National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Recap 10-13-11

Injustice Everywhere
VERBATIM POST

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• Morgan Co WV deputy sued by man shot 2x through closed door during domestic call, dashcam audio apparently contradicted the cop’s story but state police exonerated him in their investigation anyway. [4] bit.ly/nyE2uF

• 2 Pocatello ID cops sued by man who suffered hearing loss & a fractured skull when he was tasered when he allegedly tried to surrender during a traffic stop. [3] http://t.co/FPn7xHET

• Waukegan IL police sued by man claiming he was intimidated and beaten for over 26 hours by police into making a false confession to a murder where DNA later implicated another man who went to prison for armed robbery. [4] trib.in/pgxJwu

• Miami FL settles suit for $500k to woman who was kidnapped & raped by cop now serving 10yr sentence [0] bit.ly/qMFvjA

• New York NY cop’s testimony alleges that the practice of planting drugs on suspects and innocent people in order to meet drug arrest quotas by padding numbers with false arrests was widespread at all levels in that department. [4] bit.ly/q2eV7k

• Glendale CA police subject of suit by ACLU alleging racial profiling & harassment of Latino students who were detained at school [3] lat.ms/pqBrT5

• Penn Hills PA cop & Vandergrift Co PA constable sued by woman claiming they broke into her home without a warrant in search of her boyfriend who didn’t live there, over unpaid traffic tickets. [3] bit.ly/qJ1c2U

• Denver CO settles class action suit for $200k to 93 people caught up in mass arrest during the 2008 DNC [0] bit.ly/oi355D

• Will Co IL sheriff & a sheriff’s detective were named in suit by a Lynwood cop wrongfully accused in a series of shootings last year [0] trib.in/o51Tx7

• West Chester OH cop indicted on unspecified felony obstruction & evidence tampering charges in ongoing probe [2] bit.ly/n7JcFq

• Delavan WI cop charged w/obstruction for allegedly lying to Whitewater police looking for an assault suspect [0] bit.ly/qXHWNF

• Oregon Co MO deputy arrested for apparently blackmailing a woman w/threats of arrest in exchange for $5k in cash [1] bit.ly/njM84u

• Hanging Rock OH cop pleads guilty to theft in office & evidence tampering for taking cash for traffic tickets [0] bit.ly/py7Vyx

• Williamsport PA cop sentenced to probation after convicted for tampering w/public records and obstruction [0] bit.ly/qhbvLF

• Lawrenceburg IN cop police captain suspended after charged w/official misconduct for campaigning while on duty [0] bit.ly/rs4R5b

• Calhoun Co IL sheriff indicted on official misconduct & disorderly conduct charges in board of commissioners dispute[2] bit.ly/n6lX0W

• Ridgefield CT cop arrested on threatening & disorderly conduct charges involving dispute with ex-wife [0] bit.ly/pdzV8Y

• Central Saanich BC cop censured for trying to use his badge in order to get out of a DUI arrest [0] http://bit.ly/qMI0wp

• Peel ON retired cop who beat child porn charges now charged w/possession of several stolen police badges [0] http://bit.ly/mTkbAo

• Hoboken NJ cop arrested on DUI charges after crashing into several parked cars & landing his car on it’s side [0] bit.ly/nDYL5s