National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Recap 12-23-10
New York NY police officials are doggedly insisting that a man who was arrested by an officer with a history of misconduct that has cost the city $500,000 in civil litigation to date is still guilty even though he had video proving his alibi that he was in a different city when the crime he was accused of committing had occurred. Bah Humbug indeed.
Kenton OH police claim that a man who is now on life support had injured himself when he fell while in custody for being drunk and disorderly. However, surveillance video from a holding area appears to show an officer kick his legs out from underneath him while he was handcuffed and the family is claiming this was excessive.
A New Castle PA Idiot cop was arrested on multiple charges on allegations he hit his wife in the back of her head with a pistol while she was driving then held that gun to her face. She managed to flee the car and flag down another off-duty officer who was following them as her husband drove off. He was stopped down the road and arrested for DUI and simple assault.
A Jackson Twp PA Idiot cop was arrested on domestic violence related aggravated assault, terroristic threats, and other charges over allegations that he hit his girlfriend so hard she vomited blood but she didn’t call police because he threatened her and her family, holding a gun to her head at one point. A friend called police on her behalf though.
A Cocoa FL Idiot cop has been charged with drunk driving after witnesses called police to report that the off-duty officer was pointing his gun out of his window while he drove down the street. Witnesses called again reporting that the man had flipped his car and crashed, at which time he was arrested.
A Berks County PA deputy who died in fiery single-car accident allegedly had blood alcohol content of over three times the legal limit.
A Montesano WA police chief has been charged with theft and misappropriation of funds for allegedly embezzling over $10,000 of the town’s money over an 18 month period to buy personal items and for using the town’s gas card to fuel his personal vehicles.
A Scottsdale AZ Idiot cop is accused of using excessive force when he beat a man with a baton after bouncers grabbed him while it appeared as though he was doing nothing more than watching a bar fight. Police say the use of force was justified because he stuck his arm out when pushed by a bouncer, of which the police spokesperson said “who knows what he could have done with that arm?”
Flint MI has settled a lawsuit for $625,000 to a woman who survived after shot by a Idiot cop’s shotgun when that officer mistook the sound of the door opening and the light from inside for a gunshot while the officer was responding to a call about shots fired.
A Georgetown TX Idiot cop that we mentioned yesterday as being under investigation for an excessive force incident allegedly kicked a man in the face while he was laying prone during a questionable raid on a house party that police justified by claiming they thought they heard someone yell “help”. The raid itself appears to also be under investigation now.
A Bell CA Idiot cop has been sentenced to 9 years in prison after pleading guilty to a deprivation of civil rights charge for sexually assaulting a woman during a traffic stop.
Three Wilson Borough PA Idiot cops were named in a lawsuit filed by 4 men who allege they were assaulted by the officers inside a bar while the trio was off-duty. There was an investigation but apparently some of the documents were lost or changed during that investigation and a video of the incident was mysteriously overwritten by investigating officers.
Two Altoona PA Idiot cops have been fired over their alleged involvement in an off-duty bar brawl that left one man with a broken jaw and another with a concussion.
A Marble Falls TX Idiot cop is on leave while under investigation into an alleged sexual assault that occurred during a party attended by other officers.
A Houston TX Idiot cop is on paid leave while he’s the subject of a criminal federal investigation into allegations that he ran a “pill mill”.
Memphis TN police finally officially adopted a policy that forbids officers from using political reasons as justification for spying on people 32 years after the department was ordered to do so by the court. This came after a newspaper caught onto the lapse and the ACLU is contemplating a civil suit to find out if the department violated that order.
A US ATF agent in Cleveland OH has pled guilty to stealing over $46,000 that was seized during a raid on alleged drug house. Other agents apparently saw what he was doing and reported it.
The Beacon NY police department entered into an agreement with the US DOJ to implement reforms after an use of force pattern & practice investigation.
A Bellevue NE Idiot cop has resigned after charged on allegations that he made sexually harassing phone calls to two women.
The Portland OR police union is catching some heat for publishing an article in their newsletter urging police departments to reward aggressive behavior by cops and to focus hiring people with aggressive tendencies instead of people who are more balanced. All that in the wake of some highly controversial shooting deaths and excessive force cases this year by that department’s officers.
A Humbolt County CA deputy has been charged with felony child endangerment over a fireworks accident that cost both him and a young girl most of their hands.
A Marble Falls TX Idiot cop has resigned after arrested on DUI charges when a police cruiser’s dashcam videotaped him crashing into a tree while driving his personal vehicle off-duty.
A Jennings LA police lieutenant and a captain are under investigation after the lieutenant failed to give the captain a sobriety test after a suspicious parking lot accident.
A Columbia MO Idiot cop has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to DUI charge. He was fired after his arrest.
A Fort Worth TX Idiot cop was arrested on drunk driving charges after cutting off a patrol car while off-duty in truck.
A Devils Lake ND Idiot cop has been suspended 5 days without pay for wrongfully arresting a man who flipped someone the bird.
