Surprise! Fairfax County Police

2 Seattle WA cops are accused of excessive force during a traffic stop where they dragged a black man out of his car and beat him, causing injuries to his face and ribs.

This weeks candidates for the Brian Son­nenberg Peaceful Resolution To Conflict Center Award.Fairfax County Police

Victoria BC cop found guilty of assault by choking a prisoner until he passed out in a holding cell [0] bit.ly/tJ4PRq

Oxford NC cop suspended after arrested along with his father on assault inflicting serious bodily injuries charges [2] bit.ly/rww1Co

Chattanooga TN cop suspended after arrested on an assault warrant over alleged road rage incident involving the use of his taser. [1] bit.ly/sHTdmh

Chubbuck ID cop is under investigations on allegations he pulled his gun during an unspecified altercation. [3] bit.ly/ulWAnJ

Pennsylvania State trooper sentenced to 1 week jail for assaulting his neighbor after 5yr fued, trooper was fired [0] bit.ly/ttJVkD

Well, that didn't go over well, now did it? Fairfax County Police

17 Detroit MI cops suspended after allegedly participating in a “sick-out” that the city says was an illegal strike [0] bit.ly/u452bA

Road Rage. Fairfax County Police

Portland OR police captain is on leave after he was charged with misdemeanor display of weapon over an alleged Idaho road rage incident that occurred in August. [0] bit.ly/rU7iNM

Yard sale! Fairfax County Police

Wilson County TN deputy was arrested on multiple counts including agg robbery and attempted first degree murder on allegations that he broke into his ex-girlfriend’s home and gave the items he stole to his wife as gifts then he attempted to murder his wife by poisoning her. [0] bit.ly/tMqlea

Cops+Low IQ+ Drug= yeah this is gonna be a problem. Fairfax County Police

South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) officer allegedly gave false information in order to obtain a drug raid warrant that netted 17 arrests. The charges had to be dismissed because of the falsehoods. [1] bit.ly/t4agFK

West Chester OH undercover officer charged with obstruction & evidence tampering over a drug investigation that he tried to help a friend get out of. [1] bit.ly/uzlcy4

demoted

Easton PA vice squad detective was demoted to patrol after an investigation into unspecified misconduct [3] bit.ly/vytfLQ

Run children! Run! Its the police! Fairfax County Police

Shasta Co CA 2 kids hospitalized for drug and hepatitis/HIV tests after they found and looked through a bag of evidence they found near a high school that was apparently discarded from that county’s sheriff department. [1] http://bit.ly/sLfOqq

New Milford CT cop facing felonies for extorting money from teen, plea to reduced misd charge [0] bit.ly/vH6fcb

New Mexico state police are being sued for allegedly detaining a couple and their kids at gunpoint then searching their car with the kids inside without a warrant after mistaking their silver SUV for a white truck that was wanted in an alleged threat with a weapon call. [0] t.co/eOuBeASv

creepy cop behavior

Mount Rainier MD cop pleaded guilty to a sex offense and the attempted murder of a man he lured to his home with the promise of a role in a porn movie but then attempted to sexually assault him. When the man attempted to flee the officer shot him. [0] t.co/QYYPNR3G

 Atlanta GA female officer working undercover in a prostitution sting operation is accusing her fellow officers of delaying their response when she signaled them after she got naked with a target of that operation and that officers showed the video recording of that incident to other officers not involved with the sting. [3] bit.ly/vD9A8k

Yemassee SC cop arrested for criminal sexual conduct & official misconduct for demanding and receiving oral sex in exchange for dropping a ticket. [0] bit.ly/sroxej

 Moberly MO cop was charged with sexual assault and sodomy for alleged, but unspecified, incidents that likely occurred when he was cop. [3] bit.ly/uZRXMf

hiring practices

Atlanta GA police hiring practices questioned after investigative report finds cops who shouldn’t have been hired including some who failed psychological exams but were hired anyway because of family members in the force. [3] bit.ly/tlAEG3

And now a word from our Special Needs Staff

All right, I want to get this rumor cleared up here and now…..I do not drink from the toilet….okay? Are we clear on that? 

I don’t know how these rumors get started….. but it is absolutely not true that I drink from the toilet.

Okay, so it’s not true that I don’t know how these rumors get started. I start most of them but that one time I was looking down into the John because I swear to you I saw little man in there in scuba gear……but I was looking not drinking…..jees

The true spirit of your local police. Fairfax County Police

Harrisonburg VA cop is the subject of an investigation after he was accused of repeatedly beating an injured cat with his baton in order to “put it out of it’s misery” after it was injured by a car [3] bit.ly/uxrYmR

New York NY Transit Authority cop investigated for allegedly shooting a family’s dog in front of them after asking if it was friendly when it ran up to him as he was walking his dog while off duty. [1] t.co/CsoXauyl

This week’s candidates for the Officer Sean McGlone Award for sober living. Fairfax County Police

Kennedy PA cop already facing a DUI trial for a hit and skip accident with a pedestrian is now charged with insurance fraud on allegations he falsely reported his motorcycle was stolen. [0] bit.ly/tVKn0r

The Rhorerer-er family archive. Fairfax County Police

Memories from Chief Big Hat Rhorerer-er himself

My Dad, "Hatless Dave The Midget"

He earned his living by letting really, really tall people put their hand up his ass. Kinda like me, you know, with my head up ass and all......okay, so like its not the same thing but like almost.....I'll stop talking now.

