racists. A civilian internal affairs officer was also indicted in the same case for allegedly intimidating witnesses. [2]

The police chief of Kaw City OK has been arrested on allegations that he molested a 13yr-old girl over a period of 3-4 years. [0]

A San Bernardino County CA idiot cop has been sentenced to 20 years on 15 of 24 counts involving 10 women that he sexually battered and coerced into having sex or exposing themselves for photos under threat of arrest. [0]

A Philadelphia PA idiot cop has pled guilty to helping a drug dealer rob an undercover officer posing as a drug courier. He pled guilty one day after his partner pled guilty to the same charges. [0]

A US Border Patrol agent was arrested on drug smuggling charges in Arizona but officials refuse to release his name. [1]

A Findlay OH police sergeant was indicted on felony theft, identity fraud & unauthorized use of police database charges. [0]

The now-former Pleasant Point ME police chief pled guilty to stealing over $33k from tribal accounts to use for gambling. [0]

A now-former Harahan LA idiot cop has pled guilty to overtime fraud using federal funds meant to assist crime victims. [0]

A now-former Durango CO idiot cop was sentenced to probation & 40hrs community service after pleading to disorderly conduct for bar fight [0]

And finally, a Spokane County WA idiot cop who is also the department’s lead firearms instructor was arrested on drunk driving charges in Idaho with a BAC of .19. [0]

McKinney TX police sued by student who suffered compound fracture over truancy ticket while leaving school sick [3] http://is.gd/1Ism0R

West Seneca NY cop sentenced to time served for beating man at bar over crude remark, faces sentencing in other case [0] http://is.gd/hkJPM6

Lockport IL cop sentenced to 6 years prison in plea deal dropping reckless homicide charges for fatal DUI crash [0] http://is.gd/mqObRl

Albany NY idiot cop suspended w/o pay while subject of investigation into unspecified disciplinary violations [2] http://is.gd/A88IhQ

Albuquerque NM cop accused of injuring unrestrained but cuffed man in cruiser when she rearended car while texting [0] http://is.gd/14lxsJ

2 Naperville IL cops sued alleging they painfully cuffed & groped woman until she let them search home w/o warrant [3] http://is.gd/f4oFXS

Philadelphia PA cop pleads guilty to helping dealer rob undercover cop posing as drug courier, partner to plead soon [0] http://is.gd/ZeYq0m

Danbury CT motorcycle cop suspended over alleged on duty hit&run crash and blaming damage on other cop [0] http://is.gd/La6AMt

New Westminster BC idiot cop convicted of assaulting newspaper carrier after consuming 20-25 drinks at bar [0] http://is.gd/D771ug

2 Richmond CA cops under investigation for allegedly hiring teen explorers & arming them for private security jobs [0] http://is.gd/bNLja7

Brookline NH police sgt fired for misusing department funds for personal items such as Ugg slippers [0] http://is.gd/iLulPX

Rockford WI cop who resigned in Jan faces charges for falsely reporting hit&run accident involving his car last year [0] http://is.gd/9gN48C

Buffalo NY idiot cop resigns after pleading guilty to tax evasion charges involving his used car business [0] http://is.gd/SPrKWx

Cincinnati OH cop arrested on obstruction & unauth computer use charges in unspecified organized crime unit case [1] http://is.gd/5dGwbD

Wood County OH idiot cop under investigation over allegations of inappropriate relationship w/middle school student [1] http://is.gd/oD4uNZ

Seattle WA police settle suit for $32k to public defenders assoc for withholding information about DV cases [4] http://is.gd/6NeuDa

Rutherford County TN idiot cop resigns during investigation after admitting to using cocaine [0] http://is.gd/6x6fdW

Kingsport TN cop suspended after arrested on domestic assault charge for shoving ex-girlfriend by throat [0] http://is.gd/FVaS5x

Orangeburg Co SC sheriff’s dept subject of state investigation into alleged financial irregularities [2] http://is.gd/0y8zGZ

Altamonte Springs FL police lt suspended 80hrs for demanding discount to haunted house for being a cop while drunk [0] http://is.gd/DSC4rO

A Fort Wayne IN idiot cop is the subject of a lawsuit alleging he released his K9 partner to chase down a suspect but the police dog attacked a 2-year-old bystander instead. [3]

A Memphis TN idiot cop was arrested on an aggravated child abuse charge after his 6-year-old daughter came to school with welts and bruises that allegedly came about from being beaten in the face with a belt and from being choked. [0]

