Fairfax County Police Watch: ...and yet the Fairfax County Police don't need oversight....amazing

•A New York NY police officer in the Bronx who got out of his cruiser and broke the bones in a man’s face with his baton after nearly hitting that pedestrian with his cruiser has been fired and sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to charges related to that incident. The officer and his partner drove away after the beating w/o arresting the man and, when dispatchers called him about an injured man there he replied “That must be my bag of shit.” [0] http://nydn.us/k7r8xq

•A Wakeman OH cop was fined $750 & must complete treatment program after pleading no contest to drunk driving charge. His license was also suspended but no word on whether that will affect his employment as a cop. [0] http://bit.ly/kRzs5T

•A Washington DC narcotics officer has been charged with murder after the bodies of a woman and her 1-year-old daughter, a daughter that he allegedly fathered, were found in some woods after they were missing since Monday. They were due to appear for a paternity hearing for child support. [0] http://bit.ly/lwtKW1

•A Gaston IN reserve police officer was arrested on a murder charge for allegedly shooting his wife to death. Reserve officers in Indiana have full police authority, thus qualifying for our database. [0] http://bit.ly/kCeGAk

•Allentown PA settles suit for $600k to the family of a 4yr-old boy who was fatally struck by a police cruiser after two cruisers crashed while responding to a call when one of the cruisers ran a light. [0] http://bit.ly/mh7btx

•A Georgetown TX cop under investigation for allegedly kicking a prone man in the face at a Christmas party has resigned after the city settled a lawsuit filed by that man for an unspecified amount. [3] http://bit.ly/iWfLTa

•3 Hornbeck LA cops were on the losing side of a lawsuit and subsequent appeal awarding $25,000 to a 67yr-old man thrown down face first and injured during a minor violation traffic stop, allegedly because the officer took affront to him turning his back to him. [0] http://bit.ly/lIGc33

•2 Pima County AZ deputies are charged w/theft of drugs & money during traffic stops where they targeted suspected drug traffickers and for conspiring to sell the drugs they stole. [0] http://bit.ly/mrT42T

•Miami Beach FL cops are now being accused of recklessly shooting at a moving car despite a crowd that was ing the line of fire. The allegations come from one of 4 bystanders who was shot during that incident where police were also accused of forcefully confiscating cell phones from people who took videos of the incident. [5] http://bit.ly/lcSB7a

•Pembroke Pines FL cops are being accused of detaining a 12yr-old & a 17yr-old girl at gunpoint inside their own home while they were responding to a burglary call and continuing to hold them at gunpoint despite seeing they weren’t armed and being told they lived there. [1] http://bit.ly/mNuC09

•A Nassau Co NY police officer was arrested for pointing his firearm at a bartender back in April while he was off-duty in an incident caught on video. [0] http://nyp.st/mxc8sT

•A Lacey NJ cop is under investigation after accidentally firing a weapon in a squad room, injuring one other officer. [0] http://bit.ly/m1eAbV

•A New York NY (Brooklyn) cop was arrested for sending explicit text messages to a 15yr-old girl in that department’s police explorers program. [0] http://nydn.us/iojCvP

•Ontario Provincial police officer charged w/criminal harassment after investigation into unwanted contacts complaint filed by woman. [1] http://bit.ly/lbOXqE

•2 Fort Wayne IN cops with some pretty extensive histories of reprimands and suspensions have resigned while they were under investigation for separate improper conduct allegations. [1] http://bit.ly/lpXoDZ

•A Spartanburg County SC deputy fired after charged w/criminal domestic violence for allegedly threatening to harm wife [0] http://bit.ly/ksxktz

•A Norfolk VA police captain charged w/domestic assault based on unspecified complaint by his wife [1] http://bit.ly/m6qTf2

•The Aurora CO civil service commission forced that city to rehire a cop fired after he was arrested on DUI charges 2x in 9mo, though he beat the second charge due to the arresting officer being discredited and subsequently fired. [0] http://bit.ly/mhdDUP

