National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Recap 07-21-11

Injustice Everywhere

VERBATIM POST
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Here are the 21 reports of police misconduct tracked in our National Police Misconduct News Feed for this Thursday, July 21, 2011:

• Philadelphia PA police are being sued by a man claiming cops used excessive force when they left son in coma after beating and tasering him in an incident that witnesses indicated didn’t seem necessary [3] http://bit.ly/ne9uNd

• 2 Tulsa OK cops indicted for allegedly using excessive force on one man & pepperspraying genitals of another while serving a search warrant [1] http://bit.ly/n3Mlvq

• Oakland CA police are being sued by the family of a barber who was unarmed when fatally shot by cops responding to a dispute call [0] http://bit.ly/pH3xOr

• At least one Edmonton AB cop is under investigation for “grave assault” after a judge found it suspicious that cops didn’t recall if a man they left with severe facial injuries was bleeding despite blood being everywhere and saturating his shirt. [4] http://bit.ly/pQ0L1a

• Santa Rosa Co FL deputy sentenced to 2-life terms for sexually abusing 2 girls, he’s already serving time in another case [0] http://bit.ly/mXv2UL

• Mount Vernon NY settles suit for $90k to innocent man who suffered a 3 minute-long attack when police released a police dog [0] http://bit.ly/oGzslO

• Elmhurst IL gives secret settlement deal for $25k to woman who was injured in unspecified incident w/cop at station [4] http://bit.ly/raufe1

• New Orleans LA deputy superintendent retires a day before internal hearing for neglect of duty involving the Glover shooting and cover-up case. [0] http://bit.ly/qVy06U

• Canton OH cop caught on video threatening to kill & falsely arrest a man after that man repeatedly tried to inform the cop that he legally had a CCW license and gun on him during a traffic stop. [3] http://bit.ly/nwwQWK

• Granby CT police capt pleads to fed child porn charges for trading thousands of pics & videos of boys as young as 8yrs-old, some of which described as disturbingly sadistic [0] http://cour.at/qUzUCL

• The first of up to 400 New York NY cops admitted to fixing tickets and was suspended for 5 days. By admitting to it he avoids charges but the union has hired high powered movie star lawyers (literally a movie star lawyer) in fears it may signal a RICO probe. [0] http://bit.ly/oec6Th

• San Rafael CA police sued by family alleging they were wrongly arrested & abused on false road rage allegations [3] http://bit.ly/oS0D8X

• DeWitt Co TX chief deputy suspended 2wks w/o pay for his role in the false arrest of a man on drug charges. [0] http://bit.ly/pPadvi

• Denver CO cop charged w/assault on allegations he & his pal punched 2 men at golf club in dispute over game on tv [0] http://bit.ly/pPFBU1

• Bridgeton MO cop sentenced to 2yrs in plea to obstruction & bribery for accepting cash to launder money and protect a drug trafficker [0] http://bit.ly/qjyY6A

• Jackson Co MO deputy charged w/theft & forgery for writing false citations to fake overtime while sitting at home [0] http://bit.ly/pAaXOI

• Lexington KY cop takes plea deal to get probation for his role in a $2mil federal mortgage fraud case [0] http://bit.ly/pfTjaC

• Sumner Co TN deputy charged w/improper euthanasia after caught injecting dogs in the heart against proper procedure while working in animal control [0] http://bit.ly/pI995c

• Johnson Co NE now-former sheriff sentenced to probation in plea to DV charge, 2nd alcohol-related conviction [0] http://bit.ly/nxJv1D

• Appleton WI police apologize for shutting down a 9 and 10yr-old’s lemonade stand, say it won’t happen again [0] http://bit.ly/pNHjKc

• 4 Richland MS cops suspended over video that allegedly shows them drunk in public & shows one urinating in public [0] http://bit.ly/pAvS0h