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* A Nashville Tennessee police officer was arrested on first degree murder charges in the March 16 shooting death of his wife. He had previously claimed that she had shot herself while they were both sitting on a living room couch but an investigation revealed that the evidence didn’t match the officer’s story.
* A Kennett Square Pennsylvania police officer has been charged with over 500 different sex crimes including rape, statutory rape, and incense on allegations that he repeatedly raped three different young girls in his care, including two that were related to him. One of the girls was said to have been sexually abused daily from age 11 until age 18.
* Shawnee County Kansas has settled a lawsuit for $350,000 to the family of a man who died after he was tasered three times after he refused to accept medical help while he was disoriented in the parking lot where he worked.
* Maricopa County Arizona’s sheriff Joe Arpaio and the former county attorney are now the subject of 3 more legal claims. This time two more judges and another county supervisor have filed claims alleging abuse of power and malicious prosecution by the duo in their attempts to bring multiple county officials up on a variety of charges that were said to be in retaliation for decisions in cases and other acts. This brings the total of claims to five so far, three by judges and two by county supervisors.
* A Massachusetts State trooper is under investigation after a man filed a complaint against him on allegations that he nearly ran him off the road while the trooper was speeding without lights or siren activated. The trooper then pulled the man and his three young kids over and began to curse and yell at all of them before giving the man tickets he claims were retaliatory, including one for tinted windows when his windows are all factory stock. When the man went to file his complaint later, the trooper allegedly came in and told him “You’re fucked”.
* Both the Knox County Tennessee sheriff’ office and the Knoxville Tennessee police department are the subject of a lawsuit filed by the Outlaws motorcycle club alleging that a drug raid on their clubhouse resulted in several civil rights violations including excessive force and wrongful arrest. The raid was brought about on the word of a man the sheriff’s department deputized based only on his claims that he could infiltrate the group. The raid turned up no evidence of any criminal activity.
* The city of New York NY has decided to settle a lawsuit that was underway in court for $700,000 to a mentally ill man who was shot twice by cops who came to his home after his mom called to get help convincing him to go to the hospital when he went off his medicine.
* A Columbus Ohio police officer was sentenced to probation on breaking and entering charges for busting into his ex-girlfriend’s home. The officer is also on probation on domestic violence charges related to his violation of a protection order against him by his former wife whom he was accused of stalking. He’s now a former cop.
* The once police chief of Hackensack New Jersey continues to rack up lawsuits in addition to the criminal charges against him relating to the cover up of a DUI case involving his girlfriend. Two more lawsuits have been filed against him by police officers alleging retaliation and sexual harassment among others. This brings the total to 8 lawsuits filed against him involving 20 plaintiffs so far.
* Minneapolis Minnesota has settled a lawsuit for $235,000 to a man who was shown on dashcam video being beaten, kicked, and tasered by at least 6 Minneapolis police officers during a traffic stop. The incident prompted an investigation by the FBI.
* Louisville Kentucky police are accused of needlessly shooting a man’s medical assistance dog to death while they were canvasing the neighborhood for suspect they never found. The man claims that the dog had never threatened anyone and that neighbors who witnessed what happened are prepared to testify that the dog never threatened the police when it was shot.
* The Greenfield Indiana police department has been sued by a police officer claiming that he was the subject of retaliation for reporting a supervisor to the state for suspected time card fraud.
* A Tampa Florida police officer was caught on a YouTube video kicking a deaf man after a night-time parade there. The plain-clothes officers involved claim that he kicked him because he didn’t comply with their commands after they grabbed him from behind and tried to cuff him on the ground… commands that he couldn’t hear because he was deaf and couldn’t have known they were from cops since he was grabbed from behind and thrown face-down on the ground.
* A Port Columbus OH port authority police officer has resigned, another has been demoted, and a third was suspended for 30 days over allegations that they took property from the evidence room. All of the property has since been recovered… except for $500.
* A Sarasota County Florida deputy has been suspended for 2 days for using inappropriate language in response to a crowd of teens who taunted him about an incident where he chased down and shot a young man to death for ringing his doorbell and running as part of a prank. He was never disciplined or charged for that.
* Two Greenville South Carolina police officers were sentenced to probation after they pled guilty to civil rights charges for abusing homeless people. One of the officers mistreated a deaf mute homeless man because of the sounds he made and poured hand sanitizer on his head while the other slammed a homeless man against his cruiser.
* A Columbus Indiana police officer was arrested on six felony forgery counts and one count of theft for allegedly stealing medication from his family and forging prescriptions for pain killers to feed his habit last year. He was also investigated around the same time period for inexplicably firing his gun inside his home while off-duty.
* The one-time longest-serving Cuyahoga County Ohio sheriff who spent 32yrs in office has been charged with two felony counts of theft in office and misdemeanor ethics violations as a result of an investigation launched before he finally decided to step down.
* A Douglas County Illinois deputy has resigned right before his disciplinary hearing was scheduled to start over allegations that he groped woman at local store while he was on-duty in uniform.
