National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Recap 06-17-11

VERBATIM POST

from Injustice Everywhere by David

Here are the 17 reports of police misconduct tracked in our National Police Misconduct News Feed for this Friday, June 17, 2011:

• Overland MO cop sentenced to 3yrs in plea to manslaughter for fatally pushing man down stairs then leaving [0] http://bit.ly/lFQ8ur

• Plano TX cop sued by woman w/cerebral palsy claiming he used excessive force while dragging her out of car [3] http://bit.ly/iQYCF2

• Harris Co TX precinct 4 constables accused of excessive force for unleashing K9 on man in response to false report [0] http://bit.ly/mjZCwq

• Isabella Co MI settles suit for $65k to ex-cop claiming he was tasered while cuffed because stroke affected speech [0] http://bit.ly/jYVLvB

• Los Angeles Co CA deputy to pay $6k of $586k jury award to apartment manager beaten by deputy while cuffed [3] http://bit.ly/mxhZ81

• San Diego Co CA sued by 17yr-old boy claiming he was beaten, choked & falsely arrested by deputy, alleges coverup [4] http://bit.ly/knaOGF

• College Park GA cops accused of excessive force when they tasered man w/mind of 2yr-old for not showing his hands [0] http://bit.ly/jopG1F

• Redwood City CA cops found to have violated rights in $217k jury award to bodybuilder beaten during diabetic episode [0] bit.ly/iqI9sS

• Toledo OH cop reprimanded for pulling gun on man while pulling him over for reckless driving while off duty [0] http://bit.ly/jGyqXY

• Cathedral City CA cop gets probation for stripping & jumping into pool then sexually battering woman while on duty [0] http://bit.ly/ldL5tT

• Anville PA police chief charged w/record tampering for submitting falsified time sheets to get taxpayer funding [0] http://bit.ly/kfeVBQ

• Chicago IL cop sentenced to probation & $36k fine for swindling elderly man w/alzheimers out of $1mil [0] http://trib.in/jGfda0

• Albuquerque NM cop who called self “human waste disposal” on MySpace probed for tweeting about pistol whippings [0] http://wapo.st/lGamYt

• Bell CA police union under investigation for allegedly using officers in uniform in campaign ads against state law [0] http://lat.ms/lGffop

• Fort Myers FL cop suspended 80hrs & must take random breath tests after showing up to work while intoxicated [0] http://bit.ly/lxamxv

• Lakeland FL police school resource officer arrested on stalking charges including harassing calls from school [0] http://bit.ly/kHvovP

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