Cops you won't see on TV's COPS

      Latest update:
      Friday, Mar. 19, 2010

Brooklyn cops raid elderly couple's home 50 times looking for crooks, and never find anything

Seven Louisiana guards indicted on charges of molesting girl inmates at juvenile detention center

South Carolina police officer suspended without pay after being charged with assault and kidnapping

New York police detective gets probation for perjury

Hundreds of cops swarm minority neighborhoods as nutball Arizona sheriff conducts 14th obviously unconstitutional "crime and immigration sweep" since 2008

California cop gets three months for embezzling $70K from police officers association

New Jersey cop gets 3-5 years for domestic violence charges

      Thursday, Mar. 18, 2010

Oregon cop sics police dog on homeowner, not prowler

California cop alleges cover-up of police chief's drunk driving wreck

Nevada investigators say they're taking seriously allegations of cop having sex on-duty

Pennsylvania cops involved in caught-on-tape beating are reinstated with back pay

Two Louisiana cops disciplined after out-of-state cops complain of widespread illegal arrests and excessive force

Professor accuses Denver cops of racial bias, racketeering

North Carolina cops' personnel files are confidential, public doesn't get to know which cops have violent crimes on their records

      Wednesday, Mar. 17, 2010

Florida jailer is suspended when video shows Tasering of inmate who refused to pick up her shoes

Georgia cop is arrested for child molestation

South Dakota deputy faces theft charge

California sheriff's lieutenant charged in alleged shooting incident

Texas police officer gets 7 years for drug charge

Tennessee cop quits over gang connections

Arizona cop admits relationship with girl in the department's youth education program

      Tuesday, Mar. 16, 2010

Video shows un-named New Jersey cop kicking suspect

More than 100 cases must reviewed because of potentially falsified and inaccurate tests by FBI analysts

Federal investigations reveal a California city's police department in turmoil

Woman declines to cooperate with South Dakota police investigating her partner so cops report her to Air Force as a lesbian, where she's promptly discharged for being gay

UK cops use racial profiling to target blacks, Asians

Two Kentucky cops accused of plying 13-year-old girls with booze in a raucous evening of alleged lap dances and pornography flicks

Former Arkansas police chief is arrested for helping a convicted felon pose as a police officer

Ohio police officer charged with menacing after brandishing gun

Un-named Texas cop shoots her husband, another Texas cop

      Monday, Mar. 15, 2010

Texas deputy gets 20 years for involvement with in massive drug trafficking ring

Maryland prison worker is charged with smuggling heroin, syringe to an inmate

Maryland guard charged for bringing pot and other contraband to jail (not the same as above)

Oklahoma prison guard charged with bringing and possessing contraband in a penal institution

Michigan cop is suspended after drunk and disorderly at restaurant

Jury awards millions to New York man hit by squad car

Alabama cop resigns amidst allegations that he had inappropriate sexual contact with an underage girl

      Sunday, Mar. 14, 2010

Texas cop convicted of bank robbery

North Carolina police officer accused of sex crimes against minor girl

New York deputy pleads guilty to sex abuse

Ohio cop gets life for two counts of murder, tampering with evidence, domestic violence, and use of an illegal silencer on the murder weapon

Jailed Scotland Yard cop is "deeply upset" that his cellmate is a child rapist

Indiana cop pleads guilty in attempted robbery

For two years, defense attorneys were kept in the dark about criminal record of California crime lab technician

      Friday, Mar. 12, 2010

Sexual abuse of children by retired Idaho police officer could extend back 30 years

New Jersey police officer arrested for bank fraud

Musician sues for constitutional violations, assault and battery, and false imprisonment after being arrested by Oklahoma cop for disrespecting US flag

San Francisco crime lab technician accused of skimming cocaine

Second former New Orleans police officer charged in cover-up of Danziger Bridge murders

Nevada constable arrested for burglary

California cop gets 15 years for robberies

      Thursday, Mar. 11, 2010

California sheriff's lieutenant charged with 120 counts of sexual battery

Missouri police officer charged with stealing drugs from evidence room

Washington deputy made porn from arrest, woman says

Ohio cop fired after being caught masturbating in department store gets 60 days in jail

DEA officer gets 18 months for using position to harass ex-girlfriend

Kentucky deputy arrested on domestic violence charges

Pennsylvania prison officer held for smuggling contraband into jail

      Wednesday, Mar. 10, 2010

News report slathers praise on Illinois cop arrested on unspecified charges

Ohio cop who stole and sold impounded vehicles gets 90 days in jail

Wisconsin deputy suspended after alleged lewd conduct with teen

Florida police officer charged with ramming vehicle in domestic incident

West Virginia woman alleges rape by trooper

New Jersey cop who was convicted of criminal sexual contact charge comes back two years later to challenge stipulation that he can't take public employment

Oakland pays $10K to settle lawsuit over arrest without cause

      Tuesday, Mar. 9, 2010

Cops won't comment on video which shows Minnesota cops lied about reason for pulling over black motorist whose Tasering was not mentioned in official reports

Two New York City police officers charged in $1 million perfume heist

West Virginia woman alleges rape by state trooper

New York cops stopped and searched 2,798,461 people, of whom just 287,218 were white

UK police 'got teenager drunk' for confession

More charges against Texas cop already facing sexual assault prosecution

Idaho cop retires to face charges of lewd conduct with infant

      Monday, Mar. 8, 2010

Florida policemen wearing protective gear weren’t able to bring down a crippled man without using assault rifles

Ex-West Virginia deputy sent back to prison on sex crimes

Three Rhode Island cops charged in cocaine-dealing operation

Wisconsin cop arrested for domestic violence-related disorderly conduct

Michigan cop gets 30 months for using seized drugs as evidence to falsify search warrants, fake drug deals, embezzle money, and present false evidence

Minnesota prison guard gets one year for for smuggling contraband to inmate

Colorado deputy gets 90 days for attempting to smuggle narcotics into jail

      Sunday, Mar. 7, 2010

Wisconsin cop gets 18 months for beating suspect in squad car

Washington vice detective gets 130 lap dances, makes no arrests

Florida deputy charged with smuggling contraband into jail

Un-named Wisconsin deputy is suspended pending investigation of unspecified charges

Kentucky cop arrested for driving police cruiser while intoxicated
Illinois police lieutenant arrested for theft, official misconduct

Louisiana grandmother alleges police pepper-sprayed her unnecessarily

      Saturday, Mar. 6, 2010

Iowa cop quits after being charged with aggravated assault in road-rage incident

Florida cop is "bad" but not racist, says police chief after cop is finally arrested for targeting minorities with false tickets

Chicago pays $78K to settle lawsuit after cop illegally orders nurse to draw blood from drunken-driving suspect

"There were a couple of hundred drunk kids trying to walk home, and there were an equal number of cops trying to beat the [expletive] out of them."

Ohio police officer charged with online threats

Florida sheriff settles another Taser lawsuit for $95,000

California deputy arrested for sexually molesting a 13-year-old girl

      Friday, Mar. 5, 2010

Kentucky deputy loses job after locking himself in cell and trying to shoot his way out

Illinois cop doesn't like the way he was treated ... by cops in another jurisdiction

Retired California cop charged: 2 boys said football coach molested them

After spending years and hundreds of thousands of dollars in development costs, Detroit officials admit that their long-promised computer system for identifying problem cops doesn't work

New scandal-tainted New York state police chief takes over for old scandal-tainted state police chief

Kentucky cop is busted as alleged marijuana dealer

Fired (pending appeal) Minnesota cop gets 30 days after breaking and entering is pled down to disorderly conduct and damage to property

      Thursday, Mar. 4, 2010

Fired South Carolina policeman charged in lewd photos case

Louisiana sheriff plans to arm volunteers with shotguns, riot shields, batons, and a .50-caliber machine gun mounted on a "war wagon," to protect grocery stores and gas stations in case of rioting

Nebraska prison guards suspended over on-line comments endorsing brutality

Double-dipping New Jersey sheriff apologizes for bullying professor during class

Missouri SWAT team endangers child, parents charged with child endangerment

Former West Virginia police officer charged with breaking jaw of daughter’s ex-boyfriend

