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
Sgt. Mario Pradere is alleged to have used his department-issued camera to make videos of a female younger than 16 at the time of the incidents
Ronald Watts, a 19-year police veteran, pleaded guilty to stealing thousands of dollars from a purported drug dealer
Deborah Madden was accused of skimming cocaine she was supposed to be testing while working at the lab in 2009
Maryland State Police say David Catrino also provided an unidentified buyer with four loaded 30-round magazines for the weapon
Rookie Kyle McCartin appeared intoxicated when he entered a gas station wearing a ballistic vest and aimed his gun
All four were named in a report alleging that officers had sexual contact with a female crime analyst
Police said they are looking into the conduct of photographer Mandi Wright and the actions of an officer who ordered her to stop filming and wrestled her phone away from her
It’s pretty unlikely that there’s even one jurisdiction in America in which a roadside body-cavity search falls within agency policy
The men allege officers probed their rectal and genital areas without probable cause
A graphic report claims that nearly a dozen officers had sexual contact with a woman on and off duty
The women were confused as to why they were stopped and searched - the officer sited that one woman’s shorts had been unzipped
The officer issued a $2500 after he was given permission to do so, then was fired for it a week later
A Nevada SWAT unit entered a home without permission to monitor a neighboring home, according to the suit
The video is being investigated, which shows one officer use a TASER on the other while a third cop films it
The officer allegedly handed over his service weapon in a crowd full of strangers, shocking bystanders
A recorded conversation proves that the 3 officers discussed killing their day shift employees, starting with the chief
The report was in response to complaints made by some minority residents who moved to the area and said they were met with discrimination by law enforcement
The officer has been accused of excessive force in the past
Chief Beck concluded that a veteran female officer violated department policies by her actions during the arrest
The officer was hoping to find drugs, saying the woman was too nervous not to be on drugs
A sheriff’s sergeant had sex with a bikini barista coffee shop owner in exchange for tipping the women to a police investigation
The officer argued that his firing was due to his flawed past and not because an alleged argument laced with racial slurs
The officers were given verbal counseling following the heated exchange
The nude acrobat assaulted several commuters before police arrived on the scene
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