National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Recap 10-07-10

Injustice Everywhere

Here are the 25 reports of police misconduct tracked in our National Police Misconduct News Feed for Thursday, October 7, 2010:

A part-time Pinetops North Carolina police officer who was mentioned yesterday as suspect in the shooting death of a college student in that officer’s dorm room has been charged with murder. The officer claims the shooting was in self defense.

A Morrow County Oregon deputy is wanted on an arrest warrant in connection with the death of a woman who’s body was discovered on Monday. Police are urging people to approach him with extreme caution if seen. Has been arrested on murder charges for the shooting death of a woman who’s body was found on Monday in an abandoned house. The officer was caught during a traffic stop after a warrant for his arrest was issued. (updated story here).

Muskegon Michigan has settled a lawsuit for $775,000 to the family of man who died in a police department parking lot after being peppersprayed by police.

An Arkansas State trooper has been suspended after being charged with manslaughter over an on-duty accident that left one woman dead.

Cape Coral Florida has settled a lawsuit for $85,000 to a man claiming a police officer beat him then kicked him in the head at a roadblock in his neighborhood that police set up in the wake of a tornado. That officer is currently the subject of an investigation into another excessive force allegation.

The now-former police chief of Newtonsville Ohio has pled guilty to sexual battery of a 15-year-old girl in a plea deal dismissing a second count of sexual battery and that prevents prosecution for other criminal acts prosecutors might have been aware of.

A Bay County Florida deputy is the subject of a lawsuit filed by a man who suffered a heart attack after he was tasered by that deputy despite being warned that he had a heart condition by his family. The suit further alleges that even his fellow deputies told him a taser wasn’t necessary since the situation was under control. That deputy received a reprimand over the incident.

 
The Jennings Missouri police department is being accused of covering up an excessive force incident after a dashcam video that police claimed didn’t exist when the victim requested it showed up on the doorstep of a city councilman.

A Fresno California police officer and three now-former cops have been indicted on various charges relating to an incident where a suspect was repeatedly shot with beanbag rounds and kicked while down. Officers are accused of conspiring to cover up the incident afterward.

Warrenton Missouri has settled a lawsuit for $376,000 to the family of a man who was killed in an auto accident caused by a police officer who was violating departmental policy when he was speeding at 99mph in a 50mph zone while responding to a domestic dispute call.



Lancaster Pennsylvania police are accused of falsifying their arrest report when surveillance video appeared to contradict their report and the district attorney is being accused of refusing to look at it. Police claim that a woman, who’s friend called police on her behalf when she was harassed by a guy at a bar, jumped on an officer’s back, grabbed his gun, then attempted to disarm him before officers slammed her to the ground and arrested her… but the video, shown above, doesn’t appear to match that account.

A Selma California police officer has been arrested on federal possession and distribution of child pornography charges.

Baltimore Maryland has lost a civil judgment and a jury has awarded $600,000 to a deputy who claims he was falsely arrested by a Baltimore police officer while he was attempting to assist with an emergency call involving a friend’s brother.

Plattsmouth Nebraska police are being sued by a couple claiming that police illegally searched their home then arrested the husband on false charges before committing him to a hospital on a mental health hold. The charges against the man were dropped but they still lost their children and the man lost his shot at a contract job overseas because he lost his security clearance over the incident.

A Marion South Carolina school resource officer suspended after losing his still-missing service firearm at high school.

A Los Angeles California police officer has been convicted of leaving the scene of an accident and causing great bodily injury after he hit two pedestrians with his hummer then fled the scene after he saw that they were injured.

A Charlotte-Mecklenburg North Carolina police major has been arrested with his girlfriend on allegations they both assaulted another woman.

A New Orleans Louisiana police officer has been sentenced to 10 days in jail on a domestic violence charge for fracturing his police officer wife’s jaw when he punched her ten times in the head.

A Lansing Michigan police officer has been fined $100 after being convicted on a misdemeanor charge for misusing a police database to perform background checks on friends and family.

The San Diego Harbor California police department is being sued by a former female police officer who alleges she was subjected to constant sexual harassment that started on her first day at work and continued despite her complaints.

An Oneida County New York sheriff’s lieutenant has retired in order to avoid prosecution for using his department-issued laptop to take online college courses while he was on the clock.

An assistant police chief with the Milwaukee Wisconsin police department has been arrested on drunk driving charges after he crashed into a tree while off-duty.

A Norfolk Virginia police narcotics officer has been arrested on DUI charges after crashing his police cruiser in Virginia Beach.

A Stanford University California police sergeant has been arrested for driving under the influence but officials are refusing to release any other details in that case.

A St Lucie County Florida deputy has been arrested on a DUI charge after he allegedly flashed his badge during a traffic stop in an apparent effort to get out of it even though he had a BAC of .16

And finally, the head of Delaware state’s Division of Alcohol & Tobacco Enforcement has been arrested on DUI charges when stopped for speeding.

That’s it for today, stay safe out there!

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