Tag: Officer Misconduct: Page 22

Patrol

Video: Fla. Cop Strikes Pedestrian, Leaves Scene

An Orlando Police officer now faces disciplinary action after an internal investigation found him at fault for leaving the scene after striking a homeless pedestrian with his cruiser and leaving the scene.

April 16, 2013

Patrol

Fla. Cop Strikes Pedestrian, Leaves Scene

An Orlando Police officer is under investigation after he struck a pedestrian with his cruiser in a crosswalk and left the scene. Read the full story here.

April 16, 2013

Weapons

N.H. Chief Cited In Teen's Suicide

A county attorney has charged Danville (N.H.) Police Chief Wade Parsons with improperly storing his firearm, after the chief's son used the weapon to commit suicide.

April 15, 2013

Training

Former Calif. Sheriff Seeks Revised Prison Sentence

His attorneys contend that Carona's conduct amounted to simply not disclosing gifts but did not amount to bribery.

April 1, 2013

Training

Ex-Ala. Trooper Gets Prison for Coercing Sex from Student

A federal judge sentenced a former Alabama trooper to a year in prison for coercing a 20-year-old college student into performing sex acts, the FBI announced.

March 28, 2013

Patrol

Good Cops, Bad Cop, Whatcha Gonna Do

It's been said that a truly good cop could have worked any era in law enforcement and done quite well. When my mind revisits those cops that I used to work with, around, and to varying degrees tolerated, there are two groups that stand out predominantly for their diametrically opposite approaches to patrol.

March 27, 2013

Patrol

Arizona Assistant Chief Fired for Hacking

On March 11, Mesa, Ariz., Assistant Chief Kathy Kirkham was terminated three days short of qualifying for her pension, which includes 50 percent of her salary for life and lifetime medical benefits.

March 26, 2013

Training

Grand Jury Indicts Former Pittsburgh Chief

A grand jury has indicted Pittsburgh's former police chief on charges of conspiracy and tax evasion. Nathan Harper, who resigned in late February, allegedly embezzled $70,628 from the Pittsburgh Police Bureau's special events office.

March 21, 2013

Vehicle Ops

Video: N.C. Cop Resigns In Road Rage Incident

Onslow County (N.C.) Sheriff's Deputy Craig Culpepper has resigned, after a road-rage incident involving a South Carolina motorist went viral.

March 20, 2013

Training

Former Philly Cop Indicted for Loansharking

A former Philadelphia Police officer has been charged with extortion for allegedly operating a loan-sharking business that took advantage of at least one fellow officer, reports the FBI.

March 7, 2013

Training

Tenn. Chief Uses Polygraphs To Weed Out Racists

The Coopertown (Tenn.) Police chief has begun using polygraph testing on recruits to keep racists off a force he was hired to rebuild after numerous police scandals.

March 7, 2013

Training

Calif. Cop Allegedly Raped Women On Duty

Sergio Alvarez, 37, was put on administrative leave in late September, after a woman came forward and reported she was assaulted by a uniformed officer.

February 25, 2013