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
A school police officer sparked a school lockdown and a massive manhunt
The city commission voted 3-2 to oust Miguel Exposito
Col. John Whiting, 57, was arrested Thursday
Five officers, including a supervisor, have been charged with conspiracy
‘I did become a corrupt police officer,’ Jerome Finnigan said
Gov. Luis Fortuno said the reform process could take 15 years
A lawyer has obtained medical records that detail Kelly Thomas’ death
Two officers were fired after a man was beaten outside a nightclub
The officer has 30 days to appeal the firing
Paula Carr admitted to briefly borrowing money from a police fund
The 31-year-old deputy reportedly had sex with a 17-year-old girl
Officer Daniel Harless is heard on dash cam threatening to kill a passenger
Authorities said Mora-Lopez’s true identity was discovered after he applied for a passport renewal
A South Carolina woman claims in court documents that a Secret Service agent raped her on a couch
Michael Pena, who has been an officer since 2008, was jailed
Michael L. Lothrop, 27, of Saco, was a reserve officer until his resignation
Deputy Police Chief Charles Marsalisi was accused of teaching former sergeant Bill Judd how to anonymously post a video mocking jail staff
The officers were on their way to a funeral in South Dakota
A grim-looking Kenneth Moreno was led away after the sentence was pronounced in state Supreme Court
Prosecutors had contended that the officers opened fire on an unarmed family, killing 17-year-old James Brissette and wounding four others
Six officers were trying to search 37-year-old Kelly Thomas’ backpack after reports someone had been breaking into cars when an altercation broke out that ultimately resulted in Thomas’ death from severe head and neck injuries
Michael Mulcahy and Michael Arco were arrested Tuesday
The request for resignation is in wake of the death of Kelly Thomas
State Police authorities said Robert U. Kreppein, former head of the State Police Aviation Unit, is accused of taking an aviation GPS device
Albuquerque Police Officers Association President Joey Sigala said that APD officers have already been cleared criminally and internally
30-year department veteran Mark Preston turned in his badge and gun
Settling misconduct claims doubled in cost during the first three years of Police Chief Tim Dolan’s leadership
Robert Lee Crews agreed to a sentence of two years as part of a plea deal
Clay Rojas, who had served five years with the Santa Clara Police Department, was convicted by a U.S. District Court of 12 felony counts
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