Month: January 2016

From the Cato institute: This weeks police misconduct reports ( Warning it’s 6 pages long)

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Here are the ten reports of police misconduct tracked for Tuesday, January 26, 2016:

  • Fostoria, Ohio: An officer was arrested for OUI. ow.ly/XxPlR
  • Toledo, Ohio: An officer was arrested for OUI after an accident causing property damage. ow.ly/XxY51
  • Update: Louisville, Kentucky (First reported 02-03-15): A now-former officer was sentenced to six months’ house arrest for beating his wife while she was driving on the way home from a party last year. ow.ly/XxZnm
  • White, Georgia: A chief and one officer have been suspended. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation raided the department last Thursday amid charges of extortion. ow.ly/Xy0fQ
  • Update: Minneapolis, Minnesota (First reported 04-06-15): An officer has been terminated for threatening to break a teen’s leg. The incident was captured on video. ow.ly/Xy31Z
  • Update: Cleveland, Ohio (First reported 06-04-14): Of the 13 officers who fired 137 shots that killed Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams after their car backfired, one retired, six were suspended, and six were terminated. Among the fired was Michael Brelo, who was charged and acquitted of criminal charges for jumping up on the hood of the car and emptying his magazine into their bodies. http://bit.ly/1KbDhv5
  • Charleston County, South Carolina: A deputy was arrested for DUI after being found unconscious behind the wheel at an intersection. ow.ly/Xy3vQ
  • Muscogee County, Georgia: A now-former deputy was arrested for sexually assaulting a jail inmate. ow.ly/Xy9hx
  • Jackson, Mississippi: The deputy chief was arrested and charged with misdemeanor domestic assault. ow.ly/Xy9R5
  • Brimfield Township, Ohio: A now-former chief was sentenced to two years’ probation for theft, assault, unlawful restraint, and unauthorized use of a gun in connection with sexual harassment in office. ow.ly/XycLs

National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Recap 01-23-16 to 01-25-16

January 26, 2016 @ 4:27 PM by Jonathan Blanks

Here are the 16 reports of police misconduct tracked for Saturday, January 23 through Monday, January 25, 2016:

  • Nashville, Tennessee: An officer was decommissioned after her arrest for stalking a romantic ex. ow.ly/XuLxy
  • Cleveland, Ohio: An officer pled not guilty to DUI and failure to stop. Her BAC was near twice the legal limit. ow.ly/XuUhL
  • Update: Novato, California (First reported 12-10-15): An officer resigned as part of a plea deal and was sentenced to 30 days in jail, three years’ probation, 100 days of community service, and ordered to pay restitution for embezzlement from the police league. ow.ly/XuUQZ
  • Sonoma County, California: A deputy was denied immunity and will face a lawsuit for the wrongful death of 13-year-old Andy Lopez, whom he shot in 2013. ow.ly/XuWgs
  • Hancock County, Indiana: A now-former deputy was arrested for misconduct for providing security for an international drug ring. His wife, also a former deputy, has been implicated but not yet criminally charged in this case. ow.ly/Xv1cG
  • Warren County, New York: A former deputy lost a lawsuit challenging his termination for having eight on-duty traffic crashes over a period of five years. ow.ly/Xv4vJ
  • Boston, Massachusetts: An officer was charged with sending lewd pictures to a minor via Facebook. ow.ly/Xv6vO
  • Update: St. John Parish, Louisiana (First reported 04-16-15): A deputy who had been fired for perjury arrest hired by St. James Parish. Criminal disposition unknown but the report speculates that the charges were dropped and the case was expunged with unusual speed. ow.ly/Xv7sj
  • Update: Los Angeles County, California (First reported 10-30-15): A deputy was charged for a lewd act with a 12-year-old girl and violating a restraining order. ow.ly/Xv8sk
  • Houston, Texas: An officer was one of 19 people arrested in a prostitution sting. ow.ly/Xv9vi
  • Update: Bristol, Connecticut (First reported 01-20-16): An officer who was recently arrested for making a workplace threat is also under investigation for excessive force. ow.ly/Xv9SD
  • Update: Phoenix, Arizona (First reported 07-14-15): A now-former officer was sentenced to 60 days in jail for attempted child abuse and sexual conduct with a minor. ow.ly/XvbJj
  • Update: Bloomfield, New Jersey (First reported 02-26-14): A now-former officer was sentenced to five years in prison after dashcam footage showed he and his partner lied about beating a motorist. His former partner’s sentencing has been postponed. ow.ly/XvcQr
  • Miami-Dade County, Florida: A now-former officer pled guilty to federal bribery charges in a pirate towing scheme. ow.ly/Xvep5
  • Oak Grove, Kentucky: A chief and his third ranking officer have been suspended during an investigation by state drug enforcement officials.ow.ly/XveWP
  • Prairie View, Texas: An officer was indicted for official oppression for tasing a compliant man who was on his knees outside of his home. The man is a city councilman. ow.ly/XvjyC

