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
Isabel Balderas says her job offer with the sheriff’s office was rescinded after she told them she would need to leave work early for the Sabbath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
Sheriff has asked feds to investigate whether officers used excessive force in their arrest of the man accused of killing Deputy David F. Michel Jr.
Officer shot and killed 46-year-old John Geer after a 40-minute standoff in which witnesses say Geer had his hands up
Former Lt. Daniel Peabody is charged with felony animal cruelty and making false statements
The court, in a 5-2 decision, said state law protects officers who make a statement under threat of possible firing
Six Baltimore officers were charged in Freddie Gray’s death, but only Officer Caesar Goodson was accused of “depraved heart” murder
Two cops opened fire on the suspect’s car after a pursuit and killed a boy who was strapped into the front seat
The betrayal of the symbiotic relationship police and prosecutors maintain in most cities has been particularly unwelcome in Baltimore, where murders reached a 40-year high last year
Officer Shaun Deane was arrested Thursday in connection with the 2015 incident
Told an inmate to dress as a fellow deputy and help him transport U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees
The officer reportedly fired the unloaded gun at the head of another officer under orders from a sergeant
Officer Caesar Goodson faces charges including second-degree murder and manslaughter
Two high-ranking officials and a police sergeant were among the latest arrests in a case that has cast a cloud over the nation’s largest municipal police force
Officer David Cobb faced a second-degree murder charge in the death of Paterson Brown Jr.
