idiots at work
Orange TX is being sued by the family of a man who was fatally shot by an off-duty police captain after a dispute the man had with a auto parts store employee. The suit alleges that the city is negligent by keeping the officer on the force despite an alleged history of excessive force and off-duty violence. The suit also apparently alleges that the officer did a “victory dance” after the shooting. [3]
A former Crescent City FL police officer admitted that he was a life-long pedophile and that he believes he molested anywhere from 200-300 young girls throughout his life during his sentencing hearing attended by at least four of his victims. He was sentenced to 25 years in prison on just 2 counts of molestation. While it’s not clear if the charges he was sentenced for involve activity that occurred while he was a police officer, his confession appears to indicate that some of his victims were molested while he was an officer. [0]
A Fort Worth TX police officer who was already arrested on sexual assault charge is now being accused of sexually assaulting at least four other women while he was on duty. [1]
The sheriff of Fayette County AL is being sued by the ACLU of Alabama on allegations that he has been preventing ACLU lawyers from interviewing or visiting detainees in his jail who have been complaining about mistreatment and civil rights violations.[5]
A Gallatin County MT deputy has resigned before he was charged with a felony for mistreating a detainee. Apparently the deputy was caught on video grabbing a handcuffed female 17-year-old runaway by the throat and shoving her into the wall with such force that her hair was “momentarily extended due to the rapid movement.” Fortunately a Bozeman police sergeant entered the room and intervened. [0]
A St Louis MO police officer who was caught on video repeatedly striking a man with a metal baton on New Years Eve while working an off-duty security gig at a gas station is now being sued over another off-duty security job incident where he’s accused of using excessive force against a man while working security at a bar. [3]
A New York NY police officer is the subject of a lawsuit filed by a 5’2″ former concert pianist who claims that the officer gave her a concussion when he dragged her down marble steps after a dispute she had about tickets at an opera. [3]
The city of Reno NV was found negligent by a jury that awarded a little over $100k to a woman who was a teen when a now-former police sergeant coerced her into stripping in his police cruiser when she was detained. While the officer beat criminal charges resulting from that alleged incident the department fired him after an internal investigation. [3]
A Dallas TX police officer was suspended while under investigation on allegations that he ordered a woman to strip after she had called police to report a theft. [2]
A Clarksville TN police officer is on leave while under investigation on allegations that he assaulted a woman. Officials are not releasing any details in this case, including whether the alleged assault occurred on or off duty. [2]
A Monroe County TN detective’s ploy to pose as a “federal defense attorney” in an effort to convince a suspect into confessing and accepting a plea deal has been ruled as unconstitutional by an appeals court after a judge had previously ruled that it was an acceptable practice. [1]
The now-former sheriff of Whitley County KY has been named in a federal affidavit involving an alleged drug ring in which he’s accused of trading shotguns from the department in exchange for drugs. [1]
A now-former King County WA deputy who resigned last month has been arrested in Arkansas. Apparently he was accused of stealing drugs that were intended for use in training police dogs. [1]
Nine Fort Worth TX police officers are facing charges on allegations that they participated in a scheme to collect overtime pay worth over $95,000 for hours they didn’t work. [0]
A Palm Beach County FL deputy has been charged with aggravated assault for allegedly firing her service revolver during a dispute with her husband over a woman’s phone number she found on his cell phone. [0]
A Vancouver WA police detective has been fired on allegations that he failed to report a relationship he knew about between a fellow officer and an informant who had an ongoing meth habit. Two other officers are currently under investigation over similar allegations that the violated policy by failing to report the relationship which was also a violation of policy. [0]
The now former police chief of Lilburn GA who was fired over unspecified misconduct was apparently the subject of sexual harassment allegations made by a subordinate officer according to records that were just recently released. [2]
Two San Francisco CA police officers are the subject of a lawsuit filed by a former police officer who claims he lost his job when the pair falsely arrested him while he was jogging in a park. [3]
St Paul MN settled a lawsuit for $270k to a woman claiming she needed over 300 stitches after a police officer allegedly threw her through a glass door. Police still insist that she fell. [3]
The villages of La Grange Park IL & Brookfield IL both agreed to settle a lawsuit for a combined $262k to a man who was tasered 11x in 56 seconds while he was having an epileptic seizure. [3]
Three Hamilton County OH deputies are the subject of a lawsuit filed by a man who was tasered 7 times in about a minute while he was suffering from a diabetic episode. The suit was filed after prosecutors refused to file charges over the incident because an “expert” they hired cleared the officers of wrongdoing. In fact, that expert told reporters she has never found wrongdoing by any officer she’s investigated in her career as a “use of force expert”. [5]
Ottawa County MI is being sued by a college student who was unarmed when he was shot in the chest by a deputy during a raid on his apartment because he raised his arm to shield his eyes from a flashlight glare when he opened the door for the officers. [0]
A Seaside CA police officer has been arrested on 2 assault and 6 sexual battery charges involving incidents that allegedly occurred while he was on duty. [1]
A Downriver MI police officer is the subject of an investigation into unspecied sexual assault allegations.
