National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Recap 10-20-11

Injustice Everywhere

Here are the 14 reports of police misconduct tracked in our National Police Misconduct News Feed for this Thursday, October 20, 2011:

• The federal investigation into Los Angeles County CA jail brutality claims has been expanded to include an allegation that deputies beat and peppersprayed a visitor after handcuffing and detaining him for bringing a cellphone into the jail, and act that may have violated policy, but wasn’t an arrestable offense. [0] lat.ms/plxOuw

• Los Angeles County CA deputy turned himself in on the urging of the special victims unit for 3 felony charges on allegations he molested a 15yr-old girl he met while on duty. [0] bit.ly/qTnbsd

• Riviera Beach FL cop was charged with assault for allegedly pushing a 12yr-old boy and threatening to taser him at camp [0] sunsent.nl/qZeN7n

• Irvington NJ cop arrested on allegations he helped two women assault and rob a 17yr-old girl at gunpoint then drove them both away afterward. [0] bit.ly/nUDmZP

• Washington DC police sgt was sentenced to 4ys for grabbing a female friend by throat & threatening her by pointing a gun to her head. [0] wj.la/ooPFvK

• 2 Gilbert WV cops are the subject of a suit alleging they falsely arrested a motorist for refusing to sign a traffic ticket, which isn’t an arrestable offense. [3] bit.ly/q4tva2

• Bethlehem PA settles suit for $63k to a man who spent 7mos in jail before found not guilty of a firearms charge over a gun that didn’t belong to him. [0] bit.ly/pTvyCg

• Frazer PA police sued by ACLU alleging false arrest of 9 legal resident Mexican workers. They were allegedly arrested merely because police received a report that a group of unidentified Mexicans were passing counterfeit bills in a neighboring county. [0] bit.ly/pHlmCl

• Albermarle County VA settles suit for undisclosed sum to a man who was in a wheelchair when he was struck by a police cruiser [3] bit.ly/rfe7NT

• Muskogee OK cop arrested on allegations that he made violent threats against a fellow officer after that officer questioned his duties. [0] bit.ly/pRY4yg

• Hidalgo Co TX deputy convicted on conspiracy charge for a plot to steal 354lbs of marijuana along with another officer [0] bit.ly/puGiSG

• Woodville MS police chief on unpaid leave while investigated over unspecified complaint by visiting court worker [2] http://bit.ly/mTuC18

• Detroit MI cop was charged with multiple felonies on allegations he falsified paperwork in order to get paid for work he didn’t do [0] bit.ly/pLGXMZ

• Minnesota State trooper arrested on drunk driving charges after an alleged off-duty hit & run property damage crash [0] bit.ly/oXtZRc