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.
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The settlement sum aims to resolve the remaining claims in a lawsuit over deputies and firefighters sharing photos of the NBA star’s fatal helicopter crash
Maegan Hall’s lawyers claim she’s having difficulty getting a job after the scandal made national news, prompting an influx of negative publicity
Homerville Chief Dearin Drury was charged with theft by taking, possession of marijuana, false statements and writings and violation of oath of office
Palm Beach Gardens Officer Nouman Raja was the first Florida officer in nearly 30 years to be convicted and sentenced for a fatal on-duty shooting
Officer Jordan Steinke still faces charges in the incident where she placed the suspect inside a patrol vehicle parked on railroad tracks
Mayor Sheng Thao fired Chief LeRonne Armstrong after a probe found gross dereliction of duty in a sergeant’s misconduct cases
The investigation was opened after deaths in county jails hit a two-decade high last year and other allegations of excessive use of force surfaced
The warrant in Miles Bryant’s initial arrest stated he “lives in close proximity to victim and dumped her naked body in the woods”
Last month, two deputies were charged with civil rights violations in the arrest of a man outside a convenience store that was caught on video
The 23-year-old officer, who has been with the department since 2021, is charged with negligent homicide and faces up to five years in prison if convicted
The officers are all out on bond; their next hearing has been scheduled for May 1
The deputies were suspended for five days without pay for failing to keep their bodycams and in-car video turned on while at the arrest location
A probe concluded the chief failed to properly investigate a sergeant involved in a hit-and-run with his patrol car, as well as an incident where he fired his service weapon inside police HQ
Remains of naked teen missing since July were found dumped in the woods
Six officers already have been fired and one more has been relieved of duty following Nichols’ death
The officer stood over Nichols as he lay propped against a police car and took photos, then sent the photos to other officers and a female acquaintance
Investigators claim Chief Burrel Davis “was aware of the sexual misconduct within his department and never reported or disciplined any of the officers”
To demean policing rather than precisely identify its failures and limitations serves only to undermine progress
Preston Hemphill, who was the third officer at the traffic stop that preceded the arrest, had previously been suspended
EMTs Robert Long and JaMicheal Sandridge “failed to conduct an adequate patient assessment of Mr. Nichols,” according to a fire department statement
Two more Shelby County Sheriff’s deputies were relieved of duty after the release of the bodycam and surveillance videos
The 40-page lawsuit states that the defendants did not provide a safe environment and prevent foreseeable injury during her 2022 arrest
If members of our profession continue to deliver indefensible blows such as those delivered in Memphis, the American police profession as we know it may very well find itself on the ropes.
The unit is composed of three teams of about 30 officers who target violent offenders in areas beset by high crime
The department, sheriff’s office and state bureau of investigation have steadily released information about the arrest and death of Tyre Nichols as the community and nation braces for the release of bodycam video
The videos have been made public one day after five Memphis police officers were charged with murder in the death of Tyre Nichols
The Memphis police chief has called the actions of five officers involved in the arrest “heinous, reckless and inhumane”
The chief’s actions were uncovered after he sold 35 grams of cocaine and 325 tablets containing meth to a source working with the DEA
Zack King and Levi White were charged with using excessive force during an August 2022 arrest
The officers were fired for excessive use of force, failure to intervene and failure to render aid stemming from an arrest during a traffic stop of a man who later died in a hospital
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