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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 26, 2018

Alabama Officer Arrested, Charged with "Enticement of a Child"

An officer with the Montgomery (AL) Police Department has been arrested and charged with one count of felony enticement of a child to enter a house for immoral purposes. The incident in question reportedly involved a 15-year-old girl.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 26, 2018

Retrial Begins for Border Agent Who Fatally Shot Rock-Throwing Mexican Teen

The retrial of Border Patrol Agent Lonnie Swartz—who in 2012 shot and killed 16-year-old Jose Antonio Elena Rodríguez—has begun in Tucson's federal court.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 23, 2018

Washington Police Chief Cleared of Sex Assault Charge, Reinstated to Post

The Bothell Police Department has completed an investigation into allegations made against Bellevue Police Chief Steve Mylett, finding that there was no probable cause to show that Chief Mylett committed any crime.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 19, 2018

Former Oklahoma Officer Charged with On-Duty Sexual Assault of at Least 4 Women

Justin Rahlf—who resigned from the McLoud (OK) Police Department in September—was reportedly booked into Pottawatomie County's jail on charges of "forcible oral sodomy and indecent exposure."

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 18, 2018

Illinois Officer Charged With Armed Robbery, Suspended Without Pay

Should Karas be exonerated of the criminal charges and the internal allegations of misconduct, he would be eligible to receive back pay.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 18, 2018

Connecticut Police Officer Fired Over "Trigger Happy" Comment

The department said in a Facebook post that Officer Stephen Barone was fired "after the completion of internal investigations and a formal hearing process regarding charges related to his interaction with a group of people in August 2018 and his supervision of a traffic incident in July 2018."

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 15, 2018

Oregon City Ordered to Pay Officer Fired for Controversial Facebook Posts

The City of West Linn, OR, must pay at least $100,000 in back pay to former officer Tom Newberry, who was fired last year for controversial Facebook posts.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 12, 2018

Former Florida Officer Sentenced to 6 Years for Shakedowns at Traffic Stops

Jose Acosta—a former rookie police officer with the Miami Police Department— pleaded guilty to 10 counts of burglary, 10 counts of false imprisonment, eight counts of grand theft and two counts of petit theft and was sentenced to six years in prison. That term could be reduced to three years with good behavior.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 11, 2018

New Jersey Officer Arrested for Role in 2013 Arrest that Left Subject with 200 Stitches

An officer with the Atlantic City (NJ) Police Department has been arrested in connection with a June 2013 arrest that left a Linwood man with 200 stitches from wounds suffered from his K-9 partner.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 9, 2018

Former New Jersey Officer Sentenced to 1 Year in Prison for Role in Off-Duty Jobs Scam

A federal judge sentenced a former Jersey City officer on Tuesday to one year and one day behind bars over the ex-officer's role in a scheme to accept cash for off-duty jobs he never worked.

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