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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U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said Ed Mullins reneged on his promise to look out for thousands of sergeants by stealing “hundreds of thousands of dollars from them”
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The officers are charged with second-degree reckless endangerment and cruelty to persons
“I can’t answer without payment. Even a small payment I can get you your answers,” the LEO is accused of writing
“His conduct during this encounter with a citizen of the community is unacceptable,” Waterbury Police Chief Fernando Spagnolo said
Some of the infractions reportedly occurred while on duty and on city property
The officer’s decision to open fire in the direction of a crowd was “reckless, unreasonable and unnecessary,” according to the indictment
“This officer resorted to using pepper spray during a confrontation with a civilian in a manner that was unnecessary and contrary to his training,” AG Matthew Platkin said
Police were initially called after the woman was sleeping outside a building and refusing requests to leave the property
“I have video of you drinking and getting into your county car. We are watching you closely,” said one message sent to the investigator
The charges range from negligent homicide to malfeasance in the fatal arrest of Ronald Greene
The proposed change was prompted after an officer, now facing charges for an in-custody death, exhibited signs of a mental breakdown at the academy
Experts review common issues that can cause problems not only for a patrol officer but all the way up the chain of command in an agency
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In addition to a decertification process, agencies need funding to address the recruitment and retention crisis
An encounter with a revengeful employee goes way beyond angry outbursts or even lawsuits
Mary O’Connor submitted her resignation after an internal affairs review found she violated police department policy during the Nov. 12 stop
Under the deal, the officers agreed to participate in a misdemeanor diversion program and satisfied conditions including paying restitution
Video of the incident from the rookie officer’s body camera has been released by police
The officers had attempted to pull over a driver whose headlights were off; the driver didn’t stop, leading to a short pursuit, which ended in the driver later crashing
The issue was whether a fired campus officer was eligible for arbitration from a state employment body since he didn’t work for a municipality
The 22-year-old brandished a knife in “a state of complete panic and self defense,” indictments showed
“It’s hard to see officers charged but it’s also what we’ve been talking about from the beginning. We need to be accountable, period,” Chief Karl Jacobson said
The exercise was designed to assess whether cadets recognize when to use nonlethal force; Timothy Rankine was the only recruit to shoot the virtual suspect
The police union said the report was written to “elicit a more punitive approach” and it omitted context about legitimate reasons panels might have for recommending a lesser penalty
Charges against the two deputies include second-degree murder, official misconduct and criminally negligent homicide
The deputy was finished with his job duties in the afternoon, but driving a county-owned vehicle is considered duty work
As the two off-duty officers struggled for control of the weapon, the gun discharged, hitting the sunroof
Both officers were charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident
Involuntary manslaughter charges were dropped against Deputy Joshua Bishop, who was in the van and didn’t realize until it was too late that another deputy was risking their lives
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