National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Recap 06-30-11

Injustice Everywhere

VERBATIM POST

Here are the 15 reports of police misconduct tracked in our National Police Misconduct News Feed for this Thursday, June 30, 2011:

• A Detroit MI gang cop is on admin duty while investigated over an excessive force incident that was captured on surveillance video which helped spark a civil rights lawsuit. [3] http://bit.ly/lRPoz8

• About 20 Dayton OH police officers are the subject of a lawsuit alleging that they responded to a call from an officer who beat, tasered & peppersprayed a mentally challenged teen after mistaking his speech impediment for being disrespectful and chasing him to his mother’s home where he sought help with communicating with the officer. I wanted to wait and see if the police would have a comment on this one in the media but it looks unlikely since the story broke over a day ago. [3] http://bit.ly/m8piCw

• An Everett WA cop has been fired for policy violations related to the fatal shooting of an unarmed man 2 years ago. The officer was acquitted of murder charges in a strange jury decision last year. [0] http://bit.ly/kolgEE

• Havertown PA is being sued by a woman claiming a town official conspired with cops to have her falsely arrested & mistreated in custody over a neighborhood dispute they had. [3] http://bit.ly/lf91YH

• A Harris County TX deputy was convicted of sexual assault on child under 14 but still faces indecency with a child charges involving an underage jail inmate. [0] http://bit.ly/ik3pLx

• A Miami-Dade FL cop was convicted on several sexual abuse of a child between 12-16 charges that involved his daughter. [0] http://bit.ly/lwZinU

• Washington DC police sued by ACLU on behalf of photog student detained for taking photos of traffic stop [3] http://bit.ly/jlFdFg

• St Petersburg FL cop resigns in lieu of firing for stealing from suspects wallets after he was caught doing so by his ride-along trainee [0] http://bit.ly/j9qVoz

• Dallas TX police officer arrested on misdemeanor interfering w/emergency call & DV-related assault charges [0] http://dallasne.ws/l1nTPU

• Los Angeles CA cop pleads no contest to workers compensation fraud charge for altering doctor note, gets probation [0] http://lat.ms/mHziFj

• Michigan State trooper still on job & hasn’t been charged after arrested Jan 1 in DUI crash that injured 2 [3] http://bit.ly/kW1q1E

• N Muskegon MI cop who also works at Roosevelt Park MI charged w/DUI after running stop & hitting house [0] http://bit.ly/kx7aIS

• Rogers AR police forced by civil service board to rehire cop fired for sexual harassment of dispatcher [0] http://bit.ly/mCpSKh

• Cleveland OH police officer charged on allegations he ran an illegal check cashing business & hiding transactions [0] http://bit.ly/kRPLic

• New Orleans LA cop arrested after flashing badge while trying to pick up undercover cop posing as prostitute [0] http://bit.ly/lFMFOu

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