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.
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
What makes a LEO turn from protector to punisher? How can we predict when this will happen and to whom? How do fellow officers react to an eruption of violence by one of their own?
Officers found to be involved in misconduct related to domestic violence will now be placed on dismissal probation
Mohamed Noor is charged in a 2017 death that drew international attention, cost the chief her job and forced major revisions to the PD’s BWC policy
All officers will be placed on unpaid suspension
Another officer is facing criminal charges in connection with a federal investigation of drug deals, illegal searches and thefts
The officer, already charged with soliciting prostitutes while on duty, is now charged with using his LE computer to look up women
Reports say the LEO ran his truck into a pole that fell on the patio of a house; the next day he and his mother falsely claimed she was behind the wheel
An officer was relieved of duty after a social media video showed three officers arresting a woman who called police to report a man who pointed a gun at her
The officer was fired after an internal affairs investigation into the incident revealed he failed to report the Snapchat video taken by his former partner
Footage shows the man spitting in the officer’s face, which led the officer to punch him in the face and slam his knee into his chest
A complaint led to an investigation into the ex-officer, who used agency resources to pursue dates and is now the subject of an FBI investigation
Two officers were fired after they failed to help a sergeant as he was fired upon by a man with a shotgun
A deputy made an obscene gesture at a man who was trying to film the police activity, and apparently knocked his phone out of his hand
A former officer was found guilty of manslaughter and attempted murder for fatally shooting a stranded motorist
If several people commit the same violation, it is a training, supervision, or management problem – agencies must fix the underlying issue
The reform is aimed at repairing the department’s long record of misconduct and excessive force
A letter was issued stating the deputy, who was fired in connection with domestic abuse allegations, would no longer be with the department
The controversy began a few weeks ago when video of the incident surfaced on the officer’s Snapchat account
Planning and prevention define responses to high-profile officer-involved incidents
An officer has been suspended for letting suspects get hot and heavy in the back of his patrol car
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
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