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.
Follow expert recommendations for cops to quickly care for rapid bleeding or airway obstruction
The courts have held that off-duty conduct will not be protected if the agency can prove a nexus between the offending conduct and the officer’s employment
There are many difficulties and risks associated with confronting an adult bully in the workplace
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
Timothy Hayes Jr. is facing felony charges for what state police said was ‘an attempted scare tactic’
Union leaders are considering filing grievances over the reassignments; officials say a flyer posted at police headquarters had nothing to do with the changes
The bill changes suspension and promotion processes and creates a new disciplinary statute for false time reporting
Most of the cases hinging on the testimony involved delivery of a controlled substance or other drug-related charges