Veteran Texas cop charged with filing false report against woman in prostitution sting

      Wednesday, Mar. 3, 2010

Texas deputy gets three years for facilitating meth ring

Former Indiana deputy constable arrested on drug charges

Fired Michigan cop sentenced to seven years in prison for conspiracy to distribute marijuana

Wisconsin cop is placed on paid leave after arrest for domestic violence related disorderly conduct

Georgia prison corrections officer arrested in undercover drug investigation

"I'm not going to keep arresting innocent people, I'm not going to keep searching people for no reason, I'm not going to keep writing people for no reason, I'm tired of this," says soon-to-be ex-NYPD cop

New York police sergeant pleads not guilty to shoplifting

      Tuesday, Mar. 2, 2010

Fired Alabama cop kills himself before being sentenced for raping his step-daughter

Two North Carolina sheriff's deputies charged with assault

Discussing charges of repeated inmate-boinking, California ex-deputy says these kinds of incidents happen a lot

Kentucky corrections officer charged with sexual abuse of inmate

California detention deputy admits to sexually touching inmate, investigation report says

Fired Virginia deputy convicted in dogfighting case

California sheriff's detective is convicted of assaulting prostitute, acquitted of raping her

      Monday, Mar. 1, 2010

Texas cop charged with raping transgender man in squad car

70 cases thrown out because of North Carolina cop's misconduct

9-year-old California girl describes police raid of her home, cop holding gun to her head

NYPD whistleblower Palestro reports alleged corruption at 42nd Precinct

Tennessee cops cover up wrong-address raid by removing street number from door

Texas sheriff’s deputy charged with sexual assault of child

West Virginia cop is fired after indictment on sexual abuse charge

      Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010

Alabama cop claims he was "just playing around" as he choked 15-year-old

Arizona cop again tries to read confidential defense documents in court

Retired New Orleans cop cooperates with investigation, recounts a disturbing pattern of lies and illegal planting of false evidence by NOPD officers after post-Katrina police shooting

Humane Society releases video of Kentucky cop at cockfight

Texas cop charged with selling restricted criminal background information

Iowa police officer charged in sexual assault case is fired after three-week administrative review

Court reinstates lawsuit over Minnesota cops' arrest of zombies

      Friday, Feb. 26, 2010

Florida cops won't release name of police officer whose home is raided in child porn investigation

Arizona cop is put on paid leave after arrest for assaulting girlfriend

Kentucky deputy charged with assaulting girlfriend, possession of destructive device

North Carolina police officer faces additional charges of sexual assault against minor

California police detective is accused of sexually assaulting prostitute

Florida deputies arrested for drug charges, eluding authorities

Ex-cop gets prison time for shooting at cops in standoff

Inmate sues over alleged beating by guard

      Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010

Fired Georgia jailer pleads guilty in beating of inmate

Tennessee family claims police brutality

Court says no, Maryland police officer cannot claim immunity from suit for intentional acts of assault, battery, false arrest and false imprisionment

Police brutality case filed against small-town Washington police

L.A. Times investigation finds that at least 11 officers responsible for supervising youths in the juvenile justice system have been convicted of crimes or disciplined for inappropriate conduct involving probationers

DEA removes evidence from scene of peculiar fatal shooting at home of "burglar"

New Jersey cop charged with aggravated assault

      Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010

Arkansas cop resigns after being arrested in 16-year-old's bedroom

Disabled man tasered by Oregon police officers

Minneapolis City Council approves another six-figure payout to settle a police misconduct lawsuit

Former Arkansas deputy arrested for making meth at home

Kentucky deputy is arrested for domestic battery

More civil rights complaints against Arizona nutball sheriff cite a "culture of hatred" of Hispanics, and racial profiling

Ten months after farmer was Tasred eleven times, North Carolina police still won't release video of incident

      Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010

Despite damning testimony from another cop, New York policemen are acquitted in subway sodomy case

Lawsuit claims Arkansas man drowned from being Tasered in pond by cops

Kansas officials are sued over beating of jail inmate

Texas police officer is arrested for videotaping woman in Macy's dressing room

Jury awards millions to New York man run over by police squad car

British police are told not to detect crimes at end of shift to save money

Tennessee victim of cop assault seeks damages after cop is found guilty of violating the constitutional rights of female detainees

Georgia cops arrest 61-year-old woman for asking "Why?"

Tennessee detective, police chief sued over alleged wrongful arrests

      Monday, Feb. 22, 2010

FBI, state officials arrest 16 Florida prison guards for smuggling cocaine and contraband into two prisons

Kentucky jailer arrested on drug charges

Georgia deputy sheriff sentenced on child porn charges

New York City corrections officer busted for drugs in car

Texas police officer pleads guilty to drug charge
California cop posts on-line threat to kill anyone he finds openly carrying a handgun, even if that person is carrying it legally

Temporary restraining order issued against Oregon police lieutenant

      Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010

Oklahoma jailer is fired after arrest for delivering marijuana

North Carolina ex-cop is charged with first-degree rape of a child

L.A. cops' killing of "burglar" in his own home emits a certain scent

North Carolina cop accused of attacking wife

Fired South Carolina cop is charged in lewd photos case

Florida deputy illegally used information from police database, faces felony

Mississippi guard guilty of beating up an inmate at the county jail

      Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010

Former North Carolina sheriff who went to prison is running for sheriff again

Feds won't charge New York cops who killed an unarmed man in a 50-shot barrage

Maryland cop investigated for trying to influence criminal case

"Everything so far (suggests) people did exactly what they've been trained to do," says Houston police spokesman after jailed man dies in cell

Idaho deputy is charged with stalking and unlawful entry

Illinois police chief gets six years for extortion

Kansas prison guard is charged with raping three inmates

      Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010

Friends say they're shocked as California cop is charged with kiddie porn

Book details extensive history of police brutality in New Orleans

Prosecutor refuses to charge police officer who allegedly commits hit-and-run, lies about accident, and then defends his actions as "impaired by alcohol"

Ohio deputy who confessed to perjury is sentenced to twelve weekends in jail

Texas patrolman arrested, jailed on three arson counts

Georgia cop charged with stealing evidence

      Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010

Famous nutball Arizona sheriff is sanctioned by court for destroying evidence

Virginia deputy resigns after being charged with assault

Idaho police officers Taser man on buttocks, threaten to rape him with Taser, and then claim no fault in modest settlement

Retired Massachusetts cop arrested in connection with a large scale drug ring

Fourth lawsuit seeks $33 million over taser-crazy cop at Illinois junior high

Kentucky couple sues over wrongful arrests, shooting

New Orleans police officer is (finally) under investigation in shooting in days after Katrina

      Monday, Feb. 15, 2010

Oregon police sergeant shoots and kills three, then himself

Iowa police officer arrested, charged in assault

Louisiana cop illegally used GPS to track high school coach who cut cop's son from baseball team

Massachusetts police sergeant’s job in limbo after filing false reports about sexual harassment

Missouri police chief involved in road rage incident

Kentucky deputy accused of misconduct

Fired Arkansas jailer gets four years for two counts of sexual assault

      Friday, Feb. 12, 2010

Florida cop to police brutality witness: "Guys like you disappear every day"

Fired North Carolina police sergeant admits felonies

Georgia cop reportedly quits amid claims of sleeping with informant

After quitting, California police officer accused of embezzling money pleads guilty

California police chief investigated for hit-and-run in city car

California sheriff vows changes at jail after detention deputy charged with assault

Fired West Virginia sheriff's deputy pleads guilty in 'sexting' 17-year-old

California police officers under investigation in hit-and-run case

Connecticut police officer charged with threatening victim advocate

$110K award in lawsuit suit against Illinois police

North Carolina county sued over police stun gun incident

      Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010

Texas sheriff's office arrests jailer for giving hacksaw blade to inmate

Lawsuit claims Illinois police dog attacked spectator at K-9 competition

Texas police officer accused of pulling gun at bar

Ohio man claims police brutally beat him

Lawsuit claims police brutality in Massachusetts

North Carolina cop charged in break-in

Texas residents sue Crockett County sheriff

Virginia deputy sheriff arrested for bank robbery

Pennsylvania cop gets eight months for stalking ex-lover

Fired Minnesota cop charged in robberies

Maine corrections officer faces gross sexual assault charges

      Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010

Texas cop who got probation for drug violations is arrested after ecstasy-fueled wreck

