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* A Paola Kansas police officer was arrested on a charge of aggravated indecent liberties with a child. The alleged victim is a relative of unspecified age.
finally some seriousness out of something like this. The individual charged is being held on a million dollar bond.
* Records released from the Clackamas County Oregon sheriff’s department show internal affairs staff didn’t follow standard procedures when they didn’t notify the district attorney of their investigation into domestic violence allegations made against a deputy. That deputy when on to kill his wife, two other women, and then himself at a local bar 9 months after that investigation.
This is why we don't let the police police themselves. This case alone should be all any community needs to empower citizen oversight boards and all the authority needed to hire, fire, and discipline it's officers.
* A Wildwood New Jersey police sergeant was sentenced to 5 years after he was convicted of official misconduct by a jury trial for kicking 2 handcuffed suspects in the head in a way the judge found was “measured, calculated, and unprovoked”.
free on bail while his case is appealed. at least 6 officers testified against the convicted officer. The judge opted to waive the provisions of a state law that requires a five-year mandatory minimum term of imprisonment without parole for public officials convicted of second-degree crimes. typical.
* Two Las Vegas Nevada police officers are under investigation after witnesses accused them of using excessive force when they slammed a man’s head into a door and then beat him while he was handcuffed while they were responding to a noise complaint.
* A Pennsylvania State trooper is the subject of a lawsuit alleging that he followed, harassed, and falsely arrested members of family that had spoken out against police abuses and the state police.
* Two Chicago Illinois police officers are accused of tasering a man at least 5 times after pulling him over due to a faulty warrant mixup over a misspelled name. His wife said they had just finished with the traffic stop and were leaving when the police stopped them again and immediately attacked her husband. The made several charges against the man including assault and resisting, but the wife insists he never did a thing to deserve being jumped and then tasered several times while cuffed.
it will be interesting to see if any dashcam footage was made or survives for the impending lawsuit....unless the city settles another abuse lawsuit.
* Oakland California plans to settle a lawsuit for $40,000 to a man who was shot in the leg while he was urinating at the side of a home by a cop who mistook him for an armed drug dealing suspect.
* The New Orleans Louisiana police officer who resigned yesterday has now been charged for his role in the Danziger Bridge shooting cover up ahead of a possible plea deal.
no word yet if resigning before he was charged will result in him keeping his pension
* Seaside Heights New Jersey has settled an excessive force lawsuit for $55,000 to a man who was tackled, cuffed, and then “grabbed by his groin and genitalia and thrown into the side of a police van.” The suit was the 3rd to be settled out of 6 that have been filed within a single year and there are currently 8 such brutality suits still pending against the department.
how many more settlements will the citizens pay for before they decide to start firing and indicting these officers?
* An Uplands Park Missouri police officer is the subject of a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from a car chase-related accident that killed an innocent woman. The officer in question was uncertified and had a criminal record yet was still placed on patrol by the city.
what are the standards for being a cop in that city again?
* A Putnum County New York deputy was found guilty of seven perjury charges related to an animal cruelty case. The conviction comes while the officer is still awaiting trial over a separate $56k worker’s compensation fraud case.
* A Lafayette Louisiana police officer caught on cellphone video shaking a teen girl and then threatening to take the phone from the person who recorded it was found to have violated policy and will face as of yet unspecified disciplinary action.
two incidents of assault and at least one incident of deprivation of civil rights under color of law is only a policy violation? sad.
* Maricopa County Arizona sheriff Arpaio and the now ex-county attorney Thomas are now the subject of a claim filed by a superior court judge alleging abuse of powers for when they laid out false charges against the judge in apparent retaliation for calling a deputy in contempt for reading a defendant’s attorney/client documents.
The feds need to step up and deal with this.
* A Des Plaines Illinois police officer is accused of needlessly killing a family’s beagle-spaniel mix dog while he entered their home in response to a non-issue domestic call made by a relative who had apparently forgotten their keys. The family called the dog the worst guard dog ever because it was so passive, but the cop claims it was a vicious little killer and he was deathly afraid for his life.
Those deadly beagles. tsk tsk.
* A Waco Texas Independent School District police officer was suspended for 3 days after violating policy by shooting a car that was driven by a drunk student.
* A Marlow Oklahoma police officer was indicted on two counts of perjury for allegedly lying about tampered tapes, missing meth, and being outside of his jurisdiction.
* A Wilson North Carolina police officer is on leave while under investigation for a single vehicle accident involving his patrol car while he was off-duty.
* And finally, a West Virginia State trooper has been suspended while he’s under investigation for crashing his patrol car into a guardrail and then going missing for 4 hours afterward while still on duty. The trooper was found 4 hours later, drinking at a fire hall he used to work at. Apparently he was trying to use that as a cover for being drunk when he crashed.
finally some seriousness out of something like this. The individual charged is being held on a million dollar bond.
