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.
Supervisor led coaching and counseling are an individualized application of education and training to address an officer’s problematic behavior
Consumers learned that they can’t keep the government out of even an encrypted device supposedly impossible to crack
Police are investigating after a viral video surfaced showing the officer pepper-spraying passing motorcyclists
The Justice Department found police routinely stopped people on the street for no legitimate reason
Officer Mark Ringgenberg and Officer Dustin Schwarze will not be charged for their roles in the death of Jamar Clark
The officer thought the man was wielding a knife, but it turned out to be a barbecue fork
The 2015 law lowered the percentage of revenue most cities can collect from traffic fines
Trooper Donna “Jane” Watts made national news in October 2011 when she pulled over by an off-duty cop for speeding
Hamilton Police Chief Craig Bucheit said the assignment was ‘irresponsibly fueling that type of anti-police sentiment’
Emanuel is trying to replace Garry McCarthy, whose firing was part of a frantic effort to restore trust in the department
While the van sale was the focus, commissioners in the finance committee raised questions about property disposal
Her act of apparent self-censorship brought much more attention to the controversy
The videos show the officers telling Grays to stop resisting
Police later discovered the man was pulling out a garden hose nozzle
The officer claims he thought a colleague’s name matching the name of a rape suspect was a coincidence
A pawn shop owner called the department to let them know the highly-valued items were in his shop
The man was angry that an officer nearly hit his mail truck
Officer Philip Brailsford pleaded not guilty to an on-duty shooting
The December 2014 email was released by the American Civil Liberties Union
Brian Encinia entered his plea Tuesday
John Kasich is now being called ‘anti-cop’ by law enforcement
The Peaceful Streets Project regularly records Austin police on video but stepped up efforts during the music festival
The payouts have brought more financial misery to a city already drowning in billions of dollars of pension debt
Officer Richard N. Hy returned to work late Wednesday after serving a 22-day unpaid suspension and agreeing to obey the department’s social media policy
Officer has been found guilty of second-degree assault and misconduct in office after a video appeared to show him spitting on a man in handcuffs
Linwood Lambert Jr. died in 2013 after officers who brought him to a hospital for a mental health evaluation used ECDs to subdue him
The assault was captured on video and quickly went viral
A lawsuit remains pending as a federal judge must still approve the preliminary agreement
The officer involved has been removed from patrol duties while an investigation takes place
The report found Capt. Brad Arleth was insubordinate to his supervisor