Tag: Officer Misconduct: Page 30

Patrol

Ex-Calif. Cop Arrested for Sex Crimes On Duty

A former Modesto police officer was arrested Thursday after detectives say he "committed criminal sexual violations against an adult female" while on duty in early January.

March 15, 2012

Patrol

NYPD Cop's Gunpoint Rape Trial Resumes

The attorney representing a New York City police officer on trial for allegedly raping a school teacher at gunpoint said his client did "unforgiveable" and "criminal" acts but shouldn't face 10 years to life.

March 15, 2012

Patrol

D.C. Cop Pleads Not Guilty In Transgender Assault

An off-duty Metropolitan (D.C.) Police officer pleaded not guilty to charges that he solicited sex from a transgender prostitute and assaulted several transgender women while intoxicated.

March 8, 2012

Patrol

Mattress-Toting Fla. Officer Suspended

The Miami-Dade, Fla., police officer caught hauling two mattresses strapped to her patrol car has been suspended, as she winds down her career toward retirement.

March 7, 2012

Patrol

Former LAPD Detective Guilty of Murder

A jury has convicted former Los Angeles Police Department detective Stephanie Lazarus of murdering the wife of her former lover in a cold case that forced the department to bring down one of its own.

March 7, 2012

Gangs

Gangs and Electronic Surveillance—Part II

The girlfriend was provided with a “burnout phone.” A burnout phone is one that would be operational for a few months before being burned out. By that time the bill would have grown to many thousands of dollars, which they had no intention of paying.

March 5, 2012

Patrol

Police: Va. Cop Stabbed 2 Firefighters After Crash

A Virginia Beach police officer reportedly stabbed two firefighters after he wrecked his car. Officer Bradley Colas crashed in Hallwood about 6:42 a.m. Sunday.

March 4, 2012

Patrol

La. Deputies Used Journo's Face for Target Practice

St. Bernard Parish (La.) Sheriff Jack Stephens has apologized for the "bad taste" showed by several deputies who used the picture of a television reporter during target practice.

March 4, 2012

Patrol

Ariz. Agency Demotes Cop Who Posted Bullet-Riddled Obama Picture

An Arizona police sergeant who posted a picture of a bullet-riddled President Obama T-shirt was demoted and docked two weeks pay by his agency.

February 28, 2012

Technology

La. Sheriff Charged with Fraud, ID Theft

The Ouachita Parish (La.) sheriff and a major in the agency have been charged with conspiracy, computer fraud, identity theft and obstruction, U.S. Attorney Stephanie Finley announced.

February 23, 2012

Patrol

Video: Fired Tenn. Trooper Files Second Appeal To Get Job Back

The Tennessee trooper who drove past a fiery wreck at the end of a pursuit has filed a second appeal to get his job back after internal investigators determined he deliberately avoided the wreck.

February 20, 2012

Patrol

N.C. Cop Accused of Hiring Underage Prostitute

Raleigh (N.C.) Police Officer Jason Brandon Hoyle is charged with two felonies for paying a 17-year-old prostitute for a sexual encounter that took place Feb. 7.

February 15, 2012