And finally, a Cincinnati OH Idiot cop has pled no contest to public indecency charges after he was arrested for unzipping his zipper without underwear on and exposing himself to several employees in a Sears store.
Kenton OH police claim that a man who is now on life support had injured himself when he fell while in custody for being drunk and disorderly. However, surveillance video from a holding area appears to show an officer kick his legs out from underneath him while he was handcuffed and the family is claiming this was excessive.
A New Castle PA Idiot cop was arrested on multiple charges on allegations he hit his wife in the back of her head with a pistol while she was driving then held that gun to her face. She managed to flee the car and flag down another off-duty officer who was following them as her husband drove off. He was stopped down the road and arrested for DUI and simple assault.
A Jackson Twp PA Idiot cop was arrested on domestic violence related aggravated assault, terroristic threats, and other charges over allegations that he hit his girlfriend so hard she vomited blood but she didn’t call police because he threatened her and her family, holding a gun to her head at one point. A friend called police on her behalf though.
A Cocoa FL Idiot cop has been charged with drunk driving after witnesses called police to report that the off-duty officer was pointing his gun out of his window while he drove down the street. Witnesses called again reporting that the man had flipped his car and crashed, at which time he was arrested.
A Berks County PA deputy who died in fiery single-car accident allegedly had blood alcohol content of over three times the legal limit.
A Montesano WA police chief has been charged with theft and misappropriation of funds for allegedly embezzling over $10,000 of the town’s money over an 18 month period to buy personal items and for using the town’s gas card to fuel his personal vehicles.
A Scottsdale AZ Idiot cop is accused of using excessive force when he beat a man with a baton after bouncers grabbed him while it appeared as though he was doing nothing more than watching a bar fight. Police say the use of force was justified because he stuck his arm out when pushed by a bouncer, of which the police spokesperson said “who knows what he could have done with that arm?”
Flint MI has settled a lawsuit for $625,000 to a woman who survived after shot by a Idiot cop’s shotgun when that officer mistook the sound of the door opening and the light from inside for a gunshot while the officer was responding to a call about shots fired.
A Georgetown TX Idiot cop that we mentioned yesterday as being under investigation for an excessive force incident allegedly kicked a man in the face while he was laying prone during a questionable raid on a house party that police justified by claiming they thought they heard someone yell “help”. The raid itself appears to also be under investigation now.
A Bell CA Idiot cop has been sentenced to 9 years in prison after pleading guilty to a deprivation of civil rights charge for sexually assaulting a woman during a traffic stop.
Three Wilson Borough PA Idiot cops were named in a lawsuit filed by 4 men who allege they were assaulted by the officers inside a bar while the trio was off-duty. There was an investigation but apparently some of the documents were lost or changed during that investigation and a video of the incident was mysteriously overwritten by investigating officers.
Two Altoona PA Idiot cops have been fired over their alleged involvement in an off-duty bar brawl that left one man with a broken jaw and another with a concussion.
A Marble Falls TX Idiot cop is on leave while under investigation into an alleged sexual assault that occurred during a party attended by other officers.
A Houston TX Idiot cop is on paid leave while he’s the subject of a criminal federal investigation into allegations that he ran a “pill mill”.
Memphis TN police finally officially adopted a policy that forbids officers from using political reasons as justification for spying on people 32 years after the department was ordered to do so by the court. This came after a newspaper caught onto the lapse and the ACLU is contemplating a civil suit to find out if the department violated that order.
A US ATF agent in Cleveland OH has pled guilty to stealing over $46,000 that was seized during a raid on alleged drug house. Other agents apparently saw what he was doing and reported it.
The Beacon NY police department entered into an agreement with the US DOJ to implement reforms after an use of force pattern & practice investigation.
A Bellevue NE Idiot cop has resigned after charged on allegations that he made sexually harassing phone calls to two women.
The Portland OR police union is catching some heat for publishing an article in their newsletter urging police departments to reward aggressive behavior by cops and to focus hiring people with aggressive tendencies instead of people who are more balanced. All that in the wake of some highly controversial shooting deaths and excessive force cases this year by that department’s officers.
A Humbolt County CA deputy has been charged with felony child endangerment over a fireworks accident that cost both him and a young girl most of their hands.
A Marble Falls TX Idiot cop has resigned after arrested on DUI charges when a police cruiser’s dashcam videotaped him crashing into a tree while driving his personal vehicle off-duty.
A Jennings LA police lieutenant and a captain are under investigation after the lieutenant failed to give the captain a sobriety test after a suspicious parking lot accident.
A Columbia MO Idiot cop has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to DUI charge. He was fired after his arrest.
A Fort Worth TX Idiot cop was arrested on drunk driving charges after cutting off a patrol car while off-duty in truck.
A Devils Lake ND Idiot cop has been suspended 5 days without pay for wrongfully arresting a man who flipped someone the bird.
And finally, a Cincinnati OH Idiot cop has pled no contest to public indecency charges after he was arrested for unzipping his zipper without underwear on and exposing himself to several employees in a Sears store.