This week’s child assault charges by your local police. Fairfax County Police

Jackson MS police officer is now facing capital murder charges after charges of felony child abuse were upgraded following the death of a 1-year-old girl who was just declared as his daughter a few months ago. She died after hospitalized with abdominal injuries. [0] t.co/lbtc6sMz

Centerville MO cop charged with aggravated battery & domestic battery for allegedly striking a child under 13 in the head. [1] bit.ly/uTubST

This week’s child molestation charges against your local police. Fairfax County Police, we keep writing that name we get more hits on the net

Wisconsin State trooper convicted on 6 counts of sexual assault on a foster child that was placed in his care. [0] bit.ly/vlpWrz

Osceola Co FL deputy sentenced to 12.5 years in prison after convicted for sex abuse & battery of a child between the ages of 12 & 17. [1] bit.ly/sGBdZw

 Warsaw IN cop suspended while investigated for alleged inappropriate relationship with a 16-year-old high school girl [1] http://bit.ly/rz4JNn

 Onondaga Co NY deputy was sentenced to 2 years in prison in his plea to sexual contact with a 14yr-old boy. He was originally charged for abusing his authority to have sex two boys. [0] bit.ly/sdw9mA

This weeks candidates for the Officer David Ziants Right on Target Award. Fairfax County Police

Murder

Scotland Neck NC cop is under investigation after a 61-year-old man he tasered while he was on a bicycle died. The officer was responding to a call about a man who fell off his bike and tasered him when he didn’t respond after ordered to stop but the man had a number of medical problems including difficulty hearing. The mayor of that town described him as being meek and never known to be a threat to anyone. [0] bit.ly/rGCsaw

Sharpsburg PA & Etna PA settle suit for $300k to the wife of a man who died after police allegedly beat and tasered him. [0] bit.ly/tVuzuq

 Alabama State trooper charged w/2 counts negligent homicide after a 120 mph on duty crash that killed a couple. [0] bit.ly/uEvNT3

Jackson MS police officer is now facing capital murder charges after charges of felony child abuse were upgraded following the death of a 1-year-old girl who was just declared as his daughter a few months ago. She died after hospitalized with abdominal injuries. [0] t.co/lbtc6sMz

Wilson County TN deputy was arrested on multiple counts including agg robbery and attempted first degree murder on allegations that he broke into his ex-girlfriend’s home and gave the items he stole to his wife as gifts then he attempted to murder his wife by poisoning her. [0] bit.ly/tMqlea

This week’s candidates for the Officer Sean McGlone Award for sober living. Fairfax County Police

Massachusetts State police capt suspended after arrested on suspicion of DUI following chase in unmarked cruiser [0] bo.st/truIrY

Memphis TN cop arrested on possession of marijuana charges during traffic stop by Tenn State Univ police [0] bit.ly/sHxs4Z

Blue Ash OH cop gets treatment & fine in plea deal dropping DUI charge, 2nd reckless operation offense in a year [0] cin.ci/rCkx19

Idiots at work. The Fairfax County Police

Finally, good government at work

Cordova IL disbands their police department, calling it an unmanageable mess after cop arrested & suit filed [0] bit.ly/v2l2GX

Murder

5 BART CA cops, including the officer who was convicted for killing Oscar Grant, are facing a civil suit due to start soon in an excessive force case that allegedly happened just weeks prior to that infamous shooting incident. [3] bit.ly/sEtZuv

Spokane Co WA deputy sued by family of 74yr-old pastor fatally shot when he investigated unmarked car on property [3] bit.ly/uaE3u6

Aurora CO pays $150k to settle claims to the family of a man who died and $240k to a man left partially paralyzed when both were shot during a chase. [0] bit.ly/rDSLTd

North Chicago IL police refuse to say how man in custody died as state police take over the investigation into the man’s death [3] bit.ly/uBnR05

Attempted murder

Lincoln RI police are being investigated after an alleged struggle at the police station landed a man in the hospital on life support in a coma from a severe head injury [3] bit.ly/stQ4US

Birmingham AL cop is accused of shooting a motorist from behind as he swerved to avoid the the officer when he allegedly jumped in front of his car after he drove around the airport parking lot as ordered while he waited for the people he was supposed to pick up. The man wasn’t charged. [1] http://bit.ly/vsnWTm

