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.
Before a cultural change can take place, both police leadership and the rank and file must recognize one is needed
If we tell ourselves an officer can falsify his location for a sexual liaison but would never lie in a report, we are lying to ourselves
People felt they knew Joe well, but of course they didn’t know the Joe that we are hearing about now
A 28-year-old Wilson man died in July of 2019 two days after allegedly being tased more than 50 times by officers
The woman went face to face with the officer and started yelling, “You acting like you white when you really Black ... what you want to do?”
The documentation associated with investigating use-of-force incidents can consume a substantial number of hours. By using purpose-built software to compile these reports, law enforcement agencies can significantly reduce the time devoted to creating this documentation, while improving the accuracy of its content and the review of this information by investigators.
Investing in supervisors is an investment in law enforcement’s future
The photographs were taken near the 1900 block of Billings Street in Aurora, where McClain was stopped on Aug. 24
San Jose Police Chief Eddie Garcia said he has asked the FBI to assist in the investigation
Officer Ryan Snow admitted to sharing the image on his personal Facebook page in response to protests over the death of Rayshard Brooks
Police Chief Danny Williams said he would recommend the officers not be rehired by notifying state officials about their actions
Officer David Afanador, 39, was expected to be arraigned Thursday
The expected charging of Jordy Martel came more than a week after he was fired from his job as a patrol officer
A department audit of a video recording captured one of the officers saying a civil war was necessary to wipe Black people off the map and that he was ready
The man had died of sudden cardiac arrest while intoxicated by cocaine and physically restrained
A letter said Officer Brett Hankison violated procedures by showing “extreme indifference to the value of human life”
The legislation creates a $25,000 personal liability ceiling for officers found liable for state constitutional violations
The officer involved has been suspended without pay
Two other officers remain on administrative reassignment while the shooting is investigated
Some officers are being denied their basic constitutional rights, and the ultimate losers will be the citizenry
Chief Robert J. Shelide was suspended after making social media posts that allegedly appeared to glorify police brutality
If we can quickly make some meaningful changes on our own, that may empower our supporters to reestablish logic
Sheriff Tom Dart is moving to temporarily strip as many as seven deputies of their police powers after allegations of insulting and threatening social media posts
The order incentivizes police to better train their officers and seeks to establish a national database tracking police conduct
One officer has been fired and one placed on leave after the incident
Sheriff Darryl Forté said he believes such a registry would help prevent officers who engaged in misconduct from transferring to a different agency
More than a dozen officers were shown on surveillance video lying on couches and making food
The civilian police commissioners determined the victim’s conduct did not present an imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury
The two officers face criminal charges for alleged excessive force
“I’m embarrassed by it. I’m infuriated by it, and I’m having it investigated,” the Brevard County sheriff said of the posts by the local Fraternal Order of Police president
Video shows a man becoming belligerent with officers before struggling with one of them
The officers are accused of taking steps that led a 75-year-old activist to fall backward, striking his head on the sidewalk
In an official tweet, DHSMV said it found remarks by Trooper Daniel Maldonado “abhorrent and reprehensible”
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