A Fort Worth TX police officer is under investigation after a couple complained that the officer was overly aggressive and used excessive force when he injured a woman at a park while throwing her into his cruiser then falsely ticketing the man she was with for violating the park’s curfew while many others were in the park playing with their dogs and watching softball games. [2]
Danbury CT has settled a lawsuit for $400k to 8 of 11 day laborers who claimed that an immigration raid was a matter of racial profiling. Oddly, the lawyer representing the city called the $400k payout “vindication” for the city. [1]
A New Melle MO police officer has been sentenced to probation for sexually harassing a school teacher via text messages and an alleged illegal traffic stop. Previous reports about the case also included allegations he threatened her inside a school classroom with a taser but subsequent articles didn’t mention it. [0]
A San Bernardino County CA assistant sheriff, captain, lieutenant and a deputy were among 7 sheriff’s employees who were indicted for perjury, grand theft and conspiracy on allegations the rigged exams in order to falsely claim pay raises. [0]
Four Milwaukee WI police officers were suspended from 1-3 days for failing to properly investigate a fatal hit-and-run accident that involved a relative of a police officer. [1]
A now-retired Houston TX police officer pled guilty to theft and misapplication of $200k in police union funds. [0]
Three Washington DC police officers have been suspended after arrested for receiving stolen property in sting operation [0]
A Bennington County VT deputy was arrested on a domestic assault charge on allegations he threw a can at a woman then grabbed her by the throat and threw her to the floor. [0]
A Baltimore MD police major is under investigation for allegedly leaving the scene of an accident involving his city-owned car. [0]
An Oneonta NY police officer is on unpaid leave after an investigation found that he used excessive force during a traffic stop for using a cell phone while driving. [0]
A Vermont State trooper resigned while he was under investigation on allegations that he sexually assaulted a teen girl and took explicit photos and videos of her. No charges have been filed in the case and police are having difficulty finding anything other than legal photos of the girl but say his cell phone was damaged in a way that appears as though it was a matter of evidence tampering. [0]
A San Diego CA police officer has resigned while under investigation on allegations made public last month that he raped a college student with the help of a female college employee. [0]
Peoria AZ and Maricopa County AZ are being sued by a woman who owned a day care business who was wrongly arrested, prosecuted and then exonerated three times in a highly questionable murder case. [3]
The New Melle MO police department is being sued by a female teacher who was subjected to sexual harassment by a police officer that the suit claims was hired despite his criminal history which included similar allegations involving a minor. [3]
Kansas City MO is settling a lawsuit that may cost that city $3,650,000 that could be awarded to upwards of 500 people who had their assets and cash seized in drug cases, some of which were dismissed or ended in exoneration because the police mismanaged forfeiture funds. This just a day after a $3,000,000 judgment was levied against Bernalillo County New Mexico and it’s former sheriff over forfeiture practices as well. [0]
A DeKalb County GA police lieutenant resigned before he was arraigned on bribery charges though officials aren’t giving any specifics on what those charges are based on at this time. [1]
San Francisco CA has dropped charges in 5 drug cases as yet another video, the fourth so far, has been released by the city’s public defender’s office which alleges it provides even more evidence that officers lied in sworn statements to justify arrests made during warrantless searches. [3]
Harford County MD settled a lawsuit for unspecified sum to women who were arrested while participating in an anti-abortion protest. At least one of the women claims she was strip searched multiple times. [3]
A Washington DC police police officer was arrested on burglary charges after she took part in a burglary that was actually a sting operation. [0]
A Lorain OH police officer has been fired for abuse of authority on allegations that he harassed her and had her followed and watched while at a party then pulled her over as well as another car that was similar to the one she was in. [0]
A Phoenix AZ police detective has resigned after arrested on allegations of evidence tampering involving the theft of seized drugs. [0]
A Fairfield ME deputy police chief has been placed on paid leave after arrested on a domestic assault charge involving his girlfriend. [0]
A Tucumcari NM police officer was arrested on aggravated assault and battery of a family member charges. [1]
A Woodlawn OH police officer has resigned after he was arrested for allegedly stealing from a grocery store he was working at while off-duty as a security guard. [0]
A West York PA police officer was suspended while she is the subject of a criminal investigation on allegations that she illegally recorded conversations with her domestic partner. [1]
Four Conroe TX police officers are under investigation for taking police weapons for personal use. [1]
A Paw Paw MI police officer has pled no contest to possession of anabolic steroids. He was fired after being arrested. [0]
The now-former Middlesex County NJ sheriff was arrested on official misconduct and bribery charges on allegations that he forced new recruits to pay him for the privilege of becoming deputies. [0]
A Chicago IL police officer has been suspended while under investigated on allegations that he placed a fake 911 call in order to get away from a police officer who pulled him over on suspicion of drunk driving. Oddly, the Niles IL police officer who pulled him over was trying to give him a break by not having him take a breathalyzer and was going to let him go, though the department insists that wasn’t a matter of “professional courtesy. [2]
Seaside Heights NJ police are the subject of three excessive force lawsuits that were all filed in February. This is after facing 6 that were filed last year, two of which settled out of court. The first claims police used excessive force after they entered a home w/o a warrant or permission. The second claims he was beaten by police while falsely arrested then waffled (where police spike breaks to injure handcuffed passengers) on the way to jail. The third claims he was assaulted by cops while waiting for his girlfriend outside a bar. [3]
The Oakland CA police department was forced by an arbitrator to rehire a police officer who fatally shot an unarmed man in the back as he was fleeing which cost the city $650,000 in the resulting lawsuit settlement stemming from that case. [0]
A Kansas City KS police officer has been suspended while he’s under investigation for allegedly shooting a bouncer in the stomach twice while he was being escorted out of a bar for being too drunk and disruptive. Police allegedly questioned him but no charges have been filed. [4]
Portland OR has settled a lawsuit for nearly $82,000 to a man who was tasered in back by a police officer while he was on his knees with his hands on his head in a case where an arbitrator assigned to the case offered a stinging rebuke when the officer’s testimony was contradicted by four witnesses. A second case discussed in this report was settled early last year and was in our database already. [3]
Elk NJ and Clayton NJ were able to keep a $35,000 settlement made to two pastors and a third person a secret for nearly 5 months. The suit alleged that officers searched a home that was being converted into a church and wrongly accusing the man living there while doing the renovations of selling drugs there. [4]
