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.
The author shares 12 tips on how cops can survive an internal affairs interview
The internet has changed how officers think about “free” speech – and it’s costing them their careers
Not understanding the legal arena for speech and how it’s been changed by the internet is resulting in career fatalities and making police work more dangerous
Deputy Inspector James Kobel has been relieved of command while officials investigate
The state police training materials were last used in 2013
Union officials lambasted a New York Post story that reported Trooper Dane J. Pfeiffer was transferred from the coveted governor’s detail as a punishment for dating Cara Kennedy-Cuomo
The Waukegan officer, who turned on his bodycam after the shooting, was fired “for multiple policy and procedure violations,” Department Commander Edgar Navarro said
Commissioner Dermot Shea tweeted that the behavior of the officer was “One hundred percent unacceptable. Period.”
The officer committed “multiple policy and procedure violations,” Waukegan Police Chief Wayne Walles said
The officer’s union representatives defended him, saying the officer was simply expressing his First Amendment right
The case will likely be appealed to the state Supreme Court, officials said
In a court filing Monday, prosecutors said the former officers’ positions of trust and Floyd’s vulnerability could be used to justify longer sentences
A police commission is considering firing Officer Joseph Mensah, who was cleared of criminal wrongdoing in a fatal shooting that sparked protests
A Minnesota judge cited safety concerns in his decision to allow Derek Chauvin to live in a neighboring state
The former officer’s attorney argued that Shaun Lucas, 22, “acted within policy and law” in the slaying of Jonathan Price
The former police officer was released from custody Wednesday morning on a $1 million bond
A superior court judge ruled that Sheriff Alex Villanueva exceeded his authority when he rehired a fired deputy as part of a settlement agreement
A state Supreme Court justice ruled against the Buffalo fire and police unions, who argued that records involving unsubstantiated and pending allegations should not be released under new transparency laws
Officer Shaun Lucas shot 31-year-old Jonathan Price, who had allegedly been trying to break up a fight, officials said
A 32-page report probing activities of the Banditos clique alleged that Sheriff Alex Villanueva “continues to promote a code of silence”
The two men pleaded guilty on charges related to rigging the search for a police chief
Attorney Tom Plunkett said the “riotous crowd” shows the men can’t get a fair trial in Hennepin County
The police chief recommended the officers be fired after security video showed they failed to check on a detained man who suffered a medical emergency
The suit accuses the union of orchestrating a campaign against the chief in retaliation over an officer’s firing after a deadly police shooting
AG Daniel Cameron’s office filed a motion Wednesday asking for a week’s delay to redact names and personal information
The law makes it a crime for first responders to take unauthorized photos of decedents at investigation scenes
A judge ordered the release after a member of the grand jury sued to have the record of the proceedings made public
Sheriff Robert Chody was indicted on an evidence tampering charge in destroying reality TV show footage
If convicted on all three charges of felony wanton endangerment, Brett Hankison faces between three and 15 years in prison
Paramount in the grand jury’s findings was that although the warrant contained a ‘no-knock’ provision, it was not served in that manner
Fired police officer Brett Hankison was charged with three counts of wanton endangerment for firing into Taylor’s neighbors’ homes
Officer Baimadajie Angwang, himself an ethnic Tibetan, is accused of helping the Chinese government spy on local communities
The former cop who was cleared of charges that he falsified records is suing to get his job back, saying officials were retaliating for his support of Black Lives Matter
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