Ohio police officer back in jail -- burglary this time

Kentucky police officer's court cases riddled with dismissals

Oklahoma police officer jailed after incident at pub

Fired Philadelphia cop charged with murder

California detective faces criminal probe over police work

Top Scotland Yard officer jailed for assault and false arrest

Florida deputy fired after arrestee said he tried to choke him

North Carolina sheriff is charged with two felony counts of obstruction of justice

New York police officer accused of forging prescriptions

South Carolina police officer charged with hitting girlfriend

      Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010

New Mexico cop fired for beating handcuffed teen on video is rehired by neighboring police department

Brooklyn's 81st Precinct probed by NYPD for fudging stats; felonies allegedly marked as misdemeanors

Connecticut police official resigns after threatening reporter

Minnesota police officer charged in on-duty sex case

Georgia sheriff's deputy charged with extortion

Florida cop gets two years for attempting to molest 13-year-old

Iowa police officer arrested, charged in assault

New Mexico cop arrested for aggravated battery and criminal nuisance

Lawsuit alleges that Boston Police violated civil rights of man who videotaped arrest

Arizona cop who destroyed evidence gets certification yanked

Bond lowered for Indiana police officer accused of sex assault

      Monday, Feb. 8, 2010

Illinois cop busted for on-duty drug dealing and delivery

Illinois police officer charged with stealing from dead man

Minnesota cop indicted in bank robbery

Georgia cop arrests man for snapping photo of him

Former New York City police sergeant sentenced to six months imprisonment for making false statements to DEA

Virginia prison guard gets 18 months for drugs, bribery

Probe of Pennsylvania police officers could taint drug cases

Florida sheriff's deputy charged with grand theft

Nebraska sheriff's deputy sentenced in abuse case

Virginia man claims cops beat him for burping

Miami Beach police accused of wrongly arresting gay men (and photographers)

      Friday, Feb. 5, 2010

Florida woman says cop milked her breasts

Former New York cop indicted for murder

Nebraska cop gets two months for sexual assault of retarded woman

Fired Kansas prison guard is arrested months later for sex with inmates

Miami Beach cops arrest people for recording police misconduct

Lawsuit: Tennessee deputies threatened husband as sheriff fondled wife

Florida police officers charged with filing false report

Fired Utah cop faces burglary, theft charges

No charges will be filed against Illinois cop who issues dozens of false DUIs

Maine prison guard accused of trafficking in drugs

Man shot by Illinois cop wants to know why

      Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010

Indiana officer charged in on-duty sex assault

Wisconsin police chief quits amid after several citizens' complaints of rude and unprofessional conduct

Ohio police officer arrested for domestic violence

Lawsuit claims brutality by NYPD during arrest, and it's on video but headline still says "claims brutality"

Georgia police officer arrested on charges he raped a woman in custody, and offered to release another woman if she exposed herself

Florida trooper charged with writing dozens of bogus citations

Florida cop quits after posting sex ad in woman's name without her knowledge

South Carolina cop charged with statutory rape

Lawsuit claims Tennessee sheriff routinely jails people for up to 2 days without charging them with a crime

Illinois cop arrested on drug charge

North Carolina police officer charged with extortion

      Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010

Oregon police officer accused of molestation, incest

West Virginia deputy still working while under investigation in $300,000 theft

Retired Wisconsin deputy makes plea deal on kiddie sex charges

Illinois man claims police choked him until unconscious

South Carolina deputy fired, charged with downloading child porn

Connecticut officils won't say why assistant police chief was elieved of his duties

Georgia man who was Tasered and beaten by police dies after life support ended

Ohio cop gets probation for using his position to break the law

Florida cop gets 364 day sentence for on-duty theft captured on video

Tennessee deputy fired after DUI arrest was found vomiting on himself, combative; placed in 'K-9 cage'

      Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

Ohio cop gets probation for stealing heroin

Missouri man describes being Tasered without reason by police, which left him blind in one eye

Fired Texas police officer accused of assaulting teen

Investigation is promised after three Pennsylvania cops beat teen

Virginia deputy charged with perjury

Florida police officer charged with falsely ticketing minorities

Texas cop is charged with assaulting wife

Texas sheriff's investigator arrested, accused of inappropriately touching woman

Florida sheriff’s deputy charged with fraud, grand theft

Texas jailer arrested on drug, bribery allegations

Georgia police officer accused of sexual misconduct

      Friday, Jan. 29, 2010

Oregon cop pepper-sprays flaming man

Texas deputy constable managed to sidestep new state law requiring blood test after DWI arrest

Pennsylvania police officer charged with assaulting girlfriend

Texas cop gets six months for assault on woman

Alabama police officer convicted of raping 10-year-old stepdaughter

New Jersey man who claims police brutality is cleared of cops' charge

Choir boys claim they were beaten by NJ cops

Wyoming cops fired for Tasering 76-year-old tractor driver

Seattle City Councilman questions whether cop who lied should get job back

New Jersey police officer admits excessive force on 12-year-old

Missouri woman describes being beaten by cops at traffic stop

      Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010

Arizona deputy gets two years in child porn case

Ohio cops cleared in death of man who fell and died from a skull fracture after police shot him with Taser

Retired Minnesota police chief faces child porn charge

Ohio police officer arrested for misusing law enforcement computer

2 off-duty LAPD officers arrested for allegedly pistol-whipping man

Florida cop who's accused of intimidating eight undocumented male immigrants into performing sex acts with him will be allowed to travel to Oregon

New Orleans pays to settle two police brutality lawsuits

Upstate New York police officer admits endangering child

San Francisco area transit system pays $1.5 million settlement in cops' videotaped killing of un-armed man who was lying face down on the station platform

Minnesota deputy charged with making terrorist threats

South Carolina police officer arrested after firing a gun and threatening his wife

      Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010

Florida police officer arrested by homicide detectives

Massachusetts man's beating death by cops at sobriety checkpoint ruled a homicide

Delaware courts: Taser lawsuits allege unnecessary force

New York men jailed for five days after being caught in possession of coconut candy

Ohio cop, previously fired but then reinstated, is relieved of duty pending an evaluation of his physical and mental fitness

Florida police chief suspended with pay, but nobody will say why

Pennsylvania jail guard is suspended after arrest for possession of drug paraphernalia

Retired NYPD officer charged with exposure

Florida deputy gets three years in jail for violating terms of probation after beating up his girlfriend

Texas man gets $2300 from police department for false arrest

Victim describes anal rape by New York cops

      Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010

Un-identified Ohio deputy is reportedly placed on leave amid allegations of sexual misconduct

Cop sues Amtrak after passenger steals his gun and shoots him

Illinois sheriff's federal drug trial is delayed as he faces state murder-for-hire charges

Indiana deputy arrested in neighbor's killing

California police officer detained after shots fired

Ohio police officer sentenced to probation in drug case

Ohio cop working in two jurisdictions is arrested for heroin distribution

Un-identified Canadian police officer to be sentenced for incest

Jurors can't reach a verdict in case of Washington deputy who was videotaped beating a 15-year-old girl in a jail cell

Pennsylvania man beat up and arrested after questioning officer’s illegal parking

Video of dog-attack bust shows New York cops pounding handcuffed man

      Monday, Jan. 25, 2010

Pennsylvania police beat teen to pulp over a Mountain Dew

DC juror recounts how cop lied in drug bust case

Michigan jail guard gets one year for rape

Trial begins for New York cops charged in sex attack

California sheriff's investigators look into drug smuggling allegations against deputies

Mississippi cop gets 10 years after pleading guilty to six felony charges

Louisiana police officer faces animal cruelty charges

South Carolina deputy pleads not guilty to bribery at arraignment today

Jailed ex-sheriff in Florida testifies against former mistress in theft of $80,000

