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
Cop admits in video to placing drugs on vehicles, which may manipulate his court hearing
Three things stick with me from 2012 that I’m still reflecting on... the very good, the probably bad, and the definitely ugly
His attorney says he will prove that the officer’s actions were reasonable
All but 30 days was suspended of a year’s jail sentence for the former officer
The man tried to walk home from restaurant and was killed by a vehicle
3 officers appeared in court on charges alleging that they and another officer accepted thousands of dollars in bribes to guard shipments of cocaine
Complaint said all four ‘utilized their positions as law enforcement personnel to escort and protect loads of narcotics’
Officials say the officer had inappropriate physical contact with the student during the incident
A sympathetic supervisor can be surprisingly easy prey for the psychopathic employee
The civil-rights case represents a coda of sorts to one of the more divisive cases involving city police
The detectives had intended to notify the rapper’s family, but the report was released prematurely “due to an administrative error”
6 cases in which excessive force was used over the last 2 years is being investigated
The trooper has been charged with two counts of third-degree larceny
He allegedly handcuffed his wife during an argument then attempted to throw her into a swimming pool while she was still bound
Ex-cop faces 5-years probation as a plea bargain for a misconduct and sexual harassment charges
The term was reduced because he confessed and is helping the prosecution of the 10 police officers who are facing trial
Man claims he was unlawfully pulled over and TASERed
Marshal told investigators he was hoping his father could become a paid confidential informant
A lawyer for the family told jurors he would peel back the curtain on consistent “willful blindness”
They’ll recommend possible changes to how the department disciplines its problem cops
Brazil’s Human Rights Defense Council outlined steps to be taken in killings where police allege the victim resisted arrest
His attorney said his client was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder related to his previous job as a transit police officer
She will lose her license for 90 days and pay a $500 fine, but she avoided jail time
The policemen were suspended indefinitely and the magistrate who registered the case against the women was transferred to another district
When we turn on our own, the most common outcome is a fracture in the thin blue line
The officer retired earlier this month while facing an internal investigation into his comments to other officers after the election
Seeks to establish a history for officers who have been found untruthful in the past; record will stay with officer for career
Valle was quoted as saying that he was getting a plan in motion to abduct a woman for the holiday meal
Chief says video was supposed to be spoof; nothing funny about it
The officer is accused of threatening his wife with a broken broomstick during a dispute over money at their home
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