A third Chicago IL idiot cop has been suspended during an investigation that began with allegations that his two partners sexually assaulted a woman who was drunk when they picked her up. While this officer wasn’t involved with this complaint, apparently there were others before this one. [1]

The police chief of Meriden CT and four of his officers are the subject of a corruption complaint filed by two other officers claiming a series of cover ups involving the chief’s idiot cop son including excessive force incidents that were kept quiet. [4]

A Milwaukee WI idiot cop was sentenced to 90 days in jail for threatening a couple with a gun while drunk. He previously tried to contest being fired over the incident as well but withdrew his appeal. [0]

New York NY police are being sued by a female security guard who claims that her ankle was broken by police when she was arrested for refusing to assist officers who were making an arrest. She refused to help because she was forbidden to do so according to her employer’s rules. [3]

A Howard County MD idiot cop is facing assault & resisting arrest charges after he allegedly punched a female officer in the head and yelled “I’m a cop” while the officer was trying to arrest his friend after an altercation outside of a bar. [0]

A Miami-Dade FL police sergeant was arrested on aggravated domestic assault with a deadly weapon and battery charges in an unspecified incident. [1]

The sheriff of Carter County MO and one of his deputies have been arrested on unspecified drug related charges. [2]

A Buffalo NY idiot cop was arrested on a theft charge while on sick leave after he was allegedly caught on camera stealing cash from a gym cash register. [0]

An Accomac County VA sheriff’s investigator received a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to theft charges for shoplifting energy drinks from a store. [0]

Hamilton ON has settled a lawsuit for an undisclosed sum to 11 female idiot cops & a non-sworn employee who all claimed that a police sergeant sexually harassed them. [1]

A West York PA idiot cop who was recently charged with a wiretapping violation while a Lancaster cop has now been charged with stealing a police radio that she kept from when she was a Susquehanna cop. [0]

Delaware State police have launched an internal investigation into the actions of a suspected plain-clothes trooper that were caught on video but the department refuses to say whether the officer really is one of theirs. [3]

And finally, a Blue Ash OH idiot cop was charged with reckless operation and driving under the influence while he was off duty. [0]

A US Border Patrol officer was arrested on allegations that he raped at least 2 women in different southern California cities. [0] http://is.gd/jLfTqI

A Tuskegee University AL idiot cop was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to enticing & raping a 15-year-old. [0] http://is.gd/idWIjh

2 Kalamazoo County MI deputies are the subject of a lawsuit alleging that they broke a woman’s ribs when they took her down after mistaking her brown car for a suspect’s blue car that they were chasing. [0] http://is.gd/Vuwmo6

A Lane County OR sheriff’s sergeant has resigned after an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations involving teen explorers. [1] http://is.gd/1E94Px

A Nashville GA idiot cop was sentenced to 5 years in prison for soliciting sodomy from a 17-year-old boy and for violation of his oath. [0] http://is.gd/Lv4T3G

A Bollinger County MO idiot cop has resigned while under investigation for shooting a family’s pet chihuahua to death claiming it was being aggressive. [0] http://is.gd/2jZPlL

A Pittsburgh PA idiot cop is being sued by a 54-year-old man claiming the officer needlessly shoved him into wall during arrest & badly injured his knee which required multiple surgeries to repair. [2] http://is.gd/e98Ahw

A Poughkeepsie NY idiot cop has been indicted on multiple charges alleging he traded police information in exchange for cocaine. [0] http://is.gd/GXwDuq

A New Orleans LA police captain was convicted on 3 of 6 charges involving a FEMA security contract kickback scheme. [0] http://is.gd/sO0F4V

A Dekalb County GA idiot cop police chief pleads guilty to a bribery charge in a deal that includes his cooperation with an ongoing corruption probe. [0] http://is.gd/dgrUEx

The Albuquerque NM police are investigating a claim that a idiot cop rear-ended a motorist then left a fake report number before leaving the scene of the accident. [0] http://is.gd/wVtf67

The New York NY police counter-terrorism chief is being sued by a former subordinate claiming sexual harassment & retaliation. [3] http://is.gd/IeiyBo

A Marion County OR idiot cop was charged with several counts of official misconduct & theft for unspecified misuse of office resources. [1] http://is.gd/gvFJD4

An Elkins WV idiot cop was suspended after charged with felony kidnapping & misdemeanor domestic battery/assault involving an incident with his wife. [0] http://is.gd/WtOr6z

