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LAPD Officer Suing City Over Discipline Related to His Social Media Posts

According to the complaint, Sydanmaa was disciplined three times for separate posts on Hussle, the allegations of sexual assault against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and how Japan deals with the practice of Islam.

November 17, 2020

Saying "Sorry" is Not Enough for Media Irresponsibly Posting Video of Dying Officer

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch made the totally outrageous decision to share on its website the live Facebook stream of a dying officer posted by a citizen.

June 28, 2019

Chicago Police Commander Faces Trial for Putting Gun in Suspect's Mouth

A Chicago police commander who had been praised for his crime fighting in some of the city's roughest neighborhoods will go on trial on Tuesday on charges that he put a gun in a suspect's mouth.

December 8, 2015

Texas Officer May Receive Traffic Citation for Texting and Driving

An officer with the Killeen Police Department may pick up a traffic citation after she was seen by a citizen texting and driving. The citizen posted a video of the incident on Facebook, which drew the attention of the chief of police.

August 21, 2019

Critic of Police Reform in Chicago Elected Union President

A challenger beat the incumbent president of Chicago's largest police union Wednesday in a contentious election that could sway the future of the police department.

April 12, 2017

CA Attorney General Announces Investigation of LA-Area Agency, DA Dismissing Felony Cases

More than 1,800 cases spanning over a decade in Los Angeles County are now under review, due to more than a dozen Torrance Police Department officers who worked the cases having been placed under investigation for racist, anti-Semitic, and homophobic messages.

December 10, 2021

Chicago Police Union Official Says Lawyers Using City Council as "Blank Check" Over Wrongful Convictions

Fraternal Order of Police Vice President Martin Preib spoke during the public comment portion of the City Council Finance Committee meeting, where aldermen approved the money for the four men who each spent some 15 years in prison for a 1994 rape and murder before DNA linked the crime to a convicted killer.

December 12, 2017

Missouri Officers Respond to Violent Protest in Department Parking Lot

Officers with the Florissant (MO) Police Department arrested 17 demonstrators Sunday night in the police headquarters parking lot.

July 7, 2020

3 Indiana Judges Suspended Over April Drunken Fight that Led to 2 Being Shot at White Castle

All three respondents joined in a profane verbal altercation that quickly turned into physical violence and ended in gunfire, and in doing so, gravely undermined public trust in the dignity and decency of Indiana’s judiciary,” the justices ruled.

November 15, 2019

Fla. Officer Arrested for Perjury, Misconduct

A Delray Beach (Fla.) Police officer has been arrested on perjury and official misconduct, the Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office said today.

August 15, 2012

Former Ferguson Chief Writes Book About Michael Brown Shooting, Aftermath

The shooting’s aftermath thrust Jackson into the hot seat, making him the “primary focus of outrage” in its wake, he claims. And it was a few key decisions made during the initial hours after the shooting — including the “inflexible protocol” of leaving Brown’s body lying in the street for four hours — that he says created such a damaging narrative for police.

July 25, 2017

Former Ferguson, MO, police chief Thomas Jackson has written a book on the Michael Brown shooting and its aftermath.

Michigan Officer Charged with Criminal Sexual Misconduct

An officer with the Center Line (MI) Police Department has reportedly been charged with criminal sexual misconduct following a complaint filed with the Hazel Park (MI) Police Department in November.

December 13, 2018

New Orleans Cop Quits Over Trayvon Martin Comment

New Orleans Police Officer Jason Giroir resigned Tuesday, after he was suspended by the department for calling shooting victim Trayvon Martin a "thug" in an online comment.

March 27, 2012

Refusals to Serve Police Officers at Restaurants Draw Concern

In multiple recent incidents across the country, police officers have been denied service in some form by employees. Some say that these incidents alone signal a shifting attitude toward law enforcement officials among service industry workers.

October 8, 2015

ACLU Sues Pittsburgh PD, Alleges G-20 Misconduct

At a news conference, ACLU officials said police used excessive force while making arrests, needlessly used pepper spray on people and shot them with non-lethal rounds filled with pepper spray.

September 20, 2010

13 MD Officers Indicted for Misconduct in Office

The Prince George's County State's Attorney Office has charged 13 current Prince George’s County police officers and one retired county police officer with misconduct in office.

August 26, 2022

Former L.A. County Deputies Describe Jail Misconduct

Two retired Los Angeles County sheriff's supervisors Monday painted a violent picture of life inside Men's Central Jail, recounting for a county jails commission tales of deputies beating prisoners, ignoring bosses, forming cliques and engaging in off-duty misconduct.

May 14, 2012

ICE Chief of Staff Resigns Amid Sex Misconduct Claims

Suzanne Barr, chief of staff to ICE Director John Morton, said in her resignation letter that the allegations against her are "unfounded." But she said she was stepping down anyway to end distractions within the agency.

September 3, 2012

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