Idiots at work. The Fairfax County Police

Meriden CT police subject of 2 different excessive force suits involving officer who is police chief’s son [4] http://bit.ly/jmBvBa

• Craven Co NC deputy arrested after investigation showed he lied about fatal 100mph patrol car accident [0] http://bit.ly/inmhYm

• Albany NY settles suit for $250k to family of man killed in crash w/police cruiser that ran red light while responding to call [0] http://bit.ly/jZ6bO2

• Knoxville TN police sued by 70yr-old woman who lost use of arm after mauled by police dog that got loose [0] http://bit.ly/mSR1kz

• New Orleans LA cop accused by humane society probe of excessive force in fatal shooting of 3-legged pit bull [3] http://bit.ly/klOxyL

• US Park police arrest 2 reporters in DC at public taxi commission meeting, one was arrested for taking pictures [3] http://bit.ly/jDA69a

• South Burlington VT cop sued alleging he illegally searched woman for drugs 2x in 6mo, including a forced x-ray and a strip search in a public restroom [3] http://bit.ly/jZWSGc

• 2 Talbot Co GA deputies & a Talbotton GA cop arrested on unspecified charges in federal drug corruption probe [1] http://bit.ly/j3azKg

• Hamtramck MI cop pleads guilty to informing motorcycle club that the FBI was investigating & wiretapping them [0] http://bit.ly/mhRUsY

• Columbus OH police sgt charged w/felony & misd sexual imposition involving caretaker while he was on sick leave [1] http://bit.ly/lmQcrc

• Harlandale TX ISD police officer fired after allegedly pulling gun during argument with man in a bar [1] http://bit.ly/k99fsG

• 4 Alton IL cops sued by man claiming they falsely arrested him, DA dismissed charges citing lack of probable cause [3] http://bit.ly/l7RLLm

• Raleigh NC cop allegedly fired as part of probe into a number of officers accused of having sex w/prostitute [2] http://bit.ly/mjBrp4

• Niagara Falls NY cop sentenced to probation, treatment & community service on domestic violence conviction [0] http://bit.ly/ms1b7g

• Bartlesville OK police & police union sued by 2nd officer claiming harassment, discrimination & retaliation [3] http://bit.ly/kaPvZw

• Philadelphia PA police institute reforms in settlement w/black cop’s assoc over racial internet comments by cops [0] http://bit.ly/joS89A

• Albany Co NY settles suit for $85k to clerk claiming the sheriff did nothing to stop harassment by undersheriff [0] http://bit.ly/moWZ1Z

• Smith Co TX deputy fired for unspecified reasons weeks after another deputy forced to resign after DUI arrest [2] http://bit.ly/inEk8H

• Solon OH cop sentenced to $1000 fine, 3 days jail & 3 days treatment in plea to DUI charge for crashing into tree [0] http://bit.ly/jJHj03

A Hampton VA police drug raid on a 69yr-old man’s home based on an alleged informant’s tip accusing him of selling prescription pain pills is being questioned by neighbors & witnesses who appear to suggest police broke down his door without warning after several home invasions in the area which may have prompted the man to shoot before he was shot to death. [3] http://t.co/TfJRcGJ

• An Orange County VA drug task force deputy has been charged w/indecent liberties w/a child under 15 & giving false reports to cops [2] http://bit.ly/jj649l

• Hickman Co TN deputy pleads guilty to civil rights charges for taking nude pics of DV victims by telling them he needed them for his investigation when they were for his own personal gratification instead. [0] http://bit.ly/kCQTGU

• A Scottsbluff NE cop resigned before arrested on 10 possession of child porn charges after images were found on his computer by a relative who was fixing it. [0] http://bit.ly/jbc7Rd

• Rochester NY police are promising to review the arrest of a woman for videotaping police who were conducting a traffic stop in front of her home. [3] http://bit.ly/knU5hh

• New York NY police are being sued by 2 men alleging that stickers on cabs that grant police the right to stop cabbies to ask if they are being robbed do not justify police to conduct invasive searches that they were subjected to just for riding in those cabs. [3] http://nyti.ms/jQKAWq

• Madison Co KY deputy is being sued alleging he made up false charges against a man in order to illegally search his home. [3] http://bit.ly/jMpYdx

• Myrtle Beach SC & Horry Co SC are being sued by a family claiming cops were negligent for arresting their teen son for crimes he didn’t commit based on descriptions he didn’t match. [3] http://bit.ly/jwWzAq

• Caledonia WI cop resigned as part of a deal that dismissed charges against him for pointing a gun at a fellow officer while on duty [2] http://bit.ly/kuA87o

• St Charles Parish LA sheriff’s lieutenant & his wife pled guilty to filing $800k in false tax returns by using IDs he stole from inmates in the parish jail. [0] http://bit.ly/ijpbNI

• The 2nd of 17 Baltimore MD police officers who are charged with extortion involving a tow truck kickback corruption scandal has pled guilty to those charges. [0] http://bsun.md/kc8AtU

• The Columbus GA Metro Airport police chief was arrested after witnesses reported seeing him break into a car at a movie theater parking lot. [1] http://bit.ly/m2YLl9

• 2 Easton NY cops were arrested on drunk & disorderly charges in an unspecified off duty incident at an out-of-town hotel [1] http://bit.ly/jjsmRQ

• And finally, the Dallas TX police department is investigating to determine if any of their officers, and how many, may have urinated in a fellow officers police car and on his uniform. [0] dallasne.ws/l01BBA