•A Chula Vista CA cop was arrested on a misdemeanor charge for cheating at casino by capping bets on roulette [0] http://bit.ly/jsZAmC

•An Oklahoma City OK cop indicted for violating state’s anti-gambling law for online horse race bets [0] http://bit.ly/j1MbOP

•A Eunice LA cop resigned after arrested on felony drug charge for possession of pain medication & “illegal potpourri” [0] http://bit.ly/kfELs3

Tthe Wisconsin legislature passed a budget bill that contains provisions that will force taxpayers to continue paying officers after they are fired while they wait out their appeal options… with no provision for those officers to pay back the money if they lose their appeals. [0] http://bit.ly/l0Vy2K

One New Orleans LA police officer has resigned and another is on leave while under investigation on allegations that they planted durgs on a man they picked up and questioned in their cruiser. The allegations came to light after a defense attorney looked into claims by the victim that one officer wasn’t even there when he was picked up, contrary to the police report. Instead, the officer was at the dentist at the time of the arrest. [0] http://bit.ly/jbJi9H

More allegations are mounting against Miami Beach FL police now that a couple has come forward and accused them of demanding they stop videotaping a controversial shooting incident and detained them at gunpoint. The man hid the SIM card from his phone in his mouth when he was detained and interrogated at a command post, which is why he was able to show the video to reporters while others have claimed that police destroyed their cameras… including one man who claimed police tackled him to get his before crushing it, as we tracked previously. [5] http://bit.ly/meSv3K

An RCMP officer in North Vancouver BC is charged with assault after an investigation into an excessive force complaint by woman he detained. No details were released. [1] http://bit.ly/kURpxi

Irvine CA is being sued by 2 women claiming cops detained and interrogated them without charging them and, in the process, forced one of them to urinate herself by refusing to let her use a restroom and allowing the other to urinate in front of them while they shined a flashlight on her genitals. [3] http://bit.ly/lSZEFG

The Maricopa County AZ sheriff’s dept reached a settlement agreement with the US DOJ by handing over records and granting access to personnel as requested by the DOJ as part of their civil rights probe into that department. [3] http://bit.ly/jmOqcE

An Albuquerque NM cop is being investigated for allegedly erasing video from TV reporter’s camera while arresting her for trespassing in a nightclub parking lot where she was trying to do a report about allegations of drug dealing at a rave. [0] http://bit.ly/jqXVhz

Charleston County SC deputy fatally shot a family’s dog after they called about a neighbor’s dog that strayed into their yard. The deputy claims the dog was charging him when he fired the shot but the family and an autopsy by a veterinarian contradicts his report. [1] http://bit.ly/jsoCAO

Miami FL police officer charged w/possession w/intent to distribute by the FBI after he was caught w/bags of cocaine & pot that were confiscated from a dealer. Another officer is under investigation in that case as well. [0] http://bit.ly/jkMlEr

A Nash County NC deputy was fired after charged w/possession of cocaine after a multi-agency investigation. [0] http://bit.ly/kbDfUL

The former Martins Ferry OH police chief who is in prison for breaking into an actress’ nanny’s home is now facing theft charges on allegations he stole firearms from his department while he was chief. [0] http://bit.ly/kv9SRk

A San Diego CA cop is under investigated on allegations he sent explicit pics of a detained woman that he found on her phone to his phone. [2] http://bit.ly/jheUCX

A Philadelphia PA cop was arrested for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend then assaulting his estranged wife 4 days later [0] http://bit.ly/j40s8b

New York NY police detective indicted for his alleged role in running an illegal gambling operation following an FBI investigation [0] http://nyp.st/mMmGNU

The Laurens County SC sheriff is facing a lawsuit accusing him of forcing a female employee to quit after she refused to abort their child from their affair. [4] http://bit.ly/mqkJky

Kern Co CA deputy arrested on embezzlement charges for allegedly falsifying time sheets for $3,300 worth of hrs [0] http://bit.ly/jHg15p

A Whispering Pines NC cop was sentenced to probation for lying about his drug history in order to become a police officer. [0] http://bit.ly/lLsqFL

