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.
Done right, it can help satisfy the public and treat your people fairly
And job action if you ignore it
Two Colorado prosecutions of officers for failing to intervene illustrate what makes a prosecutable case
A K-9 team sergeant alleged that former Boise PD chief Ryan Lee demonstrated a neck hold on him without consent during training, causing injures that later required surgery
Interim Los Angeles Police Chief Dominic Choi ruled that an LAPD officer did not use reasonable force when he shot a man as he woke up in a vehicle and reached for a handgun
Officer Toni McBride appealed an earlier finding by the Police Commission that found her first four shots in the incident were justified, but the last two rounds were not
Prosecutors said the officers lied to their supervisor, to the EMS personnel treating Nichols and in their written reports about the extent of the force they used
Gerald Goines was convicted of lying to obtain a no-knock warrant, which was determined to be the cause of the shootout that led to the couple’s death
Retired Pittsburgh Police Chief Robert McNeilly, Jr., has written an operator’s manual for developing and managing effective police forces on any scale
An LAPD officer is under investigation for allegedly recording the questions to an exam on a pair of camera-equipped smart glasses, “Mission Impossible"-style
Violating the new policy can result in termination and an investigation by the state board that issues and revokes officer certifications
The former trooper violated five agency policies in the crash that killed one person and injured five others, according to the Minnesota State Patrol investigation
After a nine-week trial, a jury found one officer guilty of second-degree murder and convicted his supervising officer of conspiracy and obstruction of justice charges
Former Warren PD officer Matthew Rodriguez has acknowledged using unreasonable force against the man while processing him after being provoked by a verbal insult
According to court documents, a witness heard the officer say he thought he brought K-9 Horus in after his shift
A jury also ordered one of the detectives to pay Marcel Brown $50,000 in punitive damages for an interrogation that the lawsuit claimed drew a false confession
K-9 Horus died after he was left inside a cruiser all day; investigations found that a cruiser system designed to cool K-9s left inside had been off during the incident
The department confirmed an internal affairs investigation has also been launched
“Sheriff Nowels determined Mr. Hilton’s conduct was clearly outside of policy and led to charges filed by the Yakima County Prosecutor’s Office,” the sheriff’s office stated
The five-member board ruled in favor of officers in 75% of cases between 2023 and 2024; it found 40 officers were at fault in preventable car accidents
The incident began when the officer approached an armed man sleeping in a car; when the man woke up and started to drive away, the officer fired several shots, killing him
The ex-officer pleaded not guilty to charges of killing a woman he is accused of sexually exploiting when she was underage after she told him she was pregnant
The N.C. Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission found that instructors allowed excessive force to be used against students during suspect control training
The crimes former Clark County Sheriff Jamey Noel pleaded guilty to included theft, official misconduct, tax evasion, corrupt business influence and obstruction of justice
The Florence County deputy followed a fleeing suspect into a home before firing several shots at him; during the incident, his K-9 partner bit an uninvolved resident
Emmitt Martin is scheduled to appear before a judge on Aug. 23 to change his not guilty plea as part of an agreement with prosecutors
Trooper Brian Keely was charged with second-degree murder after video showed him striking a fleeing suspect with an unmarked cruiser, pinning him to a wall
Investigators could not find any evidence of a suspect ever being present during the alleged pursuit or shooting, according to the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office
The former Douglas County Sheriff’s Office deputy admitted to taking the items from a school concession area during an internal investigation; the school did not press charges
Sgt. Darcy French, who joined the LAPD in 1998, had previously filed a separate lawsuit alleging harassment and retaliation over images shared by other LAPD members
Thomas Lane was convicted of violating Floyd’s civil rights and was sentenced to 2.5 years in federal prison; he has been released to supervision, with one year left in his state sentence
A viral video of the officer’s encounter with an unarmed man led to widespread criticism of her response to the call
Charging documents said the troopers thought they were dealing with a man wanted for failing to serve a 10-day sentence; they mistakenly arrested his cousin instead
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