Fairfax County Police Watch: Idiots at work

Child Molestation, an all-time cop favorite
Tacoma WA cop sentenced to 14yrs and 5mo in prison after he was convicted for molesting a young female relative [0] bit.ly/reJfNa

Bedford Co VA deputy working as a high school resource officer was arrested on 12 counts of indecent liberties with a juvenile [0] bit.ly/oJK5DN

Chambers Co TX sheriff disciplined 2 deputies saying they mishandled an investigation into a sheriff’s sergeant accused of sexually assaulting a young child. This came after he was accused of ignoring the allegations that lingered for a year and a half until Texas Rangers stepped in and investigated the case. [4] bit.ly/nkJ5Xh

Los Angeles County CA deputy turned himself in on the urging of the special victims unit for 3 felony charges on allegations he molested a 15yr-old girl he met while on duty. [0] bit.ly/qTnbsd

Cops and kids, it makes the cops feel important and deal with all of the failures they had in high school

Douglas Co GA sheriff’s dept sued by 4 of 60 teens who were held in prisoner bus for hours to be interrogated in murder case [0] http://bit.ly/rf6QdY
Irvington NJ cop arrested on allegations he helped two women assault and rob a 17yr-old girl at gunpoint then drove them both away afterward. [0] bit.ly/nUDmZP

Riviera Beach FL cop was charged with assault for allegedly pushing a 12yr-old boy and threatening to taser him at camp [0] sunsent.nl/qZeN7n

Animal murder…what the hell is it with these cops and killing animals?

North Braddock PA settles suit for $25k to woman after cop fatally shot her dog as she tried to catch it after telling him it was her’s when it got loose. [0] bit.ly/nRCR4G

Murder

East Grand Rapids MI police are being sued by the family of a man who died after tasered 19 times while he was suffering from a psychotic episode [0] bit.ly/qco2Oo

A Wisconsin state appeals court has ruled that Forest County WI can’t be held liable for hiring a cop who had psychiatric problems who killed 6 people in a shooting rampage. bit.ly/nDaXct

US Border Patrol agent charged w/intox assault may face manslaughter charge in now-fatal 3-car DUI crash [0] bit.ly/oPDB66

Oakland CA settles a wrongful death excessive force lawsuit for $1.7 million to the family of a man who died after beaten by 5 officers in 2000. The suite wasn’t filed until 2009 when the investigative reports concerning the case were leaked to the press. [3] bit.ly/pSoPOT

Cops and women….a strange, strange relationship

Washington DC police sgt was sentenced to 4ys for grabbing a female friend by throat & threatening her by pointing a gun to her head. [0] wj.la/ooPFvK

Yellowstone Co MT sheriff’s sergeant placed on leave while investigated on allegations of sexual harassment [1] bit.ly/qdrMZZ

Vancouver BC police accused by research study of a pattern of forcing prostitutes to provide sexual favors to avoid arrests [3] bit.ly/n6ITYD

4 Atlanta GA cops investigated after woman spends 53 days in jail after arrested in case of mistaken identity [1] bit.ly/oMlw1S

Roswell GA cop is accused of detaining a man for 15 minutes to write him a ticket when he was stopped for speeding while rushing his ill wife, suffering from deadly blod clots, to the emergency room. When the man told the officer the cop demanded proof that the woman was sick. [3] bit.ly/pL0QLY

Pekin IL police sgt gets probation after pleading to solicitation charge, retired after investigation started [0] bit.ly/qLgcHl

Beating unarmed citizens while hiding behind the law

An East St Louis IL police captain and sergeant are being investigated after a video, above, posted on YouTube showed them stand by & watch while an unidentified man beat and peppersprayed a handcuffed man while he was laying in the street. [1] bit.ly/nT98Zx

The federal investigation into Los Angeles County CA jail brutality claims has been expanded to include an allegation that deputies beat and peppersprayed a visitor after handcuffing and detaining him for bringing a cellphone into the jail, and act that may have violated policy, but wasn’t an arrestable offense. [0] lat.ms/plxOuw

A report by the NYCLU claims Syracuse, Albany, Glens Falls, Greece, Guilderland, Nassau Co, Rochester and Saratoga Springs NY police misuse and overuse tasers [0] bit.ly/o1SIAo

Parkersburg WV cop was suspended pending an investigation into an alleged unspecified altercation with detainee at jail [2] bit.ly/oE1zwM

Pittsburgh PA settles suit for $6k to man convicted for bank robbery claiming cops used excessive force when they arrested him after a chase. [0] bit.ly/pZpjzS

Chicago IL police sued by gang member driven to rival gang territory by 2 cops who let gang threaten him on video [0] http://bit.ly/quydlc

Readstown WI cop suspended after month-long investigation by sheriff into unspecified misconduct in office allegations. [3] bit.ly/rv4PnJ

Hanford CA settles suit for a confidential amount to a man claiming 3 cops used excessive force when they peppersprayed & beat him while 2 other officers watched. [3] bit.ly/ptkdzg

Denver CO settles an excessive force suit for $38,500 while also settling two other police lawsuits including $38k to 2 pedestrians hit by a police cruiser & $6k for a car accident caused by a police cruiser. [0] bit.ly/oqZ5Dq