* The one-time Rowan County Kentucky chief deputy who was arrested last year on drug trafficking charges has pled guilty to embezzling $5,000 from the Kentucky state police chief’s association in a separate case.
* The Indianapolis Indiana police officer who we tracked as being arrested on arson charges yesterday for an apartment blaze is now the suspect in at least 7 other questionable fires including one at another apartment building and at least two cars. No charged have been filed yet in those cases.
* The Quincy Washington police chief and three of his officers are the subject of a whistleblower lawsuit by a fellow cop alleging that he was retaliated against for reporting misconduct.
* A Fort Lauderdale Florida police officer is under investigation on allegations that he repeatedly billed for overtime that he didn’t actually work.
* A Collier County Florida deputy has been charged with misdemeanor battery for hitting his wife in the face with a thrown yogurt cup and then shoving her against a wall in front of their 10-year-old daughter.
* A Colonie New York police officer has been charged with assault for breaking his wife’s nose when he punched her in the face during an argument in their car.
* A Columbia County Georgia deputy was arrested on stalking, harassment, and terroristic threat charges over an unspecified incident involving his estranged wife.
* A DeKalb County Georgia police detective and her husband have been indicted by a federal grand jury for passing counterfeit money at a mall in 2008. Not sure what took them that long though…
* Two Hartford Connecticut police officers will face disciplinary action after an investigation sustained allegations that one of the officers was at fault for an off-duty fight at a bar while another officer with internal affairs was at fault for telling the responding cops not to include the officer’s name in their report.
* A Tucson Arizona police officer will get probation in a plea deal for his fraudulent use of a police union credit card to tune of $64,000.
* A Jacksonville Florida police officer was sentenced to 6 months in jail after pleading guilty to assault with a deadly weapon charges for ramming his wife’s car while she and her brother in law were trying to get away from him.
* A Detroit Michigan police officer has been sentenced to probation in plea deal that reduced felony perjury charge to misconduct in office after being caught lying about an arrest for marijuana and gun possession charges when video contradicted his and his partner’s testimony.the reduction, of course, allows this POS cop to retain his job as a cop.
* A Taunton Massachusetts police officer is part of a lawsuit filed by the mother of a 5th grader who had the cops called on him for allegedly drawing what his teacher felt was an offensive picture. So offended was she that she insisted the police file charges against the boy but the cop apparently decided to do one better and released his name to the press along with a description of what he did. The mom says he took it too far by doing that since police aren’t supposed to release the names of minors.
* And finally, A Cliffside Park New Jersey police officer was fired for harassing a couple he gave money to in order to have them take out a loan to bail out a man who was later convicted of selling body parts… yes, this one is just weird.
* A Kennett Square Pennsylvania police officer has been charged with over 500 different sex crimes including rape, statutory rape, and incense on allegations that he repeatedly raped three different young girls in his care, including two that were related to him. One of the girls was said to have been sexually abused daily from age 11 until age 18.
* Shawnee County Kansas has settled a lawsuit for $350,000 to the family of a man who died after he was tasered three times after he refused to accept medical help while he was disoriented in the parking lot where he worked.
* Maricopa County Arizona’s sheriff Joe Arpaio and the former county attorney are now the subject of 3 more legal claims. This time two more judges and another county supervisor have filed claims alleging abuse of power and malicious prosecution by the duo in their attempts to bring multiple county officials up on a variety of charges that were said to be in retaliation for decisions in cases and other acts. This brings the total of claims to five so far, three by judges and two by county supervisors.
* A Massachusetts State trooper is under investigation after a man filed a complaint against him on allegations that he nearly ran him off the road while the trooper was speeding without lights or siren activated. The trooper then pulled the man and his three young kids over and began to curse and yell at all of them before giving the man tickets he claims were retaliatory, including one for tinted windows when his windows are all factory stock. When the man went to file his complaint later, the trooper allegedly came in and told him “You’re fucked”.
* Both the Knox County Tennessee sheriff’ office and the Knoxville Tennessee police department are the subject of a lawsuit filed by the Outlaws motorcycle club alleging that a drug raid on their clubhouse resulted in several civil rights violations including excessive force and wrongful arrest. The raid was brought about on the word of a man the sheriff’s department deputized based only on his claims that he could infiltrate the group. The raid turned up no evidence of any criminal activity.
* The city of New York NY has decided to settle a lawsuit that was underway in court for $700,000 to a mentally ill man who was shot twice by cops who came to his home after his mom called to get help convincing him to go to the hospital when he went off his medicine.
* A Columbus Ohio police officer was sentenced to probation on breaking and entering charges for busting into his ex-girlfriend’s home. The officer is also on probation on domestic violence charges related to his violation of a protection order against him by his former wife whom he was accused of stalking. He’s now a former cop.
* The once police chief of Hackensack New Jersey continues to rack up lawsuits in addition to the criminal charges against him relating to the cover up of a DUI case involving his girlfriend. Two more lawsuits have been filed against him by police officers alleging retaliation and sexual harassment among others. This brings the total to 8 lawsuits filed against him involving 20 plaintiffs so far.