The Thompson GA police chief was reprimanded over an email response he sent to a critic calling that person a “dumb ass” and inviting that person to bring their ass to Thompson after that person wrote a letter about a lawsuit claiming an officer was fired for being pregnant. [0] http://is.gd/kCNLt7

A Manalapan Twp NJ idiot cop was charged with driving under influence over an accident last month that left him & one other motorist injured. [0] http://is.gd/wQD7P1

An Onley VA idiot cop was sentenced to 10 days in jail for causing an accident while under the influence of alcohol while off duty. [0] http://is.gd/0ZpudJ

An Albany NY police detective pled guilty to driving while impaired two weeks after his arrest on a DUI charge while driving a department-owned vehicle. [0] http://is.gd/h10pKq

And finally, the Rehoboth MA police chief was suspended 2 days after an investigation into an incident where he was found passed out in someone’s driveway. [1] http://is.gd/AgkGIP

Morrogh finds cop he doesn’t love. In other news, hell freezes.

Probe of fatal police shooting goes to federal authorities

By Justin Jouvenal/Post

The Fairfax County prosecutor has turned over the investigation of a fatal police shooting of an unarmed Springfield man to federal authorities, citing complications with the five-month-old case.

Commonwealth’s Attorney Ray Morrogh said the U.S. attorney’s office for the Eastern District of Virginia has agreed to continue the probe into the death of 46-year-old John Geer, who was shot during a standoff with Fairfax County police in August. No one has been charged in the incident.

“There is a conflict of interest that has arisen in the case,” Morrogh said Thursday. “And there is a second potential conflict of interest that has arisen out of my office. . . . This is the prudent thing to do.”

Morrogh declined to describe the nature of the conflicts because the investigation is ongoing. The U.S. attorney’s office said Thursday that it could not confirm or deny any investigation or comment on pending investigations.

Police went to Geer’s Pebble Brook Court home on Aug. 29 because of a report of a domestic disturbance. Geer’s father, Don Geer, said his son was upset because his girlfriend, the mother of his two children, had decided to leave him.

John Geer had thrown his girlfriend’s belongings in the front yard. She called police and told them that Geer had a firearm. Police said they tried for about 50 minutes to persuade Geer to leave the home, but he refused.

Don Geer said he watched the climax of the encounter. He said that he could not hear what officers were saying to his son but that he saw him standing with empty hands resting on top of a screen door at the home’s entrance.

At some point, John Geer began to slowly lower his hands and an officer opened fire, hitting Geer in the chest, his father said. Geer retreated inside and closed the door. A SWAT team eventually entered the home and found Geer dead.

Don Geer said detectives later told him that his son did not have a gun on him at the time of the shooting but that there was a holstered handgun a couple of steps from the front door.

Don Geer said it appeared to him that the shooting was unjustified, but he was unsure what to make of the probe being turned over to federal authorities.

“I don’t know whether that’s good or bad — if I had a better idea of why they are doing it, I could form an opinion,” he said.

Geer and friends of his son have been critical of how long the investigation has taken, but Morrogh said police and prosecutors were working to explore all the evidence. He did not think federal prosecutors would have to start from scratch.

“No one wants these things to linger on,” Morrogh said.

Our ink will outlast his career

Under the reign of former Chief of Police Rhorer the Fairfax County Police arrested a man for not wearing clothes in his house while he made coffee, set up an eye doctor on a gambling charge and then used the SWAT team to kill him. An investigation into the charge that the Doctor’s primary clients were cops has never been investigated. The police gunned down an emotionally unstable man because cop who shot him wrongly assumed the man was trying to escape. He wasn’t. The cops also shot dead four other citizens under highly questionable circumstances. The department under Rhorer was sued multiple times by citizens. So did they fire Rhorer? Naw they promoted him. According to news reports Rhorer draws a salary of $191,168 per year as Deputy Fairfax County Executive as well as a concurrent pension from the Fairfax County police of $173000 per year.

Occupation by force

According to the most recent U.S. Census figures, nearly one in five Fairfax residents (17.5 percent) is of Asian descent while Hispanics make up nearly 16 percent of Fairfax’s overall population. Those numbers drop considerably when applied to the Fairfax County Police Department, where only 4.3 percent of officers are Asian and 4.1 percent Hispanic. White officers make up 84 percent of Fairfax County’s 1,360-member police department, significantly higher than the county’s general population (54 percent white). Almost 90% of the force lives outside the county.