Lubbock TX is being sued by a 90yr-old man who was shot in the neck by a cop after he alleges he grabbed his shotgun when cops broke his window responding to robbery call next door. The police reports apparently contradicted themselves, at one point claiming police only opened fire after they were shot at but the charges against the man didn’t hold up. {3} bit.ly/s3iZLp

Hartwell GA police lost a lawsuit for $45k in a civil judgment to a man who lost an eye when a cop hit him with a metal baton during an arrest. [0] bit.ly/rsh2ru

Assaulting unarmed citizens and then hiding behind the law

San Francisco CA settles suit for $71k to man who suffered broken knee & wrist when cop beat him with a baton after he allegedly surrendered during a shoplifting arrest. [0] http://t.co/Y91hmHES

Champaign IL police under investigation for use of pepperspray during questionable traffic stop that was caught on unreleased video [2] bit.ly/vJ8y0Z

UC Davis CA cop is caught on video taunting a crowd of protesters by showing off a pepperspray canister before slowly dousing protesters sitting on ground with it. The police chief justified it by claiming the officers were afraid of the crowd but the video appears to really contradict that claim. [0] bit.ly/utFfVr

2 UC Davis CA police officers have been placed on paid leave while they are being investigated for pepperspaying seated students at a protest in an incident that has now garnered wide-spread media coverage. (UPDATE: news reports coming in now indicate the police chief has also been suspended pending investigation over the incident as well) [0] bit.ly/vNBJFl

Minneapolis MN settles a lawsuit for $77k to a man who was strip searched by cops in public. This came after a judge ruled that the search was unconstitutional. [0] bit.ly/rX5QzM

New York NY cop accused of shoving judge acting as legal observer at #OWS against wall & threatening to arrest her [3] bit.ly/t4AJ2i

Portland OR cop has been indicted on 3rd & 4th degree assault charges for seriously injuring a man by shooting him with a shotgun slug that he accidentally loaded in a modified shotgun meant for beanbag rounds. [0] bit.ly/tIQKHA

4 Bartlesville OK cops are currently under investigation over excessive force allegations in an incident where they allegedly beat and choked a man in the hospital according to a witness. [3] bit.ly/vsWpCD

Perry IA police are accused of excessive force against a family and an elderly relative then needlessly shooting their dogs to death duing a fruitless raid for drugs and a stolen x-box… None of the family were charged with any crimes. [4] bit.ly/tywrBT

Portland OR police accused of excessive force in a number of incidents during #OccupyPortland #N17 protest. While associated videos are a bit inconclusive they do seem to verify claims that protesters were on the sidewalks as ordered when riot police began a push and other claims appear to be bolstered by third-party witnesses. [3] bit.ly/vub2Ps

Sam Houston State University TX cop was shown on dashcam, above, beating a student then bragging about it. While the student still faces drug possession charges he was cleared of assault on an officer charge which would indicate the video contradicted the cop’s report. [4] bit.ly/vZWvMq

Dickson TN cop faces a state investigation & lawsuit over 2 alleged excessive force incidents in the last year. [0] tnne.ws/uxynZs

2 Virginia State troopers are accused of excessive force & using racial slurs against a Hispanic woman who refused to sign a ticket. [3] bit.ly/tyZp1w

2 Albuquerque NM cops were fired after a video showed them beating and kicking a man while holding him down, then apparently celebrating with a chest bump afterward. [0] bit.ly/vgjhms

Coats NC police chief & 4 officers are being sued by 3 people over a series of alleged excessive force false arrests. One officer in particular is accused of being notorious for racially motivated beatings. [4] bit.ly/tX4EC8

2 DeKalb Co GA cops charged w/felonies for driving suspect behind garage & beating him until stopped by other cop [0] bit.ly/uiPypW

Tuscaloosa County AL sheriff’s sergeant pleaded guilty to multiple charges for using his taser to punish 3 detainees, injuring one of them. [0] bit.ly/vQpUQz

Elk Grove CA cops accused of excessive response by holding mom & kids at gunpoint mistaking them for car thieves due to a paperwork mistake by another department. [0] cbsloc.al/s1NySB

Maricopa Co AZ report indicates 3 former top aides to sheriff Arpaio ignored misconduct by deputies [0] bit.ly/uudbFU

Idiot of the week award

New York NY cop subject of NYCLU suit for arresting 2 for “unlawful photography” for taking photographs in subway [3] bit.ly/trcBL1

Just a common thief

Webb County TX deputy constable arrested for allegedly stealing firearm from evidence room & pawning it [0] bit.ly/uIdCLv

Troy NY police investigate allegations of overtime & leave abuse by unspecified number of officers [1] bit.ly/sJr1X4

Philadelphia PA sheriff now subject of federal probe for personally buying homes that were slated for sheriff’s auction then selling them for personal profit. [0] bit.ly/uhpG9Q

