...and yet the Fairfax County Police get to mark their mistakes "secret"

• US Dept of Education SWAT team conducts wrong door raid on man’s home in search of student loan debtor [4] http://bit.ly/mUhj3X

• Los Angeles CA police sued by couple claiming excessive force, beat people w/batons on video at kid’s b-day party [3] http://bit.ly/lZ7h5S

• Parkersburg WV settles suit for $2,500 to man claiming cops shot his dog w/o provocation & taunted him about it [0] http://bit.ly/iWZ2my

• Portland OR police subject of pattern & practice civil rights investigation by US DOJ over shooting incidents [0] http://bit.ly/jJdglR

• Illinois State police accused of racial bias in use of traffic stop consent searches in ACLU complaint to US DOJ [0] http://trib.in/lz8d43

• New Castle PA cop subject of internal & criminal investigation after K9 partner died when left in hot patrol car [0] http://bit.ly/lXe0O2

• Upshur Co TX sheriff & commissioner charged w/accepting gifts via free legal help for official repression charges [0] http://bit.ly/kKDV6e

• Indiana State excise police officer sentenced to 2yrs for stealing guns & money evidence room in staged break-in [0] http://bit.ly/mOkFk5

• 1 of 17 Baltimore MD cops implicated in towing kickback extortion scheme pleads guilty to federal charges [0] http://bsun.md/m1jCvJ

• 2 Ft Worth TX cops indicted for falsifying traffc tickets to get OT not worked, 3 so far, possible 6 more involved [0] http://bit.ly/lN3lxB

• St Petersburg FL homicide detective arrested for allegedly extorting money & goods from recently arrested felon [0] http://bit.ly/kiRO0Q

• New Orleans LA cop arrested for violating restraint order filed after he discharged weapon near ex & her boyfriend [0] http://bit.ly/jOpoDE

• Milton FL cop arrested for false report & hit & run after dashcam caught him lying about hitting mailbox w/cruiser [0] http://bit.ly/m1teDk

• Alaska State trooper charged w/drunk driving with BAC 5x legal limit hours after crashing state-owned SUV & fleeing [0] http://bit.ly/iHDYZz

• Pine Lawn MO undercover cop arrested on DUI & careless driving charges while behind wheel of police decoy vehicle [0] http://bit.ly/lIJjbe

• Indianapolis IN police sued by state trooper claiming he was falsely detained after verbal altercation w/cop at HQ [0] http://bit.ly/kkD0HW

• Lincoln Co NC sheriff’s sgt suspended 3 days over altercation with female motorist while off-duty [0] http://bit.ly/jepyOd

• Boulder County CO settles 1st Amendment suit for $20k to man jailed for swearing at deputy during traffic stop [0] http://bit.ly/l2eyHZ

• Washington DC Metro cops investigated after video shows at least 2 cops repeatedly punching man on ground [0] http://bit.ly/mxDKFf

• Albuquerque NM police ordered to pay $400k to family of man shot to death while on ground after already shot [0] http://bit.ly/j0eIUt

• Seattle WA police sued by family of man left severely brain damaged after tasered, beaten & restrained w/spit hood [3] http://bit.ly/lVpiOz

• Oakland CA settles suit for $175k to cameraman who was attacked by several cops who broke his camera [0] http://bit.ly/jkbhBY

• Snohomish Co WA deputy on leave while investigated for allegedly injuring wife while trying to force her to have sex[1] http://bit.ly/ld2M4A

• New York NY cop sentenced to 20yrs prison for sting of violent robberies that netted over $4mil & 1,650lbs cocaine [0] http://nyp.st/kJpUjs

• Kansas City MO police sergeant subject of criminal investigation for alleged role in robbery/theft while in uniform [2] http://bit.ly/mDadB5

• Columbus OH cop suspended 30 days w/o pay for crash that violated policy & sent 3 elderly women to hospital [0] http://bit.ly/mFCym2

• Maricopa Co AZ to settle suit for $650k to family of man killed by car chased by deputy in violation of policy [0] http://bit.ly/kep0jc

