Sacramento, California (First reported
03-25-13): A police officer was sentenced to one year in jail for
falsifying drunken driving reports and lying at a State Department of Motor
Vehicles administrative hearing. The judge said that he was particularly
disturbed by how the officer’s actions threatened the integrity of the criminal
justice system and violated due process of the accused. http://ow.ly/kjg2H
New York, New York: A veteran police officer is accused of
filing phony tax returns for himself and others. He was charged with filing
fraudulent tax returns over 5 years. http://ow.ly/kipd8
Beaverton, Oregon: A police officer was arrested on
accusations that he lied to obtain public assistance, including food stamps.
http://ow.ly/kiA6U
Prince George’s County, Maryland: A now-former police
officer was sentenced to 20 years in prison, but will serve only seven, for
allegedly selling seized guns. He had been assigned to a task force that seized
guns from people unqualified to own them. Prosecutors say he then sold some of
those guns to known criminals over the course of up to three years.
http://ow.ly/kiGRZ
Cop
sentenced in N.Y. for steroid exports to Canada
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A Niagara Region police officer has been
sentenced in Buffalo, N.Y. to one year plus a day in jail. Const. Geoff Purdie
also received two years-probation for exporting anabolic steroids from Buffalo
into Canada.He was arrested in April 2012. Immediately after sentencing, Purdie
was suspended without pay. Niagara Regional police say Purdie's future
employment status will be addressed "pursuant to the discipline process
according to the Police Services Act." Niagara police chief Jeff McGuire,
who was in court during sentencing, said his force will work to "restore
the trust that has been damaged."