TSA screener who planted fake drugs on traveler was just kidding

Canadian police apologize for mistakenly beating innocent man

      Friday, Jan. 22, 2010

Oklahoma town pays $250K to settle police brutality lawsuit

New York cops admit protecting their own from DWI

Louisiana man calls 911 and gets police beating leaving him blind in one eye, lawsuit claims

Lawsuit claims New Years Eve beating by New York police

Illinois town pays $250K to settle police brutality lawsuit

ACLU sues Massachusetts town's police department for unconstitutional arrests

Massachusetts cops beat the hell out of guy during traffic stop- caught on video

Lawsuit: NYPD routinely arrests students for non-crimes

Oklahoma prison guard gets 14 months for accepting bribe to smuggle contraband

Tennessee deputy charged with aggravated statutory rape and solicitation of a minor

Quiet start to trial in New York police brutality case

      Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010

Florida cop gets two months for stealing $15,000 from "Crime Stoppers" program

Lawsuit filed against Texas police department for tasing incident

Texas cop arrested for beating her son

Video shows California cops arresting spectators at NFL playoff game for cheering visiting team

Wyoming deputy accused of felony voyeurism

Virginia police captain quits after being charged with car theft

Connecticut cop, wife charged with tampering with evidence

San Francisco Police fire detective for "litany of misconduct"

Minnesota police chief gets administrative leave (paid vacation) for conducting criminal background checks on council members and spouses

Iowa cops won't identify cop who Tasered store clerk for having seizure

Florida trooper charged with receiving unlawful compensation for official behavior

      Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010

California police officer gets 180 days in county jail for grand theft, drug possession

Massachusetts ex-cop found guilty of rape, kidnapping

Utah cops won't say why cooperative resident's home was pump full of tear gas during search

North Carolina police officer accused of engaging in sex act while on duty

Pennsylvania man says state troopers storm his home, drag him down after he makes parking comment

Kentucky jail guard is arrested on drug charges

Man tortured by Chicago cops is freed from prison after twenty years

Indiana correctional officer charged with trafficking

Kentucky deputy charged with terroristic threatening, assault, harassment

New York cop convicted for demanding oral sex to ditch summons for woman

Ohio cop charged with domestic abuse

      Monday, Jan. 18, 2010

Florida deputy arrested for assault and battery of his wife

Texas prison guard convicted of smuggling drugs, cell phones

Un-named Illinois cop is put on administrative leave (ie, paid vacation) for "demonstrating" Taser on junior high school students

Kansas police chief facing child sex charges including rape, indecent liberties and battery, involving four children 14 years old and younger

Houston Police Department's crime lab is again under criminal probe

Ohio town will pay $2.5 million to family of woman killed by police

California corrections officer arrested for embezzlement

Alabama police chief gets 15 years for fatal shooting at a fast-food restaurant.

Oklahoma police officer arrested for falsifying documents

Illinois cops erased evidence in judge's DUI case, defense alleges

Washington jail deputy arrested

      Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010

Massachusetts cops arrest videographers under non-existent "you can't photograph police brutality" law

Florida corrections officer arrested on domestic violence charges

Teen, pregnant woman allege humiliating illegal strip searches by Massachusetts police

Michigan Deputy gets eleven months for unauthorized access to data

California police officer and police chief under investigation for alleged misconduct

Unidentified off-duty Chicago cop charged after shooting incident

Suspended Florida officer named in civil suit against Orlando police, other officers

Ohio policeman faces domestic-violence counts

Massachusetts cop who was convicted of stealing $2,000 during traffic stop gets 1 year trimmed from 3-4 year prison sentence

Florida police officer released from jail after altercation at bar

California police officer accused of rape

      Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010

Florida police officer faces sex-with-minor charge

New York jail guard busted for selling drugs and booze to inmates

TV station won't name Utah cop who's being sued for allegedly throwing suspect to ground, injuring him

Indiana ex-sheriff who was convicted of embezzlement now claims cop had no probable cause to pull him over when he had more than triple the legal limit blood alcohol

Tennessee police officer gets 7 years for coerced sex with prostitutes

Once fired, reinstated Texas police officer accused of another theft

Florida jail guard lauded as "an exemplary friend, employee, parishioner, husband and father" gets six years in jail for gouging out the eye of mentally-ill inmate

Pennsylvania police officer accused of corruption of minors

New Jersey police officer accused of hitting handcuffed suspect, attempting to cover up incident

New York cop who hasn't yet been sentenced for molestation gets one year for possessing firearm while subject to order of protection

Florida cop gets two years in prison for raping prostitutes

      Monday, Jan. 11, 2010

Connecticut cop gets five-year prison term for pistol-whipping and kidnapping another cop

Indiana prison guard arrested for smuggling contraband into jail

Mississippi cop previously fired for brutality is suspended for un-announced reasons

Lying South Florida cops will finally be fired … supposedly

Ohio cop who quit after being caught masturbating in department store pleads no contest

New York City pays $35G to settle lawsuit by grandmother falsely arrested as hooker; disciplinary charges are "pending" against cop, whose false arrests have led to four lawsuits

Second Ohio police chief pleads no contest in Parker surrogate case

Court won't let Massachusetts sheriff charge jail inmates for room & board

Another Tennessee deputy arrested on sex charges

Texas cop faces felony solicitation charge

Minnesota cop charged with bank robbery could face additional charges for other robberies

      Friday, Jan. 8, 2010

On-duty sexual assault by cop (who was apparently never prosecuted) costs Minnesota town $500K

Pennsylvania cop accused of assaulting his ex-girlfriend is prohibited from "possessing, transferring, or acquiring any firearms," including his police service weapon

Missouri cop faces 16 counts of deviate sexual intercourse with a child

Pennsylvania cop who oversaw corrupt narcotics unit gets sweet job at District Attorney's office

Lawsuit filed in Maryland videography arrest

Panel orders reinstatement for North Carolina cop fired for kicking K9 dog

Philadelphia cop pleads guilty to drug charges

Alabama cop arrested after $20K disappears from evidence room

3rd woman accuses North Carolina police officer of sexual assault

Minnesota cop arrested in robbery gets paid leave

Missouri police officer resigns amid statutory rape charges

      Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010

Un-identified North Carolina cop quits amidst un-detailed misconduct investigation

Mississippi cop is reassigned after arrest   cops won't say what she was arrested for

Florida cop gets probation, cleared record for causing fatal wreck while driving without lights and sirens at 98 mph in a 40-mph zone while chasing a speeder over improper window tint

Jailed Illinois sheriff facing new charges

Veteran DEA agent charged with perjury in Ohio

Florida deputy arrested and charged with DUI after crash

Florida corrections officer sentenced to a year in jail for smuggling drugs into prison

Tennessee cop who smelled of alcohol after rolling Jeep and refused blood-alcohol test wasn't drunk, says lawyer

Fired Georgia deputy charged with child molestation

Ohio cop quits, pleads no contest in public indecency case

Fired Tennessee police officer indicted for interfering with murder investigation

      Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010

Philadelphia police officer charged with soliciting sex from minors

Hawaii deputy sheriff arrested in child rape

Iowa cop arrested for threatening to kill his wife on Christmas

Tennessee cop is charged with 10 counts of aggravated sexual battery for a victim under 13, two counts of attempted aggravated sexual battery for a victim under 13, two counts of sexual battery by an authority figure and two counts of sexual battery

Tennessee school cop is arrested, charged with having sexual contact with a student

Pennsylvania school cop is charged for hosting teenage alcohol party

      Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010

Philadelphia police officer to be stripped of badge (and "also might face criminal charges") for killing unarmed man

Illinois sheriff and family arrested for solicitation of murder for hire

Attorneys claim Florida cops tampered with sobriety-measuring machines

The scandal behind the scandal of the DC cop who pulled a gun on snowball fighters — video shows other cops and Washington Post rush to lie in cop's defense

Florida Officer charged with DUI and hit & run

Oklahoma cop is placed on paid leave after kicking out the back window of patrol car during his arrest for public drunkenness