National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Recap 01-22-16

January 25, 2016 @ 4:57 PM by Jonathan Blanks

Here are the ten reports of police misconduct tracked for Friday, January 22, 2016:

  • Update: Chicago, Illinois (First reported 04-14-15): Two officers who investigated the fatal police shooting of Laquan McDonald have been put on desk duty. ow.ly/XoYum
  • Update: DeKalb County, Georgia (First reported 01-07-16): An officer was indicted for murder in the shooting death of armed forces veteran Anthony Hill, who was mentally ill, naked, and unarmed when he was shot. ow.ly/Xp0QK
  • Wilmington, Delaware: An officer was fired after his arrest for terroristic threatening during an off-duty incident. ow.ly/Xp44K
  • Fort Smith, Arkansas: An officer who was fired for lying files whistleblower lawsuit alleging perjury by the active officer who accused him. ow.ly/Xp4Vr
  • Euclid, Ohio: An officer was suspended for 90 days for firing his gun at a park while he was off duty. ow.ly/Xp5GQ
  • St. John Parish, Louisiana: A deputy was arrested for theft and malfeasance in office for using department gas card for his private vehicle. ow.ly/Xp684
  • Update: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (First reported 08-22-14): Now-former officer Daniel Holtzclaw was sentenced to 263 years, to be served consecutively, for sexual assault convictions against African-American women. ow.ly/Xp6PN
  • St. Lucie County, Florida: The County is being sued by the family of Gregory Hill, who was fatally shot through a garage door by deputies who were responding to a noise complaint. ow.ly/Xp93e
  • Update: Broward County, Florida (First reported 12-11-15): The deputy who has been charged for fatally shooting Jermaine McBean has requested to pursue a Stand Your Ground defense. ow.ly/Xpaix
  • Update: Baltimore, Maryland (First reported 04-21-14): A judge denied the prosecutor’s motion to force Officer William Porter to testify against other police defendants in the cases stemming from Freddie Gray’s death. Porter’s first trial ended in a hung jury.  ow.ly/Xpb2l

National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Recap 01-21-16

January 22, 2016 @ 7:07 PM by Jonathan Blanks

Here are the nine reports of police misconduct tracked for Thursday, January 21, 2016:

  • Update: University of Cincinnati (First reported 07-24-15): The school will pay $4.85 million to the family of Samuel DuBose, who was fatally shot by a then-UC police officer. The officer has since been fired and charged with murder. ow.ly/XmimJ
  • Bibb County, Georgia: The county council agreed to pay out $186,000 in settlements for two unrelated episodes of police misconduct. ow.ly/XmiXG
  • Update: Honea Path, South Carolina (First reported 01-20-16): A  second now-former officer was arrested for his role in the beating of motorist Brian Hatcher. ow.ly/XmkDC
  • Update: New York, New York (First reported 02-10-15): The trial of the officer who fatally shot Akai Gurley in a dark hallway in a public housing facility began this week. ow.ly/XmkXs
  • Update: Broward County, Florida (First reported 04-28-14): A now-former lieutenant who is serving five years for a Ponzi scheme conviction had his pension revoked. ow.ly/XmlAb
  • Benton County, Arkansas: The sheriff was charged with official tampering for allegedly manipulating paperwork to get extra pay for an employee. ow.ly/XnhUj
  • Update: Palm Beach County, Florida (First reported 01-19-16): A deputy pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge of falsifying records in exchange for dropping felony perjury charges. He lied about the circumstances surrounding a drug deal. As part of the deal, the former deputy of the year agreed to surrender his law enforcement license. He was sentenced to one day in jail and given credit for time served on the day of his arrest. ow.ly/XnqUC
  • New York, New York: An officer will face charges that he sold information illegally accessed in law enforcement database to a now-former officer working as a private investigator for defense attorneys. The private investigator just pled guilty. ow.ly/XnvwD
  • Update: Niagara Falls, New York (First reported 11-19-15): A now-former officer will not serve jail time and will keep his pension after his conviction for assault. While off duty, he chased down a car and struck the driver with a motorcycle helmet. ow.ly/Xnw2D