New York NY settled a lawsuit for $170,000 to 9 people who were part of a class action suit claiming the city’s stop and frisk practices were a violation of civil rights. lawsuit, 6 cases pending [0]
Bernalillo County NM and its former sheriff have been ordered by a judge to pay over $3,000,000 to approximately 500 motorists who had their money taken by deputies who claimed they were seizing it to use as evidence in cases that never happened. [0]
A US National Parks police officer is being accused of pulling his gun and threatening to shoot 2 dogs that playing in a park if their owners didn’t leash them. [3]
A Pueblo CO police officer has been charged with misdemeanor assault, harassment and menacing concerning an alleged altercation with female officer at the police station. [1]
A Contra Costa County CA deputy was arrested on suspicion of selling drugs as part of an ongoing corruption probe into a state narcotics task force that resulted in the arrest of a state officer and a private eye. [0]
A Chicago IL police commander is the subject of an investigation into unspecified allegations of child abuse involving her teenage daughter. [1]
A Medford MA police officer has been suspended for 9 months without pay after receiving a suspended sentence in a plea deal to a solicitation charge last year. [0]
And finally, a New York NY police officer is being accused of speeding in 3-wheeled police cart before crashing into a light pole, uprooting the pole and injuring himself in the process. [3]
A Los Angeles CA civilian commission ruled against the police chief’s decision to exonerate two officers involved in the shooting death of an unarmed autistic man who they claim was pointing a cellphone at them despite that cellphone being found in the man’s belt holster afterward. [0]
A Washington County MO chief deputy was convicted on civil rights charges for orchestrating inmate beatings in jail and for beating some inmates himself as well, including one that had to be hospitalized with a broken orbital bone, then lying about it to federal investigators. [0]
A Midland MI police officer has been suspended after he was arrested on several charges over allegations that he used his position to sexually assault a disabled woman in her home. Officials are refusing to release any other details including whether he was actually on duty or not at the time. [1]
A New Orleans LA police officer has been sentenced to 45 years in prison after he was convicted of on kidnapping and sexual assault charges for detaining a woman then driving her behind an abandoned warehouse where he raped her. [0]
The Dallas TX police department is being sued by the alleged victim of excessive force in an incident that was caught on dashcam. One officer involved in that incident has been fired. [0]
A retired Cleveland OH police officer has been sentenced to 52 and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted rape and possession of child pornography. As many of our readers know we don’t track incidents involving people when they are no longer law enforcement officers, however prosecutors in this case alleged that the officer used tools and techniques he learned as a police officer investigating child exploitation cases to do what he did, which appears to indicate he was doing it, or planning to do so, while he was a cop. [0]
A Chicago IL city alderman is demanding to know why a police officer who is the subject of a pending $3,000,000 lawsuit settlement was promoted after he was suspended for 30 days when video proved he lied about fatally shooting an unarmed man in the face. While the settlement itself was recorded in our database yesterday as the current conclusion of that excessive force incident, this report is being recorded as an accountability issue. [3]
A Palm Springs CA police lieutenant has been arrested on domestic violence and kidnapping charges involving his girlfriend who was reported as missing as of March 1 and still has not been located. [0]
The Elberta AL police chief has been arrested on multiple charges on allegations that he fired a shot through his own office window then reported that he chased down and fired shots at the pretend shooter. [0]
A Johnson City NY police officer was sentenced to 48 months in prison for claiming disability pay after he stabbed himself then falsely reported that he was stabbed by two suspects who were never found. [0]
Two Trenton TX police officers have been indicted on official oppression charges after accused of unlawfully detaining a man under color of law in an unspecified incident. [1]
Six San Francisco CA police officers are now the subject of an FBI investigation into allegations that they committed unlawful searches and raids and lied about arrests in at least three incidents that where captured on video. As a result of this the department has shut down that undercover unit. [3]
The Powell WY police department was the subject of a $30,001 civil suit judgment after they were sued by a woman who claimed officers forced her to walk in front of them at gunpoint as a human shield during a raid and then unsafely deployed a flash-bang grenade without checking the room they threw it into first. [0]
An FBI agent assigned to the US Attorney General’s security detail reportedly had a .25 BAC when he caused an accident that killed an 18-year-old and critically injured his passenger. The incident is still under investigation without any charges being filed yet. [0]
A Philadelphia PA police officer was arrested on multiple charges for pointing a gun at a hospital worker during an off-duty dispute. [0]
Another Philadelphia PA police officer was convicted on intent to distribute heroin and armed robbery charges over a fake traffic stop that was performed with the intent to steal 300 grams of heroin. [0]
A Houston TX police officer is the subject of an investigation on allegtions that she falsely arrested a woman on public intoxication charges after being informed that the woman had trouble walking and talking due to a stroke she had suffered. [0]
Two Apopka FL police officers have resigned and may face criminal charges after they admitted to vandalizing a suspect’s car because he fled when stopped. [0]
An Oregon State trooper resigned after he was arrested on allegations that he repeatedly harassed a woman via phone, email and text messages. [0]
A Shreveport LA police officer was charged with solicitation of a prostitute based on a complaint received by that department. [0]
A Clarksville TN police officer has been suspended while the subject of unspecified investigation that has been turned over to the DA’s office. [2]
Mason City IA has settled a lawsuit for $85,000 to a church that the police chief had claimed was a cult and had a secret arsenal. The claims the chief made against the church also sparked an IRS investigation that turned up no wrongdoing on the church’s part. [0]
The police chief of Kennebunkport ME has resigned after he berated one of his officers when that officer pulled him over on suspicion of drunk driving. The officer ultimately didn’t charge the police chief and drove him home instead. [0]
Chicago IL settles suit for $3mil to family of unarmed man fatally shot in face by cop in videotaped incident [0] http://is.gd/bTHlJI
Long Beach CA police sued by man claiming cops tasered & beat him so badly several witnesses called 911 to report it [4] http://is.gd/BaDMJ7
Overland MO settles wrongful death suit for undisclosed sum due to officer facing trial for shoving man down stairs [0] http://is.gd/mxrGSp
Chicago IL police sued by innocent man who spent 10yrs in prison after indicted cop allegedly planted drugs on him [3] http://is.gd/WFiIBj