      Monday, Jan. 4, 2010

9th Circuit says police officer can be sued for Tasing

California sheriff's deputy caught driving patrol car drunk

Ohio police officer allegedly abused children with Taser-like weapon

Illinois cops sued after Tasering man 11 times for having diabetic seizure

Ohio city pays $2.5-million to settle lawsuit over unarmed black woman shot and killed by white police officer

Questions remain about DUI arrest of Alabama police chief

Florida jail shutters camera after video shows excessive force by deputies

      Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010

Rhode Island cop accused of brutally beating teen

South Carolina deputy crashed patrol car while drunk

North Carolina police chief allegedly knew of child molestation accusations against officer

South Carolina jail guard arrested for smuggling drugs into jail

Florida deputy charged with discharging a firearm into an unoccupied vehicle

Florida deputy who was fired after arrest for domestic battery is arrested again for violating restraining order

Drunken Homeland Security officer is charged with battery, resisting arrest with violence

      Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010

North Carolina cop accused of sex assaults during traffic stops

Second Texas deputy pleads guilty in meth ring

Alabama corrections officer arrested on drug charges

Louisiana police officer arrested for domestic abuse battery

Alabama police officer arrested, charged with theft after 20K turns up missing

Mississippi police officer, wife charged with domestic violence

Minnesota cops lawyer up as Justice Dept mulls grand jury

Nevada sheriff's deputy accused of domestic battery

      Friday, Jan. 1, 2010

California police officer won't face charges for kicking surrendering suspect in head

Two Texas police officers fired, one arrested the other un-named, amid allegations of misconduct and assault

Judge shields info on arrested Maine police chief

City Councilman says Arkansas police chief facing aggravated assault charges was supposed to have been fired months ago

Oregon deputy gets probation for Tasering man in strip club

Louisiana deputy is booked on domestic violence charge

D.A. charges New York jail guard with boinking female inmates

South Carolina police officer arrested for drunken hit-and-run

      Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009

Oklahoma cops Taser 10-year-old girl for not taking a shower when mum said to

Chicago police officer Tasers a man 11 times for having a diabetic seizure

Canadian police enter backyards of citizens without permission or notice in exercise and shoot man’s dog when it attacks

Iowa sheriff's deputy faces domestic assault charges

South Carolina sheriff's deputy fired after fighting with other officers

Head of Wisconsin police union cited for drunken driving

North Carolina police officer charged with sex crimes

Texas cop jailed on assault charge

DC Police: ‘It’s time to make the snowball conversation disappear’

Ex-cop charged with stabbing death of Canadian cop

Ohio police chief says he'll appeal 32-month sentence for burglarizing movie star's surrogate

      Friday, Dec. 25, 2009

Minnesota police captain gets probation for drug charges

Pennsylvania cop fired after beating store clerk who asked for I/D before selling tobacco products

DC Assistant Chief lies to cover for cop who drew gun after his Hummer was hit by snowballs

Philadelphia cop quits the day before he's charged with raping girl for years

Rhode Island police officer charged with assault on cuffed woman

Florida cop resigns after Internal Affairs inquiry finds he lost prisoner

California Highway Patrol lieutenant convicted of trying to boink 13-year-old

Massachusetts woman says police beat her husband to death

      Monday, Dec. 21, 2009

Pennsylvania cop accused of taking sexually explicit photos of unconscious woman

Colorado correctional officer avoids prison in bribery case

Indiana police detective arrested for domestic violence

Off-duty Pennsylvania cop accused in Wawa worker beating

Texas cop who tased girlfriend’s face might not do time

DC cop pulls a gun on snowball fighters

No charges will be filed against drunk driving Texas cop who fled crash scene

Virginia sheriff gets 19 months for corruption

Illinois cop accused of neglecting animals at his suburban getaway

Strange new twist in scandal involving rogue Philadelphia PD narcotics unit

California city slated to pay $195,000 for alleged police brutality

South Carolina school cop arrested on drug charges

South Carolina deputy arrested on drug charges (not the same as above)

Florida sheriff probing assault allegedly involving un-named police officer

      Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009

South Carolina ex-cop who pled insanity sentenced to 35 years for kidnapping

Washington DC police officer arraigned on murder charge

Texas police officer gets probation for giving alcohol to teen, showing porn

Ohio cop caught partying with underage drinkers

California cops shoot friendly dog to death

Indiana narcotics officer pleads guilty in corruption case

District Attorney says some might go free due to charges against Pennsylvania police

Three Florida officers charged; at least 70 criminal cases at risk

      Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009

Texas school cop gets eight years in jail for five years of molesting child

Queens family tells outrageous story of NYPD raid

Tennessee ex-cop convicted of kidnapping and raping a 20-year-old North Chattanooga housesitter

New Mexico deputy pleads in pharmacy robbery

Jailed California prison guard is ordered to repay $244,400 for workers' comp fraud

Arizona's outlaw sheriff defies federal government on immigration, launches repeated investigations of those who criticize him

Illinois cop is fired after being convicted of beating a woman in a bar

Florida police officer convicted of attempted sexual battery

Three Pennsylvania police officers among five people indicted in race-related beating

Mississippi police chief arrested on false pretense and embezzlement charges

Washington police sergeant is placed on paid leave, accused of hitting daughter

Two Indiana cops get "stiffer penalties than expected" (short suspensions) for excessive force

Minnesota deputy guilty of stalking his ex-girlfriend

Detroit cop who embezzled $27K shows up drunk for weekends in jail

Wisconsin drug team leader resigns over "inconsistencies" in testimony

Dallas officer accused of faking burglary story to hide his sex act in squad car

      Monday, Dec. 14, 2009

Florida cop charged with raping woman after traffic stop

Former New York City cop admits trying to shake down man for drug money

California police officer convicted of sex-related charges

Dallas police acknowledge raiding wrong home in search for assault suspects

New Mexico city pays $200K for false imprisonment in police car

Drunk driving Canadian cop who killed motorcyclist will be charged only with obstruction of justice

Illinois sheriff's office again keeps personnel files under wraps

Mississippi cops gets 20 years for sexually assaulting a woman while on duty ten years ago

Pennsylvania cop cuts deal in illegal 'sexting' case

Indiana police officer involved in fatal wreck may have been drunk

Texas cop accused of using Taser on girlfriend might not do time

Texas police officer arrested for allegedly beating up student

Florida sheriff's deputy pleads guilty after showing porn movie to juveniles

Arizona deputy Police Chief quits, accused of host of violations

New Mexico cop facing termination, revoked law certification, after attacking tattoo parlor and its employees

      Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009

Indiana cop gets one year for sexual battery of 15-year-old

Un-named Rhode Island cops are put on administrative duty as punishment for brutality

California town's police department sued over woman's arrest

Nevada cop convicted of 5 gross misdemeanors including 3 counts of misconduct of a public officer and 2 counts of oppression under color of office

Virginia police officer convicted of sexual battery

Georgia cop admits "accidentally threatening" to kill his wife during an argument

Pennsylvania police officer is accused of stealing money from evidence locker

Un-named Georgia cop is accused of taking a nude photo of himself at the job

Wisconsin officer charged in fraud scheme

Ex-federal agent pleads in theft of $100,000 in Louisiana

Jury finds New Mexico cops' search (obviously) unconstitutional

West Virginia FBI officer guilty of invasion of privacy

Beaten and acquitted firefighter now set to sue Massachusetts police

California police officer charged with embezzlement from officers association

      Monday, Dec. 7, 2009

Alabama police officer convicted of rape, sexual assault, sentenced to 100 years

South Carolina officer charged with stealing $191 in gas

Florida officer gets 2 years in prison for his part in a drug operation

In Montana town's three-man police department, chief is suspended, one officer is under investigation and the other just returned from suspension

Former Texas cop indicted in New York for moving 200 tons of cocaine

Lawsuit says San Diego cops are "ruthlessly" driving homeless people away from downtown

