National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Recap 06-27-11

Injustice Everywhere

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By David, on June 28th, 2011

Here are the 17 reports of police misconduct tracked in our National Police Misconduct News Feed for this Monday, June 27, 2011:

• 5 Louisville KY cops sued alleging they beat man suffering from heat stroke while responding to pal’s call for help [3] http://bit.ly/kUc8bB

• Hancock Co ME settles suit for $725k to man alleging he was falsely arrested & abused after off-duty deputy beat him[3] http://bit.ly/lZr2uK

• Ft Myers FL settles suit for $69k to man claiming he was beat & choked by cop while shackled during interrogation [3] http://bit.ly/lIFlmI

• Toronto ON cop gets probation in plea deal for holding taser to cuffed man’s genitals on video during questioning [0] http://bit.ly/kbakNj

• New York NY (Manhattan) cop pleads guilty to faking evidence in 2 drug cases and teaching new cops to do the same [0] http://nydn.us/m7yozU

• Campbell County TN deputy convicted on 10 of 16 aggravated sexual battery of a 10yr-old child charges [1] http://bit.ly/llg57Z

• Harris County TX records indicate deputies are not following US DOJ and Taser Inc guidelines for the use of tasers [0] http://bit.ly/jihGkt

• US Capitol police officer arrested on allegations he grabbed congressional employee’s breast & asked if she had bra [0] http://bit.ly/mEOnF2

• Hoboken NJ settles suit for $2mil to 5 Hispanic cops claiming problematic SWAT cop discriminated against them [0] http://bit.ly/jqZ4YX

• Evansville IN cop suspended 21days for ignoring alarm call while hitting on woman during improper traffic stop [0] http://bit.ly/iip7Cl

• Polk Co WI loses suit in $260k jury award to deputy alleging retaliation for helping w/state probe into sheriff [4] http://bit.ly/ijwuxh

• Houston TX loses suit in $17k jury award to disabled man injured by police during raid on nightclub [3] http://bit.ly/mqygn5

• New York NY police accused of falsely arresting lawyer when he tried to advise client of his rights during arrest [3] http://nydn.us/jeVJcH

• Des Moines IA cop charged w/domestic assault causing injury after alleged altercation w/girlfriend while drunk [1] http://bit.ly/kL4tC8

• New York NY settles suit for $400k to woman injured in crash w/police truck that ran red light w/o slowing [0] http://bit.ly/iyUfOG

• Salinas CA police sgt takes plea deal for probation in elder abuse case for stealing $40k from mom’s account [0] http://bit.ly/jImwJy

• Last, but not least, in Rochester NY charges have been dropped against a woman who was arrested for videotaping cops making a traffic stop in front of her home. However, while the police chief insists that an internal investigation is underway into that arrest and into several officers who ticketed cars during a meeting by activists in response to that arrest, the chief announced that he plans to keep the results of those misconduct investigations a secret. [5] http://bit.ly/khZWyf

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