Northampton MA police sued by man alleging cops pushed for charges against him despite evidence he was innocent [4] http://is.gd/m5t0z1
6 Chicago IL cops must pay $15k each in $200k jury award to cop they falsely arrested in his yard with his friends [0] http://is.gd/KiomUs
1 Natchez MS cop convicted for stealing man’s credit cards, other cop acquitted of brutality in same case [0] http://is.gd/vXbkzt
Montgomery AL cop arresed on sexual abuse & enticement charges, accused of on duty sexual encounter w/juvenile [0] http://is.gd/wd3X5t
Buffalo NY police officer allegedly suspended w/o pay in connection with drug bust involving motorcycle club [4] http://is.gd/qt5MKw
Diboll TX police chief resigns during on-going investigation into unspecified allegations [3] http://is.gd/UtkVyf
Macomb Co MI deputy suspended w/o pay after charged w/home invasion, stalking, domestic violence & other charges [0] http://is.gd/yubLkE
Valencia County NM deputy charged w/extortion & kidnapping for forcing woman to strip & bend over during traffic stop [3] http://is.gd/sRXXrh
Canada RCMP officer sentenced to 2 years jail for attempting to sexually assault 17yr-old girl while on duty [0] http://is.gd/0CAtEn
Louisville KY cop resigns to end probe into allegations he used police computers to spy on ex-wife and her boyfriend [0] http://is.gd/r3luHx
Orangeville ON police sued by man who had charges against him dropped by judge who rebuked cops for excessive force [3] http://is.gd/x4aBq7
Mesquite TX police sergeant arrest for theft after caught on video in FBI sting op stealing $2k in staged drug bust [0] http://is.gd/kLueGr
Fort Pierce FL police officer arrested on false imprisonment & battery charges for alleged strip search of woman [0] http://is.gd/3l7ena
Spokane WA man who was shot in back of head by now-former cop loses lawsuit because he couldn’t get a lawyer [0] http://is.gd/tMxMoi
Tulare CA police officer arrested on drunk driving charge after her patrol car left road & hit street signs & fence [0] http://is.gd/QvJ49w
A former Crescent City FL police officer admitted that he was a life-long pedophile and that he believes he molested anywhere from 200-300 young girls throughout his life during his sentencing hearing attended by at least four of his victims. He was sentenced to 25 years in prison on just 2 counts of molestation. While it’s not clear if the charges he was sentenced for involve activity that occurred while he was a police officer, his confession appears to indicate that some of his victims were molested while he was an officer. [0]
A Fort Worth TX police officer who was already arrested on sexual assault charge is now being accused of sexually assaulting at least four other women while he was on duty. [1]
The sheriff of Fayette County AL is being sued by the ACLU of Alabama on allegations that he has been preventing ACLU lawyers from interviewing or visiting detainees in his jail who have been complaining about mistreatment and civil rights violations.[5]
A Gallatin County MT deputy has resigned before he was charged with a felony for mistreating a detainee. Apparently the deputy was caught on video grabbing a handcuffed female 17-year-old runaway by the throat and shoving her into the wall with such force that her hair was “momentarily extended due to the rapid movement.” Fortunately a Bozeman police sergeant entered the room and intervened. [0]
A St Louis MO police officer who was caught on video repeatedly striking a man with a metal baton on New Years Eve while working an off-duty security gig at a gas station is now being sued over another off-duty security job incident where he’s accused of using excessive force against a man while working security at a bar. [3]
A New York NY police officer is the subject of a lawsuit filed by a 5’2″ former concert pianist who claims that the officer gave her a concussion when he dragged her down marble steps after a dispute she had about tickets at an opera. [3]
The city of Reno NV was found negligent by a jury that awarded a little over $100k to a woman who was a teen when a now-former police sergeant coerced her into stripping in his police cruiser when she was detained. While the officer beat criminal charges resulting from that alleged incident the department fired him after an internal investigation. [3]
A Dallas TX police officer was suspended while under investigation on allegations that he ordered a woman to strip after she had called police to report a theft. [2]
A Clarksville TN police officer is on leave while under investigation on allegations that he assaulted a woman. Officials are not releasing any details in this case, including whether the alleged assault occurred on or off duty. [2]
A Monroe County TN detective’s ploy to pose as a “federal defense attorney” in an effort to convince a suspect into confessing and accepting a plea deal has been ruled as unconstitutional by an appeals court after a judge had previously ruled that it was an acceptable practice. [1]
The now-former sheriff of Whitley County KY has been named in a federal affidavit involving an alleged drug ring in which he’s accused of trading shotguns from the department in exchange for drugs. [1]
A now-former King County WA deputy who resigned last month has been arrested in Arkansas. Apparently he was accused of stealing drugs that were intended for use in training police dogs. [1]
Nine Fort Worth TX police officers are facing charges on allegations that they participated in a scheme to collect overtime pay worth over $95,000 for hours they didn’t work. [0]
A Palm Beach County FL deputy has been charged with aggravated assault for allegedly firing her service revolver during a dispute with her husband over a woman’s phone number she found on his cell phone. [0]
A Vancouver WA police detective has been fired on allegations that he failed to report a relationship he knew about between a fellow officer and an informant who had an ongoing meth habit. Two other officers are currently under investigation over similar allegations that the violated policy by failing to report the relationship which was also a violation of policy. [0]
The now former police chief of Lilburn GA who was fired over unspecified misconduct was apparently the subject of sexual harassment allegations made by a subordinate officer according to records that were just recently released. [2]
Two San Francisco CA police officers are the subject of a lawsuit filed by a former police officer who claims he lost his job when the pair falsely arrested him while he was jogging in a park. [3]
St Paul MN settled a lawsuit for $270k to a woman claiming she needed over 300 stitches after a police officer allegedly threw her through a glass door. Police still insist that she fell. [3]
The villages of La Grange Park IL & Brookfield IL both agreed to settle a lawsuit for a combined $262k to a man who was tasered 11x in 56 seconds while he was having an epileptic seizure. [3]
Three Hamilton County OH deputies are the subject of a lawsuit filed by a man who was tasered 7 times in about a minute while he was suffering from a diabetic episode. The suit was filed after prosecutors refused to file charges over the incident because an “expert” they hired cleared the officers of wrongdoing. In fact, that expert told reporters she has never found wrongdoing by any officer she’s investigated in her career as a “use of force expert”. [5]
Ottawa County MI is being sued by a college student who was unarmed when he was shot in the chest by a deputy during a raid on his apartment because he raised his arm to shield his eyes from a flashlight glare when he opened the door for the officers. [0]
A Seaside CA police officer has been arrested on 2 assault and 6 sexual battery charges involving incidents that allegedly occurred while he was on duty. [1]
A Downriver MI police officer is the subject of an investigation into unspecied sexual assault allegations.