An anonymous New York NY police source has leaked allegations that the police deputy inspector who peppersprayed two groups of people on video during OccupyWallStreet protests was found to have violated departmental policy and was disciplined with the loss of 10 vacation days. [1] wapo.st/q7inGs

Dumb enough to be a regular cop

San Bernardino CA school district cop discharges firearm while cleaning it inside district police department bldg [0] bit.ly/oYhRim

Green Bay WI settles suit for $50k to a bystander who was accidentally shot by cops who fatally shot suspect. [0] bit.ly/oA1w1T

Drunk/Drugs and other lower income white trash behavior

Chicago IL cop investigated after detained by US Coast Guard for allegedly firing guns on boat while drinking, while he won’t be charged, he is now under investigation over the incident. [1] trib.in/rdQ018

Orange Co CA deputy w/previous DUI conviction charged w/DUI after stopped for driving on wrong side of road [0] lat.ms/pTSUDz

New York NY cop pleads guilty to attempted burglary & conspiracy for attempting to steal $900k in drug money he believed was hidden in an apartment [0] bit.ly/pOf9Nq

Aliquippa PA cop sentenced to probation for stealing shotgun he confiscated from man during drug arrest [0] bit.ly/r3Go9Q

Mangum OK police chief arrested for assault & battery after allegedly attacking a rodeo organizer and his wife while drunk because his stepdaughter didn’t win the rodeo princess title. [0] bit.ly/oz3fdK

Webb Co TX deputy resigns after he and his son are arrested for possession of heroin [0] bit.ly/oGRFvh

Calcasieu Parish LA deputy sentenced to 5yrs & $30k restitution for malfeasance, drug pos & theft from evidence [0] bit.ly/nEExea

Minnesota State trooper arrested on drunk driving charges after an alleged off-duty hit & run property damage crash [0] bit.ly/oXtZRc

US ICE officer arrested for role in pot smuggling scheme, fled police while tossing pot out of unmarked ICE truck [0] bit.ly/pqfGoC

Hidalgo Co TX deputy convicted on conspiracy charge for a plot to steal 354lbs of marijuana along with another officer [0] bit.ly/puGiSG

Houston TX cop charged w/drunk driving & unlawful carry after rollover crash when he ran red light [0] bit.ly/owdQcl

Abuse

New York NY officials ask for fed probe into controversial police stop & frisk policies after an officer was arrested for an alleged racially-motivated false arrest during a stop & frisk. The mayor dismissed such incidents as “minor complaints”. [3] bit.ly/qPqFUe

Wrongfully arrest/conviction

Warren MI settles suit for $2.8 million to a man who spent 12yrs in prison after wrongfully convicted of rape based on questionable “bite mark expert” testimony and a questionable police investigation. [0] bit.ly/nD04Hn

St George UT cop loses suit for $5k for violating man’s rights by arresting him for trying to get lost phone back [0] bit.ly/puAM1f

Frazer PA police sued by ACLU alleging false arrest of 9 legal resident Mexican workers. They were allegedly arrested merely because police received a report that a group of unidentified Mexicans were passing counterfeit bills in a neighboring county. [0] bit.ly/pHlmCl

2 Gilbert WV cops are the subject of a suit alleging they falsely arrested a motorist for refusing to sign a traffic ticket, which isn’t an arrestable offense. [3] bit.ly/q4tva2

Bethlehem PA settles suit for $63k to a man who spent 7mos in jail before found not guilty of a firearms charge over a gun that didn’t belong to him. [0] bit.ly/pTvyCg

Corruption

Talbotton GA ex-police chief charged w/false statements for allegedly lying to feds during corruption probe [0] bit.ly/pCaJKp

Bribery

Perry UT cop charged w/bribery for attempting to pay off trooper to fix ticket for ex-Ogden UT cop pal also charged [0] bit.ly/qtLdtt

Smack’n the wife around

Murfreesboro TN police detective arrested on his 2nd DV charge in 3yrs after allegedly hitting ex-wife in the face [0] bit.ly/q4LItx

Threats of violence

Muskogee OK cop arrested on allegations that he made violent threats against a fellow officer after that officer questioned his duties. [0] bit.ly/pRY4yg

Woodville MS police chief on unpaid leave while investigated over unspecified complaint by visiting court worker [2] http://bit.ly/mTuC18

Denver CO police are accused of harassing legal observers and making other questionable arrests at Occupy Denver protests. [3] bit.ly/o7BZba

Langston OK police chief & asst police chief suspended while investigated over various issues including his refusal to sign an agreement to gain access to the state police database. [0] bit.ly/qMjIZb

Bonneville Co ID deputy arrested on allegations he used county credit card to buy gas for personal car [0] bit.ly/mPoEme

DeKalb Co GA cop sentenced to 1yr for lying to feds and using his position to help others hide a stolen vehicle [0] bit.ly/oenJ8S

Ontario Provincial police officer arrested on theft charge after allegedly caught shoplifting by store security [0] bit.ly/p5eSMl

Albermarle County VA settles suit for undisclosed sum to a man who was in a wheelchair when he was struck by a police cruiser [3] bit.ly/rfe7NT

Detroit MI cop was charged with multiple felonies on allegations he falsified paperwork in order to get paid for work he didn’t do [0] bit.ly/pLGXMZ

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.