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.
Sgt. Kenneth Becker told Jesse Bright it was against a new law to film police officers
DOJ said its COPS Office won’t proceed with the collaborative reform process, and has made other technical assistance and training resources available
Federal prosecutors announced charges Wednesday against seven officers in Baltimore
Lee Baca is facing a retrial on charges that he conspired with underlings and obstructed justice in the investigation of civil abuses in the nation’s largest jail system
The bill allows the state commission that certifies law enforcement officers to close records about officers who have been fired or disciplined
The fight had to be broken up by multiple people
The officer did a series of roadside drug tests but got two of them wrong
Matthew Luckhurst was originally given an indefinite suspension in October after giving a homeless man a feces sandwich
The city agreed to pay $6.9 million to a man shot six times by an off-duty officer who had consumed 10 drinks before getting in his car to drive home
The bill would require any officer who is the subject of a “substantiated complaint” based on their job conduct to wear a body camera
Police believe the deputy was too drunk to drive and asked the inmate to drive for him
Lynch strongly defended the DOJ’s aggressive intervention in local law enforcement during the Obama administration
The DOJ said they pursue civil rights charges when someone with authority intentionally violates civil rights, not when they use poor judgment or make a mistake
The officers were fired after the mayor accused them of using excessive force on a man in custody at police HQ
A mistrial was declared last month when a federal jury deadlocked 11-1 in favor of acquittal on the obstruction count and a charge of conspiracy
A report says the officer became distracted while doing paperwork and forgot he had tied the horse in a stall in the department barn
The chief said the officer violated policy, is sorry for his behavior and is eager to resume active duty at the end of the suspension
A newly-elected sheriff who admitted to authorities that he was a meth addict was charged with stealing the drug from a police evidence storage area
Officials recommended he be fired after finding he violated unreasonable and excessive force policies
Three rookie officers joked in a group chat about using the city’s primarily black neighborhoods for target practice
The officers allegedly ran their own security operation, demanding cash payment to avoid city rules and fees
The Bolingbrook Police Department does not allow officers to associate with convicted felons
A federal grand jury is looking into allegations of civil rights abuses and corruption
Matthew Barge will ask a judge to address the city’s failure to create a detailed plan on how it will invest in equipment to modernize the department
Mayor Mitch Landrieu said the settlements with 17 plaintiffs end all civil litigation involving those cases
The raid was the latest development in a DOJ investigation of a federal drug task force
Chicago and other cities are contemplating lowering police hiring standards in answer to the Obama administration’s request
The consent decree will serve as a “road map” for changes in fundamental police department practices
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