Cottage Grove, Oregon: The mother of an elementary school student
who says local police coerced her 10-year-old son into confessing to alleged
sex offenses is suing the police department and the school district. She says
in the lawsuit that she previously told the school district that her son was
not allowed to be interviewed by police without her being present. http://ow.ly/hIVTr
Trenton, New Jersey: An officer will go before a grand jury to
determine if he is to be indicted on an aggravated assault charge for his
alleged role in a bar brawl. Prosecutors say that he beat a man with a
flashlight outside of a bar while off-duty. http://ow.ly/hIxOB
Fort Lauderdale, Florida: An officer copped a plea for an alleged
unlawful arrest outside a convenience store. More than three years after the
incident, it cost him his badge. He will serve 12 months probation. ow.ly/hIu0r
Volusia County, Florida: A deputy has been suspended after being
arrested on grand-theft charges. He is accused of stealing thousands of dollars
from a homeowner’s association. ow.ly/hHAIM
Knoxville, Tennessee: Administrators haven’t decided yet if an
officer involved in a crash will face a citation for running a red light.
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Update: Schaumburg, Illinois: A lawsuit against the village of
Schaumburg claims that two police officers recently accused of corruption
improperly raided a man’s home as part of a pattern of illegal conduct allowed
by the department. ow.ly/hIXDq
Boone County, Missouri: A $2.7 million dollar lawsuit was filed;
the plaintiffs are citing constitutional violations regarding unreasonable
searches, freedom of speech, privacy, wrongful seizure, right to bear arms, and
due process. The officers deny all of their allegations. ow.ly/hIWjP