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
It is unknown how long the investigation against John Lowe will take to resolve
A 21-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department has been arrested on charges of lying to police about an arrest he made last March
Responding officer noticed an empty bullet casing on the driver’s side floorboard while interviewing the deputy
Sgt. Chris Levi Brown was reportedly cussing and yelling as he walked through a parking lot on New Year’s Eve
A 12-year-old child called 911 after the shooting
Members of the Basque separatist group ETA were arrested for bombing Madrid’s airport in 2006
The DOJ has started a civil rights investigation, and the FBI recently opened a criminal probe over allegations of false arrests and jailhouse beatings
A U.S. customs agent and his wife, an airline employee, have been charged with helping funnel guns and drug money through Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport
The jury deliberated for less than three hours over two days before finding Kelvin L. Jones, 29, of Yonkers, N.Y., guilty of various charges
Officer allegedly used a law enforcement database to retrieve the address of a man feuding with her cousin
His blood-alcohol level was measured at 0.17 percent
The widespread State Police drug investigation netted four Providence police officers and 20 others
The dash-cam video shows the female officer caressing and kissing the chief while a suspect sleeps in the back
Arbitrator determined it was too harsh to fire her for failing to send help to a crash victim who was later found dead
‘If a public official doesn’t have respect for the law, how can anyone else?’ the judge said regarding the request for probation
Sgt. John Corbett was driving back from a hunting trip last month when the deputy pulled him over
Is it a dated concept to think that a cop is a cop for all 24 hours of the day?
Pleaded guilty for beating up the boy inside a stairwell at the Woonsocket Police Department in 2009
Said he didn’t want to let the corpse rot in Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath
The victim accused her fellow officers of getting her drunk and then luring her to an apartment where she was gang raped
Steven Roberts faces decertification after supervisors found personal sex videos on a department computer
Video transcripts indicate that Detective Stephanie Lazarus asked if she was on “Candid Camera” during her arrest
Body was found in trunk of her car 18 months ago
Chief is “outraged at the disgraceful conduct demonstrated by these officers, who tarnished our badge for their own greed”
The plainclothes officer is shown on a convenience store video kicking a 17-year-old boy in the groin
Officer Kifah Othman was caught on wire trying to orchestrate the weekly buy of “Special K,” a pet tranquilizer that has gained popularity as rave parties
The officer who fired the lethal shot said he thought the man was reaching for a weapon
Conspired to extort money from drug dealers in exchange for protection from investigation
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