Monterey Co CA sheriff’s sgt charged w/theft & felony false claims on time sheet falsification allegations [0] bit.ly/uIBirF

Creepy cop behavior

Bainbridge WA cop who heads the police union was suspended 2 weeks for tailing a councilwoman and harassing her. [0] ow.ly/1AtFyR

Bristol VA deputy sentenced to probation after found guilty of making harassing phone calls to businessman [0] bit.ly/sJIr3Y

Drunk/drugs

Opa-locka FL police capt arrested by feds for allegedly protecting drug dealers & an accused murder [0] sunsent.nl/rvFKQR

Hastings NE police capt gets probation in reduced DUI charge after unsecured trailer caused his vehicle to flip [0] bit.ly/tvqtc7

RCMP officer in Richmond BC arrested on drunk driving charge and for failing to stop at an accident [0] bit.ly/tP0Cur
Cook Co GA deputy charged w/violating oath & furnishing alcohol to minors at a motel party [0] bit.ly/sbGKh9

Cleveland OH cop on desk duty after testing positive for drug use following 8mo suspension for excessive force [0] bit.ly/tCn42l

Morrow GA police chief arrested for DUI & 8 open containers after falling asleep at a green light in his cruiser [0] bit.ly/uZQ06c

New Jersey state trooper charged w/assault by auto & drunk driving after crash that left one person injured [0] bit.ly/u4zoXX

Lake Co FL deputy arrested on drug charges after found at house where drug deal allegedly took place [0] thesent.nl/vqe2Iw

Hopkinsville KY cop suspended while subject of internal investigation after being arrested on drunk driving charges [0] bit.ly/w14NzI

Missoula MT police accused of dropping aggressive drunks off at #OccupyMissoula in order to harass protesters [3] bit.ly/vPRLKv

Orlando FL cop was arrested on felony official misconduct & possession charges after drug buy bust following tip off [0] bit.ly/rtdSMz

Harahan LA cop who resigned in Aug while investigated for theft & drug use is arrested for having stolen excavator [0] bit.ly/ts8bgx

Billings MT cop gets suspended sentence & fine in plea to .101 BAC DUI charge, the first trial against her resulted in a hung jury based on the defense that her BAC was elevated due to the altitude. [0] bit.ly/rZHEmv

 Slappin the ole wife around

Laredo TX cops accused of assaulting & threatening woman who reported deputy for domestic violence [3] bit.ly/vStLig

Thurston Co WA narc detective arrested for unlawful imprisonment domestic violence in alleged dispute with wife [0] bit.ly/rAqgSO

Webb County TX deputy arrested on family violence assault charge in alleged domestic incident [0] bit.ly/ru403F

Slocomb AL cop suspended after arrested on menacing charge for threatening cop responding to domestic dispute call [0] bit.ly/sS38wI

Scottsboro AL cop suspended while under investigation on allegations of steroid use and domestic violence [1] bit.ly/t0ISE5

Yakima WA tribal police officer sentenced to 19mo prison for threatening to kill man he caught w/his estranged wife [0] bit.ly/sNIF3c

Rape, sexual assault, that sort of creepy cop behavior

York Regional ON police officer on paid leave after arrested on 2 counts of sexual assault & firearms charges [1] bit.ly/sXyFzi

San Diego CA cop convicted on 8 felonies & 4 misdemeanors for coercing 7 women for sexual favors at traffic stops [0] bit.ly/t8VF93

Calhoun Co FL deputy sentenced to probation for coercing sex from woman is now being sued by 3 other women for on similar allegations. [0] bit.ly/tDrkxu

Portland OR police chief apologizes for misleading claim that #OccupyPortland prevented response to rape call [0] bit.ly/tz1EHy

Gallatin MO police officer suspended after summons issued on allegations of unspecified sexual misconduct [2] bit.ly/ugjTxv

Albuquerque NM cop fired after caught w/prostitute now charged w/promoting prostitution involving other allegations [0] bit.ly/tdwtoa

Lee County FL deputy suspended one week for sexually harassing female co-worker [0] bit.ly/rDpa0h

San Jose CA police forced by arbitrator to rehire cop fired for mishandling dozens of sex crime cases [0] bit.ly/umhmME

False arrest

Richmond Co GA deputy forced to resign after admitting to falsified DUI arrests, the admission may impact hundreds of DUI cases [0] bit.ly/t6sLTk

Westmont Village IL woman wins a lawsuit for over $500k on allegations that a cop violated her rights with false arrests in retaliation against her because she was speaking out against that department. [3] bit.ly/tmUsmB

Long Beach MS police are being sued by the ACLU of Mississippi on behalf of a woman who was arrested while protesting against BP over an oil spill, she alleges she had a permit and was legally protesting on a public sidewalk. [3] bit.ly/tSbUWE

Extortion

2 Baltimore MD cops plead guilty to extortion & conspiracy to commit extortion in car repair scam [0] bit.ly/sASNJ2

Yeah, figures

2 Chicago IL cops were arrested by feds on allegations they used their positions as cops to help a gang rob people. [0] bit.ly/sBXiQE

                               Good, fire the rat bastard and the other cops too.