Franklin Co VA deputy charged with murder for shooting his wife to death after chasing her to a gas station parking lot in his police car. He’s also under investigation, but not charged, for the subsequent shootout he had with state police 20 minutes later that left one trooper wounded. [0] http://bit.ly/mv1IEe

3 Atlanta GA cops investigated over videotaped incident showing cop repeatedly kick man as he laid prone on ground [0] http://bit.ly/iYUKtI

Dane County WI deputy fired for excessive force for elbowing & punching cuffed man in a restraint chair at jail [0] http://bit.ly/mrHYSV

Ashtabula OH cop faces his 3rd lawsuit in a year by a man who alleges he used excessive force by tasering him then releasing his police dog on him when he was being arrested for drinking a beer on his own property. [3] http://bit.ly/mnbwBI

Shenandoah PA police chief sentenced to 13mo and one of his officers was sentenced to 3mo for false reporting in an effort to cover for teens who beat an immigrant to death in a racially-motivated attack. [0] http://bit.ly/jSk7AB

West Baton Rouge Parish LA deputy sentenced to 30days & 6mo house arrest for breaking a man’s jaw by beating him then slamming him into a wall in a jail shower in retaliation for an officer who injured himself while chasing him after he stole $20. [0] http://bit.ly/jfr8sN

Walton County FL deputy sentenced to 15yrs for breaking his infant daughter’s skull & leg by throwing her into her crib in a fit of rage witnessed by his other children. [0] http://bit.ly/jkFx8g

Houston TX cop under investigation of breaking into someone’s house while clad in shorts, barefoot, drunk and off duty in order to chase teens he claimed were smoking cigarettes. [1] http://bit.ly/mvTGRZ

2 Baltimore MD cops get probation & keep their badges after convicted of official misconduct for grabbing teens off the street and interrogating them in a van before dropping them off in the middle of nowhere with no way to get home. [0] http://bit.ly/mvTGRZ

Opa-Locka FL sued by mom alleging her son was brutally beaten & raped when cops refused to enforce protection order [3] http://bit.ly/jbK3ap

Beaumont TX ISD police officer under investigation for allegedly sexually assaulting woman while working security [1] http://bit.ly/lQp1CE

Oldham KY cop charged w/harassment for threatening a woman involved in a false arrest lawsuit against that officer by neighbors who allege he uses his position to harass all of them. The chief says he won’t suspend him. [3] http://bit.ly/iZw3dK

Louisville KY police sued by man claiming he was jailed 11yrs on wrongful rape & robbery charges due to police misconduct [3] http://bit.ly/iwqNEp

Minneapolis MN & St Paul MN settle suit for undisclosed sum to RNC protester injured when shot w/marking round [3] http://bit.ly/kW4xX6

Anchorage AK cop pleads guilty to federal charges for living in the country illegally with a stolen passport [0] http://bit.ly/jJMXwd

Idaho State trooper on leave while under investigation after supreme court questions his testimony [0] http://bit.ly/m0YrhR

DeKalb Co GA deputy indicted for abuse of authority & lying to feds about protecting accused car thieves [0] http://bit.ly/isd7ql

Long Beach CA cop sentenced to probation in plea deal for embezzling at least 4 firearms turned over to department [0] http://bit.ly/k3AjKa

Maricopa CA told by grand jury to stop aggressive traffic stops & impounds vs Hispanic drivers as revenue source [3] http://bit.ly/jc60qG

Newburgh NY cop arrested on DV-related felony assault charge for allegedly hitting woman in face w/glass [0] http://bit.ly/lp8HmJ

Ector County TX deputy charged w/misd assault for domestic altercation w/brother, sheriff blames PTSD from a previous shootout. [0] http://bit.ly/iiVJHn

Denver CO police detective fired for misleading statements about his mishandled investigation into hit-&-run [0] http://cbsloc.al/mqVCH8

Whitemarsh PA cop arrested on drug & theft charges after caught on hidden camera stealing morphine from an ambulance company he helped run. [0] http://bit.ly/jw7Vj5

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.