Tag: Officer Arrested

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Nichols Family Files $550M Lawsuit Against City, Memphis Chief, and Former Officers

The family of Tyre Nichols has now filed a $550-million lawsuit against the City of Memphis, the police chief, the officers charged with his death, and others.

April 19, 2023

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Memphis Police: 5 Officers Arrested, Videos Released, Special Unit Deactivated

“Those five officers and others failed our community, and they failed the Nichols family and that is beyond regrettable,” says Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn Davis.

January 30, 2023

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MO Chief Arrested on Drug Charges After Man Dies of Overdose at His Home

A Missouri police chief was arrested Tuesday on felony drug charges after a local man died of an overdose in the chief’s home.

October 20, 2022

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GA Deputy Chief Arrested in FL Prostitution

"What are you thinking?" Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said at a press conference Tuesday. "You just want to go ‘c’mon man, have you lost the last three brain cells, or do you just have cabbage for brains?'"

September 7, 2022

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State and Federal Agents Arrest OK Police Chief for Meth Distribution

Agents served a search warrant at Chief Joe Don Chitwood’s home in Wetumka where they found small amounts of methamphetamine. Chitwood was booked into the Hughes County Jail where he faces charges of meth distribution.

May 13, 2022

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SC Officer Charged with Voluntary Manslaughter in Shooting of Motorist

“Langley, un-armed, attempted to exit the vehicle through the front passenger door. In a statement to agents, Dollar claimed she was in fear for her safety and due to that fear, discharged her department-issued firearm once, striking Langley in the chest,” the arrest warrant stated.

February 9, 2022

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Former Officer Potter Faces Manslaughter Charge in Daunte Wright Shooting

Kim Potter, who resigned from the Brooklyn Center Police Department Tuesday, was arrested about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday by Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension agents at the BCA in St. Paul.

April 14, 2021

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PA Chief Placed on Leave After Officer Arrested Over Capitol Riot

North Cornwall Township Police Chief John Leahy was temporarily placed on paid administrative leave, the township’s board of supervisors announced in a news release Monday.

February 24, 2021

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Former Maine Officer Allegedly Sold Drugs from His Patrol Vehicle

Jeffrey Bishop, 53, is charged with four counts of aggravated furnishing of hydrocodone and fentanyl and one count of unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs, according to the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency.

February 11, 2021

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Off-Duty Illinois Officer Accused of Domestic Violence at Camping Resort

An officer with the Crestwood Police Department faces felony domestic battery and strangulation charges after a domestic incident that left his children thinking that their mother had stopped breathing.

May 22, 2020

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California Officer Arrested for Off-Duty Shooting of Fellow Officer

An officer with the Los Angeles Police Department was arrested early Sunday on suspicion of shooting and wounding a fellow officer while they were off-duty at a Southern California recreation area.

May 4, 2020

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Officer Arrested Over Deadly Off-Duty Fight

A Milwaukee police officer has been arrested over a deadly off-duty fight.

April 27, 2020