A Fort Worth TX police officer is under investigation after a couple complained that the officer was overly aggressive and used excessive force when he injured a woman at a park while throwing her into his cruiser then falsely ticketing the man she was with for violating the park’s curfew while many others were in the park playing with their dogs and watching softball games. [2]
Danbury CT has settled a lawsuit for $400k to 8 of 11 day laborers who claimed that an immigration raid was a matter of racial profiling. Oddly, the lawyer representing the city called the $400k payout “vindication” for the city. [1]
A New Melle MO police officer has been sentenced to probation for sexually harassing a school teacher via text messages and an alleged illegal traffic stop. Previous reports about the case also included allegations he threatened her inside a school classroom with a taser but subsequent articles didn’t mention it. [0]
A San Bernardino County CA assistant sheriff, captain, lieutenant and a deputy were among 7 sheriff’s employees who were indicted for perjury, grand theft and conspiracy on allegations the rigged exams in order to falsely claim pay raises. [0]
Four Milwaukee WI police officers were suspended from 1-3 days for failing to properly investigate a fatal hit-and-run accident that involved a relative of a police officer. [1]
A now-retired Houston TX police officer pled guilty to theft and misapplication of $200k in police union funds. [0]
Three Washington DC police officers have been suspended after arrested for receiving stolen property in sting operation [0]
A Bennington County VT deputy was arrested on a domestic assault charge on allegations he threw a can at a woman then grabbed her by the throat and threw her to the floor. [0]
A Baltimore MD police major is under investigation for allegedly leaving the scene of an accident involving his city-owned car. [0]
An Oneonta NY police officer is on unpaid leave after an investigation found that he used excessive force during a traffic stop for using a cell phone while driving. [0]
A Vermont State trooper resigned while he was under investigation on allegations that he sexually assaulted a teen girl and took explicit photos and videos of her. No charges have been filed in the case and police are having difficulty finding anything other than legal photos of the girl but say his cell phone was damaged in a way that appears as though it was a matter of evidence tampering. [0]
A San Diego CA police officer has resigned while under investigation on allegations made public last month that he raped a college student with the help of a female college employee. [0]
Peoria AZ and Maricopa County AZ are being sued by a woman who owned a day care business who was wrongly arrested, prosecuted and then exonerated three times in a highly questionable murder case. [3]
The New Melle MO police department is being sued by a female teacher who was subjected to sexual harassment by a police officer that the suit claims was hired despite his criminal history which included similar allegations involving a minor. [3]
Kansas City MO is settling a lawsuit that may cost that city $3,650,000 that could be awarded to upwards of 500 people who had their assets and cash seized in drug cases, some of which were dismissed or ended in exoneration because the police mismanaged forfeiture funds. This just a day after a $3,000,000 judgment was levied against Bernalillo County New Mexico and it’s former sheriff over forfeiture practices as well. [0]
A DeKalb County GA police lieutenant resigned before he was arraigned on bribery charges though officials aren’t giving any specifics on what those charges are based on at this time. [1]
San Francisco CA has dropped charges in 5 drug cases as yet another video, the fourth so far, has been released by the city’s public defender’s office which alleges it provides even more evidence that officers lied in sworn statements to justify arrests made during warrantless searches. [3]
Harford County MD settled a lawsuit for unspecified sum to women who were arrested while participating in an anti-abortion protest. At least one of the women claims she was strip searched multiple times. [3]
A Washington DC police police officer was arrested on burglary charges after she took part in a burglary that was actually a sting operation. [0]
A Lorain OH police officer has been fired for abuse of authority on allegations that he harassed her and had her followed and watched while at a party then pulled her over as well as another car that was similar to the one she was in. [0]
A Phoenix AZ police detective has resigned after arrested on allegations of evidence tampering involving the theft of seized drugs. [0]
A Fairfield ME deputy police chief has been placed on paid leave after arrested on a domestic assault charge involving his girlfriend. [0]
A Tucumcari NM police officer was arrested on aggravated assault and battery of a family member charges. [1]
A Woodlawn OH police officer has resigned after he was arrested for allegedly stealing from a grocery store he was working at while off-duty as a security guard. [0]
A West York PA police officer was suspended while she is the subject of a criminal investigation on allegations that she illegally recorded conversations with her domestic partner. [1]
Four Conroe TX police officers are under investigation for taking police weapons for personal use. [1]
A Paw Paw MI police officer has pled no contest to possession of anabolic steroids. He was fired after being arrested. [0]
The now-former Middlesex County NJ sheriff was arrested on official misconduct and bribery charges on allegations that he forced new recruits to pay him for the privilege of becoming deputies. [0]
A Chicago IL police officer has been suspended while under investigated on allegations that he placed a fake 911 call in order to get away from a police officer who pulled him over on suspicion of drunk driving. Oddly, the Niles IL police officer who pulled him over was trying to give him a break by not having him take a breathalyzer and was going to let him go, though the department insists that wasn’t a matter of “professional courtesy. [2]
Seaside Heights NJ police are the subject of three excessive force lawsuits that were all filed in February. This is after facing 6 that were filed last year, two of which settled out of court. The first claims police used excessive force after they entered a home w/o a warrant or permission. The second claims he was beaten by police while falsely arrested then waffled (where police spike breaks to injure handcuffed passengers) on the way to jail. The third claims he was assaulted by cops while waiting for his girlfriend outside a bar. [3]
