Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Judge Upholds Firing of Officer John Powers

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A Seattle police officer fired after allegations of professional misconduct surfaced -- including attempting to break up a domestic-violence...

Officer Kirk Newkirk Charged with Stalking

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An area police officer and assistant coach charged with stalking a woman has had his court date rescheduled until mid-June. Kirk D. Newkirk,...

Officer Jerrell Strong Arrested for Drunk Driving

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A Lexington police officer has been removed from patrol and placed on administrative duties after his arrest in southern Indiana. Officer Je...

Former Officer Philip Dileo Suspected in Double Murder-Suicide

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BOULDER Police say a 61-year-old former police officer is suspected of pulling the trigger in a double murder-suicide that rocked a quiet ne...

Former Officer Shanita McKnight Sentenced to 20 Years

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A former Lake City police officer will spend 20 years in prison for conspiring with drug dealers to keep them from getting busted. Shanita M...

K-9 Dog Dies After Being Left Unattended in Car

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The district attorney's office is set to decide Monday whether to file charges against an Alameda police K-9 officer whose dog died afte...

Officer Patrick Beesley Charged with Drunk Driving

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A Noblesville police officer has been placed on paid administrative leave after being charged with drunken driving. Officer Patrick E. Beesl...

Cpl Joshua Giddings Committs Suicide After Arrest

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Delaware State Police Cpl. Joshua A. Giddings, 32, apparently committed suicide at his Smyrna home Tuesday, May 26. Giddings was arrested Ma...

Officer Richard Beck Accused of Illegally Accessing Database

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A crumbling marriage ultimately cost a Goodyear police veteran his badge. Richard Beck has relinquished his badge in the wake of accusations...

Officer William Mosley & Wife in Court on Domestic Violence Charges

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WORCESTER A Worcester police officer, recently charged with domestic assault, and his wife were the subject of separate hearings in Central ...

Former Detective Daniel Griffin Charged with Illegally Carrying Firearm

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Former Kingston police Detective Daniel Griffin is in trouble with the law again. The ex-cop who already faces charges of impersonating a co...

Detective Hector Ortiz Arrested for DUI

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A Merced Police Detective finds himself on the wrong side of the law, after he's arrested on suspicion of DUI… for the second time. It t...

Officer Jerrell Strong Arrested for DUI

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A Lexington police officer faces an internal investigation after he was arrested in Indiana over the weekend on a DUI charge. Officer Jerrel...

Chief John Josten Arrested for Domestic Violence

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The police chief of a small Van Buren County community has been arrested following a domestic violence incident, the county sheriff’s office...
Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Officer Michael Wooton Pleads Not Guilty to Shooting Neighbor's Dog

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An off-duty Essex police officer accused of shooting his neighbor's dog after it got into a fight with his Pug pleaded not guilty in cou...

Lawsuit Settled in Excessive Force Case

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HARTLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. A woman who sued officers over the death of her father during an arrest for driving a bulldozer on an expressway ha...

Cpl Tony Finn Charged with Assault

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WALNUT COVE, N.C. Walnut Cove officials said one of their police officers was suspended after allegations of assault. Town Manager Homer De...

Sheriff Terrry Jones & Undersheriff Charged with Taking Money During Traffic Stop

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The McIntosh County Sheriff's Department is facing some tough challenges after their sheriff and undersheriff were both accused of takin...
Monday, May 25, 2009

Bail Set at 2 Million for Officer Richard Bolling Charged with Fatal Hit-and-Run

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Bail was set at $2 million Sunday for a veteran Chicago police officer accused of being drunk behind the wheel while causing a fatal hit-and...

Judges Finds Sheriff Arpaio Attempted to Intimidate ACLU Director

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PHOENIX A federal judge ruled late last week that the arrest of an ACLU legal director by Maricopa County's controversial Sheriff Joe Ar...

Officer Benjamin Kruszynski Arrested for Drunk Driving

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Police say a City of Elkhart police officer was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated after he was involved in an accident late...
Sunday, May 24, 2009

Judge James Heath Kills Self After Drunk Driving Arrest

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HAMILTON TWP. A Warren County Common Pleas Court judge who was arrested this weekend for the second time in seven months was found dead in h...

Gregory Rold Dies After Being Tasered

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SALEM, Ore. A 37-year-old Salem man is dead and four police officers were placed on administrative leave after an arrest for trespassing tur...
Saturday, May 23, 2009

Sgt Mark Fitzpatrick Arraigned on Sexual Assault Charge

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LOS ANGELES A Los Angeles County sheriff's sergeant has been arraigned on charges of sexually assaulting a woman and inappropriately sea...

Time Line in Case Against Ex-Cop Drew Peterson

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Prosecutors claimed Friday that Drew Peterson tried to hire someone in 2003 to kill his third wife, Kathleen Savio, for $25,000. Authorities...

Trooper Ariel Valentin Arrested for Rape

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Palm Springs Police charged a Florida Highway Patrol trooper with raping a woman who'd just been in a minor accident. Following his arre...

Reserve Officer Richard Carr Arrested for Rape

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A Columbus reserve police officer was fired Wednesday after he was arrested in Oktibbeha County on statutory rape charges. Reserve officer R...

City Settles Third Brutality Lawsuit This Year

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WORCESTER The city has agreed to pay a city man $48,750 to settle his federal civil rights lawsuit alleging that a Worcester police sergeant...
Friday, May 22, 2009

Deputy Robert Kijanka Arrested for Smuggling Porn into Juvenile Detention Facility

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. A Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office deputy was arrested Friday, accused of smuggling pornography into the juvenil...

Officer Julian Steele Arrested for Sexual Battery

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Cincinnati Police Officer Julian Steele was arrested Friday afternoon, charged with coercing oral sex from the mother of a child he is accus...