Tag: Officer Fired: Page 17

Training

Chief Fires Officers Who Talked About Killing Colleagues

A central Tennessee police chief fired three of his officers Monday, after reviewing patrol car video showing the trio discussing killing other officers.

July 1, 2013

Training

Va. Chief Arrested In Prescription Drug Case

Federal agents arrested the Marion (Va.) Police chief Wednesday morning and charged him for distributing the prescription painkiller Lortab, the FBI announced.

June 20, 2013

Training

Ohio Chief Fired for Multiple Offenses

Celina, Ohio, managers dismissed the 10,400-resident city's police chief Friday for several incidents that called into question the chief's professionalism. The city's mayor and safety service director notified Chief David Slusser of his termination in a co-signed letter.

June 16, 2013

Training

Video: 12 Supervisors Disciplined for Ohio Pursuit

Twelve Cleveland police supervisors were fired, demoted, or suspended for failing to control a pursuit that involved more than a third of the agency's officers and led to the deaths of two unarmed suspects.

June 10, 2013

Training

Houston Chief: Videotaped Beating Made Me 'Sick'

Houston Police Chief Charles McClelland Jr. told jurors Tuesday that a videotaped beating of a teen burglary suspect made him "sick to my stomach" and gave the agency a "black eye."

June 5, 2013

Training

LAPD Review: Chris Dorner Firing Justified

A lengthy internal review has found no basis for the allegations of racism or bias contained in the manifesto of rogue ex-LAPD officer Chris Dorner.

June 4, 2013

Patrol

Video: Texas Cops Fired for Excessive Force

Two Jasper (Texas) Police officers have been fired by the City Council for allegedly using excessive force on a 25-year-old woman while processing her at the local jail.

June 2, 2013

Training

Can We Prevent the Next Chris Dorner?

Unlike most cornered suspects, the active, retired, or terminated cop who fights his former peers does so with a weapons cache that is wholly different from that of the usual suspects, one that comes with the experience, training, and tactical awareness unique to those who have worked in the profession.

May 20, 2013

Training

N.J. Ex-Trooper Gets Probation for High-Speed Escort

The former New Jersey trooper who led a high-speed convoy of exotic sports cars dubbed the "death race" has been sentenced to a year of probation and 75 hours of community service.

May 12, 2013

Training

Fla. Cop Fired 8 Times Wants Job Back

A Florida police officer who has been fired eight times is again seeking reinstatement after the Opa-locka Police Department terminated him for leaving his AR rifle with a future in-law.

May 2, 2013

Training

40 Fired LAPD Officers Seek Reinstatement

In the two months, since fired ex-cop Chris Dorner sought revenge against the LAPD, 40 other fired officers have filed claims seeking reinstatement.

April 28, 2013

Weapons

Fla. Sgt. Fired for Offering Trayvon Martin Target

Port Canaveral Police Sgt. Ron King, a two-year veteran of the force, attempted to defend his actions in a YouTube video posted Saturday. In the video, King said he wanted "to use a bad situation as a learning tool."

April 14, 2013