New York town suspends police officer involved in assault case

Vermont police coerce man to consent to search

Colorado deputies use Taser on ‘out of control’ child

Florida police chief found guilty of manslaughter

Arizona cops protest to support colleague who stole court documents

Florida cop gets 2 years for tipping off gangsters

NYPD officer accused of helping drug gang

      Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009

California deputy convicted in lobster-poaching case

New Jersey officer indicted for misconduct, aggravated assault

California cop convicted in gropings

Illinois police made wrongful arrest, held 4-year-old on Thanksgiving

Arkansas police arrest deputy from adjoining county on drunk & disorderly

Colorado cop gets 48 hours in jail for theft

Arkansas police officer sentenced to 12 years in prison for cocaine dealing and related crimes

Missouri police officer sentenced in drug sale

      Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009

Witness describes hoe Tennessee cops killed man at hospital

Drug prosecution collapses after Missouri officer's claimed surveillance is shown to include day he didn't work

Texas cops kill dog, then use Taser on dog’s deaf elderly owner

Oregon cop gets six months for multiple counts of official misconduct, telephonic harassment and menacing

Two civil rights groups sue Maryland sheriff's department over woman's arrest

Massachusetts cop gets six months for excessive force, false report

Judge rips NYPD on false arrests as brothers sue for $10M over wrongful narcs bust

Pennsylvania trooper allegedly stomps man's face into floor

Feds investigate Illinois cops over excessive force

      Monday, Nov. 30, 2009

Indiana police officer guilty of theft, misconduct

Kansas cops steal $550,000 from trucker

Officer who got in trouble in one West Virginia town now working in another

Allegations of police brutality probed in New Jersey

Maine Police Chief accused of misuse of authority

California city mum on payout to settle lawsuit over false police report

South Carolina officer fired for violating Public Safety policy

Pittsburgh pays $50,000 after cop illegally tickets man for flipping the bird

Oklahoma police officer shoots his firefighter brother-in-law, then kills himself, officials say

Illinois sheriff's deputy accused in lawsuit of harassing his neighbor

Arkansas police officer gets probation after pleading guilty to theft

      Friday, Nov. 27, 2009

Arizona's "tough" sheriff Joe Arpaio's crew forces inmate to give birth while shackled, then won't allow her to hold baby

Connecticut cop is suspended with pay after killing two in wreck while driving 94 mph on return from emergency call

Oregon police officer in 12-year-old girl's beanbag shooting files for stress disability

Tennessee police officer convicted of excessive force for beating handcuffed man about the head

California family sues over wrong-address SWAT raid

Jury convicts former Detroit cop in man's death

Federal lawsuit filed against Atlanta police over raid at gay club

Customs officer and wife convicted of bribery, drug importation

Cops have no comment as elderly black man sues over SWAT raid in Dallas

      Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009

Cops fired or forced to quit have no problem finding new jobs in different police departments

California transit cop breaks window with drunk's face

Massachusetts cop quits and is charged with making false statements to FBI agents in ongoing corruption investigation

California police officer gets 13 years for robbing banks

Former Colorado police chief is convicted of conspiracy to commit sexual assault on a child — says he was working undercover at the time

Ohio police chief convicted in Sarah Jessica Parker surrogate theft

Wyoming trooper gets 15 years for kidnapping, extortion plot

Former Pennsylvania cop gets 30 years for robbery from drug dealer

Alabama cop gets double whammy — suspended sentence and probation — for illegal access to Law Enforcement Tactical System

Bus driver beaten by Illinois cop is prosecuted for allegedly false report

      Monday, Nov. 23, 2009

Head of Chicago Police Sergeant's Association is arrested for embezzling funds from police union

Indiana police officer faces meth charge

Chief says Pennsylvania officer he won't identify will be suspended for using 'excessive force'

NYPD officer convicted of perjury

FBI probes whether New Jersey police stole from dealers

Florida cop's reputation is hurt by long record of perjury and dozens of complaints

Un-named Maryland police officer faces misconduct charge for staging mock raid using police boat and helicopter

Ohio police lieutenant gets three "penalty days" for off-duty road rage incident

Un-named Oregon police employee is disciplined but not fired over phony charges leading to $295,000 lawsuit settlement

Veteran Louisiana officer arrested for shoplifting; retires from force

Texas cop is charged with drunk driving after wrecking unmarked police car

California cop is arrested on domestic violence charges

Texas sheriff's deputy pleads guilty in phonied up methamphetamine bust

Arkansas sheriff charged with embezzlement in case involving possible sale of seized gun

      Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009

Florida cop sues over allegedly unfair news coverage of his dumping quadriplegic from wheelchair

Self-styled "tough" sheriff in Arizona says he'll defy judge's order to have deputy apologize for stealing documents in courtroom

Alaska corrections officer gets nine years for eight years of raping child

Maryland school cop convicted on child porn charges

28 Florida police officials, including captains, majors, undercover officers and the department spokesman, provided protection for man running Ponzi scheme

Texas Customs officer convicted of corruption

Alabama cop acquitted of evidence tampering, false reporting, and attempting to distribute a controlled substance but convicted of possessing an altered firearm asks for acquittal or new trial

Lawsuit says Illinois cops dangled suspect out window before killing him

North Carolina cop charged with rape

DC cop contradicts past testimony, says police chief ordered mass arrests of hundreds of protesters

      Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009

Kansas cop who offered to trade sex for dismissal of DUI charge is convicted ... of wire fraud ... and gets probation

Delaware cops say they'll close probe into police brutality unless witnesses meet alone with cops

Colorado town hires private investigator to investigate cops' investigation of crooked cop

Illinois State's Attorney to investigate shooting allegedly by ex-cop

Michigan cops tell ACLU they'll stop illegally entering homes without warrants (and local paper calls it a "quarrel")

Kansas county pays $499,000 to settle police misconduct lawsuit

NAACP says Maryland police altered video of killing

Georgia deputy who's accused of stalking left explicit messages

Vermont cop charged for killing neighbor's dog

Texas police officer sentenced to three years for child porn

      Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009

Fired Pennsylvania cop is charged with having sex with runaway

British cop convicted of sexual offences against women he met while on duty

Flint, Michigan pays $800K to settle lawsuit over illegal raid

New York cop already sentenced for bank robbery gets more time for two more bank robberies

California police officer charged with theft

Convicted Kentucky jailer tries to avoid prison time for helping cover up inmate beatings

New Jersey police officer gets 12-year term for sex assault

Tennessee trooper is suspended for sending white pride e-mail

New Jersey jail guard gets five years for smuggling drugs to inmate

Texas officer fired after allegations of inappropriately touching teen

Federal Court upholds right of woman to sue after Florida police officers tackle her in emergency room during premature birth

Louisiana cop suspended after fight with a downtown restaurant manager

Florida cop kicks suspect already on the ground

Texas sheriff's deputy gets 15 years in federal prison for drug and firearm charges

Two Arizona police officers quit amid sex, fraud investigation

Louisiana officer charged with domestic abuse, sexual battery

Drug materials found at home of Tennessee deputy accused of ID theft ; more charges expected

Investigators find "no wrongdoing" as California cops enter wrong house and kill family dog

      Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009

Cops steal stuff, as a routine part of their jobs. Victims are extorted to get their property back, or simply don't get their property back, and it's kept by cops or sold to add funds to police budgets. This time the story is set in Detroit, but it's routine in many American police departments.

