Officer Misconduct / Internal Affairs
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Mehserle was found not guilty of second-degree murder, and not guilty of voluntary manslaughter
Police Chief Timothy Altomare said the “oath keepers” hat appeared to violate the department’s policy against officers espousing political beliefs
Police Chief William McManus says 23 officers violated city policy, which prohibits city employees from wearing anything political while on duty
Former Berrien County Sheriff Anthony Heath was sentenced to 30 months in prison for excessive force against two handcuffed suspects
Prosecutors said they will charge Sheriff Joe Arpaio with criminal contempt-of-court for defying a judge’s orders to end his signature immigration patrols in Ariz.
The court ordered the city to give back pay to six African-American patrolmen who were wrongfully terminated based on a controversial hair test for drugs
City Council members said Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s plan to create a new agency that would investigate police shootings and police misconduct lacks necessary transparency and oversight
The woman’s lawsuit says a deputy shot her with an ECD, then apologized with a cake that said, “Sorry I Tased You”
Prosecutors have filed first-degree manslaughter charges against Officer Betty Shelby
The decision came as the LAPD tries to reduce the number of police shootings and try to resolve tense encounters without using their guns
The police department is in its first year of reforms
Marco Proano was indicted on two counts of deprivation of rights after he allegedly used unreasonable force during a 2013 traffic stop
The men planned to retaliate against a fellow officer who cited one of their relatives on a DUI charge
A frame-by-frame breakdown of police helmet video from the March 2014 shooting was shown to jurors Monday on the first day of the trial
The nearly five-hour standoff that ended in the fatal shooting of James Boyd sparked protests
Mayor Libby Schaaf said the police department started dismissal proceedings against four officers and seven will serve unpaid suspensions
Prosecutors say as many as 21,500 pieces of evidence could have been destroyed that led to erroneous jailing and convictions
A judge said there was not enough evidence to charge Deputy Ben Fields in the classroom arrest that went viral last year
Attorneys for Police Lt. Mark Tiller say he was given almost no notice before Police Chief John Covington said in a news release that Tiller would be fired
James Burns was charged with aggravated assault, making a false statement and two counts of violation of oath of office
NYPD recently ended a longstanding practice of letting reporters see a rundown of disciplinary actions
Defense Attorney Kathleen Zellner filed a motion seeking permission to perform extensive testing on evidence to prove Steven Avery’s innocence
Police Board President Lori Lightfoot wants to make it completely OK to lie in a complaint against a Chicago police officer
Sheriff Kyle Overmyer is charged with 43 counts -- 38 of which are felonies -- but he remains sheriff and is on the ballot for re-election
Sheriff Kyle Overmyer has been under investigation due to expressed concerns about his behavior in prescription drug disposal drop box collections
Former cop Michael Slager sued the Southern States Police Benevolent Association, saying they failed to provide legal representation he paid for under an insurance policy
Prosecutors agreed to a deal that allowed Officer Richard Garcia plead no contest and avoid jail time if he did community service, followed all laws, and donated $500 to charity
The new approach in data science is encountering deep suspicion from officers concerned about fairness and effectiveness
Judge Murray Snow will decide whether Arpaio should be held in criminal contempt for prolonging his immigration patrols months after Snow had ordered them stopped
Seven Chicago police officers should be fired for filing false reports in the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald in 2014, the police superintendent said Thursday
Police Lt. Victor Gearhart, VP of Baltimore’s police union, sent the email in reference to a group protesting the FOP conference