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.
Should a trooper’s conflicting statements about a lost hat constitute the type of credibility failure that destroys an officer’s career?
Ego, tradition, indifference and bad judgment can allow inappropriate behaviors to become normalized
A chief’s decision to support an officer suspected of being intoxicated behind the wheel of his patrol car has led to accusations of a double standard
Law enforcement groups reacted positively to the changes, saying that the memo addressed “many major concerns”
A study found that 16% of respondents had been invited to join one of the divisive, secretive and sometimes ‘gang-like’ groups
The unnamed officers face violations that range from inappropriate conduct to “improper” dissemination of information, Capitol Police officials announced
“I could not be more upset and disappointed,” said a Vermont State Police official in a statement
Former Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter is now facing a charge of first-degree manslaughter
‘I will likely get fired over this video, but I am nonetheless exercising my First Amendment rights to speak freely,” said Trooper Zachary Kowing
Three police officers and two paramedics face charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide, among others
Don’t be misled into thinking the First Amendment protects you from becoming a social media career casualty
The bill would also require potential new officers to pass a psychological screening before being hired
While the city is recommending the suspensions, each department will make the final call
The sheriff’s office said the video was meant “as a show of transparency”
The city’s Civil Service Board decided that although there was just cause to fire Officer Delvin White, it was too harsh a punishment
William Darby, a former Huntsville officer, testified that he had shot an armed, suicidal man in self defense
The Justice Department has already said that it would not press charges
The City Council agreed to put a measure on the ballot which, if approved, would let the volunteer Citizen Oversight Board appoint an independent monitor
District Attorney Larry Krasner says his office needs the information to prevent wrongful convictions
Salvador Sanchez, 32, was charged with manslaughter and two counts of assault with a firearm related to an off-duty confrontation in 2019
An internal investigation found that the two officers had trespassed on restricted grounds
A judge’s ruling sided with Kimberly Potter, who police say mistook her firearm for a TASER when she shot Wright
It’s the third such probe of policing brought by the Justice Department in the Biden administration
The officer who shot a man as he was fleeing up an escalator has been charged with felony aggravated battery with a firearm and official misconduct
Video shows officers kicking a suspect and hitting a bystander who was recording the incident
Bodycam video showed one officer using his pistol to beat a man he was attempting to arrest, choking him and threatening to shoot him
The National Decertification Index is a free tool for law enforcement
The single largest expense after salaries was security for the Hennepin County courthouse, which cost $773,000
Police Chief Michel Moore had directed the officer to a panel comprised of community members with the recommendation that the officer be fired
The practice of playing music to trigger copyright filters on social media was condemned by a police spokesperson
“He thought this was just a joke,” the town’s mayor said. “This is the most egregious and offensive thing you could possibly do”
Officer Lisa Schaps had voiced support for her department’s thin blue line uniform patch at a local board meeting and on the TV show “Fox & Friends”
The proper interpretation of Minnesota’s third-degree murder statute has been disputed in the cases involving the ex-officers
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