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
Public Defender Jeff Adachi said four deputies at the County Jail threatened inmates with violence if they did not fight each other
San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon said Friday that the video “disturbed and troubled” him and appeared to show an excessive use of force
Judge has removed the prosecutor from the case of two officers charged in the shooting death of a homeless man last year
Sheriff’s statement said Francis Pusok fled from deputies early in the afternoon as they tried to serve a search warrant in an identity-theft investigation
Video shows the man fatally shot by a police officer get out of his car and then run away during a traffic stop
In Washington, White House spokesman Josh Earnest suggested that greater use of body cameras could help improve community/police relations
A look at legal issues raised by Saturday’s police shooting in South Carolina
About 75 people gathered outside City Hall in North Charleston after an officer was charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a fleeing man
Officer Michael T. Slager, 33, was engaged in a scuffle with Walter L. Scott when the man took off with the officer’s ECD
Cops who shot a total of 137 rounds into a car in 2012 had ample reason to believe that suspects were shooting at them
Officer Michael Brelo told investigators he couldn’t remember standing on the hood and firing the final 15 rounds of a 137-shot barrage down into a windshield
Chief Greg Suhr announced Friday that he has asked a police oversight committee to approve firing the officers
Detective heard on video berating driver was stripped of his gun and badge Wednesday and will be transferred from the police anti-terrorism division
The immediate legal implications were unclear. Officer David Warren was acquitted by a federal jury after saying he believed man was armed
Timothy Runnels was arraigned Friday in U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Missouri, on two counts apiece of deprivation of civil rights and of obstruction of justice
Man says was innocent and trying to protect himself, while police counter he refused to pull over, resisted arrest and threatened them
Fresno’s deputy police chief was among four people arrested on federal drug charges, including conspiracy to distribute oxycodone and heroin
Attorney says officer acted in self-defense, and he warned the case could cause cops to hesitate in high-pressure situations
Allowing white cop to have judge decide his fate in OIS that killed 2 black suspects would be unfair because it excludes blacks from being jurors, prosecutors argued
Suspect was charged on two counts after a scuffle that began after the suspect was denied entry into a bar
The audit offers 40 recommendations to improve recruiting, hiring, training and supervision aimed at more quickly identifying problem officers
City Manager John Shaw’s eight-year tenure ended Tuesday when the city council voted 7-0 to approve a “mutual separation agreement”
Judge has been appointed to make “needed reforms” in Ferguson’s municipal court system, which was sharply criticized in a recent DOJ report
Capt. Rick Henke and Sgt. William Mudd resigned Thursday, sources confirmed Friday
Report concluded that city law enforcement practices are discriminatory and unconstitutional and calls for sweeping changes
City attorney described then-photojournalism student as “a meddlesome 24-year-old” with “very high-minded ideas about government”
Mayor said Cleveland’s response was poorly worded and offensive, and the city will modify the wording of its defense
The collision occurred on a notoriously dangerous stretch of the road
46-year-old Paul Duncan was assigned to the NYPD’s Internal Affairs Bureau
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