National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Recap 01-20-16

January 21, 2016 @ 6:07 PM by Jonathan Blanks

Here are the nine reports of police misconduct tracked for Wednesday, January 20, 2016:

  • Update: Suffolk County, New York (First reported 02-05-14): A sergeant was found guilty of larceny but acquitted on hate crime charges. He was charged with 60 criminal counts for stealing money from Latino drivers. ow.ly/XjqmB
  • Wayne County, Pennsylvania: An officer was arrested for burglary with another man. According to the report, witnesses said the men entered an apartment through a second-floor window and entered several unoccupied apartments before picking the lock of an occupied one. When confronted, the officer tried to convince residents and responding officers he was working undercover. ow.ly/XjsH6
  • Honea Path, South Carolina: A now-former officer was arrested for giving false statements about violent arrest led to a man’s hospitalization. ow.ly/Xjt7P
  • Palm Beach Shores, Florida: An officer was fired after his law enforcement certification lapsed. The now-former officer had been on paid leave for two years amid sexual assault allegations. ow.ly/XjZkZ
  • Bristol, Connecticut: An officer was arrested for a workplace threat and charged with breach of the peace. ow.ly/XjZGz
  • Del Rio, Texas: An officer has been suspended after the state attorney general filed criminal charges against him. ow.ly/Xk0qr
  • Madison County, Alabama: A now-former deputy has been arrested and charged with having sex with an underage student where he was SRO. ow.ly/Xk3k6
  • Ohio State Police: A post leader was charged with stalking after an alleged affair with the wife of one of his troopers ended. ow.ly/Xk4nx
  • Update: Albuquerque, New Mexico (First reported 04-09-15): An officer was suspended one week without pay for using law enforcement database for personal reasons and passing that information to others. ow.ly/Xk9UB

Pinellas county fires 7 deputy recruits for cheating

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“Seven recruits at the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office were fired Monday for cheating on training exams, and a deputy resigned over his role in the scandal.

An investigation began Thursday when supervisors suspected the recruits may have cheated, the Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

The recruits — Darold Cook, Julia Hopkins, Joshua Mason, Thomas McDonnell, Bruce Ramos, Diana Shoemaker and Michael Walker — obtained copies of two written exams and two oral exams from their their field training deputy Eric Biddle, according to the Sheriff’s Office. All seven were hired in November 2015.

The copied exams were the same ones they were tested on, and several of the recruits scored 100 percent on the tests and planned to use the material on their next round of tests.

The Sheriff’s Office some deputies lied when they were first questioned about the issue.

All seven deputies were terminated, the Sheriff’s Office said, and Biddle resigned. He had been with the Sheriff’s Office since 2012.”

From The Tampa bay times. The rest of the story can be found here: http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/pinellas-sheriff-fires-seven-recruits-for-cheating-on-training-exams/2262699

I have a serious question to ask here

Does that sound like a few bad apples to you?

I know it doesn’t to me

This is the caliber of this incoming generation of cops

I believe that they are the rule, not the exception

Try this little exercise

Go to Google and put in the search term “Pinellas fires deputies”

Wow! I was surprised at how much popped up

I find it astounding that you never know what kind of miscreant you may be dealing with when you have contact with a LEO

Beating people in wheelchairs, sexual assault, lying, theft

The list goes on and on

Do you think I am exaggerating?

Again go to Google

This time use the search term “Deputy arrested child porn”

Double wow!

Page after page after page of hits

What is wrong that all of these people are being hired?

On the CATO institute they have a police misconduct page

Go to it

It is a never ending list of crimes and misconduct being perpetrated against those they are supposed to protect and serve

7 deputies fired?

Just think about all the ones who never got caught

Next time a cop swears that some one said or did something in court

Think about these 7

And don’t forget the child porn

Just because you wear blue doesn’t mean you are a hero

 

 

Deputy shoots unarmed 17 Yr. old downs syndrome boy Sheriff gets busted in cover up

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Posted by Deborah Jarrett

“Palm Beach County, FL — A Florida sheriff has been exposed in a recent lawsuit for lying about one of his deputies who shot six times at an unarmed teenager.  The victim, Jeremy Hutton is a 17-year-old boy with Down Syndrome, who nearly lost his life after he was hit with three of those six rounds.

According to a report by West Palm Beach’s, Jose Lambiet,

Last year, Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw signed two sworn, notarized affidavits saying he knows nothing about the case, wasn’t briefed about the case and didn’t supervise investigators assigned to the case when PBSO deemed “justified” yet another questionable deputy shooting.

