Police Officer Arrested For Human Trafficking
550 KTSA–14 hours ago
A South Texas police officer has been charged with human smuggling after being caught among the dunes at Padre Island National Seashore during a Border Patrol search for immigrants. Brownsville police Officer Valerie Rivas appeared in federal court in Corpus Christi and was released on a $20,000 …
Laredo Police Officer arrested following family disturbance call
KGNS.tv–8 hours ago
LAREDO,Texas(KGNS)- An eleven year veteran of the Laredo Police department finds himself on the other side of the law. Julian Alfredo Ochoa was arrested earlier today on charges stemming from an alleged incident. According to reports, police got a call about a domestic disturbance at a home that …
Atlanta police officer arrested after investigators say he harassed his …
WSB Atlanta–Mar 6, 2018
ATLANTA – Channel 2 Action News has uncovered exclusive details about the overnight arrest of an Atlanta police officer. Investigators said he threatened to kidnap his ex-girlfriend before trying to break into her home. Jason Ricketts is now facing a harassment charge tied to the early morning disturbance …
Former police officer arrested for evidence tampering
Monitor–8 hours ago
McALLEN — A police officer here resigned before she was arrested on a charge of tampering with physical evidence stemming from her handling of a case. Dulce Jasmine Villalobos, 36, was arrested Tuesday and released from jail later that day on a $5,000 personal recognizance bond. According to …
Second Allendale correctional officer arrested for accepting bribe
WRDW-TV–16 hours ago
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) — A second Allendale correctional officer has been arrested for accepting a bribe as a public official. Kennetta Renee Holloway is also charged with misconduct in office while working as a correctional officer at the Allendale Correctional Institution. Holloway was reportedly …
West Midlands Police officer arrested on misconduct charge
BBC News–Mar 7, 2018
A serving West Midlands Police officer has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office. The 38-year-old, who is based at Birmingham East, was arrested at his home address on Wednesday morning. Two more men, aged 28 and 32 from Balsall Heath and Perry Barr …
West Midlands Police officer arrested by his own force’s anti …
International–Birmingham Live–Mar 7, 2018
International–Birmingham Live–Mar 7, 2018
MassLive.com
Chicopee police officer arrested, charged following alleged Devens …
Lowell Sun–Mar 6, 2018
CHICOPEE, Mass. (AP) — A western Massachusetts police officer has been arrested on rape, kidnapping and assault charges. Chicopee police Chief William Jebb says Officer Corey Fournier was arrested at department headquarters on Monday night after going there voluntarily to meet with state police …
Chicopee police officer Corey Fournier arrested on rape, kidnapping …
Local Source–MassLive.com–Mar 6, 2018
Local Source–MassLive.com–Mar 6, 2018
Pueblo police officer arrested on domestic violence charges
KKTV 11 News–15 hours ago
(KKTV) – A Pueblo police officer is facing domestic violence charges following an incident earlier in the week. The police department says Joseph Steffani was arrested by the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday after deputies responded to a home in Pueblo West for a family disturbance. He is looking at …
Pueblo Police Officer arrested following family disturbance call
KOAA.com Colorado Springs and Pueblo News–15 hours ago
KOAA.com Colorado Springs and Pueblo News–15 hours ago
Simi officer arrested on suspicion of stealing $100K in public funds
Ventura County Star–Mar 6, 2018
A Simi Valley police officer was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of stealing more than $100,000 in public funds by allegedly lying on his time sheet about overtime. Officer Robert Longdon, 44, turned himself in to authorities at the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office and was subsequently arrested then …
Muncie police officer on leave after being arrested for hitting the …
WRTV Indianapolis–10 hours ago
MUNCIE, Ind. — A police officer with the Muncie Police Department is on administrative leave after he was arrested on Wednesday for hitting a woman he lives with. The Muncie Police Chief said Justin Thomas, 30, is accused of hitting a woman he was living with on the head and chest. That woman was …
Corrections officer arrested on drug transportation charges
KGUN–Mar 5, 2018
“We don’t consider our corrections officers as people that we need to police,” Allerton said. “This again, was an unusual incident.” The investigation is ongoing, and Lopez’s arrest was not connected to the dismissal of three other officers for probationary failure. Those with more information should call 911 or …
Corrections officer arrested in connection with prison contraband
Local Source–KVOA Tucson News–Mar 5, 2018
Local Source–KVOA Tucson News–Mar 5, 2018
US Secret Service officer charged with possession of child …
WJLA–9 hours ago
A US Secret Service Uniformed Division Officer has been arrested and is facing child pornography charges in Caroline County. According to the Maryland State Police, Jeffrey Litteral, 52, was arrested Tuesday evening at his home in Denton. In 2017, an investigator with the Criminal Enforcement Division of the Maryland …
Fired Baltimore police officer arrested, held without bond in assault …
Baltimore Sun–Mar 3, 2018
