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.
Police Board President Lori Lightfoot wants to make it completely OK to lie in a complaint against a Chicago police officer
Exposure to IA will allow a cop to better understand the personnel system, agendas of some citizens, attitudes and mindset of officers, and the thought process of managers
The thin blue line represents a stance that we are all in this together as protectors of our citizens. The alternative interpretation is just noise
Officers who didn’t make a gang or gun arrest or identify gang members on field interview cards for two days were told their “production” wasn’t good enough, the suit alleges
The agency on Monday unveiled a draft of a discipline matrix that will guide punishment decisions
Austin Johnston is facing charges of aggravated assault, deadly conduct and tampering with physical evidence related to a 2018 shooting
It’s the first case brought against an officer since Washington voters in 2018 made it easier to prosecute police for using deadly force
The New York chapter of the ACLU published the data after prevailing in a fight with public safety unions that had sought to keep the records secret
The three officers said they saw 61-year-old George Robinson dealing drugs and pulled him out of his vehicle for ‘noncompliance’
Jacob Gordon Thompson, 27, was arrested on charges of felony murder and aggravated assault Friday
A university police officer was fired after an investigation concluded her Twitter bio could harm the agency’s reputation
In a tweet Wednesday, the city’s mayor said the agency’s use of K-9s has been suspended
Minnesota AG Keith Ellison argued that a single trial would spare witnesses, family and the community from the trauma of multiple trials
The lawsuit alleges Garrett Rolfe was fired without an investigation, proper notice or a disciplinary hearing
The 2019 raid led to the deaths of 2 homeowners and injured 5 cops
The third-party investigation comes two days after Vallejo Chief Shawny Williams said he was opening an inquiry
Deputy Tai Chan was accused of shooting a fellow deputy in the back during an alcohol-fueled fight in 2014
An appeals court interceded Wednesday after the unions appealed a judge’s ruling that had cleared the way for the records’ release
Thao claims the felony charges brought against him are “not supported by probable cause”
A former Vallejo police captain accused the department of firing him for flagging misconduct that included concerns that some officers bent their badges
A federal judge had halted the release of disciplinary records online last week after unions sued
Multiple officers confirmed they heard former Chief Dale Engle say the deputy died because of his “homosexual lifestyle”
“We believe the public good it could do outweighs the potential harm,” ProPublica’s editor-in-chief said
A curated collection of controversial Facebook posts by over 300 city cops was published in 2019
They will investigate use of force allegations and examine whether agents improperly detained or transported protesters in Portland
Unions argued that posting unproven or false complaints could sully officers’ reputations and compromise their safety
Video of the incident circulated on social media, prompting an uproar
According to the lawsuit, the Aurora interim police chief said that a hearing was not required and that she had discretion as police chief not to hold one
District Court Judge Peter Cahill said he agreed with defense attorneys’ arguments that a gag order would be unfair to their clients
Former officer Garrett Rolfe’s attorneys said the prosecutor had repeatedly made comments to inflame public sentiment against him
The police corporal is accused of firing at three journalists who were covering the protest
Eddie Johnson was found asleep behind the wheel of his police car in October after consuming “several large servings of rum,” officials said
The officer was initially charged with manslaughter and later fired