Tag: Officer Misconduct: Page 24

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Prosecutors: Former Ark. Cop Escorted Traffickers

Prosecutors on Monday said a former police officer took money from a drug trafficker and escorted him from an east Arkansas town to a bridge linking the state to Mississippi.

December 10, 2012

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N.J. Detective Banned from Public Employment

An Eatontown (N.J.) Police detective has been banned from law enforcement after he pleaded guilty to criminal coercion and evidence tampering.

December 4, 2012

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U.S. Marshal Accused of Blowing Fed Agent's Cover

A deputy U.S. Marshal has been arrested for allegedly disclosing the identity of an undercover agent who had infiltrated a Texas drug trafficking organization.

December 3, 2012

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Former Dallas Cop Who Defrauded Crime Stoppers Heads To Federal Prison

A former senior corporal with the Dallas Police Department received 46 months in federal prison for defrauding the Dallas Crime Stoppers office and evading federal income tax.

December 3, 2012

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Video: R.I. Chief Investigates Push-Up Punishment

The North Providence (R.I.) Police chief launched an internal investigation after officers allegedly forced several teenage vandalism suspects to do push-ups as punishment.

November 26, 2012

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Push-Up Punishment In R.I.

North Providence (R.I.) Police launched an internal investigation after several officers were videotaped making teenage burglary suspects do push-ups. Read the full story here.

November 26, 2012

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Ohio Agency Tracks Dishonest Cops

The chief of the Columbus (Ohio) Division of Police has created a list to track untruthful officers to better track conduct that usually gets cops fired.

November 25, 2012

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Former Minn. Cop Awarded $1M In Photo Gawking Case

A former female Minnesota police officer will receive more than $1 million in multiple lawsuit settlements after learning that dozens of her former co-workers illegally accessed her driver's licence record just to gawk at her picture.

November 6, 2012

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Video: Ind. Cop Demoted for Appearing In Hip-Hop Video

Gary (Ind.) Police Chief Wade Ingram demoted one of his patrolmen who appeared with his cruiser in a YouTube video with people flashing guns and gang signs.

November 5, 2012

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Ind. Cop Demoted for Appearing In Hip-Hop Video

Gary (Ind.) Police Chief Wade Ingram demoted Officer Jason Johnson, after the officer was seen in a rap video with his cruiser. Read the full story here.

November 5, 2012

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Video: Md. County Pays $3.6M Settlement In Police Assault Case

Prince George's County, Md., has agreed to pay $3.6 million to 10 students who claimed they were assaulted or wrongfully arrested during post-game rioting on the University of Maryland campus in 2010.

October 22, 2012

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Four Milwaukee Cops Charged In Strip-Search Case

Four Milwaukee police officers were charged Tuesday with felonies related to illegal rectal searches of suspects on the street and in police district stations over the past two years.

October 9, 2012