The Oakland CA police department was forced by an arbitrator to rehire a police officer who fatally shot an unarmed man in the back as he was fleeing which cost the city $650,000 in the resulting lawsuit settlement stemming from that case. [0]
A Kansas City KS police officer has been suspended while he’s under investigation for allegedly shooting a bouncer in the stomach twice while he was being escorted out of a bar for being too drunk and disruptive. Police allegedly questioned him but no charges have been filed. [4]
Portland OR has settled a lawsuit for nearly $82,000 to a man who was tasered in back by a police officer while he was on his knees with his hands on his head in a case where an arbitrator assigned to the case offered a stinging rebuke when the officer’s testimony was contradicted by four witnesses. A second case discussed in this report was settled early last year and was in our database already. [3]
Elk NJ and Clayton NJ were able to keep a $35,000 settlement made to two pastors and a third person a secret for nearly 5 months. The suit alleged that officers searched a home that was being converted into a church and wrongly accusing the man living there while doing the renovations of selling drugs there. [4]
New York NY settled a lawsuit for $170,000 to 9 people who were part of a class action suit claiming the city’s stop and frisk practices were a violation of civil rights. lawsuit, 6 cases pending [0]
Bernalillo County NM and its former sheriff have been ordered by a judge to pay over $3,000,000 to approximately 500 motorists who had their money taken by deputies who claimed they were seizing it to use as evidence in cases that never happened. [0]
A US National Parks police officer is being accused of pulling his gun and threatening to shoot 2 dogs that playing in a park if their owners didn’t leash them. [3]
A Pueblo CO police officer has been charged with misdemeanor assault, harassment and menacing concerning an alleged altercation with female officer at the police station. [1]
A Contra Costa County CA deputy was arrested on suspicion of selling drugs as part of an ongoing corruption probe into a state narcotics task force that resulted in the arrest of a state officer and a private eye. [0]
A Chicago IL police commander is the subject of an investigation into unspecified allegations of child abuse involving her teenage daughter. [1]
A Medford MA police officer has been suspended for 9 months without pay after receiving a suspended sentence in a plea deal to a solicitation charge last year. [0]
And finally, a New York NY police officer is being accused of speeding in 3-wheeled police cart before crashing into a light pole, uprooting the pole and injuring himself in the process. [3]
A Los Angeles CA civilian commission ruled against the police chief’s decision to exonerate two officers involved in the shooting death of an unarmed autistic man who they claim was pointing a cellphone at them despite that cellphone being found in the man’s belt holster afterward. [0]
A Washington County MO chief deputy was convicted on civil rights charges for orchestrating inmate beatings in jail and for beating some inmates himself as well, including one that had to be hospitalized with a broken orbital bone, then lying about it to federal investigators. [0]
A Midland MI police officer has been suspended after he was arrested on several charges over allegations that he used his position to sexually assault a disabled woman in her home. Officials are refusing to release any other details including whether he was actually on duty or not at the time. [1]
A New Orleans LA police officer has been sentenced to 45 years in prison after he was convicted of on kidnapping and sexual assault charges for detaining a woman then driving her behind an abandoned warehouse where he raped her. [0]
The Dallas TX police department is being sued by the alleged victim of excessive force in an incident that was caught on dashcam. One officer involved in that incident has been fired. [0]
A retired Cleveland OH police officer has been sentenced to 52 and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted rape and possession of child pornography. As many of our readers know we don’t track incidents involving people when they are no longer law enforcement officers, however prosecutors in this case alleged that the officer used tools and techniques he learned as a police officer investigating child exploitation cases to do what he did, which appears to indicate he was doing it, or planning to do so, while he was a cop. [0]
A Chicago IL city alderman is demanding to know why a police officer who is the subject of a pending $3,000,000 lawsuit settlement was promoted after he was suspended for 30 days when video proved he lied about fatally shooting an unarmed man in the face. While the settlement itself was recorded in our database yesterday as the current conclusion of that excessive force incident, this report is being recorded as an accountability issue. [3]
A Palm Springs CA police lieutenant has been arrested on domestic violence and kidnapping charges involving his girlfriend who was reported as missing as of March 1 and still has not been located. [0]
The Elberta AL police chief has been arrested on multiple charges on allegations that he fired a shot through his own office window then reported that he chased down and fired shots at the pretend shooter. [0]
A Johnson City NY police officer was sentenced to 48 months in prison for claiming disability pay after he stabbed himself then falsely reported that he was stabbed by two suspects who were never found. [0]
Two Trenton TX police officers have been indicted on official oppression charges after accused of unlawfully detaining a man under color of law in an unspecified incident. [1]
Six San Francisco CA police officers are now the subject of an FBI investigation into allegations that they committed unlawful searches and raids and lied about arrests in at least three incidents that where captured on video. As a result of this the department has shut down that undercover unit. [3]
The Powell WY police department was the subject of a $30,001 civil suit judgment after they were sued by a woman who claimed officers forced her to walk in front of them at gunpoint as a human shield during a raid and then unsafely deployed a flash-bang grenade without checking the room they threw it into first. [0]
An FBI agent assigned to the US Attorney General’s security detail reportedly had a .25 BAC when he caused an accident that killed an 18-year-old and critically injured his passenger. The incident is still under investigation without any charges being filed yet. [0]
A Philadelphia PA police officer was arrested on multiple charges for pointing a gun at a hospital worker during an off-duty dispute. [0]
