Officer Misconduct / Internal Affairs
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The councilman is a former officer himself and said he’d be dead if he took Fiore’s advice to fire back at cops
Body camera video included no footage of an officer taking the woman’s phone as she claimed
The man was arraigned on criminal charges, but was later released because his fingerprints didn’t match
Here’s what sparked angry responses from our Facebook audience this week
At least three troopers insisted after she was pulled over that refusing to answer questions was a criminal act
Trump supporters are furious over the commissioner’s tweet that mocked them
The deputy had been drinking and crawled into a parked car of man delivering tamales
Attorney says decision has serious career consequences for officer
The Justice Department began examining the police department’s hiring practices last summer
It was unclear how many people had contacted the department about the message
The gazebo could end up at the museum being built on the National Mall or in a museum in Ohio
A video posted online shows the officers releasing the K-9 who bit a random bystander
Passcode-locked smartphones sold in the state would need to have ‘back door’ access under the bill
Officers repeatedly told the man to put down the gun, but he raised it and two officers fired at him
She said she was forced to remain exposed overnight in view of other male officers
The video shows the officer braking suddenly in front of a vehicle then issuing several tickets to the driver
About half the officers are white, roughly reflecting the white population in the city
Activists believe the department ‘misreported’ the deaths of the teens despite releasing documents to the public
Police were able to locate the stolen vehicle with some minor damage
The officers maintained they never did a cavity search and simply removed drugs they found in the man’s buttocks
The teen was shot on the one-year anniversary of the civil unrest that exploded following the death of Freddie Gray
No gunman was ever found and police later apologized for their alerts that offended people
Jurors handed down the verdict in the case of 74-year-old Robert Bates
Other bills mandating wider use of body cameras have gained little traction since the issue gained national prominence
The officer was in an unmarked car, on-duty but not in uniform
Several activists have called for an investigation into how police handled the event
The department used force in 5.6 percent of their arrests during a 10-month period, more than double of other agencies
The report concluded that there was no discriminatory intent or racial animus by officers
The latest texting scandal comes amid the department’s attempts to repair frayed relationships with the community
Officers told the driver that a new state law required drivers to stop at yellow lights, although there was no such law
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