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
Janine England was fired in 2009 after being caught on dash cam kissing her boss
Officials are negotiating terms of a consent decree that would impose court-ordered reforms on the New Orleans Police Department
Shooting of civilians on bridge after hurricane was caught on video
In a few, fortunately quite rare cases, a good guy becomes the bad guy and these encounters turn deadly
This month, Police1 examines the sensitive issue of police officers who suddenly become deadly threats to other cops - we begin with the threat posed by impersonators
With just a couple of keystrokes, a cop can go from curiosity to a felony
Jurors told the court late Tuesday morning they remain stuck on the rape charges against Michael Pena
An investigation revealed that the misconduct had been committed by or with the awareness of one captain, six lieutenants and 14 sergeants over a three-month period
Both officers are detectives with the National Police and were off duty at the time of the accident
An administrative trial judge concluded that detective Gescard Isnora acted improperly in the 2006 killing of would-be-groom Sean Bell
In closing arguments Thursday, prosecutors cited evidence of semen on the victim’s underwear
A 15-year veteran of the Minneapolis Police Department is under internal investigation
Ex-officer insisted the woman never said no and never resisted
Vincent Mater was charged with destruction of evidence and vandalism
The plea on a misdemeanor charge of false imprisonment in San Francisco Superior Court derailed a trial that promised to smear the sheriff with tawdry allegations
Allegedly grabbed and bruised wife’s arm on New Year’s Eve
An agent posing as a 13-year-old girl received a video from a former Penn. state trooper
Professor: Most relationships between officers and youth members of the Police Explorer program never become public because a youth is unlikely to report it
Prosecutors said two officers tried to lure their supervisor into an extramarital affair
Was terminated for driving past fatal MVC last year
One investigator said the former Memphis police sergeant also offered money to a drug dealer nicknamed “Muscle” to shoot him
Michael Brady, former police officer, previously pleaded not guilty
Ensure an officer’s physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing is attended to by professionals capable of recognizing and treating every type of trauma
Two Chicago cops, believing they were stealing $5,200 in cash that belonged to a drug dealer, were charged with theft of government funds
Officer Skeeter Timothy Manos reportedly spent some of the money for the slain Lakewood officers’ families on trips to Las Vegas
Officer William Masso, 48, could face roughly five to six years in prison at a June 15 sentencing
14-year veteran apparently told group of impending search warrant