Another Philadelphia PA police officer was convicted on intent to distribute heroin and armed robbery charges over a fake traffic stop that was performed with the intent to steal 300 grams of heroin. [0]
A Houston TX police officer is the subject of an investigation on allegtions that she falsely arrested a woman on public intoxication charges after being informed that the woman had trouble walking and talking due to a stroke she had suffered. [0]
Two Apopka FL police officers have resigned and may face criminal charges after they admitted to vandalizing a suspect’s car because he fled when stopped. [0]
An Oregon State trooper resigned after he was arrested on allegations that he repeatedly harassed a woman via phone, email and text messages. [0]
A Shreveport LA police officer was charged with solicitation of a prostitute based on a complaint received by that department. [0]
A Clarksville TN police officer has been suspended while the subject of unspecified investigation that has been turned over to the DA’s office. [2]
Mason City IA has settled a lawsuit for $85,000 to a church that the police chief had claimed was a cult and had a secret arsenal. The claims the chief made against the church also sparked an IRS investigation that turned up no wrongdoing on the church’s part. [0]
The police chief of Kennebunkport ME has resigned after he berated one of his officers when that officer pulled him over on suspicion of drunk driving. The officer ultimately didn’t charge the police chief and drove him home instead. [0]
Chicago IL settles suit for $3mil to family of unarmed man fatally shot in face by cop in videotaped incident [0] http://is.gd/bTHlJI
Long Beach CA police sued by man claiming cops tasered & beat him so badly several witnesses called 911 to report it [4] http://is.gd/BaDMJ7
Overland MO settles wrongful death suit for undisclosed sum due to officer facing trial for shoving man down stairs [0] http://is.gd/mxrGSp
Chicago IL police sued by innocent man who spent 10yrs in prison after indicted cop allegedly planted drugs on him [3] http://is.gd/WFiIBj
Northampton MA police sued by man alleging cops pushed for charges against him despite evidence he was innocent [4] http://is.gd/m5t0z1
6 Chicago IL cops must pay $15k each in $200k jury award to cop they falsely arrested in his yard with his friends [0] http://is.gd/KiomUs
1 Natchez MS cop convicted for stealing man’s credit cards, other cop acquitted of brutality in same case [0] http://is.gd/vXbkzt
Montgomery AL cop arresed on sexual abuse & enticement charges, accused of on duty sexual encounter w/juvenile [0] http://is.gd/wd3X5t
Buffalo NY police officer allegedly suspended w/o pay in connection with drug bust involving motorcycle club [4] http://is.gd/qt5MKw
Diboll TX police chief resigns during on-going investigation into unspecified allegations [3] http://is.gd/UtkVyf
Macomb Co MI deputy suspended w/o pay after charged w/home invasion, stalking, domestic violence & other charges [0] http://is.gd/yubLkE
Valencia County NM deputy charged w/extortion & kidnapping for forcing woman to strip & bend over during traffic stop [3] http://is.gd/sRXXrh
Canada RCMP officer sentenced to 2 years jail for attempting to sexually assault 17yr-old girl while on duty [0] http://is.gd/0CAtEn
Louisville KY cop resigns to end probe into allegations he used police computers to spy on ex-wife and her boyfriend [0] http://is.gd/r3luHx
Orangeville ON police sued by man who had charges against him dropped by judge who rebuked cops for excessive force [3] http://is.gd/x4aBq7
Mesquite TX police sergeant arrest for theft after caught on video in FBI sting op stealing $2k in staged drug bust [0] http://is.gd/kLueGr
Fort Pierce FL police officer arrested on false imprisonment & battery charges for alleged strip search of woman [0] http://is.gd/3l7ena
Spokane WA man who was shot in back of head by now-former cop loses lawsuit because he couldn’t get a lawyer [0] http://is.gd/tMxMoi
Tulare CA police officer arrested on drunk driving charge after her patrol car left road & hit street signs & fence [0] http://is.gd/QvJ49w
Basically Rohr did everything but bitch slap the board of supervisors. Is it any wonder the cops have such contempt for the citizens?
Awaiting Advice
Long-awaited recommendation on citizen review board for police expected this month.
By Michael Lee Pope
Wednesday, March 09, 2011
Advocates for a citizen review board to the Fairfax County Police Department have been waiting more than a year for some kind of action on their request. Now, finally, their day has arrived. But that doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll get the answer they asked for or what they want.
Later this month, County Executive Anthony Griffin will present his recommendation to the Board of Supervisors. His presentation will include a series of options Police Chief David Rohr forwarded to the county executive last week, although county and police officials have declined to share any details from the secret memorandum.
"The conversations I’ve had with the county executive seem to indicate that he is going to recommend some kind of review process," said Mount Vernon Supervisor Gerry Hyland. "I think in all likelihood we will come out of this with some kind of process to handle the issues that have been raised."
The push for a citizen review board to the police department began in February 2010, shortly after Fairfax County Police Officer David Ziants shot and killed an unarmed driver on Richmond Highway. Police officials failed to release the incident report or the dashboard video footage of the incident, even when the information was requested in a Virginia Freedom of Information Act request. That led retired D.C. detective Nicholas Beltrante to begin advocating for a citizen-led review board that would be able to investigate complaints against the police.
"Citizens should have the opportunity to investigate these matters," Beltrante said in a March 2010 interview. "But the way things work now, the process is biased in favor of the police and citizens don’t have any input."
THE MOVEMENT WAS SLOW to catch on, and it received some early resistance. When Beltrante approached the Public Safety Committee of the Mount Vernon Council of Citizens’ Associations, the panel declined to even consider the issues. And Hyland interpreted the lack of interest among members of the council as an indication that the effort had scant community support.
"We’ve already got a lot of commissions, and most of them just end up making paper," said Dallas Shawkey, chairman of the Public Safety Committee of the Mount Vernon Council of Citizens’ Associations. "If someone feels they’ve been wronged, they can file a civil complaint."
