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
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
A separate investigation is continuing into whether interrogators went too far in their treatment of the suspects during questioning
He used a helmet camera to record what he says is a case of police corruption
A jury convicted Burge in June of perjury and obstruction of justice, but he is currently free on bond
Jailers in a central Ohio county are accused of using the less-lethal devices to “soften up” inmates who pose no threat
The latest IACP “Police Use of Force in America” study found that coppers use “excessive force” in less than one-half of one percent of their force encounters
She says she awoke to find Officer Mark Munoz molesting her before passing out again
Officer admitted to using meth for about 10 years, along with marijuana and the prescription amphetamine Adderall and painkiller Lortab
Several women testified CHP officer had given them his cell number after writing them tickets, offering to ‘work something out’
Six officers were similarly treated early this month after sergeant was accused beating a handcuffed suspect
Saying he defamed them when he stripped them of their badges after a high-profile internal investigation
What should a police leader do amid a thermonuclear officer-misconduct scandal — something so heinous it rocks the squad room and the community?
Court documents say he pulled his pistol, put it against the 29-year-old’s head, and told him he didn’t need a warrant
The suit accuses the officer of breaking his secrecy agreement with the United States
Charges follow officer’s claims that officers were pressured to falsify records
Charged with stealing drugs and money from narcotics dealers, planting evidence, conducting illegal searches, falsifying police reports, and lying under oath
Accused of falsifying evidence in a case that has already led to drug charges being dropped against more than 200 suspects
Allegedly stole a gift box containing money, cards and checks while working security
These disclosures raise the possibility that as many as four Philadelphia officers have been robbing couriers, stealing cash and giving the drugs to another dealer to sell
Island police have been tarnished by allegations of brutality, including two indictments for murder
“This is another embarrassment for our department, another in a long list, unfortunately”
Police said the 2008 case was not typical of TASER use by the force
charged with one count of possession of a controlled substance and hindering apprehension
Charged with lying under oath about the shooting death of a man outside the city’s convention center
Also accused of molesting two preteen girls at a 2006 slumber party
