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.
Despite all good intentions and preparations, an OBM event may occur — understanding probable emotional reactions is critical to officer survival
Everett cop may see first-degree manslaughter go to second-degree murder
In Waterloo, Iowa, a suspect is “unarmed” — but still very dangerous — in a textbook case for never underestimating a “weaponless” opponent
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
Isabel Balderas says her job offer with the sheriff’s office was rescinded after she told them she would need to leave work early for the Sabbath
Lee Baca was indicted on charges of obstructing justice and conspiring with underlings to derail a federal investigation
Lee Baca withdrew his guilty plea to lying about efforts to thwart an FBI investigation into abuses at the jails he ran and vowed to “set the record straight” at trial
The officers were relieved of their police powers even as the case is still being investigated
A police officer says the county’s top prosecutors threatened to end his career if he came forward with what he says is evidence of wrongdoing
The probe found the officer manufactured and owned a prohibited rifle along with AR-15 receiver components
The decision by prosecutors comes after a judge had already acquitted three of the six officers charged in the case
The officer resigned after an internal investigation
Jury found that the chief retaliated against two officers who were transferred to a different precinct amid a dispute about overtime pay
Mayor Rahm Emanuel replaced IPRA’s head last year with a reform-minded ex-prosecutor and said more recently he’d like to replace IPRA entirely
Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo condemned both officers’ actions and has called comments on the video “disturbing”
This is the fourth straight trial prosecutors have failed to win in the case
Lt. Brian Rice still stands accused of assault, reckless endangerment and a remaining charge of misconduct in office
Baltimore prosecutors are facing mounting obstacles in their manslaughter case against the highest-ranking officer charged in the death of Freddie Gray
Lt. Brian Rice’s lawyers said Tuesday that he has chosen to be tried instead by a judge — the same one who acquitted two fellow officers in Freddie Gray’s death
Resigned as authorities investigate whether he may have lied about accidentally shooting a friend in the back during a hunting trip
