National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Recap 11-03-11 to 11-04-11

Injustice Everywhere

With that said, here are the 26 reports I was able to track in our National Police Misconduct News Feed for this Thursday and Friday, November 3-4, 2011:

• Santa Ana CA off-duty cop fatally shot unarmed man after mistaking him for car burglar when the man was was actually paid to help someone change a tire on the van the officer thought he was stealing. The story gets weirder after with the officer claiming he got in his personal car and chased him down when he ran and then, after catching him, shot the guy when he allegedly got behind the wheel of the officer’s car somehow. [0] http://lat.ms/tcZoYF

• Elizabeth NJ police lose suit for $1.5mil to man claiming cops fractured his skull by pistol-whipping him and then covered it up [3] http://bit.ly/uBDcII

• Evergreen AL cop fired on allegations he tasered a councilman’s sister while she was restrained in chair at station [0] http://bit.ly/tiUugL

• Los Vegas NV police & Clark Co NV sued by man attacked & arrested by cop for videotaping police from his own yard [1] http://bit.ly/s2sANE

• Atlanta GA cop sentenced to 20yrs for molestation & sexual battery of a 12yr-old disabled girl he met as school cop [0] http://bit.ly/rxOz0m

• King Co WA deputy w/history of 26 findings of misconduct in 2yrs under investigation for sexual comments to teen [0] http://bit.ly/rJs9Pp

• Frankfort NY cop indicted on forgery & official misconduct charges for trying to illegally obtain phone records [1] http://bit.ly/u37QU5

• Roseville CA cop subject of fed investigation into alleged illegal gun sales, several other warrants issued in case [1] http://bit.ly/uT15ch

• Sacramento CA cop & several other area officers subject of fed investigation into alleged illegal weapons sales [1] http://bit.ly/rJo5G3

• US Dept of Defense police officer in Washington state was convicted of 1st & 2nd deg assault for throwing his girlfriend out of a 2nd floor window and injuring her. [0] http://bit.ly/tEE87n

• St Albans WV police chief suspended while investigated for sexual harassment, had disciplinary history elsewhere [2] http://bit.ly/sxvI9K

• 2 Fort Lauderdale FL cops in “Raiders” unit arrested for allegedly stealing cash & drugs from pain clinic patients [1] http://bit.ly/unuF0i

• Milwaukee WI police explanation of reporter’s arrest at #OccupyMilwaukee questioned after video contradicts the police version of events. [4] http://bit.ly/uGbHFj

• Clermont FL cop fired after probe into allegations he falsely arrested teen on drug charges & lied on report [0] http://sunsent.nl/rr4orx

• Weare NH police told people have right to record police by judge dismissing case against man for doing just that [3] http://bit.ly/vNB3uj

• San Francisco CA cop accused of falsely arresting store owner on video for what cop claimed was “fighting stance” [0] http://bit.ly/s3TO4b

• North Cornwall PA cop charged for allegedly harassing store employee into dropping charges against family member [0] http://bit.ly/rP2rjt

• Pender County NC sheriff’s capt found guilty of soliciting crimes against nature, acquitted on prostitution charges [0] http://bit.ly/uFqPyP

• Chatam-Kent ON cop charged w/criminal harassment & threatening in unspecified incident, officials won’t release name [3] http://bit.ly/tDjANY

• Houston TX cop gets deferred adjudication in deal for stealing from police union, dad was sentenced in Sept for same[0] http://bit.ly/vN9p04

• Boynton Beach FL cop rehired after fired for brutality is fired again in other case, charged for 3rd incident w/cop [0] http://bit.ly/s5vy9K

• Milwaukee WI cop accused of negligence by open carry group for unholstered gun in waistband when it discharged in mall[0] http://bit.ly/uuUdWO

• Vermont state trooper gets $500 fine after pleading guilty to DUI charge, resigned after arrest [0] http://bfpne.ws/uPXQOD

• Wells MN cop suspended 2 weeks & must attend alcohol treatment over unspecified “conduct unbecoming” allegations [3] http://bit.ly/vz5Kr4

• Austin TX cop suspended 10 days for letting drunk woman drive away, she later crashed in police parking garage [0] http://bit.ly/szC6Mb

• Halton ON cop cited for careless driving after crasing into 2 other cars while transporting suspect [0] http://bit.ly/uU35CC