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.
Meet Sgt. Gene Reid, a Delaware sergeant who calls Professional Standards the most unique and fulfilling role of his career – one rooted in accountability and integrity
Too often, police leaders seem to believe that ‘bad officers’ only flourish in someone else’s back yard and not their own
By tracking metrics like use of force, sick leave and highly emotional envents, early intervention systems help agencies spot at-risk officers and provide proactive wellness support
“Physical contact between a suspect and a member in one of these undercover operations is prohibited, but as you can imagine, it can also be difficult to control”
Judge said that the county’s jails are full of more serious offenders
The officer has been placed in a nonpatrol job while the matter is investigated
Says the board ws right when it decided that Jon Burge should keep his $3,000-a-month in benefits
A spokesperson has condemned the officer’s actions, calling them “disgraceful, completely unacceptable and shocking”
Federal prosecutors say a third co-defendant, suspected dealer is set to plead guilty Tuesday
Legislator says Quanell X released tape to TV as judge issued restraining order
District attorney’s office says he stole the tag from a motorist during a traffic stop
The four officers have been fired and are set to be tried on official oppression charges later this year
“A lot of people were inconvenienced that day, particularly given the fact that we now find out it was based on a fabrication”
Police stunned her during a confrontation in her home, where she was trying to evict a tenant
The incident was the third fatal officer-involved shooting in Oakland in a week
Supervisors at five police districts refused to allow complainants to remain anonymous wouldn’t supply the form to reporters who posed as complainants
Prosecutors say he earned his punishment by violating a court order after he had already been indicted
“His lies set into motion the largest search for a suspect in recent history and inconvenienced thousands of people for hours,” the police union president said
Had no law enforcement duties at the time he was alleged to have committed his crimes of perjury and obstruction
Implications that the officers acted with such disregard as “depraved indifference” under a criminal legal standard reserved for accused murderers are inflammatory and harmful to public discourse
Lt. Robin Heinemann said in the suit that the department was ‘rife with overt hostility and disparate treatment toward female officers’
The lawman once dubbed “America’s Sheriff” was convicted in 2009 and sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison
His son, Marcos Manzano Jr., was arrested earlier this month and charged with harboring illegal immigrants
Burge apologized for tarnishing the Chicago Police Department’s name, but asked that the judge show him mercy
The allegations against Jon Burge and his men have helped shape the state’s debate over the death penalty
The Bisard case has been another black mark for a police department already suffering an image crisis
YouTube video showed Const. Geoff Mantler kicking suspect in face
The New York Post published an editorial accusing the state’s police department of corruption
Illegally hid his dad in his home since September 2009
Daniel Saylor is the chief of police in the suburb where golfer Tiger Woods had his infamous 2009 crash
Burge’s attorney prosecuted a 2004 case in which Lefkow was the victim of a failed murder-for-hire plot
Competitiveness, department focus on physical fitness seen as major reasons why police and firefighters might use steroids