Fairfax County Police Watch: Idiots at work

· 2 Baton Rouge LA cops are shown on video repeatedly slamming a cuffed man on the hood of a cruiser after that man declared he wanted to file report. [3] http://bit.ly/q7QjXF

· A Manheim PA cop was arrested on corruption of a minor charges on allegations of inappropriate contact with a teen girl over a period of 4 years. [0] http://bit.ly/qygwii

· Adrian Twp MI police chief left dept under allegations of unprofessional conduct, but officials won’t say if he was fired or resigned. [2] http://bit.ly/qNfCrH

· 1 of 17 Denver CO cops on a Brady list for dishonesty, criminal records or disciplinary issues. However it appears that this info is not well shared with defendants and their lawyers. [3] http://bit.ly/qamxka

· Detroit MI cop rescued from burning car by good Samaritan is suspended after testing positive for alcohol & drug use in that crash. [1] http://bit.ly/pTdQpy

· Marinette WI cop cited for drunk driving after colliding with another motorcyclist while off duty a day after that town’s mayor got a DUI as well. [0] http://bit.ly/nDmaYQ

· 3 Humphries Co TN deputies & 2 Waverly TN cops investigated over dashcam video purportedly showing them strip & beat man for 14mins [2] http://bit.ly/qeFRtA

· Pennsylvania settles suit for $50k to man claiming 2 troopers beat him at barracks after he called 911 for ambulance [3] http://bit.ly/nXuIXL

· Jefferson Co AR p/t deputy working for judge sued alleging he beat a shackled juvenile over a comment [3] http://bit.ly/oRqX9g

· Maricopa Co AZ settles racial profiling suit for $200k to father & son ziptied for 3hrs during immigration raid [0] http://bit.ly/pB6Gx5

· Seattle WA cop charged w/assault for stomping on cuffed man’s head on video after cop’s drunken altercation at bar [0] http://bit.ly/nTrpeE

· Inkster MI drunk off-duty cop may face suit but no discipline for beating man who followed him to report him for DUI[3] http://bit.ly/rrgSqk

· Norfolk VA cop gets suspended sentence & community service for killing bicyclist in on-duty crash [0] http://bit.ly/oL9L0S

· Peel ON Regional police face suit by woman mauled by police dog on nature trail by cops looking for suspects [2] http://bit.ly/qgwk1M

· 2 West Reading PA police sergeants under investigation that they tasered fellow officers & other people on video for fun [0] http://bit.ly/qQ9ACz

· Norton KS cop to face trial on 2 counts rape, aggravated rape & aggravated sodomy involving 2 women at his home [0] http://bit.ly/nVn29c

· Fort Wayne IN cop investigated for entering business w/o warrant & arresting business owner w/o charges [0] bit.ly/p8cKfm

· 6 Atlanta GA cops fired, 9 disciplined & 1 allowed to retire for roles in Atlanta Eagle gay bar raid & cover up [0] http://bit.ly/o253gS

· East Haven CT cop on leave while investigated for allegedly waiting outside business & asking all Hispanic workers for immigration papers [0] http://bit.ly/p5Mp3T

· Muscatine IA cop sentenced to 5yrs on drug & theft charges for cash missing from evidence & drugs found in car [0] http://bit.ly/qzoWK6

· St Cloud FL cop resigns after arrested on stalking charges for series of texts & calls to estranged wife [0] http://bit.ly/plY24i

· Raleigh NC cop, ex-union pres, fired after probe into unspecified sexual misconduct involving 2 other now-former cops [1] http://bit.ly/q4fX0y

· Orleans Parish LA deputy arrested for allegedly smuggling “synthetic pot” & tobacco into jail [0] http://bit.ly/pQxYJu

· 4 Waterloo ON cops disciplined after admitting to roles in drug scandal that involved drug use at cop parties [0] http://bit.ly/r4XRIx

· Las Vegas NV police detective arrested on DUI & criminal endangerment charges after high-speed crash in Montana [2] http://bit.ly/r7Ja7e

· Salt Lake City UT cop may face charges after prosecutor says shooting of juvenile car theft suspect not justified [0] http://bit.ly/mYnmds

· Paterson NJ set to settle suit for $710k to woman claiming a cop ruled unfit for duty sexual assaulted her in cell [0] http://bit.ly/oMkLho

· Daytona Beach Shores FL loses suit for $200k to strippers & bartenders strip searched by male cops during raid [0] http://bit.ly/qfcNXc

· Philadelphia PA cop w/history of false arrests & excessive force sued by man claiming she falsely arrested him [3] http://bit.ly/q55BEj

· Boston MA cop reinstated after fired for infamous ’99 beating now faces firing for excessive force & lying about it [0] http://bo.st/o0GvCg

· Liberty Co TX sheriff’s Capt sentenced to 1yr after convicted on federal firearms & mail fraud charges [0] http://bit.ly/nj6dK7

· Tennessee state trooper convicted for official misconduct & delivery of drugs to informant posing as prostitute [0] http://bit.ly/qFJyzd

· Major Co OK deputy arrested on stalking, computer crimes & child porn charges after protection order violation [0] http://bit.ly/oEJICn

· Albany OR cop takes reduced charge plea deal during trial for sexually abusing another man at a party [0] bit.ly/pFuXLv

· Boca Raton FL cop suspended 84hrs for porn on work computer, disciplined earlier for taking pics of his genitals [0] http://bit.ly/nICCIm

· Mishawaka IN cop suspended on allegations that he had sex while on duty approx 16 times within one month [0] http://bit.ly/nU8ZBh

· RCMP (Island District MB) cop investigated after leaving 10mo-old police dog in cruiser while boating on day off [0] http://bit.ly/p2MhUr

· New Haven CT cop sentenced to 2yrs for hit&run motorcycle crash that left 14yr-old girl badly injured [0] http://bit.ly/raNOZA

· Dallas TX cop arrested on DV & child endangerment charges for allegedly hitting girlfriend while she held baby [0] http://dallasne.ws/nY9R4d

· NFTA NY police officer arrested on allegations he sent explicit image of self to a minor in attempt to solicit sex [0] http://bit.ly/r5qUbO

· Brookneal VA police chief sentenced to probation after convicted of grand larceny resulting from undercover sting [0] http://bit.ly/qA9lxH

· Osawatomie KS police sgt resigns before arrested on theft, evidence tampering & unlawful use of dept credit card [0] http://bit.ly/pRs7jc

· Findlay OH cop pleads to unauth use of police database & attempted ID fraud by posing as his stepdaughters online [0] http://bit.ly/oF2JLB

· Oklahoma City OK cop arrested on 3 felony & 10 misd charges for allegedly taking pay for hours not worked [0] http://bit.ly/nD6fRQ

· Delta CO cop resigns after charged w/leaving the scene of a single car accident & careless driving [0] http://bit.ly/qOXMqa

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.