National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Recap 09-20-11

VERBATIM POST
Injustice Everywhere
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• New York NY police were caught on video making some questionable arrests during day 4 of the #OccupyWallStreet protests. Apparently the arrests came without warning after police told protesters to get rid of the tarps they were using to get shelter from the rain. One of the people arrested allegedly lost some teeth when he was brought down to the ground and another can be seen complaining about the zip ties being too tight as his hand was changing color. Whether you agree with the protest or not, the police appear to be making a stretch in some of these arrests. [3] youtu.be/jYaA-34c-vI

• Meanwhile, New York NY police were apparently caught planting undercover officers at a protest when one of those officers was detained by police for being armed but refused to blow his cover and didn’t show the arresting officers his badge. The case came to light when the officer was issued a summons for the incident but that case was dismissed. [3] nydn.us/rnJq2x
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• 2 Prince George’s Co MD cops were charged w/assault & misconduct in office over the high-profile videotaped beating of a college student during a post-game celebration. The cops initially claimed the man they beat had assaulted a mounted officer but video contradicted that claim. [0] bit.ly/oZl7z8

• Belleville IL cop is being investigated on allegations he choked & threw a man to ground which caused him to go into a seizure. The officer was responding to the couple’s harassment complaint and apparently lost his temper when the man wanted the name of his supervisor when the officer refused to take the report. [1] bit.ly/r8LH4s

• Milwaukee WI cop was indicted on federal charges for the alleged on-duty sexual abuse of a woman he detained. This was after the local DA refused to charge the officer over the incident last year. [0] bit.ly/n6boAr

• Tulsa OK & US ATF are being sued by a man claiming cops who were involved in a corruption scandal had falsely jailed him after stealing cash from his home during a raid. This is the seventh such suit so far. [3] bit.ly/nmE46F

• Gardner MA cop was arrested on statutory rape, indecent assault on child under 14 & assault to rape a child charges on allegations that he repeatedly raped a young relative. [0] bit.ly/oXkLcY

• Mooresville IN cop to pay $155 restitution to a woman she falsely arrested then lied on report about it to justify the arrest. (subscription site on link) [0] bit.ly/oKXRKR

• 7 Houston TX cops were disciplined for conduct related to the initial cover-up of cop’s drunk driving crash into a school bus. The discipline ranged from reprimands to 1 day suspensions. [1] bit.ly/oZ7ctw

• Buena NJ police are being sued by officer claiming that racial discrimination & profiling against Hispanics is rampant in that department [3] bit.ly/nBCPiV

• Seattle WA police records discovered as part of a lawsuit apparently show tens of thousands of police dashcam videos have vanished [5] http://bit.ly/ntPgzc

• Peel ON undercover cop with the street crimes unit was arrested on drug trafficking charges but apparently there was an effort to keep news of that arrest quiet [4] bit.ly/mQ80Ig

• Flagler Co FL deputy gets 60 days in plea deal for stealing almost $5,000 in cash from evidence and replacing it with shredded napkins [0] bit.ly/p7UJZ6

• Ormond Beach FL cop was fired for assault & accused of stalking the woman he allegedly assaulted along with her boyfriend. [1] bit.ly/nd8oNB

• Suprise AZ police lieutenant demoted after investigation into allegations of sexual harassment [0] bit.ly/mZCcQx

• Dane Co WI deputy arrested on domestic disorderly conduct charge in unspecified domestic incident [2] bit.ly/qvHxUM

• North Miami Beach FL cop accused of sending harassing email to blogger from computer on police dept’s network [0] bit.ly/mUWWXV

• Livonia MI police sued by ACLU on behalf of middle school kids administered breath tests w/o warrant or permission [0] trib.in/nSe35N

• Carmel IN cop arrested on public intoxication charge after police called about man knocking on someone’s rear door [0] bit.ly/nHF29W

While not necessarily misconduct, a lawsuit by the Philadelphia PA police union could make that state’s police unions the most powerful political force in that state by removing restraints on how that union and it’s members can contribute to political campaigns and PACs. This matters in the realm of misconduct because police unions are the driving force behind efforts in all states to make misconduct less transparent and to weaken the laws and policies that help hold police officers accountable for misconduct. [0] bit.ly/qVz9Wt