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 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
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
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