Fairfax County Police Watch: 12/26/11

And now a word from whats his face

I DID NOT DRINK FROM THAT TOILET

Hey GI, this number one big funny, Asian people man eat Rhorerer family.Police brutality

Wishing the Fairfax County Police an interesting year ahead

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Officer “Crazy Moe” Mohammed Oluwa Jihad's on your ass award. Fairfax County Police

New Castle PA settles suit for unknown sum to man roughly arrested w/o cause & his daughter tasered for complaining [3] bit.ly/vK77wL

Sharon Hill PA cop arrested on multiple charges after body slamming man & a woman then filing a false report about it [0] bit.ly/vcFmA4

Windsor ON police chief suddenly retires amid growing complaints of brutality and alleged cover ups [3] bit.ly/uH7uiH

New London CT police subject of suit by man left paralyzed when shot by cop after rolling truck in police chase. The man’s lawyer claims photos of the shooting incident show the suspect didn’t pose a threat at the time he was shot. [0] bit.ly/uDnbGX

Terra Alta WV is being sued by a man claiming the police chief used excessive force on him while falsely arresting him on obstruction charges for plowing snow from an intersection in front of a church at the request of a pastor. [4] bit.ly/tlyiGD

Columbia MO settles suit for $250k to a man who suffered broken vertebrae and head injuries when an officer shoved him into a wall on video (shown above). That officer was later fired over the incident. [0] bit.ly/vidDoo

DeKalb Co GA sued by man alleging he suffered jaw fracture when a cruiser he was cuffed in stopped suddenly while he was not seat belted in. [3] bit.ly/ucib8p

Talbot Co GA cop pleads guilty to extorting money through threats of force and under color of law. He’s 1 of 3 who were charged in that case. [3] bit.ly/uS6Msk

The officer Christian Chamberlain Award for “Fuck you, I’ll get away with it anyway” Fairfax County police

Vancouver BC rehires cop convicted of assaulting bystander with a baton and swinging at others on video while responding to a call about a fight. The judge that convicted him later reversed the conviction because he felt the officer was really really sorry about it… wonder if he does that for all the accused people brought in front of him? [0] bit.ly/sU8fjP

Long Beach CA cop is being accused of using excessive force by at least one witness who described and Occupy protester being tackled, choked out, then punched in the head for smoking a cig near a park. Police claim it was justified but more information coming out appears to be contradicting those claims. [3] bit.ly/shjuTr

Christian Co KY deputy arrested for assault & official misconduct in an alleged incident with scant details which appears to involve him driving a around in his cruiser with a friend while off duty where he and his friend happened upon someone they attacked. His friend is still wanted on assault charges as well. [2] bit.ly/utv6PJ

Fond du Lac WI settles suit for $20k to reporter who sued city for refusing to release files in brutality case [4] fondul.ac/rpX2Xo

Seattle WA audit finds that officers aren’t turning on dashcams as mandated by policy, though the audit will result in no disciplinary action. This comes after the US DOJ found patterns of excessive force and a lack of accountability and an independent report that resulted in similar findings. [3] bit.ly/tblp35

Suffolk VA cops accused of racial profiling

Suffolk VA cops accused of racial profiling & illegal search by rapper who posted video of incident on Facebook [2] bit.ly/sXQo2k

The Officer Jeffrey Hand Award for Creative Income Production. Fairfax County Police. Police brutality

Charlottesville VA cop arrested on embezzlement charge for allegedly stealing $10k from church where he was pastor [0] bit.ly/rYY09I

2 Grayson Co TX deputies fired for unspecified violations a week after deputy indicted for stealing from evidence [2] bit.ly/vx0G6Z

Dallas TX cop resigns after arrest on false report charge for lying about stolen lawn equip to get insurance payout [0] bit.ly/uw1ZoT

Weehawken NJ police sgt pleads guilty to stealing up to $700k from that dept by diverting funds to fake businesses [0] bit.ly/soKGvH

Run children! Run! It’s the police! Fairfax County Police

Slaton TX cop sentenced to 70mo for downloading child porn, resigned after feds conducted search at his home [0] http://bit.ly/sR940Z

