Tag: Officer Misconduct: Page 12

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North Carolina Department Re-Opens Under New Police Chief

The Southport (NC) Police Department was "functionally closed" in July amid allegations of corruption, but the department has resumed operations with the hiring of Chief Todd Coring.

November 6, 2018

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Arizona Chief Suspended Amid Misconduct Allegations

The chief of police for the Buckeye (AZ) Police Department has been suspended for a 40-hour work suspension in connection amid allegations of misconduct stemming from an anonymous 2017 letter.

November 6, 2018

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Video: Off-Duty Rookie Officer Fired Over Confrontation with On-Duty Officer

A rookie officer with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police has been fired over a confrontation with a uniformed officer with the Swissvale (PA) Police Department.

November 5, 2018

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Off-Duty Rookie Fired Over Confrontation with Uniformed Officer

A rookie officer with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police has been fired over a confrontation with a uniformed officer with the Swissvale (PA) Police Department. A witness caught the incident on cell phone video as 25-year-old Sidney Bates—who had just been sworn in with the PPD in May—got into a dispute with an officer in the street. More Here.

November 5, 2018

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Illinois Chief Accused of Secretly Filming Sexual Encounters

Chief Christian Daigre has been charged with non-consensual dissemination of a private sexual image, intimidation, and possession of a controlled substance.

November 2, 2018

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California Officer, Paramedic, Lose Jobs over Alleged Assault on Ambulance Patient

A San Francisco paramedic and a police officer have lost their jobs after an alleged assault in May 2017 on a woman who was restrained in the back of an ambulance on an involuntary mental health hold, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

November 1, 2018

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Massachusetts Officer Accused of Telling Teen: "Welcome to the White Man's World"

Two officers with the Springfield (MA) Police Department have been accused of using excessive force while arresting two teens of Latino heritage, with one of the officers saying at the time of the arrest, "welcome to the white man's world."

November 1, 2018

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Massachusetts Officer Relieved of Duty Following Controversial Newsletter Writings

A lieutenant with the Arlington (MA) Police Department has been relieved of duty after suggesting in a newsletter that police should put aside restraint and meet "violence with violence."

October 31, 2018

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Washington Officer Arrested on Charges of First-Degree Custodial Sexual Misconduct

A veteran police officer with the Pullman (WA) Police Department has been arrested and charged with a felony count of first-degree custodial sexual misconduct.

October 31, 2018

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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.

October 26, 2018

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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.

October 26, 2018

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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.

October 23, 2018