Police misconduct tracked by our National Police Misconduct News Feed for Wednesday, December 22, 2010:

Look at the amounts of money the police have cost local taxpayers in the suits listed below. Its time to have a national discussion about the national police problem



Attempted Murder
Five Painesville OH Idiot Cops are the subject of a lawsuit alleging that they tasered a man in the chest for 21 seconds, as opposed to the suggested maximum of 5 seconds, without warning which left him permanently brain damaged due to the heart attack he suffered from it.


Assault
A Georgetown TX Idiot Cop is on paid leave while under investigation over an unspecified excessive force complaint.


3rd Degree Murder
Federal Way WA police were found negligent by a jury who awarded $1,100,000 to the family of a woman who was stabbed to death after police improperly served a protection order and failed to properly enforce it.


A Pittsburgh PA Idiot Cop is facing several charges including vehicular homicide, manslaughter, and DUI over an off-duty motorcycle accident that left his female passenger dead back in September.




Cops and Women, the record just about says it all
A Fort Myers FL Idiot Cop has been fired after arrested for violating a protection order filed by a woman he allegedly strangled and beat back in September. Apparently he used his police-issued cell phone to send her several harassing text messages.


A Mesa AZ Idiot Cop has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to assaulting 2 off-duty female officers in a bar by slamming their heads together.


Felony obstruction
A Iredell County NC sheriff’s sergeant has been suspended without pay after charged with felony obstruction for keeping guns for his personal use that were seized as evidence.


Two Beaumont TX Idiot Cops have been sentenced to community service and probation after pleading guilty to record tampering charges related to a drug bust.


Reckless Driving
A Burlington NC police sergeant has been charged with misdemeanor hit and run and reckless driving charges after his truck damaged 5 cars in an alleged hit and run accident.


The St Petersburg FL police department has opened an internal investigation after a Idiot Cop’s trial on hit and run charges exposed allegations that there was a widespread practice of disabling police cruiser GPS devices so dispatchers couldn’t see where they were going or how fast they were driving… the officer was acquitted by the way.


Kids and Cops: Run children! Run
A now-former Fox Lake WI police chief has been arrested on sexual assault of a child, stalking and harassment charges that stem from incidents that allegedly occurred while he was still chief.


Dope and cops...its just seems so right
A Niagra Falls NY Idiot Cop has been sentenced to 13 years and 9 months in prison after pleading guilty to charges related to helping drug dealers, buying crack cocaine while on-duty and for groping a woman during a traffic stop.


A Cocke County TN deputy is under investigation on allegations that he sold prescription drugs to a jail inmate. And finally, Tupelo MS police are claiming that they disciplined a high ranking officer for removing his son from the scene of an accident he was involved with while it was still under investigation… but they refuse to divulge just how he was disciplined.


A Pharr TX Idiot Cop has pled guilty to organized crime charges for helping to smuggle guns and drugs while on a drug cartel’s payroll.




Assault
A Glendale CA Idiot Cop is on paid leave after being charged with battery over an alleged off-duty road rage incident.