Marblehead OH cop gets suspended 30day sentence for allowing underage consumption in hotel, resigned after charged [0] ohne.ws/sxcbfQ

Stockton CA USD cop files bizarre “unlawful discrimination” complaint against the mom of 5-year-old he zip-tied at school [5] bit.ly/sqQv7j

Idiot of the week award. Fairfax County Police

San Antonio TX cop assigned to watch Occupy protesters to ensure they don’t sleep in park caught sleeping in photo [0] bit.ly/sNFezM

Lubbock Co TX deputy fired & arrested for failing to secure service weapon after 5yo son shot 4yo brother with it [0] bit.ly/rZ7ehr

Orange Co FL deputy is under investigation for loaning a friend his badge & ID so he could get better seats at a concert. His pal was arrested and he admitted to giving him his badge, but later denied it… It looks like it pours in Orange County as well since this is the 4th deputy in a week to face misconduct allegations. [0] thesent.nl/rDe9dz

The officer Walter R. Fasci/ Sean McGlone award for sober living. Fairfax County Police.

LaPorte Co IN sheriff’s capt demoted to sgt & gets probation in plea deal reducing DUI charge to reckless driving [0] bit.ly/rSpo2Y

Maine state police sgt arrested on charged with drunk driving after pulled over by trooper while off duty [1] bit.ly/smP3Js

Harvard MA police officer arrested on drunk driving charges while on family medical leave [0] bit.ly/uqrLzA

Creepy Cop Behavior. Fairfax County Police

Eden Prairie MN police sgt was demoted for using a police database for personal reasons to look up info in a creepy stalker-like fashion on a former female cop. [0] bit.ly/tV9LBJ

Palm Springs FL police chief on leave while investigated over unspecified claims of inappropriate conduct w/female officer [2] bit.ly/txKq0G

Indianapolis IN cop gets probation on multiple counts of arson for setting a string of apartment building fires. [0] bit.ly/swdTQp

New Mexico state police sued by 2 women alleging now-former female trooper sexually battered them during an invasive strip search. Police aren’t saying why that officer is no longer with the department. [3] is.gd/yYbOws

Officer David Scott Ziants Award for Citizen Motivation. Murdered by your local police. Fairfax County Police

Maricopa Co AZ sheriff’s dept released video footage (above) from jail surveillance cameras showing how a detainee was taken down and tasered multiple times before he was dragged into a “safe room” where he was stripped and left motionless on the floor. That man later died and the incident is under investigation, as we tracked previously. [NA] bit.ly/ugdKjX

Albuquerque NM is being sued by the family of a man armed only with a spoon when he was fatally shot by a cop that was hired despite his history of questionable shooting incidents. [3] bit.ly/rxM6tr

Snyder TX is being sued by the family of a man who died of a heart attack claiming that cops responding to their 911 call requesting medical assistance forced them to stop CPR on their dad until paramedics arrived. [3] bit.ly/tL5LrM

Riverside Co CA deputy charged with murder for fatally shooting a man in a bar during an off duty dispute [0] bit.ly/sTHt6j

Slappin the old wife around. Fairfax County Police. Police brutality

RCMP Mountie in Kelowna BC was demoted after being sentenced to probation for beating his wife then drawing his gun in front of their kids. [0] http://bit.ly/sU8fjP

Orange Co fL deputy arrested on battery charge involving dispute w/wife, 3rd deputy arrested in a week [0] bit.ly/vUdlzw

Barre MA cop sentenced to 2yrs for perjury during grand jury & trial testimony involving his ex-girlfriend [0] bit.ly/sDL7ZR

Pennsylvania State trooper arrested on DV-related assault, harassment & resisting arrest charges involving wife, he was apparently tasered during the arrest. [0] bit.ly/sWtuu8

This weeks Weasel Award. Fairfax County Police

Howard Co IN deputy accused of lying about on-duty crash that seriously injured 2, troopers accused of cover up [4] bit.ly/sV6vmZ

White trash guy presentsthis week’s White Trash Award. Fairfax County Police

Yuma Co AZ sheriff fires female deputy for calling 911 on Yuma cop who wouldn’t leave her home, cop not punished [5] bit.ly/vl96LS

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.