Update: Readstown, A 375-page investigation report released
this week portrays Readstown’s former police chief as a womanizer and bumbling
cop who posed a danger to the community. He was found guilty of three counts of
felony misconduct in office. He resigned and served a little more than a week
in jail. ow.ly/h5XP4
Bibb County, Georgia: A deputy has been fired amid
allegations he stole about $4,000 from an inmate’s electronic bank transaction
card and used the money to buy Christmas presents, a dog, and cash for advances
to his own account. ow.ly/h5SA2
McHenry, Illinois: A cop pleaded guilty to theft and
official misconduct. He admitted that he stole seized drug money. ow.ly/h5MiV
Lake County, Indiana: An officer was indicted on charges of
conspiring to Sheriff’s Department letterhead to buy automatic machine guns and
laser sights intended strictly for law enforcement departments or the military
and selling the parts for a profit online. http://ow.ly/h64IF
Update: New Orleans, Louisiana: A federal judge set a new
trial date for a former officer accused of helping cover up a man’s death after
Hurricane Katrina. The court ordered a new trial because of newly discovered
evidence. The officer was the alleged triggerman in the shooting.
http://ow.ly/h67zF
Milwaukee, Wisconsin: An officer has been accused of
stealing about $200 from a store where he was investigating a separate burglary
complaint. http://ow.ly/h6dck
South Amboy, New Jersey: A woman is seeking $2 million in
damages from the sheriff’s office and one of its officers she said assaulted
her then falsely charged her with assaulting him. http://ow.ly/h6zvc
Greenville, Mississippi: A cop has pleaded guilty in federal
court to a charge of withholding information on a crime. http://ow.ly/h6zQM
Miami, Florida: A cop faces an extortion charge in court. He
is the first of several officers expected to be swept up in a broad
anti-corruption dragnet of the city’s police department. He allegedly helped
organize a protection racket for a sports-betting ring working out of a barber
shop. He pleaded not guilty to a single charge of extortion conspiracy,
alleging that he “protected and facilitated illegal activity — gambling — in
exchange for receipts of cash payments.” http://ow.ly/h6c57
Chicago, Illinois: A family filed a federal lawsuit saying
that cops wrongfully shot their family member and taunted them. The suit has
been filed against the city, the police department, and 4 officers, alleging
misconduct. It claims officers repeatedly used the n-word when talking to the
victim’s relatives at the scene. http://ow.ly/h6dVW
Fort Deposit, Alabama: An officer was sentenced to more than
three years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy against
rights and four counts of deprivation of rights under color of law. ow.ly/h4cXT
Florida: At least 74 law enforcers have been suspected of
misusing the D.A.V.I.D (Driving and Vehicle Information Database) in 2012. That
number is a nearly 400% increase from 2011. ow.ly/h47X6
Melbourne, Florida: A cop has been accused of having sex
with prostitutes while on duty. He was fired after investigators set up
surveillance video claiming to show him in the act. ow.ly/h42j6
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana: A sheriff’s deputy has been
fired when an investigation determined that he had been selling synthetic
marijuana online after it was outlawed in Louisiana. ow.ly/h3XSJ
Chicago, Illinois: A coroner has reversed his office’s
ruling from “undetermined” to “homicide” in the case of a man who died after
police restrained him, hit him with batons, and shocked him with a Taser. The
coroner said he used the “but for” principle; the man probably wouldn’t have
died but for the actions of the police. ow.ly/h3SXt
Multnomah County, Oregon: A deputy has been accused of
running a red light and colliding with another car, authorities said. Witnesses
said the deputy did not have his emergency lights flashing when his patrol car
struck the driver’s side of another car. ow.ly/h3ukJ