* Records released from the Clackamas County Oregon sheriff’s department show internal affairs staff didn’t follow standard procedures when they didn’t notify the district attorney of their investigation into domestic violence allegations made against a deputy. That deputy when on to kill his wife, two other women, and then himself at a local bar 9 months after that investigation.
This is why we don't let the police police themselves. This case alone should be all any community needs to empower citizen oversight boards and all the authority needed to hire, fire, and discipline it's officers.
* A Wildwood New Jersey police sergeant was sentenced to 5 years after he was convicted of official misconduct by a jury trial for kicking 2 handcuffed suspects in the head in a way the judge found was “measured, calculated, and unprovoked”.
free on bail while his case is appealed. at least 6 officers testified against the convicted officer. The judge opted to waive the provisions of a state law that requires a five-year mandatory minimum term of imprisonment without parole for public officials convicted of second-degree crimes. typical.
* Two Las Vegas Nevada police officers are under investigation after witnesses accused them of using excessive force when they slammed a man’s head into a door and then beat him while he was handcuffed while they were responding to a noise complaint.
* A Pennsylvania State trooper is the subject of a lawsuit alleging that he followed, harassed, and falsely arrested members of family that had spoken out against police abuses and the state police.
* Two Chicago Illinois police officers are accused of tasering a man at least 5 times after pulling him over due to a faulty warrant mixup over a misspelled name. His wife said they had just finished with the traffic stop and were leaving when the police stopped them again and immediately attacked her husband. The made several charges against the man including assault and resisting, but the wife insists he never did a thing to deserve being jumped and then tasered several times while cuffed.
it will be interesting to see if any dashcam footage was made or survives for the impending lawsuit....unless the city settles another abuse lawsuit.
* Oakland California plans to settle a lawsuit for $40,000 to a man who was shot in the leg while he was urinating at the side of a home by a cop who mistook him for an armed drug dealing suspect.
* The New Orleans Louisiana police officer who resigned yesterday has now been charged for his role in the Danziger Bridge shooting cover up ahead of a possible plea deal.
no word yet if resigning before he was charged will result in him keeping his pension
* Seaside Heights New Jersey has settled an excessive force lawsuit for $55,000 to a man who was tackled, cuffed, and then “grabbed by his groin and genitalia and thrown into the side of a police van.” The suit was the 3rd to be settled out of 6 that have been filed within a single year and there are currently 8 such brutality suits still pending against the department.
how many more settlements will the citizens pay for before they decide to start firing and indicting these officers?
* An Uplands Park Missouri police officer is the subject of a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from a car chase-related accident that killed an innocent woman. The officer in question was uncertified and had a criminal record yet was still placed on patrol by the city.
what are the standards for being a cop in that city again?
* A Putnum County New York deputy was found guilty of seven perjury charges related to an animal cruelty case. The conviction comes while the officer is still awaiting trial over a separate $56k worker’s compensation fraud case.
* A Lafayette Louisiana police officer caught on cellphone video shaking a teen girl and then threatening to take the phone from the person who recorded it was found to have violated policy and will face as of yet unspecified disciplinary action.
two incidents of assault and at least one incident of deprivation of civil rights under color of law is only a policy violation? sad.
* Maricopa County Arizona sheriff Arpaio and the now ex-county attorney Thomas are now the subject of a claim filed by a superior court judge alleging abuse of powers for when they laid out false charges against the judge in apparent retaliation for calling a deputy in contempt for reading a defendant’s attorney/client documents.
The feds need to step up and deal with this.
* A Des Plaines Illinois police officer is accused of needlessly killing a family’s beagle-spaniel mix dog while he entered their home in response to a non-issue domestic call made by a relative who had apparently forgotten their keys. The family called the dog the worst guard dog ever because it was so passive, but the cop claims it was a vicious little killer and he was deathly afraid for his life.
Those deadly beagles. tsk tsk.
* A Waco Texas Independent School District police officer was suspended for 3 days after violating policy by shooting a car that was driven by a drunk student.
* A Marlow Oklahoma police officer was indicted on two counts of perjury for allegedly lying about tampered tapes, missing meth, and being outside of his jurisdiction.
* A Wilson North Carolina police officer is on leave while under investigation for a single vehicle accident involving his patrol car while he was off-duty.
* And finally, a West Virginia State trooper has been suspended while he’s under investigation for crashing his patrol car into a guardrail and then going missing for 4 hours afterward while still on duty. The trooper was found 4 hours later, drinking at a fire hall he used to work at. Apparently he was trying to use that as a cover for being drunk when he crashed.
