National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Recap 06-13-11

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from Injustice Everywhere by David

Here are the 19 reports of police misconduct tracked in our National Police Misconduct News Feed for this Monday, June 13, 2011:

• Midland MI cop sentenced to 6-20yrs in no contest plea to charges for sexual assault of disabled crime victim [0] http://bit.ly/mjEKQU

• Denver CO settles suit for $45k to firefighter choked by cop outside pizza shop for saying “way to protect & serve” [0] http://bit.ly/kYvPrk

• Denver CO settles suit for $35k to man attacked by 2 cops on video while walking dogs for taking pic of traffic stop[0] http://bit.ly/kYvPrk

• Barrow Co GA sheriff & Statham GA police subject of NAACP request for US DOJ pattern & practice brutality probe [0] http://bit.ly/jjkJk5

• Worth Co MO sheriff charged w/violating the rights of 8 women by coercing them to expose selves & illegal searches [0] http://bit.ly/lR7hdx

• Sanford FL cop suspended while investigation re-opened into incident on video when he threatened people in car w/gun [3] thesent.nl/kq4ENh

• Oakland CA faces class action suit alleging mass arrest of 150 in police brutality protest last yr violated rights [0] http://bit.ly/izo2bn

• 10 Utah police officers from various agencies have certifications taken or suspended for various acts of misconduct [0] http://bit.ly/imn7lE (Note: with these kinds of articles I have to sift through each individual case and only add the cases that we didn’t already track. 2 of the 10 I’ve looked at so far were already in our database as criminal charges.)

• Maricopa CA police accused of retaliating against man who threatened suit over questionable impound practices [4] http://bit.ly/mR1MCl

• Montgomery Co MD cop sentenced to 5mo home detention for using police database to help drug dealing fiance [0] http://bit.ly/j9l4g4

• Cody WY refuses to say why police officer was fired & plans to keep council hearing secret, possibly violating law [4] http://bit.ly/lOSL7s

• Rockaway Beach OR cop suspended while under investigation for unspecified allegations as high school softball coach [3] http://bit.ly/lToY4I

• Boulder Co CO deputy subject of suit by bicyclist hit by cruiser that pulled out in front of her, deputy was cited [0] http://bit.ly/mBxMpr

• Iowa LA police officer arrested on DUI charge after single vehicle accident in police dept take-home vehicle [0] http://bit.ly/iWGRaJ

• Shawnee OK cop gets deferred sentence & fine for off-duty DUI charge that also cost him his job [0] http://bit.ly/jjrFFZ

• Solon OH cop sentenced to 3days jail after pleading guilty to DUI from when he crashed into tree w/.238 BAC [0] http://bit.ly/iXHbOt

• Honolulu HI cop sentenced to 30days for hitting 63yr-old pedestrian while driving under the influence [0] http://bit.ly/jn5QSq

• Amherst Co VA deputy sentenced to probation after convicted of attempting to illegally obtain prescription drugs [0] http://bit.ly/m4bn1y

• Sandusky OH cop faces discipline after cruiser crashed when he failed to shift to park before exiting to chase kids [0] http://bit.ly/jrzfH0

That’s it for today, a big thank you to those of you who have donated so far, and stay safe out there!