Cost to citizens this week for cop behavior $50,000, cost for the month of November 2010 about $96,000,000 (On the record settlements)
Its time for America to have a national conversation about the national police problem
Rape/Assault
A Wayne County MI deputy has been sentenced to 9-15 years in prison to be served after an additional to 2 year sentence for a firearm enhancement for beating, choking and raping a female relative at gunpoint. (aggression and violence, woman involved)
Just regular stupid behavior
Chicago IL police are being sued by the family of a man who was shot to death by a man who threatened to kill him in front of a number of officers but was never detained.
.......and of course, good old fasioned creepy cop behavior
New London CT police have been forced by an arbitrator to rehire a cop who was fired for taking photos of a dead body with his cell phone and sharing the photos with his friends.
Standard weasel behavior
An Edinburg TX cop is being accused of releasing a woman from jail in exchange for sex. Officials are saying that the officer is already on administrative leave but insist that it’s unrelated to those allegations
Double standard
The police chief of Farmington NM is under investigation after accused of showing up to a SWAT incident with alcohol on his breath. Officials don’t know if he was technically under the influence since officers at the scene didn’t give him a breathalyzer even though he drove there.
High Point NC police say they will discipline one of their cops internally instead of ticketing her for rear-ending a truck while on-duty. Though the department refuses to say exactly what kind of disciplinary action is planned.
Battery
San Francisco CA has settled a lawsuit for $50,000 to a man who was seen on video being shoved by a cop who is now facing battery charges over the incident.
A Fond du Lac WI cop has been suspended for three days without pay for injuring a handcuffed detainee by slamming him into a table on video at jail.
A Palm Beach Gardens FL cop has been charged with sexual battery, official misconduct & evidence tampering on allegations that he improperly performed a vaginal search of a female suspect. (aggression and violence, woman involved)
Miami FL police and prosecutors had indicated they were not going to charge a man who was shown in a video being beaten by cops on Halloween but then decided to charge him with resisting arrest without violence for trying to cover his head while an officer repeated punched him until he blacked out.
An Indiana State Police “master trooper detective” has been suspended for 2 days over an altercation he had with an Indianapolis police commander in his office.
Domestic violence
The police chief of Burden KS has been placed on paid leave after arrested on unspecified domestic battery allegations.
A Lawrence County IN deputy has been arrested on battery of a minor and domestic battery in presence of a minor charges on allegations that he beat his wife and his 14-year-old son during a domestic dispute. (aggression and violence, woman and children involved)
Civil rights violation
The Buffalo NY police department, along with the city of Buffalo and Erie County, have been named in a lawsuit filed by a woman who spent 14 years in prison after wrongfully convicted of murdering her own daughter until she was finally released and exonerated. (aggression and violence, woman involved)
New York NY police are being sued by a woman who was 7 months pregnant when she claims she was wrongfully arrested when she accidentally walked in on a drug bust operation at an apartment building and was strip searched and jailed for 3 days. (aggression and violence, woman involved)
A judge has ruled that a search warrant served by the Roosevelt County MT sheriff’s department had violated the rights of the Poplar Montana police chief who was arrested after marijuana plants were found on his property that were being grown for a medical marijuana patient.
Four Okalossa County FL deputies have been disciplined with reprimands, one of which was suspended for 3 days, over the false arrest of a 66-year-old man on a drug possession charge after his heart medication was mistaken for cocaine.
Harassment
Jackson MS narcotics officers who were recently accused of falsely arresting store owners while recorded on surveillance video are now being accused of harassing a family, including entering their home without a warrant, after the family claimed they recognized the officers from the video.
Theft
Las Vegas NV police lieutenant has been suspended while he’s under investigation on allegations that he misappropriated funds from the police union he served as chairman for.
The Santa Fe County NM sheriff has issued a public apology, resigned and turned himself in after admitting to selling off old police equipment to pay off his own debt.
A Maywood IL cop has been charged with theft after stealing $240 from an FBI agent during a sting operation that was carried out after complaints were made that he was stealing money from suspects.
An Indiana State Excise cop has been arrested for theft and official misconduct for allegedly stealing from evidence.
Fraud
A Maryland State trooper has been charged with misconduct in office on allegations he claimed $5,500 in overtime that he didn’t earn via timesheet fraud.
DUI
A Henrico County VA cop has been sentenced to 5 days in jail and a $250 fine after pleading no contest to a DUI charge.
A Denver CO cop has been arrested on a drunk driving charge while off-duty after a motorist reported him to police.
A New York NY cop has been arrested on DUI charges after he repeatedly hit a truck with his car while off-duty:. When police responded to the complaint the officer told them he was “on the job”.