A Baltimore police officer who was fired in 2016 is spending at least the weekend in jail after being charged with first-degree assault, court records show. Fabien Laronde, 42, was ordered held without bail by a District Court commissioner after being served with a warrant Friday that charges him with first- …
Colorado correctional officer arrested on drug charges
KRDO–Mar 5, 2018
STERLING, Colo. – An officer from a correctional facility in Colorado has been arrested on drug charges. Mark English, 31, was spotted in a drug transaction with Lora Wilson, 64, outside a McDonald’s in Sterling, Colorado. At the time, English was employed with the Sterling Correctional Facility. Also …
ND man arrested after stepping in front of a bus, fighting with police …
WDAY6–14 hours ago
Hunter Belgarde, 20, faces pending charges of disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, fleeing and assault on a police officer, according to a news release from the Grand Forks Police Department. His arrest stems from a report of a suspicious man to which officers responded to at 8:57 a.m. Wednesday at a Loaf …
Former Military Intelligence Officer Arrested in Murder of Berta Cáceres
Sierra Magazine–Mar 7, 2018
Midday on Friday, March 2, as family and colleagues marked the second anniversary of the murder of Berta Cáceres, Honduran federal police arrested Roberto David Castillo Mejía at the San Pedro Sula international airport as he tried to leave the country. Honduran authorities are charging Castillo Mejía …
Fired TPD officer charged with sexual battery on female motorist
Tallahassee.com–11 hours ago
Since the victim was young and didn’t want that kind of trouble, he cautioned, they could make a deal, arrest documents said. Investigators said Crump didn’t define what kind of deal but kept talking about the trouble the woman could be in. He then told the motorist “she was free to go” and did not have to …
Meek Mill Prison Update: Rapper’s Arresting Officer Named on …
Newsweek–18 hours ago
A police officer who arrested rapper Meek Mill in 2007 was named on Philadelphia District Attorney Office’s “Do Not Call” list, a document obtained and released by the Philadelphia Inquirer on Tuesday warning prosecutors of several officers suspected of corruption. A document listing the names of 29 …
Meek Mill Arresting Officer Dubbed Corrupt … by Philly DA’s Office
Highly Cited–TMZ.com–21 hours ago
Highly Cited–TMZ.com–21 hours ago
Former Philly police officer arrested for assault
Philly.com–Mar 1, 2018
Police Officer James Yeager was fired after a viral video caught him violently slamming a handcuffed suspect last month. … Former Philadelphia police officer James Yeager, 27, who was fired after being caught on video in July assaulting a suspect, was arrested Thursday on charges of aggravated assault …
Lawsuit claims Euclid police officer assaulted women, made arrest …
cleveland.com–16 hours ago
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Two women filed a federal lawsuit that claims a Euclid police officer assaulted them and violated their rights when one of them was arrested in March 2017. Shanell Gist and Melissa Highsmith said officer Dan Ferritto and other officers barged into Gist’s apartment on East 233rd Street …
Galveston police officer arrested, charged with organized criminal …
Chron.com–Feb 23, 2018
Galveston police arrested one of its own officers on Friday, accusing him of working for a drug ring by tipping off dealers and helping them evade capture, the department’s police chief announced. Police detained John Rutherford about 8 a.m. as he entered the Galveston County Justice Center. It’s unclear if …
SHERIFF: Former police officer arrested for heroin trafficking
WITN–Feb 28, 2018
The Nash County Sheriff’s Office says that John Turner, 32, of Nashville, was arrested Tuesday and charged with trafficking heroin by possession, trafficking heroin by transport, trafficking heroin by delivery, and maintain vehicle for controlled substance. The sheriff’s office says that Turner is a former …
Belgian Man Convicted of ‘Sexism in the Public Space,’ a First
New York Times–Mar 7, 2018
“Shut your mouth, I don’t talk to women, being a police officer is not a job for women,” the man told the female police officer during the arrest, according to Gilles Blondeau, a spokesman for the public prosecutor’s office. The officer arrested him and filed charges. The verdict was the first conviction under a …
Man arrested after biting officer
1011now–Mar 5, 2018
LINCOLN, Neb. – A 21-year-old was arrested after biting an officer in Lincoln on Friday. Lincoln Police said around 7:15 p.m., Jamel Hudson, 21, was contacted by officers at the People’s City Mission after refusing to leave. Hudson, who had previously been banned from the People’s City Mission for fighting …
Glasgow man arrested after head-butting police officer
Glasgow Daily Times–18 hours ago
Parker was arrested and charged with public intoxication (control substance, excluding alcohol), second-degree disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, third-degree assault (police officer or probation officer) and was lodged in the Barren County Detention Center on a $2,500 cash bond, the press release said.
Austin officer arrested for driving while intoxicated
FOX 7 Austin–Feb 27, 2018
According to court documents, Shawnn Williams was traveling 60 to 65 mph in posted 35 mph speed zones on West 6th Street around 1:30 a.m. on Monday. When pulled over, Williams said he couldn’t remember how much he had drank or where he had been coming from. Williams refused preliminary …
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