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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 5, 2013

Fired Speeding Miami Cop Wants Job Back

The Miami Police officer who was fired after a Florida trooper pulled him over for speeding says the chief promised he wouldn't be fired. Officer Fausto Lopez, 36, spoke publicly Tuesday at an arbitration hearing to determine if he should be rehired.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 28, 2013

New Chief Takes Helm of Troubled Ill. Campus Agency

Northern Illinois University (NIU) appointed Tom Phillips as its new police chief on Wednesday. He formerly was the University of Chicago's deputy chief.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 26, 2013

Phoenix Police Whistle Blower Gets Job Back

A Phoenix Police sergeant who was fired for blowing the whistle on bogus kidnapping stats will get his job back in a settlement of his wrongful termination lawsuit.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 26, 2013

Video: Ala. Officer Allegedly Fired Over Quotas

A former Auburn (Ala.) Police officer tells Reason Magazine he was fired for speaking out about the agency's enforcement quotas that required officers to make 100 contacts per month.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 17, 2013

Video: Tucson Officer Fired for Pointing Gun at Clerk

A Tucson (Ariz.) Police officer on probationary status was fired Tuesday for pointing a gun at a convenience store clerk while intoxicated. The agency confirmed the firing 23-year-old Kyle McCartin on its Facebook page.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 17, 2013

Four Officers Leave Agency In Sex Scandal

The police department sex scandal that landed Lakeland, Fla., in national headlines has now claimed the jobs of four veteran officers implicated in the case, with two getting fired and two resigning this week.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 8, 2013

Okla. Officer: Supervisors OK'd Toddler Urination Ticket

The Piedmont (Okla.) Police officer who was fired for issuing a citation to the mother of a 3-year-old urinating in the street now says two supervisors sanctioned the ticket.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 2, 2013

Chief Fires Officers Who Talked About Killing Colleagues

A central Tennessee police chief fired three of his officers Monday, after reviewing patrol car video showing the trio discussing killing other officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 21, 2013

Va. Chief Arrested In Prescription Drug Case

Federal agents arrested the Marion (Va.) Police chief Wednesday morning and charged him for distributing the prescription painkiller Lortab, the FBI announced.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 17, 2013

Ohio Chief Fired for Multiple Offenses

Celina, Ohio, managers dismissed the 10,400-resident city's police chief Friday for several incidents that called into question the chief's professionalism. The city's mayor and safety service director notified Chief David Slusser of his termination in a co-signed letter.

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