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
The officer, who became known for pepper spraying students during a protest, says he suffered psychiatric injury
When asked about police and their extramarital affairs, Chief Schultz said it was ‘nature at play’
When faced with a conflict between agency policy and personal convictions, do you decide to be “righteous” rather than “right?”
While teaching a class about combat, the officer allegedly grabbed a boy by the groin
A man claims his arrest unnecessary because he had a license to carry - and the officer is arguing his gun was in plain sight for an extended period
Sgt. Sean Murphy said he leaked the photos of what he called “the face of terror” to counter the Rolling Stone’s magazine cover
Police believed the woman was intoxicated after she crashed her car and was unresponsive to the officers
The adult film actress and director are both defending the cop, saying he did nothing wrong
A squad can be seen pulling up alongside another vehicle, and taking off at the same time down the street
A “Save Sgt. Sean Murphy” group on Facebook had more than 34,000 “likes” 3 days after he released photos for which he might be punished
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
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