Missouri police won't name bail bondsmen who raided wrong home

Louisiana cop is accused of on-duty rape

Pennsylvania "rogue cop" gets 30 years for robbing a drug dealer and participating in a home invasion

Third Missouri police officer sentenced in federal corruption case

North Carolina city pays $150K to settle police brutality and false arrest lawsuit

Montana cop gets deferred sentence for embezzling from police union

Florida detective resigns as investigation nobody will talk about continues

Missouri cop sues over being shot by Illinois cop

Connecticut cops investigate police brutality allegations

Missouri cop arrested for on-duty drunk driving

      Monday, Nov. 9, 2009

FBI agent gets probation for conspiracy to invade the privacy of young girls

Ohio police tackle and Taser man as he tries to rescue people from burning home

Alaska cop and police academy teacher is convicted of 16 child sex abuse and pornography charges

Canadian corrections officer gets fourteen days in jail for brutal beating

Tape raises questions about San Jose Police use of force

North Carolina cop sentenced to a week in jail on misdemeanor charges of assault by pointing a gun, simple assault and communicating threats

Video of "controversial traffic stop" is at odds with officers' testimony

Texas cops arrest Good Samaritan who came to injured pedestrian's assistance

"I'm in my house just listening to music, and these cops are going to go inside my house without letting me know and kill my dog for no reason"

Indiana cop faces lawsuit over drive-by shootings

Five Virginia Department of Corrections officers charged in dog fondling

British police officer convicted of sexually assaulting male colleague

Federal corrections officer indicted on civil rights charges related to fatal assault on prison inmate

Kansas police officer accused of selling stolen video games

Michigan officer sentenced to jail, probation for sex on the job

TV news cameraman cites 'excessive force' in suit against New Jersey officer

Video shows Tennessee deputy beating the hell out of motorist

Attorney questions un-named Texas trooper's shooting story

California cop arrested for child molestation

Drunk-driving Utah police officer resigns after causing four-car crash

Colorado police department won't say why officer who quit was being investigated

Connecticut man sues over false arrest

Judge upholds $360,000 verdict in case of cop who beat man in hospital

Off-duty New York cop accidentally shoots, kills friend while showing off his Glock

Ohio cop charged with assault in incident at Dayton pharmacy

Utah cop gets suspended sentence for exceeding the authority of a search warrant

Louisiana sheriff's deputy accused of sex with juvenile

Wyoming cop disappears when charges of sexual assault are filed against him

Second Alabama officer indicted in child rape case

Kentucky deputy gets 30 years for plot to kill candidate for sheriff

Philadelphia police officer charged with dealing drugs and plotting to steal what he believed was a drug stash seeks a deal

Pennsylvania cop gets probation for assault of a man who was asleep at home

Convicted Canadian cop remains on duty

Kansas cop gets long sentence for sexually abusing a child

Customs officer gets 135 months for alien smuggling, bribery and drug trafficking

New York cop gets 25-year sentence for murdering fiance

Alabama cop gets 22 years for beating man to death

Alabama prison guard gets one year for taking drugs into prison

California cop pleads no contest in off-duty gun brandishing incident

Video shows Arizona cop pilfering defense materials in court

Tennessee police officer sentenced to 27 months in prison for civil rights violations

Texas internal affairs detective suspended for biased investigation of killing by cop

California cops pay $5K after running innocent man's photo in murderer-wanted ad

Ex-head of New York police pleads guilty to eight charges

Minnesota police officer Tasers man in neck while his hands are on hood of the car

81-year-old Tasered by Alaska police

Massachusetts cop arrested for downloading child pornography at police station

      Monday, Nov. 2, 2009

Utah cops track down and arrest teens for harmless burger ‘rap' at McDonald's drive-thru

New Jersey police officer sentenced for theft

Prosecutors won't charge LAPD officers in MacArthur Park police riot

Michigan cop convicted of gross indecency, misconduct in office

Florida police officer gets 2 years for role in drug sale

Pregnant Latina says she was forced to give birth in shackles after racial-profiling arrest

Investigators waited a month before even trying to question Canadian cop who shot and killed teenager

Feds investigate three Indiana cops who held a gun to a woman's head to force her to assist in an attempted drug bust

Oklahoma cops under investigation for corruption

In Minneapolis, costs of police misconduct add up

Washington cops who used fraudulent diplomas to qualify for raises keep their jobs

Washington man is allegedly jailed for trying to file complaint against police

      Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009

Oklahoma cop gets suspended sentence for years of thefts from evidence locker

Florida prison guard who arranged murder of prisoner gets life in prison

Los Angeles Police Department freaks out America with new Orwellian ad

Ex-cop from Alabama sentenced to 125 months in child porn case

Former Alabama cop sentenced to 7 years in prison

Deputy marshal in Illinois gets 4 years for information leak

Canadian officers accused of inciting violence at protest

Video shows DC cop slamming 16-year-old onto squad car

Video shows California cops San Jose police officers using baton, Taser on suspect

Maryland cop pulls gun on mall haunted house worker

Utah jail officer gets a year in jail for having child porn

Five Virginia correctional officers charged in dog fondling

Massachusetts newspaper that revealed police bonuses gets boycott and silent treatment from cops

Former U.S. marshal sentenced for leak in witness protection program

Illinois cop is sentenced to prison for embezzlement... again

      Monday, Oct. 26, 2009

City commissioner criticizes three-year police investigation into Oregon cops' killing of mentally ill man

Ohio cop charged with on-duty drunk driving

Virginia cop convicted of obstructing justice and making false statement to investigators gets his sentence reduced

Texas trooper gets six months in jail for organized criminal activity, but remains on the job

West Virginia cop who beat black man and falsely charged white girlfriend gets two years in prison

Virginia cop gets probation on corruption charges

New Jersey cops guilty of second-degree conspiracy to commit official misconduct, for

Video shows one Canadian cop stomping on and kicking a suspect lying face down on the ground, while another officer walks on the victim's legs

Chicago Police throw benefit for officer who allegedly drove drunk, killed two people, and fled the scene of the accident

Texas police illegally ticketed drivers (dozens of times) for not speaking English

Minnesota town pays $100K to settle suit over videotaped police beating

Unidentified Nevada officer shoots and kills dog, family says for "no reason"

Barber in videotaped beating by California police was held nearly two days without being booked into jail or charged, says attorney

Why are New York cops arresting gay people on charges ruled unconstitutional 26 years ago?

Texas police chief says he'll investigate after cop posts photo on MySpace showing Tasered suspect wetting himself

Unidentified Kentucky cop mistakenly shoots burglary victim

South Dakota cop convicted of raping drunk woman in squad car

Missouri attorney accuses police of wrongdoing

California cop gets paid leave while co-workers investigate claim that he raped teenager

Jury awards woman $1.5-million after Chicago police officers conspire to violate her civil rights

Phoenix pays $750K to settle lawsuit after cop in unmarked vehicle runs down bicyclist

Already facing brutality rap, Pennsylvania cop is sued twice more

Minnesota police chief who was fired for drug addiction sues, claiming substance abuse deserves protection under Americans with Disabilities Act

Dallas Police change public intoxication policy amid complaints from non-drunk people arrested, pepper-sprayed

Charges could be dropped against Indiana deputy who choked daughter

Recently-demoted Florida cop is suspended for unexplained reasons

      Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009

Illinois police officer already facing predatory assault charges is arrested for possession of child pornography

Nevada cop gets plea bargain for child molestation

School cop in Tennessee charged with raping student

Indiana police chief suspended for insubordination

Girlfreind-beating and Wal-Mart greeter shoving Tennessee cop loses his job

Pennsylvania cop gets 30 day suspension for soliciting sex from female inmate

California cop accused of sexual harassment had prior solicitation arrest

Kansas cop accused of drug charges pleads guilty to two felonies

Virginia cop from "Party Crashers" unit is convicted of DUI

Nevada cop is fired for at least three gas fill-ups for his personal vehicle on a department credit card

Illinois cop who beat student for untucked shirt jailed on rape charges

Georgia cop pleads guilty in sexual assault of 14-year-old in custody

California man dies after being Tasered by police

New Jersey cops admit springing drunk driver

New Jersey cop gets probation for shoplifting

California cop sentenced for Internet child porn

California cop accused of compromising murder investigation goes back on patrol

Arizona customs officer pleads guilty to accepting bribes to allow illegal immigrants to enter the country

Utah police officer charged with enticing a minor over the Internet

Massachusetts officer charged in fight is fired

California police officer isn't charged in machine gun shooting

Claim: California police helped cover up abuse of officer's wife

      Monday, Oct. 19, 2009

Ohio cop gets probation for felonious assault and burglary charges

Tennessee cop pleads guilty to providing protection for drug dealer

New York cop gets paid leave after accusations of harassment

Lawsuit filed over Illinois cops' deadly gunplay at church daycare center and lies afterwards

Illinois police officer facing sexual abuse charges arrested again after leaving court