Contradicting Bradshaw’s sworn statements, however, PBSO Internal Affairs Major Robert Van Reeth told Hutton’s lawyers in his deposition that Bradshaw had personal knowledge of the incident and was briefed fully about the controversial shooting.

The incident happened in October of 2010, and the subsequent internal “investigation” cleared Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Deputy, Jason Franqui, the officer who shot Hutton.

Hutton, who was a somewhat troubled teen, had taken his mother’s minivan for a joyride that fateful night.

Deputy Franqui was the officer who responded to the mother’s call for help. When Franqui caught up to Hutton, he stopped at a red light. Franqui then pulled in front of the van in an attempt to stop Hutton.

According to the report and the results of the investigation, Franqui feared for his life because he said Hutton drove directly at him, so he was forced to shoot.

“I watched the driver, he turned the wheel and started coming right at me,” Deputy Franqui told investigators. “I was in fear he was going to hit me.”

Dashcam video of the incident did not refute the deputy’s claims as it only showed a portion of the perspective. The shooting was ruled justified.

However, the incident was also caught on traffic camera video and despite the “investigation” mentioning the existence of the video, its detail was conveniently not mentioned.

The traffic cam video refuted the entire deputy’s description. It showed that Hutton made an overt attempt to steer away from deputy Franqui. After the van passed Franqui, is when he opened fire. Hutton was struck in the head, shoulder and arm. Thankfully he lived.

“I don’t think anybody knew or anticipated that they were going to get caught by a traffic camera,” said Stuart Kaplan, the Hutton’s civil attorney.

“This case is one of the most egregious, one of the most disturbing cases that I have pending in my office,” he said.”
Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/sheriff-exposed-liar-fellow-cop-shooting-unarmed-syndrome-child/#2LHlKt8az4Tih00u.99

Florida really seems to have a propensity for scumbag Deputies and even Sheriffs
If you are in Florida it seems that if you are pulled over it is 50-50 that you are being confronted by a degenerate, lying, criminal scumbag
Now to make matters worse The Florida fish and wildlife commission has now been given law enforcement powers
Florida just didn’t have enough cops so they had to empower the racoon wranglers and fish fondlers
So now you not only have to worry on the highways, but on the water, in the parks, and out in the woods

Party on Wayne! Border patrol agent arrested for setting off fireworks in hotel

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“PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — An off-duty U.S. Border Patrol agent from Jackman was hit with several charges this week after allegedly setting off fireworks inside and outside his hotel room in Presque Isle.

Presque Isle Police Chief Matt Irwin said in a written statement Wednesday that the incident took place on Tuesday just before midnight at the Presque Isle Inn and Convention Center on Main Street, which is located near the University of Maine at Presque Isle.

According to Irwin, Michael Mielnicki, 38, was setting off fireworks in his hotel room and in the parking lot, disturbing other guests. When officers approached Mielnicki, he became combative. He was charged with refusing to submit to arrest or detention, criminal mischief, cruelty to animals, possession of a usable amount of marijuana and disorderly conduct.

Presque Isle police Deputy Chief Laurie Kelly explained later Wednesday that Mielnicki was charged with cruelty to animals because he had his work-issued canine with him in the room at the time he was setting off the fireworks, and the dog was “a little traumatized.” She said she was not exactly sure the type of fireworks Mielnicki possessed, but it was a wide variety of “fairly large, commercial grade type” products.

Kelly said that the interior of the hotel room was damaged, but she could not estimate the cost of that damage. A manager at the hotel said Wednesday that he did not wish to comment.

“He is in enough trouble already, so I won’t comment,” the manager said.

Kelly said the marijuana was allegedly found in Mielnicki’s room.

Irwin’s statement indicated that during the investigation Mielnicki identified himself as a border patrol agent assigned to the Department of Homeland Security at the Jackman station.”

http://bangordailynews.com/2013/12/11/news/aroostook/off-duty-border-patrol-agent-charged-after-allegedly-setting-off-fireworks-in-p-i-hotel-room/?platform=hootsuite

I guess this guy really knows how to party on the taxpayers dime

Where do they keep finding these guys to be cops?

This is very far from an isolated incident

Most of the degenerates that get hired onto LE agencies go about their crimes in a little less spectacular fashion

But they are still one and the same

Graft, shakedowns, physical abuse, power trips

They think that they are above the law

Do you think that I am exaggerating?

Go here: http://www.policemisconduct.net/

You will find page after page full of links to daily police misconduct

A few bad apples?

I think not

The whole bushel has gone bad