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.
Departments considering the introduction of personal video recorders will commonly ask two questions
What did law enforcement take away from this highly publicized incident?
Law enforcement officers who testify at grand jury are now protected by absolute immunity, a protection already afforded to prosecutors and judges
The internet has changed how officers think about “free” speech – and it’s costing them their careers
Not understanding the legal arena for speech and how it’s been changed by the internet is resulting in career fatalities and making police work more dangerous
Corporal Darrell Campbell said he suffers from seizures that make him tired and cause him to fall asleep
“There is a complete failure at the sheriff’s office and he doesn’t recognize it,” union president Jeff Bell said
Blane Salamoni’s petition alleges his firing “was not made in good faith or for cause”
Department policy says if an officer is requested to write an accident report, he or she cannot leave without issuing a ticket
Backers of a proposal to give an elected board power to investigate and fire Chicago cops threatened to force a vote
Chief Murphy Paul fired Officer Blane Salamoni on Friday, saying he violated department policies on use of force and command of temper
Chief Murphy Paul said he fired the LEO for violating department policies on use of force and “command of temper”
The decision was blasted by the largest police unions as “plainly illegal” and not nearly enough by the Legal Aid Society and the N.Y. Civil Liberties Union
Superintendent Eddie Johnson rejected a recommendation from the city’s police disciplinary agency that he seek to fire an officer in a controversial 2015 OIS
Mohamed Noor, who officials said was fired from the department on Tuesday, faces murder and manslaughter charges in the fatal shooting of Justine Damond
About 30 minutes before the deputy was found asleep, deputies arrested Zachary Cruz, brother of Nikolas Cruz, for trespassing on school grounds
Mayor Catherine Pugh said that a state investigation is unnecessary because the Baltimore PD is already operating under a federal consent decree
The termination has sparked outrage from the city’s police union and its president
The video sparked outrage in the community
The officer sustained a brain bleed and five fractured vertebrae in a Nov. 30 accident
While most of the criticism over LE’s response to the shooting is focused on Sheriff Scott Israel, Deputy Jeff Bell said deputies are also paying the price
The officers did not have permission to respond to the shooting at Parkland on Feb. 14
The arbitrator said the officer’s firing was too severe of a punishment
Since being named commissioner last month, Darryl De Sousa has announced several strategies to root out corrupt cops
Current law provides officers with extensive due process rights that critics say sometimes shield them from internal discipline
Scot Peterson said in a statement that he did not initially believe that gunfire was happening inside the building
The City Council is scheduled to vote on confirming Darryl De Sousa as the permanent police commissioner at a time when the department is under intense scrutiny
Rep. Bill Hager called on Gov. Rick Scott to remove Sheriff Scott Israel from office for “neglect of duty and incompetence”
A former transit-agency officer was sentenced after being convicted in a sting operation of attempting to help the Islamic State group
The chief said there are two active investigations following Officer Darren Weathers’ death
Detectives Daniel Hersl and Marcus Taylor were each convicted of racketeering conspiracy, racketeering and robbery under the federal Hobbs Act
A New Jersey sheriff’s officer who appeared in bondage films as a dominatrix was fired after fighting to keep her job
The acting commissioner announced several new initiatives to address internal corruption, including the polygraphing of officers working in some units
