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Patrol

Ex-Roommate Arrested In Murder of Decorated Ga. Officer

The ex-roommate suspected of fatally shooting an East Point (Ga.) Police officer waived her first court hearing on Wednesday morning. Danielle Alexis Parker was arrested Tuesday and charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Cpl. Crystal Adele Parker.

July 9, 2013

Patrol

N.J. Cop Claims Discrimination During Pregnancy

A Raritan Borough (N.J.) Police officer has accused the leaders of a small central New Jersey town of discriminating against her after she became pregnant. Officer Kathleen Sausa claims she was targeted by town officials.

April 10, 2013

Patrol

LAPD Faces $2.4M Payouts To Black, Lesbian Officers

The city of Los Angeles is facing payouts of $1.2 million and $1.24 million to LAPD officers who sued the department, claiming discrimination, reports the Los Angeles Times.

March 27, 2013

Patrol

Slain Missouri Trooper's Life Partner Fights for Survivor Benefits

The life partner of a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper killed on duty in 2009 has filed a lawsuit after he was denied surviving spousal benefits by the Missouri Department of Transportation and Retirement System (MPERS).

November 5, 2012

Patrol

San Jose Cop To Chief: 'I'm Gay'

San Jose (Calif.) Police officer John Reinert picked an opportune moment to tell his chief a secret he'd been keeping for half a century. Following L-G-B-T sensitivity training, Reinert delivered his message.

October 9, 2012

Training

Atlanta Pays $250K To HIV Positive Cop Applicant

The city of Atlanta has agreed to pay $250,000 to a police applicant who claimed he wasn't hired because he tested HIV positive during medical screening.

August 21, 2012

Patrol

Dallas Sgt. Transferred Over Chick-Fil-A Incident

The Dallas Police Department transferred one of its sergeants to night jail duty, after two lesbian female officers accused him of making inappropriate comments about the Chick-fil-A controversy.

August 9, 2012

Patrol

Calif. Deputy Claims He Was Fired Because He Is Gay

A former Merced County sheriff's deputy is suing the department for sexual harassment, claiming he was fired because he's gay.

May 1, 2012

Patrol

Panel Reinstates Florida Officer Fired For Appearing In Gay Porn Film

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement panel ruled Officer Mike Verdugo, 36, could keep his certification as a peace officer. The panel also ruled he must be placed on probationary status and take a state-approved ethics training course.

August 12, 2010

Training

D.C. Police Freeze Hiring In Gay Liason Unit

The unit is staffed by openly gay and lesbian officers, and has dwindled to four officers from seven. Instead of hiring officers for those positions, Lanier wants to train patrol officers who ask to work with the gay community.

October 11, 2009

Patrol

Tampa Names Florida's First Female, Openly Lesbian Chief

The pioneering Jane Castor, 49, rose through the ranks of the department, where she has worked various assignments including patrol, narcotics, family violence and sex crimes, and criminal intelligence.

September 16, 2009

Patrol

California Agency Loses "Sexual Conquest" Lawsuit

The city of Hayward will pay nearly $5 million to 14 female Police Department employees who accused male supervisors of regarding them as "fair game for potential sexual conquests" and said male officers talked of "converting" their lesbian colleagues, attorneys in the case said today.

June 9, 2009