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.
It’s pretty unlikely that there’s even one jurisdiction in America in which a roadside body-cavity search falls within agency policy
Study by TASER International and Calif. PD shows video cameras worn by police officers have a deterrent effect on citizens initiating false and frivolous allegations of police misconduct
Officers are pushing back against decisions that provide no due process, can be arbitrary or retaliatory, and can end careers
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The former officer was assaulted by inmates in his cell after being transferred to a Conn. prison
The officers have been suspended with pay
Five officers have been fired for their roles in the death of a man who died in custody
The deputy resigned after telling his supervisor that he was responsible for sending the toy bomb in a box
The officer shot the small dog after it appeared on its owner’s yard while responding to a call
According to records from the state Criminal Justice Academy, one deputy made a “conscious decision” to drive around a barricade during Hurricane Florence
Midland County Sheriff Scott Stephenson is heard on video asking that he not be arrested. “Jesus Christ, I’m a sheriff,” he says.
She reported her suspicions the next morning, and the NYPD sent a Crime Scene Unit to retrieve the bottle and test it
Mayor Jacob Frey said the decorations amounted to a “racist display”
Carlos Peralta, 53, faces counts of driving while intoxicated, aggravated flight from police and reckless operation of a vehicle
The lawsuit alleges a pattern of anti-Semitism by colleagues, including scratching a Nazi “SS” symbol into a locker and drawing a Star of David on a patrol vehicle door
The lawsuit stems from a dispute over a confidentiality agreement the board refused to sign, leading police to stop sharing internal affairs files with them
The case of a Mass. cop on paid leave for comments penned in a police association newsletter is a reminder to think before you write
The scandal revealed deep, widespread corruption, with officers admitting that they regularly robbed citizens and lied in official documents to cover their tracks
Fifty people total have been cleared after alleging they were framed by former sergeant Ronald Watts
Eric Troy Snell, 34, who was a Baltimore officer before he joined the Philadelphia force, had originally pleaded not guilty to a conspiracy charge
Hartford Police Officer Stephen Barone will receive the money for unused vacation time, plus more than $70K in retirement pay
Authorities say the three officers received thousands of dollars to protect shipments of illegal drugs
John Kivlin lost his job and served time in jail before an investigation revealed the truth
The sergeant was fired after being accused of failing to treat a clearly distressed inmate who later died of a cocaine overdose
Senate Bill 1421 opens the once-private personnel files of officers using deadly force, involved in sustained acts of on-duty sexual assault or engaging in dishonesty
Officials say Juan David Ortiz, 35, shot four sex workers in the head left them on rural Texas roadsides
DA Isidro Alaniz said the agent sought out women who had addiction and substance abuse problems
An NYPD source said the investigation took three years to complete and involved “hundreds of hours of surveillance and multiple [wiretaps]”
Chief Daniel Furseth told investigators he “didn’t intend the video to be racist,” but understood how it could be seen that way
The department denied claims by a mayoral candidate that the officers were exhausted from working overtime shifts following recent bursts of gun violence
Police unions have long argued that the rules protect officer safety and privacy and have lobbied to crush prior efforts to change the laws
The former trooper was sentenced to misdemeanor negligent operation of a vehicle after the drowning of 20-year-old Brandon Ellingson
A state police audit earlier this year found that more than 20 troopers may have been paid overtime for shifts they did not work
