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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 13, 2009

A Hero's Fall: Honored for Trolley Square Bravery, Hammond Now an Ex-Cop

Ogden, Utah, police officer Ken Hammond, called a hero for confronting Trolley Square gunman Sulejman Talovic in February 2007, resigned from the force Friday following accusations of having sex with a minor.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 8, 2009

S.C. Trooper Charged with Federal Civil Rights Violation

A South Carolina state trooper seen on video hitting a fleeing suspect on foot with his patrol car at a Columbia apartment complex in 2007 has been charged with a federal civil rights violation.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 3, 2008

FBI Sting Nets 15 Corrupt COs and LEOs in Illinois

Drug charges were unsealed Tuesday against 15 officers: four Harvey cops, 10 Cook County correctional officers and a Chicago Police officer. The FBI orchestrated 12 fake drug deals over the last year.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 20, 2008

22-year Chicago Police Veteran Fired Over $1 Bag of Trail Mix

City attorneys alleged that Officer Aaron Pena went to the Walgreens in the 1900 block of West Cermak Road in August 2007, bought two bags of trail mix and then took a third from the store without paying. Pena was recorded on store security cameras.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 19, 2008

Grand Jury Gets Dallas Police Pepper Spray Case

Dallas police have placed on administrative leave two officers involved in an August incident in which a man was taken to West Dallas, doused with pepper spray and left there.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 18, 2008

15 LAPD Officers Face Discipline in May Day Melee

Los Angeles Police Chief William J. Bratton announced Tuesday his plans to discipline 11 officers and called for the termination of four others for their roles in a May Day melee last year in which police were accused of using excessive force to clear immigration rights demonstrators and journalists from MacArthur Park.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 5, 2008

San Diego Cop Accused of Tipping Off Drug Traffickers

Officer Juan Hurtado Tapia, 38, was arraigned on federal charges of obstruction, fraud, and making false statements, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 22, 2008

Off-Duty NYC Transit Cops Allegedly Beat Man Senseless

Two off-duty female New York City transit cops beat a man senseless, then fled and had to be tracked down and arrested like common criminals, authorities said Tuesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 15, 2008

Pa. Part-Time Officer Jailed for Pulling Over Woman to Ask for Number

A former part-time Pennsylvania police officer has been sentenced to 30 days in jail for pulling over a woman while he was off duty - just to give her his phone number. Steven Klinger, 32, was charged with official oppression, or acting outside his authority as an officer.

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Inside the Badge by Dean ScovilleAugust 1, 2008

Don't Let The Little Head Think for You

Sadly, I’ve seen the pursuit of casual sex get more cops in trouble than perhaps anything else. It’s not just the cops’ fault either. It takes two to tango, after all. But it is the cop who most frequently has something to lose in the equation, and often does.

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