McFarland CA police sued by a cop claiming he was falsely arrested at gunpoint for blowing the whistle on that department’s police chief & several officers he claims should not have qualified to serve due to their histories of being fired from other departments for misconduct. [5] bit.ly/uOqp8n

….if Walmart would just hire these people we wouldn’t have these problems
Phillipsburg NJ police detective faces weapons charge for discharging a firearm in a cemetery while off duty [0] bit.ly/ujiwXZ

THIS WEEKS CHILD MOLESTATION CHARGES AGAINST THE COPS . FAIRFAX COUNTY POLICE

Jackson MS cop faces felony child abuse charges that may be upgraded after his 1yr-old daughter died from injuries to her stomach. [1] http://bit.ly/uoFFA5

Peterborough ON cop charged w/assault & assault w/weapon for beating & pepperspraying 16yr-old girl while responding to a domestic dispute call. [0] bit.ly/se8Lnz

Lafourche Parish LA deputy was found guilty of the repeated aggravated rape of a 6yr-old that occurred over a period of 9 months. [0] bit.ly/ucpviz

Poquoson VA police officer arrested on rape and sexual assault of a minor charges involving girl under 13 [0] bit.ly/rOKQFu

Temple GA cop gets probation in a plea deal for child cruelty & battery charges. He was accused of raping his ex in her home while bringing their child back after a custody visit [0] http://bit.ly/uv05B1

Albuquerque NM cop who cuffed 7yr-old autistic grade school kid is on leave pending an investigation, a school official says it was inappropriate [0] bit.ly/t2Yu14

Reno NV renegotiates $120k judgement to teen forced to strip by cop down to $58k due to state tort reforms [-] bit.ly/vjEhdu

And this would be why we call cops idiots…………………….

Chicago IL settles suit for $100k (plus $447k in legal fees) to 2 kids attacked and falsely arrested by a cop angry over a playground spat between his kid and the other child. [3] trib.in/uAppQv

The Rhorer-er-er family album. Fairfax County Police

By "Big Hat" Rhorere-erer

My cousin, Raul. He's sort of been, like, in a bad mood since the Yankees turned down as a pitcher. It was his life long dream that he dreamed about his whole life.     

Fairfax police sued in David Masters shooting

By Tom Jackman

 

A Manassas attorney has sued Fairfax County, its police department and the officer who shot and killed David A. Masters, an unarmed motorist, just barely beating the two-year deadline for filing a civil lawsuit.

David A. Masters, days before he was shot and killed by Fairfax County Officer David S. Ziants. Masters’ brother-in-law filed a wrongful death suit in the case. (Courtesy of Gail Masters) The suit names Masters’s still grieving ex-wife and stepdaughters, who administer his estate, as the plaintiffs. But the women never gave their consent to file the action.
The lawyer who filed the suit, Jon E. Shields of Manassas, said he needed to file the action before the statute of limitations expired, and that Masters’s ex-wife and stepdaughters were not performing their duty as estate administrators.
Gail Masters, David Masters’ ex-wife, best friend and caretaker when he was shot and killed Nov. 13, 2009, said she had no interest in a lawsuit. She said Shields had not contacted her or her daughter, Courtney Hubbard, before naming them as plaintiffs. The lawsuit states that Shields represents Masters and Hubbard, who is wrongly identified as “Courtney Masters.”
If the suit is declared invalid, it could signal the end of any legal action against Fairfax or former Officer David S. Ziants, who killed Masters and was fired by the Fairfax police earlier this year. That, in turn, would prevent lawyers, Masters’s family or the public from ever seeing the investigative reports, witness statements and in-car video tapes of the incident, which police typically withhold except under subpoena in civil cases such as these.
David Masters, a former Green Beret who was living on disability benefits after a job accident, lived in Fredericksburg. In 2007, he prepared a will naming Hubbard and Gail Masters as his heirs and executors. He was largely estranged from his natural family, including his sister in Manassas. Shields, the attorney, is married to David Masters’s sister, Joyce Shields.
On Nov. 13, 2009, police were looking for Masters after he stole some flowers out of a planter at a business in Hybla Valley. A few minutes later, officers saw Masters’s Chevrolet Blazer and pulled in behind him at the intersection of Route 1 and Fort Hunt Road.
Prosecutors said Ziants stood alongside Masters and ordered him out of the car. Instead, the Blazer rolled slowly forward. Ziants mistakenly thought that Masters had struck another officer, that Masters was reaching for a gun and that the Blazer was stolen, prosecutors said. He fired twice, killing Masters. Ziants was cleared of criminal wrongdoing.
Shields filed suit on Monday in Prince William County Circuit Court against Fairfax County, the Fairfax Board of Supervisors, the Fairfax police, Chief David M. Rohrer, and Ziants. Prince William was chosen because it is where Ziants lives, according to the suit.
Under Virginia law, only the administrators of a dead person’s estate may file a wrongful death suit, on behalf of the estate. But Virginia law also states that only family members may recover damages from such a suit. Hubbard and Gail Masters, the stepdaughter and ex-wife, do not qualify as family members under the law.
Shields said that Hubbard and Gail Masters have “a fiduciary duty to the statutory beneficiaries,” meaning his wife and other surviving members of David Masters’s family. David Masters’s mother also lives in Manassas, his father lives in Florida, and he also has a brother in Rhode Island. “I’m taking steps to protect them,” Shields said.

