Tag: Officer Misconduct: Page 27

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S.C. Cop Fabricated Shooting Story

North Charleston police sergeant Eddie Bullard shot himself and then made up a story for investigators that he was wounded by his own gun during a struggle with a shadowy suspect, Police Chief Jon Zumalt said.

July 8, 2012

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K.C. Officer Allegedly Coerced Sex From Women

A 13-year Kansas City Police officer will face corruption charges for allegedly having sex with two women in exchange for not arresting them. Holmes has been suspended without pay.

July 2, 2012

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Ex-NYPD Cop Pleads Guilty To Rape

A former New York City police officer who was convicted in March of sexually attacking a schoolteacher at gunpoint in Upper Manhattan pleaded guilty on Thursday to rape counts that were left unresolved by a jury.

June 21, 2012

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Video: Fla. Trooper Resigns After 100 mph Wrong Way Pursuit

A Florida Highway Patrol trooper resigned to avoid termination after an internal investigation found he had violated numerous agency policies during a wrong-way pursuit on a Pinellas County interstate.

June 20, 2012

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Rhode Island Cop Testifies Against Chief in Theft Trial

Officer John Brown, a 28-year veteran, said North Providence police colonel John J. Whiting handed him $714. The chief is accused of stealing the money from a stripper's SUV that he had pursued.

June 18, 2012

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Tenn. Motor Cop Accused of DUI on Duty

Officer Steve Jones, a 25-year veteran of the force, was on duty at Riverbend on Saturday when he was reported to be under the influence.

June 18, 2012

Vehicle Ops

S.C. Trooper Transported Marijuana In Cruiser

A former South Carolina patrolman who transported marijuana in his police vehicle received five years in prison today. Kurt Steffen, 30, was sentenced for manufacturing and possessing with intent to distribute 100 or more marijuana plants.

June 17, 2012

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Pa. Cop Fired for Taking Popsicle, Baseballs

An Allentown (Pa.) Police Department officer was fired on Wednesday for taking a Popsicle and two baseballs from a minor-league baseball stadium while on night patrol.

June 6, 2012

Vehicle Ops

Former Iowa Cop Allegedly Had Meth In Squad

Former Des Moines (Iowa) Police Department officer Brandon Singleton will go to trial in August for allegedly having methamphetamine and marijuana in his squad car.

June 6, 2012

Vehicle Ops

S.C. Officer Fired for DUI In Patrol Car

Officer David Watson was pulled over at about 1:15 a.m. Sunday morning by Chesterfield Police officers, and declined a breathalyzer and field sobriety test.

June 4, 2012

Vehicle Ops

Miami Chief Cracks Down On Off-Duty Speeding

In the most sweeping crackdown on police speeding yet, Miami's top cop announced on Monday that he is taking action against 36 of his officers for driving off duty at speeds sometimes exceeding 100 mph.

June 4, 2012

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Tucson Cop Faces Termination for On-Duty DUI

A four-year Tucson Police officer could lose her job for driving to work while severely intoxicated on Tuesday morning. Officer Lynsey Coutts was arrested after registering a BAC of 0.235, nearly three times the legal limit.

May 22, 2012