• South Bend IN cop already in prison for selling drugs stolen from suspects gets 7yr sentence for gas station robbery[0] http://bit.ly/iEuLQE

• Covington LA cop indicted for allegedly attacking drug store owner over reserved spot at drug store for parade [1] http://bit.ly/kPjP3B

• El Paso TX cop gets deferred adjudication after pleading guilty to groping 15yr-old stundet’s breasts & harassing her [0] http://bit.ly/jkbbVY

• Hatboro PA cop resigns after suspended w/o pay during an ongoing but unspecified criminal investigation [2] http://bit.ly/lBKjxO

• Boston MA cop sentenced to 15mo fed prison for faking injury to get disability pay, owes city over $167,000 [0] http://bit.ly/jI8nGw

• Ackerman MS police officer arrested on distribution of controlled substance charges for hydrocodone & alprazolam [0] http://bit.ly/mhE618

• Richmond City VA deputy fired after arrested for conspiring to distribute controlled substances in the city jail [0] http://bit.ly/mlW4zz

• San Diego Co CA deputy cited and released on drunk driving charges after stopped for making a wrong way turn [0] http://bit.ly/jDFmxA

• Hernando County FL deputy with 3 career suspensions is suspended w/o pay after issued summons on DUI charge [0] http://bit.ly/lbYIT6

• Jacksonville TX cop reprimanded for telling driver in crash “I know how you drive” instead of talking to witnesses [0] http://bit.ly/knJAPW

• Denver CO has settled an excessive force suit for $117k to a man who alleged that police caused him to suffer head injuries and a collapsed lung after they beat him with either flashlights or a club. [0] http://bit.ly/lXwZan

• Ottawa ON police are being sued by a man shot while unarmed & laying down during drug raid by a cop trying to shoot his dog [3] http://bit.ly/iJmVhQ

• 3 Toronto ON cops are being accused of punching a college student because he turned his back on an officer who followed him to a mall to give him a citation after the police had already stopped him and gave him a warning instead. The student was given a number of citations but never arrested or charged with any crimes. [3] http://bit.ly/mHC22n

• Onslow Co NC deputy sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to indecent liberties w/minor charges. [0] http://bit.ly/jSnFTZ

• New York NY jurors are now saying that they are certain that the two police officers they acquitted on rape charges were guilty of rape, but that they couldn’t hand down a guilty verdict due to the judge’s orders and the lack of DNA evidence. It’s being predicted that the judge will hand down a heavy sentence for the official misconduct charges that they were convicted of due to their comments to the press vilifying the woman they were charged with raping. [0] http://bit.ly/jRrng7

• Homewood IL police arrested a man on a felony wiretap charge for recording his traffic stop with his cell phone. While not technically misconduct because it’s legal for police to do that in Illinois, it’s another noteworthy event in the battle to preserve the public’s ability to police the police. [0] http://bit.ly/kHZCOD

• Fair Oaks Ranch TX cop charged with lying about his citizenship status in an effort to join an FBI counter terrorism team [0] http://bit.ly/mTOsur

• A Rialto CA drug task force cop and a lawyer have both been indicted on federal bribery charges for conspiring to dismiss a criminal case [0] http://lat.ms/mgqnWe

• 3 Loudon Co TN deputies subject of false arrest suit alleging they mistook a man’s cerebral palsy for intoxication then continued to press charges after he tested clean. [3] http://bit.ly/kFQi2p

• New York NY police commander subject of EEO claim filed by a sergeant alleging male-on-male sexual harassment [2] http://nydn.us/mfG6Zp

• A Parker CO cop was fired for mishandling a DUI case against an Aurora CO cop who was rehired after the case against him was dismissed [1] http://bit.ly/kvEA1j

• A Mesa AZ police sgt who is also the head of the union, is under investigation after being detained, but not charged, for disorderly conduct involving alcohol. [2] http://bit.ly/ktr4JA

• A Macon GA police officer is on leave pending termination after arrested on DUI charges when stopped for speeding. [0] http://bit.ly/kGFvKN