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.
Sexual harassment is not merely an HR issue or legal risk — it is a leadership challenge that affects trust, wellness, retention and the profession’s ability to uphold its own values
Derek Chauvin, convicted of murdering George Floyd, was stabbed in prison and is now serving his sentence in a different facility
Officers’ alleged ICE welfare check at schools reveals confusion over 287(g) and local authority limits
5 officers have been stripped of their duties after dash cam footage proves they lied on the witness stand, bringing dozens of other cases into question
Official pointed to an OIS the commission recently adjudicated, noting recordings of the incident were extremely poor in quality because the car’s antenna had been tampered with
Candidates found common ground in both praising retired Sheriff Lee Baca as well as criticizing his response to department scandals
Chief pointed out the board substantiated just three of the eight violations levied at the officer and that punishment had to be tempered with those findings
Lawyer says move was made by then-APD Chief Ray Schultz to try to stave off a federal investigation
Officer Francesca Quaranta has alleged that she began to face hostility from some officers, and the treatment became so bad she went on paid leave
Former St. Louis officer claimed her supervising sergeant sexually harassed her — and that she suffered retaliation for complaining
NC Sheriff David Carpenter said he would continue the tradition of firing employees orally, declining to create written documents to satisfy public requests
Former officer Rebecca Reyes took a picture of an evidence photo and the image ended up on celebrity website TMZ, although she denies that she sent it to the site
The bill, titled “filing false complaints against a law enforcement officer,” was introduced in February by the Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice
Citizen complaints about Chicago police and the related investigative files are public records and must be turned over by the city
Rafael Angel Nieves was arrested two weeks after he allegedly pretended to be a federal agent while at the scene of his daughter’s car accident
The off-duty high-ranking officer can be seen on dash cam shoving an officer at the scene
A Miami-Dade police officer who failed a roadside sobriety test repeatedly asked a Florida Highway Patrol trooper to look the other way
Oscar Smith, who is black, says he was subjected to racial taunts and prejudice from the moment he applied to the unit until his last day on the job
Police say dispatcher Vicki Boyung admitted to smoking marijuana inside the Carnegie Police Department during her shift
Federal authorities assured the arrests did not reflect a systemic problem in the department
Two officers were disciplined for extending “professional courtesy” to people who committed minor but chargeable acts
“It’s certainly going to be a black eye for King City,” County Supervisor Simon Salinas said
Chief and two officers were removed from duty after being arrested on suspicion of selling or giving away impounded cars of poor residents
State police are investigating allegations of cheating by more than 30 municipal police officers on annual recertification tests, threatening their careers
Chief Harry Bailey swapped a suspension with additional mandatory training for a cop who threatened a journalist
In November 2012, spokeswoman had a confrontation with another officer in the News Affairs office, lawsuit states
Officer was examining a friend’s gun when the gun went off
Pinecrest Officer Ana Carrasco claims that she didn’t help the victims because her training prevented her from moving the bodies
The Police Commission’s decision announced Tuesday leaves the question of disciplinary measures to Police Chief Charlie Beck
Sheriff’s office officials requested the fire department fire Dan Goldberg, the firefighter who filed the complaint
Chief briefly mentioned the “on-body” camera technology while speaking with the D.C. Council about recent police misconduct
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