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Newsby Staff WriterJune 23, 2016

Former Wisconsin DARE Officer Gets 2 Years in Prison for Stealing from Program

A former Brown County, WI, DARE officer Kevin Vanden Heuvel grew so accustomed to the money he was stealing from the program that he volunteered to keep working for the program after his retirement.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 17, 2016

2 Los Angeles County Deputies Convicted of Abusing Mentally Ill Inmate

Prosecutors alleged that the deputies attacked the inmate in a locked hallway of the jail that lacked surveillance cameras. The inmate was kicked in the genitals, punched and pepper sprayed, prosecutors said.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 24, 2016

DA Recommends No Prison Time for Former NYPD Officer Convicted of Manslaughter in Stairwell Shooting

Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson on Wednesday recommended that former NYPD Officer Peter Liang not be sentenced to prison for the fatal shooting of an unarmed man 16 months ago.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 2, 2016

Fired Michigan Officer Sentenced in Beating of Motorist

A Wayne County (MI) Circuit Court Judge Vonda Evans sentenced Inkster police officer William Melendez to 13 months to 10 years behind bars.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 11, 2015

Video: Former Oklahoma City Officer Convicted of Multiple On-Duty Rapes

Former Oklahoma City Police Officer Daniel Holtzclaw was convicted Thursday night of committing numerous rapes and sexual assaults while on duty and faces a possible life sentence in prison.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 25, 2015

3 Los Angeles County Deputies Convicted in Beating of Jail Visitor

A federal jury deliberated for only four hours before returning guilty verdicts against two deputies and a former sergeant, who supervised the incident and boasted about the assault in a text message to a colleague.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 9, 2015

Former Savannah Chief Gets 90 Months in Prison for Gambling, Extortion

Former Savannah-Chatham (Ga.) Metropolitan Police Chief Willie Lovett has been sentenced to 90 months (7.5 years) in prison and a $50,000 fine for his part in a federal gambling and extortion case.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 2, 2015

Minnesota Officer Faces Sentencing on ID Theft Conviction

The 38-year-old female school resource officer was convicted last year of using someone else's identity to funnel money to her boyfriend, who authorities say is a gang member in prison.

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