National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Recap 08-17-11

VERBATIM POST

Injustice Everywhere

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• At least 8 Chicago IL police officers are under investigation after they allegedly jumped a liquor store owner when they mistook him for a burglar, let them go without charges, then attacked him and his brother on video when his brother told them he was going to file a complaint and that the incident was caught on video. [3] bit.ly/qaSFQ2

• New York NY (Bronx) cop sentenced to probation for beating a pedestrian in the face with a baton after he hit him with his cruiser in an on-duty road rage incident [0] bit.ly/nEUcgA

• Houston TX cop who is also facing another lawsuit has been suspended 20 days for clubbing an ex-NBA star in the back of the head with a nightstick at a store but, despite suspending him for it, the city still insists he did nothing wrong, since he’s facing a lawsuit. [1] bit.ly/prh6KF

• A Fullerton CA police officer who is also involved in the brutal death of Kelly Thomas is now a part of a lawsuit over an earlier incident where he attacked a man videotaping the violent arrest of his friend. [5] bit.ly/p4QKiZ Interestingly, the city’s defense is that the officers did tackle, arrest, and aggressively tried to convict him, but claim it was a mistake because they really thought he was someone that they claim jumped on an officer’s back… which appears to be an attempt to get the suit tossed through qualified immunity. lat.ms/rkrcCX

• Russell Co AL sheriff’s detective pled guilty to assaulting cuffed man in custody. Another deputy is still facing trial [0] 1.usa.gov/rsvdJo

• US DHS sued by ACLU & others for policy allowing immigration detainees to be shackled 12hrs a day when at court [0] bit.ly/oZbdHz

• Wheeler WI police chief pleads insanity to 14 felony sex charges for allegedly showing porn to 2 teen boys he arrested for breaking into a church then molesting them. This is a strange one because I can’t recall recorded a report yet in the 2+ years we’ve been operating where an officer pled insanity to any charge. [0] bit.ly/rps2aM

• Long Beach CA police youth services detective sentenced to 2yrs for his sexual relationship with a 15yr-old female relative [0] bit.ly/qZYRed

• St Ann MO reserve cop fired after admitting to sexually abusing female detainee he was guarding, a grand jury is still determining what charges he’ll face. [0] bit.ly/nL5bIh

• Worth Co MO sheriff pleads guilty to violating the civil rights of 8 women that he forced to expose themselves under color of law then photographed them. [0] bit.ly/o11txT

• Glendale AZ cop resigned in Apr over allegations he molested & sent sexual txts to underage girls at a high school he worked at while off duty. County prosecutors are, months later, still trying to figure out if they want to charge him or not. [1] bit.ly/pUnxvf

• Houston TX cop suspended while investigated for allegedly molesting a cuffed detainee then sending her explicit pics and text messages. [1] bit.ly/p9igAy

• Philadelphia PA cop to face charges for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in his cruiser after offering her a ride at a bus stop. [1] bit.ly/r8k0SN

• Westville NJ police sued by woman alleging she was ordered to urinate on a holding cell floor in front of others [3] bit.ly/pw9dWj

• 36 New York NY cops alleged to be subject of internal probes into perjury allegations including false arrests [2] bit.ly/oH6y2E

• New York NY police detective arrested for allegedly using police equipment to rob cigarette smugglers in fake raid [0] nyp.st/q7qYM6

• Niagara Regional ON police rebuked by judge staying case in largest Niagara pot bust over alleged police misconduct [2] bit.ly/r7G88P

• Bernalillo Co NM deputy arrested on agg assault w/deadly weapon charge in alleged road rage incident outside school [0] bit.ly/nuK9TH

• Logan Co OH sheriff fires ex-Bellefontaine OH chief he hired after report found he lied during triple-murder case [0] http://t.co/whIbhcK

• Grant Co IN deputy arrested on 6 counts felony theft after probe into allegations he stole money from a company he co-owned. [0] bit.ly/ocf8lc

• Sneedville TN police chief sentenced to 4mo after pleading to charges for giving 14yr-old girl pot from evidence, I think there might have been more to it than this though. [0] bit.ly/oaghfo

• Albuquerque NM cop arrested on bribery charge for allegedly helping escort beat criminal charge in exchange for sex [0] bit.ly/oXL9E3

• Port Arthur TX cop resigns while under investigation for theft, allegedly wrote checks on a closed account [0] bit.ly/p5ZncQ

• 2 Cape Brenton NS regional constables charged w/obstruction and breach of public trust in unspecified incident [3] bit.ly/qucHUm

• University at Buffalo NY police officer cited for disorderly conduct at concert in unspecified incident [2] bit.ly/p9DBiI

• Chillicothe IL police chief suspended after arrested on drunk driving charges when stopped over trailer w/o lights [0] bit.ly/owcVqK

• US Secret Service agent arrested on drunk driving charge in Iowa ahead of scheduled presidential visit [0] bit.ly/oYWlXa