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
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
“I love this sh**. God I tell you what, I thrive on it,” Sheriff Oddie Shoupe said after the shooting
A group of five Baltimore officers could have to personally pay out $40,000 after a jury found they acted with “actual malice” in the course of an arrest
The integrity of the test had been questioned after a police major who helped shape the exam also coached clients through a test-prep business
A New Jersey mayor faces criticism from police after he pledged to end a program that allows officers to make extra money working off-duty jobs
The PD plans to require officers to scan their fingerprints at the start and end of shifts to prove they’ve worked the hours claimed on their payslips
The officers reportedly began to experience “hallucinations,” and called for help after one officer ended up in a tree
After Police Chief Harry Brignac’s wife was seen driving his patrol car, it raised eyebrows in some quarters
Video footage of Kentucky police leaving a rifle unattended for several minutes has caused a stir on social media
Officer Mark Hovan said that the suspension violated his religious freedom and he wants a hearing on his suspension
A man said his privacy was violated after officers disconnected his surveillance camera outside his front door
Baltimore ended 2017 with 343 killings, bringing the annual homicide rate to its highest ever
The same report concluded that a third officer, who shot and killed Paul O’Neal, was justified because he reasonably believed that O’Neal had a gun
Chief William McManus is being investigated after several citizens complained to the state about his handling of a human smuggling case in December
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