Cops & Kids...Run children! Run!

National Police Misconduct NewsFeed November 11-15


Cops & Kids...Run children! Run!


Montgomery County Maryland has settled a lawsuit for $400,000 to the family of a 12-year-old child who was left with severe brain damage and quadriplegic after he was hit by an off-duty officer in a police cruiser who was speeding on his way to his second job. The family says that it doesn’t even put a dent in the millions they’ll have to spend taking care of their child’s medical bills.


A Seattle Washington undercover cop has been suspended reassigned while under investigation after he was shown on surveillance video in a convenience store kicking a 17-year-old boy in the leg, groin and head while he appeared to be complying with commands. The boy was arrested on suspicion of being involved in a drug-buy bust that went bad when the targets of the sting allegedly attempted to rob the undercover cop who was attempting to buy drugs.


A New Castle Indiana police detective has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to producing child pornography by taking explicit photographs of a 16-year-old girl.


Thomasville Alabama police department is the subject of a lawsuit alleging that the department violated state laws and a juvenile suspect’s rights when they released his name for publication in the local paper’s police blotter, causing him to be expelled from school. As a side note, we published the report on our site as we do on occasion when we are notified of a credible misconduct claim that hasn’t been published elsewhere.


A Volusia County Florida deputy received a sentence of community service in a plea deal for beating a 16yr-old police explorer after the boy egged a car belonging to a party guest at the deputy’s home.


A North Miami Florida cop is on leave while he’s the subject of investigation on allegations that he had sex with multiple high school students. Officials are trying to downplay it by saying that the case is just based on rumors about one girl, but it’s unclear why investigators are suspecting that he might have had sex with multiple students.


Gresham Oregon police, along with school district, are the subject of a lawsuit alleging, among other things, that officers used excessive force when they performed a leg sweep takedown on a 3rd grade special needs student after the boy was locked out of the classroom for refusing to finish his math assignment.


A Park Ridge Illinois police lieutenant has been indicted on battery charges on allegations he beat two 15-year-old kids while they were handcuffed for vandalizing his car.


A Santa Rosa Co FL deputy has been convicted on 3 counts sexual battery on minor. He originally faced 120 counts involving 3 kids but he’s still facing trial on other charges.


A Sumter County SC deputy has been sentenced to 12yrs after pleading guilty to having sex w/14yr-old that he plied with alcohol.


An Ohio State Univ cop has been sentenced to 121 days for child endangering in a plea deal that reduced his original felony gross sexual imposition of a child under 13 charge.


2 San Jose CA cops have been forced to be rehired by an arbitrator’s ruling after they were fired for covering up a DUI accident by a fellow cop who injured a teen girl.


The Pennsylvania State police are being sued by an ex-internal affairs head claiming they retaliated against him for investigating a police commander for his alleged role in covering for his friend who was under investigation for child molestation.