But Beltrante was not alone. In May, he and others who were concerned about a lack of oversight at the Fairfax County Police Department formed the Citizens Coalition for Police Accountability. Central to the mission of the coalition was the effort to advocate for a citizen review board, a concept which has been endorsed by the American Civil Liberties Union, the NAACP and the National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement.
"The problem is that there’s a lot of police misconduct in Fairfax County," said Shirley Stewart, a member of the Fairfax NAACP. "And it’s getting swept under the rug."
IN A CLOSED EXECUTIVE session last year on May 25, members of the Board of Supervisors discussed the issue with Chief Rohrer. According to Chairwoman Sharon Bulova, the meeting concluded with the chief agreeing to consider a process for community discussion on how such a review mechanism might be structured. The chief promised to return with some models and strategies as well as a timeline for engaging the community.
"I think it would be helpful to assure ourselves and either confirm that the right decision was made or to be able to go back and correct something that may not have gone as well as it should have," Bulova said in October.
Since that time, it’s been a waiting game. Supporters of the citizen review board have been eagerly anticipating the police chief’s recommendation. In December, police officials decided they would not be making a public recommendation. Instead, the chief of police would make a secret report to the county executive, who would then make a final recommendation to members of the Board of Supervisors.
"The Police Department is just one of many stakeholders in this issue and the recommendation will come from the county, not the police chief," said police spokeswoman Mary Ann Jennings in a December e-mail. "That will happen after all the discussions and considerations are complete."
NOW, AFTER MORE than a year of waiting, the county is finally ready to move forward with a recommendation. But it’s unclear what kind of research has been conducted by county officials in advance of the March 29 meeting. For example, leaders of the National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement say they have never been contacted by anyone from the police department or county government.
"Maybe they are getting solid advice from people outside the citizen oversight world," said Phillip Eure, immediate past president of the association. "It’s not at all clear to me that Fairfax County officials have consulted with the people who are most knowledgeable about police review boards, although we remain ready, willing and able to help them at any time."
Long-awaited recommendation on citizen review board for police expected this month.
By Michael Lee Pope
Wednesday, March 09, 2011
Advocates for a citizen review board to the Fairfax County Police Department have been waiting more than a year for some kind of action on their request. Now, finally, their day has arrived. But that doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll get the answer they asked for or what they want.
Later this month, County Executive Anthony Griffin will present his recommendation to the Board of Supervisors. His presentation will include a series of options Police Chief David Rohr forwarded to the county executive last week, although county and police officials have declined to share any details from the secret memorandum.
"The conversations I’ve had with the county executive seem to indicate that he is going to recommend some kind of review process," said Mount Vernon Supervisor Gerry Hyland. "I think in all likelihood we will come out of this with some kind of process to handle the issues that have been raised."
The push for a citizen review board to the police department began in February 2010, shortly after Fairfax County Police Officer David Ziants shot and killed an unarmed driver on Richmond Highway. Police officials failed to release the incident report or the dashboard video footage of the incident, even when the information was requested in a Virginia Freedom of Information Act request. That led retired D.C. detective Nicholas Beltrante to begin advocating for a citizen-led review board that would be able to investigate complaints against the police.
"Citizens should have the opportunity to investigate these matters," Beltrante said in a March 2010 interview. "But the way things work now, the process is biased in favor of the police and citizens don’t have any input."
THE MOVEMENT WAS SLOW to catch on, and it received some early resistance. When Beltrante approached the Public Safety Committee of the Mount Vernon Council of Citizens’ Associations, the panel declined to even consider the issues. And Hyland interpreted the lack of interest among members of the council as an indication that the effort had scant community support.
"We’ve already got a lot of commissions, and most of them just end up making paper," said Dallas Shawkey, chairman of the Public Safety Committee of the Mount Vernon Council of Citizens’ Associations. "If someone feels they’ve been wronged, they can file a civil complaint."
But Beltrante was not alone. In May, he and others who were concerned about a lack of oversight at the Fairfax County Police Department formed the Citizens Coalition for Police Accountability. Central to the mission of the coalition was the effort to advocate for a citizen review board, a concept which has been endorsed by the American Civil Liberties Union, the NAACP and the National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement.
"The problem is that there’s a lot of police misconduct in Fairfax County," said Shirley Stewart, a member of the Fairfax NAACP. "And it’s getting swept under the rug."
IN A CLOSED EXECUTIVE session last year on May 25, members of the Board of Supervisors discussed the issue with Chief Rohrer. According to Chairwoman Sharon Bulova, the meeting concluded with the chief agreeing to consider a process for community discussion on how such a review mechanism might be structured. The chief promised to return with some models and strategies as well as a timeline for engaging the community.
"I think it would be helpful to assure ourselves and either confirm that the right decision was made or to be able to go back and correct something that may not have gone as well as it should have," Bulova said in October.
Since that time, it’s been a waiting game. Supporters of the citizen review board have been eagerly anticipating the police chief’s recommendation. In December, police officials decided they would not be making a public recommendation. Instead, the chief of police would make a secret report to the county executive, who would then make a final recommendation to members of the Board of Supervisors.
"The Police Department is just one of many stakeholders in this issue and the recommendation will come from the county, not the police chief," said police spokeswoman Mary Ann Jennings in a December e-mail. "That will happen after all the discussions and considerations are complete."
NOW, AFTER MORE than a year of waiting, the county is finally ready to move forward with a recommendation. But it’s unclear what kind of research has been conducted by county officials in advance of the March 29 meeting. For example, leaders of the National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement say they have never been contacted by anyone from the police department or county government.
"Maybe they are getting solid advice from people outside the citizen oversight world," said Phillip Eure, immediate past president of the association. "It’s not at all clear to me that Fairfax County officials have consulted with the people who are most knowledgeable about police review boards, although we remain ready, willing and able to help them at any time."