Meth case tossed after Oklahoma cops' testimony is deemed inconsistent

Activist arrested and beaten by New Hampshire police

Florida cop fired after drawing gun on mother and children in front of school

Media decides tasered grandmother was asking for it

California cop is charged with a dozen felony counts

      Friday, Oct. 16, 2009

Illinois cop arrested for sexual assault of a 9 year old

Florida couple sues for damages in wrong-house raid

North Carolina sheriff pleads not guilty to obstruction of justice, refuses to resign

California police chief who shot dog is ordered to turn in gun

Oregon police officer gets six years in prison for robbing bank

Gun charge may be dropped over New York officer's departmental sanction

Canadian police dip into victims' cash

Former California cop wanted on child pornography charges

Undercover California cops infiltrate student group

Former Michigan police chief pleads guilty to fraud

New York cop who refused blood-alcohol test indicted in fatal wreck

Ohio deputy fired for drunk driving and then rehired resigns

Ohio cop gets nine months for 2 counts of aggravated statutory rape

Texas police officer on trial for child porn, sexual assault

Texas cop in choke-hold death may face charge

Alabama police officer arrested for insurance fraud

Claim: California police helped cover up abuse of officer's wife

Virginia sheriff’s deputy charged with hit and run

Illinois police officer fired for viewing hours of porn on squad car computer

Father of autistic California boy who was Tasered by cops files federal lawsuit

Lawsuit filed over killing by California transit cop

Ohio police chief sidesteps hearing by resigning

New York cop hits pregnant woman's car, drives away

      Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009

Cops say unidentified Illinois police officer has resigned after beating (or as CNN puts it, “alleged beating”) of student is caught on tape

Ohio officer drives drunk, uses dispatcher to avoid colleagues, and helps friend in domestic violence case ... and is given full reinstatement to the police force with back pay

Ohio corrections officer arrested on drug charge

Missouri cop who stole cash, planted drugs, charged an innocent man, and lied to cover it up gets one year in jail

Florida deputy allegedly extorted marijuana grower

Connecticut cop accused of theft gets "special program" instead of jail time

Thousands of dollars missing from Michigan police safe

Michigan sheriff says he'll investigate allegations that deputies have unlawfully entered homes, even as he says details of the reported misconduct are false

US police stop more than 1 million people on street; stop-and-frisk policies alarm civil libertarians who worry about profiling

Arizona cop who mistakenly shot at homeowner (six times) “acted within public policy”, police board rules

Off-duty NYPD cop arrested after flashing his gun on train

      Monday, Oct. 12, 2009

Illinois cop caught on camera in student's beating is already in jail on rape charge

Two Missouri police officers charged with stealing "stolen" goods

Un-named Michigan cop is fired, and nobody will say why

Second officer in Georgia resigns after allegedly stealing county funds used in narcotics investigations

Third cop in New York town is placed on leave for "conduct unbecoming an officer" and misuse of city property

Chicago Police stonewall on rape investigations

Chicago Police stonewall on investigation of beating

Louisiana authorities investigate whether unidentified cop knew kids were growing marijuana in his house

New Hampshire authorities investigate un-cited allegations against sheriff

Strip search of woman by Ohio Sheriff's Deputies called outrageous

Northern Illinois University will review police chief's performance after he berates and threatens journali8st

North Carolina sheriff could face obstruction of justice charges

New York cops gave woman shake-and-break ride, woman alleges

Texas cop suspended as part of a drug probe

Budget cuts end police oversight in Florida's Miami-Dade

Deputy Police Chief in Massachusetts resigns to avoid disciplinary hearing on gun theft; no word on whether he'll face charges

      Friday, Oct. 9, 2009

Ohio policeman gets 3-year sentence for 'reprehensible' fraud on suicide victim's wife

Un-identified Texas cop opens fire on woman playing with dog

Un-identified Illinois cop beats special needs student on camera

More molestation charges against fired Arizona officer

Indiana cop gets 42 months for wire fraud, weapon charges

      Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009

Ohio deputy who was fired for driving drunk and hampering investigation gets job back with back pay and benefits

Florida cop attempts drive-by Tasering, runs over suspect

New Hampshire Attorney General says ex-police chief admitted to theft

New York police officer charged with child molestation

9-1-1 call recorded beginnings of cops' cover-up of killing

New Jersey police officer pleads guilty to theft by deception

Judge calls Massachusetts cop "absolutely corrupt", slaps him with restraining order

California police won't say much about cops caught attempting to bring contraband across the border from Mexico

California cop arrested for real estate fraud case

Pregnant Massachusetts cop accuses fellow officer of rape

Police brutality settlement could cost Milwaukee 3-million

New York Police Chief indicted on 11 charges

Oregon deputy is arrested for drunk driving, fleeing scene

Texas internal affairs investigation is found so biased toward the officers that it lacks credibility

Lawsuit accuses Illinois cop of fake DUI arrests

California police chief surrenders guns after restraining order against him

Florida police officer trainee resigns following investigation

North Carolina sheriff fires chief deputy after conviction for obstruction of justice

Former New York officers among those arrested in alleged vehicle theft ring

Former Oklahoma police chief sentenced to 30 years for child abuse

Oklahoma trooper once again accused of using excessive force

Massachusetts cop fired after off-duty fight

3 LAPD officers charged with lying in drug case

      Monday, Oct. 5, 2009

Florida corrections officer convicted of gouging out inmate's eye

Indiana cop who watched porn at work will keep job

ACLU reports "astonishing pattern" of racial profiling in Louisiana

Ohio officer Accused Of Taking Drugs From Evidence Room

Washington police officer fired over videotaped beating of teenage girl in cell

Ohio cop arrested for DUI and public indecency

27-month sentences handed down in Oklahoma sheriff scandal

Un-named Oklahoma cop kills 10-year-old boy's dog

Connecticut cop is suspended after arrest for sexual assault on minor

Georgia deputy charged with taking money at traffic stop

Florida deputy accused of beating wife

“Stop! Don’t hurt my grandfather!”

Florida deputy arrested on extortion charge

Texas city pays $250,000 to settle lawsuit over cop's negligent driving that led to accident (cop wasn't disciplined)

Trooper, Maryland State Police named in brutality lawsuit

New York cop found guilty in killing of fiancée

New York detective charged with harassment and official misconduct

Two Michigan cops fired three years after killing man, beating brother

      Friday, Oct. 2, 2009

Texas police officer resigns after third arrest

New York police officer was slurring, refused Breathalyzer as woman lay dying, so test was postponed seven hours

Jury awards $35,000 to Missouri man beaten and gassed at traffic stop by cops, one of whom is now police chief

Massachusetts firefighter claims police brutality; cop's story conflicts with other cop's story

Oregon man sues after being arrested for filming cops

Indiana deputies get 90 days and 30 days for charity theft

Pennsylvania liquor-law officer indicted in shakedowns

Family sues after un-armed man is shot dead in his back yard by California cops

Arizona cop accused of defrauding police union

Un-named Illinois cop is arrested for actions "relating to the officer's officials conduct as a police officer"

"The video clearly shows that the officer lied in the police report"

Colorado cop arrested for tipping off lover about meth raid

New York town to pay $62,500 in false arrest lawsuit

Fired New York cop pleads guilty in pleads guilty of “reduced sex crimes”

Louisiana police chief who resigned in June is arrested for theft

23 police officers disciplined in Utah

Judge finds Arizona deputy chief in contempt of court

U.S. Capitol Police officer found sleeping it off in woman's bed

Dallas pays $250,000 and cop gets one-day suspension after speeding cop kills kid on bicycle

Former Alabama police sergeant convicted of murder

Jury awards $500K to Oregon woman hit by police car

FBI confirms civil rights probe of California police over civil rights violations

      Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009

Georgia cop fired for inappropriate comments had been fired from earlier police job for child pornography

81-year-old man tased three times by California police

New Jersey cop indicted in assault case

Minnesota police settle suit in Taser arrest for $200K

Oregon cop whose shooting of a Portland man two years ago cost city half a million dollars is accused of excess force in new $300,000 lawsuit

Texas sheriff's deputy investigation still inching along

"And we're all watching like, what are you doing? What are you doing to this child?"

Michigan police officer accused of stealing from crime tip fund

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