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Seattle Officer Fired Over Social Media Posts

In its disciplinary action report (DAR) following the investigation, SPD said Constantin’s tweets were “extremely unprofessional, offensive, derogatory, and entirely unacceptable.”

October 5, 2022

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Cincinnati Officer Fired Over Using N-Word While Driving on Duty

Officer Valentino put her window down and told the drivers to move when, according to the report, a black male student walked by and gave Valentino the middle finger. Valentino got angry and could be heard on her body camera saying the slur in response to the teenage student.

August 31, 2022

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Charges Dropped Against Atlanta Officers in 2020 Shooting of Rayshard Brooks

In June 2020 Fulton County District Attorney Paul L. Howard Jr. charged Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe with felony murder. Officer Devin Brosnan, who was also involved in the attempt to arrest Brooks but not in the shooting, was charged with aggravated assault and two counts of violating his oath.

August 23, 2022

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Former Philadelphia Officer Charged with Murder in Shooting of 12-Year-Old Who Reportedly Shot at Officers

Krasner says Thomas "T.J. Siderio" was unarmed at the time of the March 1 fatal shooting and that former officer Edsaul Mendoza knew the suspect was no longer a threat.

May 2, 2022

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12 MA Troopers Fired Over Not Getting COVID Shots

Eleven Massachusetts State Police troopers and one sergeant have been terminated after not getting the COVID vaccine.

April 11, 2022

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OK Chief Says Officer Made Up Shooting Story

On Tuesday, Wilson Police Chief Kevin Coley announced that the former officer gave a full confession to the department and to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation

March 22, 2022

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Court Upholds Firing of LAPD Officers Caught Playing Pokemon Go on Duty

On April 15, 2017, a surveillance system in their patrol car captured the officers discussing how they could catch a ``Snorlax'' in the game, just five minutes after they said ``screw it'' to responding a robbery in the Crenshaw area.

January 11, 2022

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6 LAPD Employees, 5 Sworn, to be Fired Over Vaccination Mandate

Employees who are not yet vaccinated receive notices that they must sign, saying they will agree to either get vaccinated or file an exemption request, and submit to mandated testing in the meantime

November 23, 2021

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Interim VA Chief Sues Over Firing

The former interim chief alleges he was fired seven months after returning to his old position “in retaliation for refusing to carry out Mayor Stoney’s illegal order” to have officers stationed around the city’s Confederate monuments as contractors removed them.

November 23, 2021

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Virginia Officer Fired for Contributing to Rittenhouse Legal Fund Wants Job Back

Seven months ago, long before the trial had even started, 42-year-old Lt. William Kelly was fired for donating anonymously to the teenager's then-growing defense fund.

November 22, 2021

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Louisville Detective Who Shot Breonna Taylor Appeals Termination

Former Interim LMPD Chief Yvette Gentry fired Cosgrove earlier this year for his role in Taylor's death. In his termination letter, Gentry said he did not properly identify a target when he fired 16 times into Taylor's Louisville apartment.

November 9, 2021

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Seattle Cops and Firefighters Feed Homeless After Being Fired Over Vaccine Mandate

Gov. Jay Inslee’s vaccine mandate for most state workers took effect Monday at 11:59 p.m. Those who did not show proof of vaccination were subsequently out of jobs.

October 20, 2021