Gail Masters, ex-wife of David A. Masters, and her daughter Courtney Hubbard at the spot on Route 1 in Fairfax County where David Masters' truck came to rest after he was shot and killed by a Fairfax County police officer. (Tom Jackman - THE WASHINGTON POST) He said he had difficulty contacting Hubbard and Gail Masters, who now live in David Masters’s trailer in Fredericksburg. He said if they did not join the lawsuit, he would “take other steps to have them substituted,” meaning he would go court in Fredericksburg and try to have them replaced as administrators of David Masters’s estate.
Shields said “it would be a tragedy for Fairfax County to benefit” from a lack of legal action, “and go without having to answer questions about what happened that day.” He added, “This can probably be resolved in a short amount of time.”
Fairfax County, its police department, police chief and board of supervisors almost certainly will invoke sovereign immunity in the case and be dismissed out of the case, if prior suits are any indication. Governmental bodies can only be held liable if their policies or practices are grossly negligent. Fairfax police fired Ziants for violating their policies on use of deadly force.
The county will defend Ziants, as an officer at the time of his actions, and if the suit proceeded past preliminary motions to the discovery stage, the police would have to provide the relevant parts of their investigative file. Police departments may disclose or withhold investigative files under Virginia law, and Fairfax police always withhold them, but they must be disclosed under subpoena.
Fairfax police declined to comment on the pending litigation. Ziants could not be reached for comment.
Gail Masters and Courtney Hubbard declined to comment on the suit, other than to say they had not authorized Shields to file it. They do not have interest in any litigation, and were anxious for the two-year deadline to pass.

By Tom Jackman | 03:59 PM ET, 11/17/2011

Its true what they say, you get your best news from the papers.

Its true what they say, you get your best news from the papers.

According to the lawsuit, a citizen named James Darden was worked over…that means beaten, by two Fairfax County cops named Christian Chamberlain and Mohammed Oluwa.

The local Fairfax County print media has once again done a fine job in reporting this story and other weasel behavior by the Fairfax County Police and once again the local electronic media is nowhere to be found.

We’re willing to bet that if this story of police brutality included a pleasant “Ride along” angle, by jeepers, the electronic media would be right on it.  

TV people here’s a hint; get off your ass, get some courage, do your job and don’t leave the news that matters to the real reporters.

Idiots at work. Fairfax County Police

Un-fucking believable

Dallas TX cop is suing Taser Inc after he was badly injured by a taser when one was used on him during training. But, before you feel too bad for him, he says tasers are too dangerous to use on cops but they are just fine to use on you. [0] bit.ly/ulqVmo

This week’s Murder Charge

US Customs & Border Protection officer in Texas has been sentenced to 25 yrs in prison after convicted for murder when he shot a bar owner to death after he was kicked out of a bar. [0] bit.ly/vba2mD

Refugio County TX sheriff and 2 deputies are the subject of a lawsuit alleging a man with a seizure disorder died in jail due to a denial of medical care. [3] bit.ly/rOLsh5

Damn near murder

Lauderhill FL cop charged with attempted murder for shooting at an on-duty officer who apparently was his girlfriend that he was having a dispute with. He was later arrested by a SWAT team at a pizza shop. [1] bit.ly/uee6pz

Ontario County NY deputy shot an unarmed woman in the shoulder as she rushed to answer door when deputies knocked while looking for a suspect. [0] bit.ly/vsZ8ov

                                      Drunk/ Drugs and drug dealing

Houston TX cop was convicted on federal corruption charges for using his police cruiser to escort what he believed was a shipment containing 7kg of cocaine [0] ow.ly/1ArgHU

Honolulu HI police major who is already facing extortion charges has now been charged with the distribution of meth after his home raided by the feds [0] ow.ly/1ArgW6

An audit into Utah Transit Authority’s handling of an investigation into a police sergeant who was allegedly drunk while working at the Obama inauguration in Washington DC reveals problems with the internal investigation practices of that department. [0] bit.ly/tjO3fG

Newark NJ reserve police officer resigns after he didn’t inform the department about his DUI arrest. He was was later convicted of a reduced failure to control charge. [0] ohne.ws/tcMnhD

