National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Recap 08-30-11

VERBATIM POST
Injustice Everywhere
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Here are the 19 reports of police misconduct tracked in our National Police Misconduct News Feed for this Tuesday, August 30, 2011:

• Long Beach CA police claims that a man shot to death by a cop was running away from an alleged stabbing incident are being questioned by residents of that neighborhood who claim that the man they shot couldn’t run or hold the alleged “cutting instrument” police found near the scene because he was crippled. [3] bit.ly/n7HjEB

• Worcester MA settles suit for $80k to a woman who claimed 2 cops with a history of disciplinary problems beat her then falsely arrested her. [0] bit.ly/qB7nZ2
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• A Freeport TX police lieutenant resigned after his estranged wife released a video he had kept at his home showing him slap a detainee in the head while other officers watched. Those other officers also resigned prior to the start of an internal investigation even though none of them can be charged since the statute of limitations expired. [0] bit.ly/mXkVK4

• Ottawa ON police are the subject of a lawsuit alleging cops brutally beat a man in an incident partially captured in a cellblock surveillance video after his questionable arrest on drunk & disorderly charges. [3] bit.ly/nEggjS

• Allentown PA settles suit for $315k to a man who had his legs crushed when he tried to save a young boy from being fatally struck by an out-of-control police cruiser driven by a cop with a history of reckless driving. [0] bit.ly/nUxwz2

• Fort Lewis College CO settles suit for $140k to a man who was tasered 4x by 2 cops who were arresting him for being drunk & disorderly at a concert. [0] bit.ly/mWCeFG

• Grays Harbor Co WA deputy is the subject of a lawsuit alleging he extorted sex from a man, sometimes violently, under threat of arrest when he started a medicinal marijuana dispensary. The suit also includes other local agencies on allegations that they harassed and falsely detained him as well. [3] bit.ly/nT40iE

• A Box Elder Co UT deputy is being sued alleging he forced a teen girl to strip naked inside his cruiser and made two others expose their breasts as they stood in the snow during a traffic stop. [3] bit.ly/o1Yb4j

• Los Angeles Co CA sheriff was ordered to pay legal fees to a newspaper that sued to get the names of deputies who were involved in fatal shooting incidents. [3] http://lat.ms/n6bhWS

• San Fernando CA police chief is back on job but must retire by Jan in a settlement deal made over the alleged retaliatory firing of a cadet he had sex with [1] bit.ly/ppiBsc

• A Riverside Co CA deputy gets 90 days in jail for having sex w/9 female inmates in exchange for goods & protection from mistreatment. [0] bit.ly/ojzPig

• Glendale CA cop gets anger management classes in a pleal deal to a reduced distrubing peace charge for hitting man in a road rage case [0] bit.ly/pRWctp

• St Matthews TN cop arrested on domestic violence assault charge for allegedly shoving wife in front of her friend [0] bit.ly/rp5Wc8

• Riverside Co CA deputy charged w/DUI for April crash while now facing a lawsuit over a seperate possible alcohol-involved accidental shooting incident [1] bit.ly/ppBSIb

• Orange Co FL sheriff’s capt & other deputies investigated for misusing personal information gathered from a confidential CCW database in an effort to lobby state lawmakers [0] bit.ly/rrSFlE

• Indianapolis IN cop loses cop car take home privilege after caught on video doing 100mph in his police cruiser while late for work [0] bit.ly/qxnZMr

• Omaha NE cop gets 2 day suspended sentence after pleading guilty to drunk driving charge in Iowa [0] bit.ly/qaUaKN

• Umatilla FL police chief suspended for violating policy by playing games on duty & having cops get rent from tenant [0] bit.ly/oBie4o

• Mississippi State trooper promotion exam results thrown out while troopers investigated over cheating allegations [0] bit.ly/pjuEUi

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