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.
Meet Sgt. Gene Reid, a Delaware sergeant who calls Professional Standards the most unique and fulfilling role of his career – one rooted in accountability and integrity
Too often, police leaders seem to believe that ‘bad officers’ only flourish in someone else’s back yard and not their own
By tracking metrics like use of force, sick leave and highly emotional envents, early intervention systems help agencies spot at-risk officers and provide proactive wellness support
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
They were made by at least one male, possibly two, while a dispatcher was speaking to an officer
Of the department’s 900 sworn officers, there are about 373 on patrol
He said after the Laquan McDonald video’s release, ‘somebody had to take the fall’
A recent study commissioned by the Legislature found low pay was one problem driving troopers to quit
Privacy advocates throughout the nation have argued that drones could enable the government to illegally track people
The retired 33-year veteran officer had a permit to carry his firearm
Investigators are examining the knife for DNA or other material that could possibly link the weapon to the 1994 murders
The officer was not trying to arrest the 10th grader, neither was he acting in reasonable self-defense
The coalition is asking for changes to the state Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights
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