1 Fort Wayne IN cop was suspended 180 days for showing up to work drunk while another was suspended 5 days after stopped for DUI. A captain may be disciplined for not telling officers to detain him and test him. [0] bit.ly/s7w7K1

Panama City FL cop who resigned on allegations he sought favoritism at DUI stop has charges dropped, no prosecutor [0] bit.ly/rC45UO

Lowell MA cop on leave while under investigation on allegations he showed up for work while intoxicated [0] bit.ly/sCkL6r

………….but we’re special

Fort Lauderdale FL police accountability methods are being questioned after that city’s toothless citizens review board canceled 5 monthly meetings in a row because the department didn’t bother to forward any police misconduct cases to them for review. [4] bit.ly/uTsJFY

Fraud

Abbotsford BC cop investigated for investment fraud in an alleged scheme that began before he retired & cost investors that included fellow officers over $6mil [0] ow.ly/1ArgbG

Toronto ON cop told his testimony was unreliable, possibly fabricated by judge dropping fraud charges against 4 men [3] bit.ly/ucLoTj

Sexual assault

Evansville WY is being sued by a woman claiming a cop sexually assaulted her and that her son was traumatized when he witnessed the attack. [3] bit.ly/tt3pij

Good, they should fire more of them

Oceanside CA sued by an ex-cop claiming that his being fired on sex harassment allegations was trumped up in an effort to cover up a recording he made that he says is evidence of an attempt to cover for a cop who was caught driving while intoxicated. [3] ow.ly/1ArhKQ

Actually…I don’t blame him

Perry County AR deputy resigns after cited for deer hunting out of season… while in uniform… on duty… from the side of a road. [0] bit.ly/snDgFI

Just  another common thief

Joplin MO police officer pleads guilty to using a police database to perform identity theft in order to take out $13k in student loans [0] ow.ly/1Araad

US Treasury police office pleads guilty to receiving over $500k in unreported income while he was on disability leave [0] ow.ly/1AraES

La Marque ISD TX now-former police chief is the subject of a criminal investigation into theft allegations where there was allegedly some video involved [1] bit.ly/teRpoF

Because he was too stupid to graduate from High School

Cape Coral FL cop resigns after an internal investigation determined that his GED certificate was a fake [0] http://ow.ly/1ArKJp

Gun dealing

Camden Co NC deputy pleads to charges related to the illegal purchase of automatic weapons as an officer with the intent to deliver them to the former Blackwater group. [0] ow.ly/1Ar01Y

Sexual assault

Levy County FL sheriff’s lieutenant arrested on an armed sexual battery charge in an unspecified incident. He was apparently tasered while allegedly resisting arrest as well. [0] bit.ly/uB8I0o

Slappin the old wife around

Pittsburgh PA police sergeant was arrested on simple battery charge during domestic dispute with her husband over a laptop. [0] bit.ly/sZ95jI

Broward Co FL deputy charged w/domestic violence for allegedly head-butting then punching & choking girlfriend [0] bit.ly/udaDtt

Mail fraud

Cumberland Co NC deputy pleads guilty to mail fraud charges for bilking money from insurance companies under the guise of being donations to the police. [0] ow.ly/1Ar4F2

Cops are afraid of the evidence…ironic ain’t it?

 So far the credible reports include allegations that the police forcibly removed press credentials from reporters in or near the park prior to the action and arrested at least one reporter. Additionally, there were also reports that police told protesters they could remove their belongings from the park but then apparently went back on their word and locked it down, then destroyed everything inside. There were also reports that a city councilman was injured by police but this hasn’t been confirmed by any credible sources. An LRAD was videotaped at the park but no indication it was used. The situation is ongoing and I’m trying to track as best I can, I only have one video found so far alleging excessive force but it’s difficult to make out exactly what’s happening in the one shown above… I’ll update with links as I find them… (pending links)

New York NY police arrested at least 7 journalists during the crackdown on Occupy Wall Street, Additionally, questions are being asked about why the press was kept away from documenting the police action so aggressively. [5] nyti.ms/uL6EPm (UPDATE: Make that 10, at least according to Carlos Miller’s count)

Accounts of police forcibly removing the press from the area appears to be true as several journalists are detailing rough treatment and detentions at the hands of police. One reporter alleges police told them they aren’t reporters tonight and another claims a journalist was put into a choke hold. (latest update indicates at least 4 reporters arrested) [5] http://t.co/XcvVlie6

Chapel Hill NC police SWAT team allegedly detained 2 journalists during a heavily armed raid on what was initially reported as #OccupyChapelHill squatters at an abandoned car dealership. 8 unarmed people were arrested on misdemeanor charges during that armed raid on people that police now say consisted of “dangerous anarchists”. [3] bit.ly/rrUutx

Denver CO police are accused of arresting a photojournalist who was not associated with the #OccupyDenver protests during their crackdown on that group. [3] bit.ly/sex4Ps