* Minneapolis Minnesota has settled a lawsuit for $235,000 to a man who was shown on dashcam video being beaten, kicked, and tasered by at least 6 Minneapolis police officers during a traffic stop. The incident prompted an investigation by the FBI.
* Louisville Kentucky police are accused of needlessly shooting a man’s medical assistance dog to death while they were canvasing the neighborhood for suspect they never found. The man claims that the dog had never threatened anyone and that neighbors who witnessed what happened are prepared to testify that the dog never threatened the police when it was shot.
* The Greenfield Indiana police department has been sued by a police officer claiming that he was the subject of retaliation for reporting a supervisor to the state for suspected time card fraud.
* A Tampa Florida police officer was caught on a YouTube video kicking a deaf man after a night-time parade there. The plain-clothes officers involved claim that he kicked him because he didn’t comply with their commands after they grabbed him from behind and tried to cuff him on the ground… commands that he couldn’t hear because he was deaf and couldn’t have known they were from cops since he was grabbed from behind and thrown face-down on the ground.
* A Port Columbus OH port authority police officer has resigned, another has been demoted, and a third was suspended for 30 days over allegations that they took property from the evidence room. All of the property has since been recovered… except for $500.
* A Sarasota County Florida deputy has been suspended for 2 days for using inappropriate language in response to a crowd of teens who taunted him about an incident where he chased down and shot a young man to death for ringing his doorbell and running as part of a prank. He was never disciplined or charged for that.
* Two Greenville South Carolina police officers were sentenced to probation after they pled guilty to civil rights charges for abusing homeless people. One of the officers mistreated a deaf mute homeless man because of the sounds he made and poured hand sanitizer on his head while the other slammed a homeless man against his cruiser.
* A Columbus Indiana police officer was arrested on six felony forgery counts and one count of theft for allegedly stealing medication from his family and forging prescriptions for pain killers to feed his habit last year. He was also investigated around the same time period for inexplicably firing his gun inside his home while off-duty.
* The one-time longest-serving Cuyahoga County Ohio sheriff who spent 32yrs in office has been charged with two felony counts of theft in office and misdemeanor ethics violations as a result of an investigation launched before he finally decided to step down.
* A Douglas County Illinois deputy has resigned right before his disciplinary hearing was scheduled to start over allegations that he groped woman at local store while he was on-duty in uniform.
* The one-time Rowan County Kentucky chief deputy who was arrested last year on drug trafficking charges has pled guilty to embezzling $5,000 from the Kentucky state police chief’s association in a separate case.
* The Indianapolis Indiana police officer who we tracked as being arrested on arson charges yesterday for an apartment blaze is now the suspect in at least 7 other questionable fires including one at another apartment building and at least two cars. No charged have been filed yet in those cases.
* The Quincy Washington police chief and three of his officers are the subject of a whistleblower lawsuit by a fellow cop alleging that he was retaliated against for reporting misconduct.
* A Fort Lauderdale Florida police officer is under investigation on allegations that he repeatedly billed for overtime that he didn’t actually work.
* A Collier County Florida deputy has been charged with misdemeanor battery for hitting his wife in the face with a thrown yogurt cup and then shoving her against a wall in front of their 10-year-old daughter.
* A Colonie New York police officer has been charged with assault for breaking his wife’s nose when he punched her in the face during an argument in their car.
* A Columbia County Georgia deputy was arrested on stalking, harassment, and terroristic threat charges over an unspecified incident involving his estranged wife.
* A DeKalb County Georgia police detective and her husband have been indicted by a federal grand jury for passing counterfeit money at a mall in 2008. Not sure what took them that long though…
* Two Hartford Connecticut police officers will face disciplinary action after an investigation sustained allegations that one of the officers was at fault for an off-duty fight at a bar while another officer with internal affairs was at fault for telling the responding cops not to include the officer’s name in their report.
* A Tucson Arizona police officer will get probation in a plea deal for his fraudulent use of a police union credit card to tune of $64,000.
* A Jacksonville Florida police officer was sentenced to 6 months in jail after pleading guilty to assault with a deadly weapon charges for ramming his wife’s car while she and her brother in law were trying to get away from him.
* A Detroit Michigan police officer has been sentenced to probation in plea deal that reduced felony perjury charge to misconduct in office after being caught lying about an arrest for marijuana and gun possession charges when video contradicted his and his partner’s testimony.the reduction, of course, allows this POS cop to retain his job as a cop.
* A Taunton Massachusetts police officer is part of a lawsuit filed by the mother of a 5th grader who had the cops called on him for allegedly drawing what his teacher felt was an offensive picture. So offended was she that she insisted the police file charges against the boy but the cop apparently decided to do one better and released his name to the press along with a description of what he did. The mom says he took it too far by doing that since police aren’t supposed to release the names of minors.
* And finally, A Cliffside Park New Jersey police officer was fired for harassing a couple he gave money to in order to have them take out a loan to bail out a man who was later convicted of selling body parts… yes, this one is just weird.
