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.
The bottom line here is simply this: If you wear a badge, don’t do anything illegal
Implications that the officers acted with such disregard as “depraved indifference” under a criminal legal standard reserved for accused murderers are inflammatory and harmful to public discourse
The latest IACP “Police Use of Force in America” study found that coppers use “excessive force” in less than one-half of one percent of their force encounters
Dominique Heaggan-Brown faces 60 years in prison if he’s convicted of first-degree reckless homicide for the death of Sylville Smith
Cmdr. Emile Hollant was in charge when SWAT team member Jonathan Aledda shot Charles Kinsey in the leg last July 18
The officer is the first in the department in 27 years to be charged with involuntary manslaughter
Public Safety Director James Shea wouldn’t say if any of the suspended officers were the ones seen on video kicking Miguel Feliz
A use-of-force expert said his tests found Philando Castile could have pulled the weapon in a fraction of a second
Chauna Thompson, who was off-duty, arrived later to help her husband subdue and restrain John Hernandez during the late-night confrontation
Police say Quinton Cruce hit Deputy Logan Jones in the chest and kicked him multiple times before Jones punched him
Louisiana lawmakers have agreed to increase police training requirements and better track officers’ disciplinary records
The police chief and captain allegedly broke into the home to reprimand him for missing work
The officers were found justified in the shooting
The teen, now 19, claims she had sex with two dozen San Francisco Bay Area police officers
A male supervisor, who ordered that the patient be removed from the hospital, was also fired
The union that represents both police officers filed an appeal of the discipline within hours of the announcement
The officer who drove the patrol car the day of the November 2014 shooting was suspended
The statute Jeronimo Yanez is charged under requires prosecutors to show he acted with culpable negligence — that he was reckless and acted unreasonably for the situation
Former Officer Ray Tensing’s attorneys said comments made by prosecutor Joe Deters violated the judge’s gag order and tried to influence and bias prospective jurors
The ruling came after jurors informed the judge they would not be able to reach a unanimous decision in the case of Tai Chan
Ray Tensing testified he feared for his life as Sam DuBose tried to drive away from a traffic stop for a missing front license plate
The guidelines revise the agency’s past practice of allowing police involved in shootings to review video and audio of the incidents before being interviewed by investigators
Police say Officer Bryon Mason shot Tyre King after he pulled a BB gun from his waistband during a foot pursuit
Ricky Lynn Hall, who had a long history of mental health problems, was being treated at a hospital when he stole a sharp-edged object and took a medical student hostage
Betty Jo Shelby was found not guilty of first-degree manslaughter in the Sept. 16 shooting of Terence Crutcher
Officials say Charles Kinsey was trying to coax Arnaldo Rios back to a group home when the officer fired at Rios but hit Kinsey
Roy Oliver fired a rifle at a car of teenagers leaving a party, fatally shooting Jordan Edwards who was a passenger in the vehicle
The Columbus Division of Police announced the finding in the case of an April 8 arrest
Coroner Terry Parker said Tory Sanders had become “agitated and uncooperative” and he collapsed while jail staff were trying to restrain him
Sgt. Matthew Starr was investigated after he cashed three checks worth a total of $3,000 that had been made out to the police department
A sheriff has been arrested after he exposed himself in a park
Roy Oliver turned himself hours after the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office issued a warrant for his arrest in the death of Jordan Edwards
The deputy was quoting lines from Denzel Washington’s character in “Training Day”
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