Civil Rights Violation

US 4th Distict Court of Appeals is trying to overturn a US Supreme Court precedent by allowing officers to raid homes without a warrant by claiming they suspect the residents were driving while intoxicated. The appeal was filed by an officer trying to save his job because he faced firing over the incident since it was the second civil rights case sustained against him. http://bit.ly/sfByvc

Assaulting unarmed citizens and then hiding behind the law. Fairfax County Police

 

2 Fairfax Co VA cops sued by a man claiming they beat & tasered him during a fruitless Terry stop search for drugs when he was stopped while walking to his job at a church. [3] bit.ly/vBzLCL

Los Angeles Co CA jail brutality issues that have garnered a federal investigation are now being blamed on the practice of assigning deputies with disciplinary problems to the jails as a way to keep them away from the public they were accused of abusing. [1] lat.ms/vPLVpr

Country Club Hills IL cop charged w/battery for shoving his police chief when confronted with excessive force allegations but he was not charged over the allegations that he beat a man right before that. [2] bit.ly/v4GSIj

Bozeman MT police are being accused of altering evidence, including the erasure of portions of taser recordings, after an excessive force lawsuit was filed over an incident that left a man with permanent brain injuries. [5] bit.ly/vroZ15

Lubbock TX are being forced by an arbitrator to rehire cop who was fired for needlessly kicking a suspect in the stomach then accidentally tasering a fellow officer during the same traffic stop incident. No reason was given for the arbitrator’s reasons for thinking this was a good idea. [0] bit.ly/urMcWx

Bryan County OK sheriff’s lieutenant has been indicted on federal deprivation of rights charges over three excessive force incidents, one where he tasered a woman tasering woman 2x & 2 men in diff cases [0] ow.ly/1AriOy

4 Scottsboro AL police officers suspended 3-4 days w/o pay after investigation into unspecified misconduct [2] ow.ly/1AqJdK

London ON police lost a civil suit for $144k to a man who suffered broken leg in police van. The police tried to blame it on the detainee saying he injured himself by kicking at the doors but doctors testified the break was the type that occurs when the leg is twisted. [3] ow.ly/1Ar9Xi

Covington LA unspecified number of cops are being investigated after several witnesses say they beat, tasered & arrested 2 men they picked out at random while responding to an alleged bar fight. [4] bit.ly/v6EQGi

UC Berkeley CA police are also being sued by over a dozen student protesters on allegations of excessive force against #OccupyCal protesters as well. [3] bit.ly/vJVBFn

Edmonton AB cop convicted of using excessive force on suspect during arrest, this is his second excessive force conviction [0] bit.ly/rI2hsp

New Haven CT cop accused of beating & kicking man who refused to be searched by the cop he agreed to go with after asked to ID man at traffic stop [3] bit.ly/vZVujw

New York NY settled a lawsuit for $4,000 to woman who was detained 17hrs in cell with a broken toilet without charge after a police raid on a beauty shop. She alleges she wouldn’t let her leave until she cleaned the sewage off the cell floor. [3] bit.ly/sACgX5

Wheeling IL cop was fired for unspecified misconduct after he allegedly violated his last chance agreement that involved more unspecified misconduct. [4] bit.ly/uFzcyp

Oakland CA police are being sued by the ACLU & other groups over tactics used and allegations of excessive force used against #OccupyOakland protesters. [3] bit.ly/vFwPHj

New York NY city councilman was injured when arrested on resisting & obstruction charges when he was apparently tying to observe the NYPD raid on Zuccatti Park. It seems a bit disturbing that the police weren’t content to stop the media from reporting on their activities, but that they also prevented their own government’s officials from practicing some oversight as well. [5] ow.ly/1Ar8LU

Victoria BC police are being accused of clearing cops of excessive force allegations despite graphic video evidence of that excessive force, reinforcing calls to establish an external review process. [4] bit.ly/vw5hci

San Diego CA police are accused of using excessive force in a video showing an officer putting a man in a choke hold until it appeared his faced turned blue after he was confronted by officers for being inside  sleeping bag at #OccupySanDiego [0] bit.ly/sqipCy

UC Berkeley CA police are being accused of excessive force again in yet another video showing cops dragging female protesters by hair during the same crackdown that resulted in a video showing them striking non-violent male and female students with batons. The university says they are looking into that to see if it was excessive and that they preferred batons since they feel they are less risky than chemical agents… yet oddly say they are considering using those for the next crackdown. [3] bit.ly/rzh4ke

UC Berkeley CA police are accused of telling a protester who suffered cracked ribs from a baton blow that he had no rights when he asked questions after his arrest. [3] bit.ly/sFmv8l

2 Newark NJ cops were disciplined for not taking an assault report from an injured woman and then referring to the apartment building where she lived in a derogatory manner. [0] ohne.ws/tcMnhD