Police Misconduct NewsFeed Weekend Recap 06-25-11 to 06-26-11

Injustice Everywhere

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By David, on June 27th, 2011

Here are the 11 reports of police misconduct tracked in our National Police Misconduct News Feed for this weekend of June 25-26, 2011:

• New York NY police sued by cop who was kicked, clubbed & maced after mistaken for suspect at daughter’s bday party [3] http://bit.ly/kiePJf

• Louisiana Supreme Court rules that warrantless searches of cars based on police hunches are permissible [-] http://bit.ly/mKV2W2

• Charlotte NC police accused of threatening blogger w/arrest for photographing an arrest of man he reported [4] http://bit.ly/j0XxkP

• 2 New Orleans LA cops face false reporting charges on allegations they planted drugs on man during false arrest [0] http://bit.ly/lxrvaz

• Edinburg TX cop investigated after 18yr-old woman claims he tried to kiss her to drop ticket at traffic stop [0] http://bit.ly/kuJ0Nr

• Saratoga Springs NY police chief suspended 1mo w/o pay for sending lewd texts to woman while on duty [0] http://bit.ly/iNq1w1

• South Carolina state trooper fired after arrested for firing shot into home from moving car while drunk [0] http://bit.ly/keoZjf

• New York NY (Bronx) cop arrested over series of text msgs in 2hr period that threatened to kill mother of his son [0] http://nyp.st/k0J9Ve

• Connecticut state trooper arrested on assault & disorderly conduct charges in alleged domestic assault incident [1] http://bit.ly/j2RWy6

• Cedar Rapids IA police won’t say whether cop photographed while drunk at bar w/police car was fired or quit [0] http://bit.ly/kWRcOb

• Fullerton CA cop arrested on felony theft charge, caught on camera stealing iPad at Miami airport TSA checkpoint [1] http://bit.ly/kbLdMr

That’s it for this weekend, stay safe out there!