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.
When one cop is found out to be dirty, it besmirches the badge for the 99.99 percent of officers out there doing the right thing, at the right time, for the right reasons
Supervisory Special Agent Art Gonzales had to use deadly force against his estranged wife to save his own life — the legal battle to follow would be almost as difficult as the incident itself
Leveraging massive economies of scale for back-end storage and software updating, new in-car video hardware is far more affordable than police agencies are presently accustomed to
State and federal authorities are investigating the arrest
Three officers were charged with falsifying records for lying repeatedly about where they were
Rookie officer Errick Allen allegedly shot his friend five times with his service weapon, fled the scene and did not call 911
There are now over 150 cases tied to former Houston cop Gerald Goines that could be dismissed
State officials called the behavior showed on the video “disturbing” and said the trooper has been referred to the department’s employee assistance program
The Espanola police department filed charges against Sheriff James Lujan for obstructing a scene involving a barricaded suspect
You are never off duty as a police officer when it comes to how you represent yourself, your agency and your responsibilities
A video of a cop criticizing COVID-19 decrees has amassed nearly 1 million views and reignited the discussion about what officers should and should not say in uniform
A judge has ordered the police department to produce records that could show whether the allegations by two demoted lieutenants are true
The claim states the department’s response to the release of unauthorized photos has been ‘grossly insufficient’
Anne Kirkpatrick alleged the city fired her for blowing the whistle on the department’s police commission
A proposed bill would impose a penalty of up to a year in jail and $5,000 in fines for first responders who take unauthorized photos of crime or accident victims
The letter includes claims of favoritism, public embarrassment and ‘outright disrespect’
Victor Rivera has been charged with lying to federal investigators, the latest in a long-term corruption probe into the department’s Gun Trace Task Force
The reassignment came after an investigation into an Instagram video showing the unidentified sergeant coughing without covering his mouth as he passes a pedestrian
Agencies that take no action to terminate officers who have been proven to be dishonest are placing themselves at risk
The remarks allegedly came four days after BSO Deputy Shannon Bennett, a 12-year veteran, died of COVID-19
During the traffic stop, the Atlanta police officer did not disclose that he had a positive coronavirus diagnosis
The police board found the two officers violated department policy for opening fire on a vehicle driven by an unarmed teenager in 2016
A cop who pleaded guilty to accidentally killing a colleague while playing Russian roulette said the woman knew the risk
Ivan Van Beverhoudt smuggled the bricks from the U.S. Virgin Islands, but was stopped in Atlanta when a K-9 sniffed out the drugs
The court ruled the officers, who were fired in 2010 for lying about a use-of-force incident, must be reinstated
“F*#k off” is protected speech and does not justify a stop
The request came after an investigation into leaked photographs of the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash
The ruling says a discrimination lawsuit filed by four officers was ‘unfairly harmed’ by the notes’ destruction
Federal public defenders are reviewing cases investigated by officers that have since been brought up on corruption charges
Agents were attempting to arrest two county constables in Pulaski County when the shooting occurred
Officials believed discipline would increase odds the photos made it into the public domain, are ‘satisfied’ that the deputies deleted the photographs
The investigation is looking into 10 years of activity by drug cops and has so far identified at least a half-dozen possibly false affidavits
Members of an oversight group expressed concern after reports that sheriff’s deputies shared graphic photos of the crash
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