Officer Misconduct / Internal Affairs
The Officer Misconduct / Internal Affairs topic area features news, training and information related to cases involving potential or perceived law enforcement misconduct.
Sexual harassment is not merely an HR issue or legal risk — it is a leadership challenge that affects trust, wellness, retention and the profession’s ability to uphold its own values
Derek Chauvin, convicted of murdering George Floyd, was stabbed in prison and is now serving his sentence in a different facility
Officers’ alleged ICE welfare check at schools reveals confusion over 287(g) and local authority limits
You can make a subject into a monster, ‘but until that monster does something monstrous, the law prohibits the use of deadly force’
Investigators concluded Lt. John Pike acted reasonably during the Nov. 18 campus protest and should face demotion or suspension at worst
Though the arrest report describes Annie Bainer as the aggressor, a complaint filed on her behalf claims excessive force, false arrest, and malicious prosecution
A Melbourne, Fla., police officer was fired after being accused of picking up prostitutes in his patrol car
Troopers allegedly involved in an unauthorized high-speed escort of luxury cars
Officer-involved shootings have sparked a $50 million lawsuit, and the City Council has called for a federal investigation
Gerald “Gary” Roland Harris also faces 13 felonies and one misdemeanor charge related to a cache of guns, drugs, explosives and driver’s licenses
Sentenced to five years in prison, the 18-year NYPD veteran had faced up to 71 months behind bars after pleading guilty earlier this year
State Inspector General’s report claims wildlife officers routinely hunted while working, sought overtime pay
Investigators looked into allegations of a racial slur directed at Boston Red Sox outfielder Carl Crawford
Has been cooperating with feds as an undercover investigator for 4 years with good results
According to the indictment, officer stole four guns, including Glock and Smith & Wesson semi-automatic pistols from his colleagues
Police officer, 27, has resigned after authorities say he stole an iPhone
Victoria police arrested a man in 2010 who said he thought officers were trying to help him tend to an injury
Arrested with service weapon at a gas station, admitted to drinking that morning
A North Charleston Police Sgt. shot himself and then told investigators that he was wounded by his own gun during a struggle with a suspect
Review of 40 internal affairs investigations claims ‘a scattershot approach’
LEADS is central system used by officers to obtain and share LE-sensitive information
Prosecutors say an officer demanded two women have sex with him in exchange for not arresting them
NM department instituted policy after talks with rape crisis and battered families shelters, who said it would help victims trust officers
What did law enforcement take away from this highly publicized incident?
Suspended after his arrest, Michael Pena was fired shortly after the partial verdict
City has paid nearly $1 million to settle recent claims, states conduct was by individual officers and not agency policy or practice
City manager relieves him of duty, ‘determined the Police Chief needs to have the trust... of the elected officials and the confidence of the entire community.’
Reportedly took offense to language victim was using; sgt. was at bar to talk about National Night Out
Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith said Cpl. Brian Kelly responded to an ad placed by an undercover Barrow County investigator who was posing as a prostitute
MOST POPULAR
- Report: Fatal OIS videos drive surveillance society, reshape justice
- Why was a police surveillance van valued at $100K auctioned for only $20K?
- Chicago mayor: Officer-involved shooting brought city to ‘inflection point’
- Minn. police union calls out public employee union’s support of protestors
- How to implement effective (and pain-free) organizational change in policing