National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Recap 07-18-11

Injustice Everywhere

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Here are the 13 reports of police misconduct tracked in our National Police Misconduct News Feed for this Monday, July 18, 2011:

• Tacoma WA police are the subject of a legal claim, the precursor to a lawsuit in this state, filed by a man who was wanted for vehicular assault and for shooting his girlfriend but was unarmed when shot 5x by a police sergeant who mistook the man’s wallet for a gun [3] http://bit.ly/pYQCfs

• Chicago IL police version of a fatal officer-involved shooting incident is being investigated after it was contradicted by multiple witnesses [3] http://bit.ly/nmgnVK

• New York NY settles suit for $125k to a diabetic woman who was denied treatment for 3hrs and had to be hospitalized after a minor misdemeanor marijuana possession arrest [0] http://nyti.ms/riOUau

• Lubbock TX cop is accused of unnecessarily shooting a family’s dog to death while responding to their call for help during a home invasion [1] http://bit.ly/rf1NGk

• West Valley UT cop may face charges after a DA’s investigation ruled that it was an unjustified use of force when he fired shots at a fleeing motorist. [0] http://bit.ly/nroRNO

• Port Barre LA cop has been arrested on computer-aided solicitation of a juvenile charges on allegations that he texted a 14yr-old girl he found on Facebook nude photos of himself. [0] http://bit.ly/rcEpGu

• Lakewood WA cop resigns after an investigation finds he lied when he claimed he crashed his police cruiser because someone pointed a shotgun at him. [0] http://bit.ly/qSYCHH

• Williamsport PA drug task force cop takes a plea deal for selling seized items and agrees to testify against other cop in the same case [0] http://bit.ly/nw4whb

• Memphis TN cop charged with agg assault in a possible racially-motivated road rage case had been disciplined previously for a racial slur in 2010 [0] http://bit.ly/ruc7lN

• Bartow County GA deputy arrested on agg assault, child cruelty, threatening someone with a gun & other charges involving an alleged domestic dispute [0] http://bit.ly/pFa9S6

• Dillon SC cop arrested on grand larceny charge for allegedly stealing a pickup truck, officials say he no longer works there but won’t say whether he quit or was fired [2] http://bit.ly/ok1K9V

• Philadelphia PA cop arrested on drunk driving charges after appearing impaired at the scene of off-duty accident [0] http://bit.ly/n6U2on

• Wisconsin Dells WI cop arrested on drunk driving charges after pulled over for speeding while off duty [0] http://bit.ly/q1Lt0N

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