Tag: Off-Duty Incidents: Page 16

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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.

October 18, 2018

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Man Allegedly Shot North Carolina Officer, Tried to Ram Other Officers

An off-duty Fayetteville, NC, police officer was shot in Sampson County on Monday night, and the alleged shooter was later shot and wounded when he drove toward officers, authorities said.

October 16, 2018

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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.

October 15, 2018

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Off-Duty New Jersey Officer Killed in Traffic Collision

Officer Giovanni Esposito was hired by the Hillside Police Department in November 2017 after graduating at the top of his class from the Essex County Police Academy, according to Chief Vincent Ricciardi.

October 15, 2018

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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.

October 9, 2018

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Off-Duty Washington Police Officer Arrested for DUI After Crashing Squad Car

An Off-duty police officer with the Lakewood (WA) Police Department was arrested in late September after he reportedly crashed his patrol vehicle while intoxicated.

October 8, 2018

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Off-Duty Mississippi State Trooper Shot and Killed

Police responded at approximately 0045 hours on Sunday to reports of shots fired. Officers then discovered Trooper Kenneth Smith and Rickie Vick both suffering from gunshot wounds.

October 1, 2018

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Former NYPD Officer Sues Department Over Dismissal

A former NYPD cop—who was reportedly dismissed from his position for shooting his girlfriend— says in a newly filed lawsuit that it was she who attacked him and that the department ignored his own claims of being the victim of domestic violence.

September 26, 2018

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Dallas PD Fires Officer Who Shot and Killed Neighbor in His Apartment

Amber Guyger—the female officer formerly with the Dallas (TX) Police Department who shot a man in his own apartment while reportedly thinking it was her residence—has been fired, according to the department's Twitter page.

September 24, 2018

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Off-Duty New York Officer Shot, Wounded in Love Triangle Gone Wrong

Authorities say the wounded officer is the dead woman’s boyfriend and the dead man is her ex-boyfriend. It is initially believed the ex shot them both before taking his own life.

September 21, 2018

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Off-Duty Delaware Officer Helps Stop Rapist from Sexually Assaulting Woman

As the off-duty officer approached the assault scene, he was assisted by on-duty officers who were responding to a 911 call about the assault.

September 18, 2018

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California Officer Dies at Hospital after Suffering Off-Duty Medical Emergency

The Costa Mesa (CA) Police Department is grieving the loss of veteran motorcycle Officer Oscar Reyes, who died after being transported to a hospital after suffering a medical emergency at his home.

September 13, 2018