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Officer Resigns Amid Transvest
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. -- Sgt. Carey Biggs submitted his resignation earlier this week in the midst of an internal investigation. But police administrators haven’t accepted it because they may want to fire him instead. What he’s accused of doing has shocked... Read more
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Police Accused of Protecting T
Eighteen times in two years, Bolingbrook police were called to fellow officer Drew Peterson's home because of trouble between husband and wife. But Peterson's wife could never get authorities to arrest him. In fact, she was the only one ever charged.
Now... Read more
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New chief speaks on values as
As three former Milwaukee police officers were being sentenced Thursday for beating Frank Jude Jr., newly selected Police Chief Edward Flynn was at a podium a few blocks down Wisconsin Ave. speaking about honor behind the badge.
At his first formal public... Read more
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Police force accused of arroga
A CHIEF constable has been urged to resign after his force was accused of "institutional arrogance" and told to apologise to the family of a man whose body was found in Wick harbour more than a decade ago.
Jim Martin, Scotland's... Read more
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Suit says Chicago officers wer
The family of an aspiring rapper who was shot and killed by police Nov. 13 filed a wrongful-death suit Wednesday, saying the man was unarmed and posed no threat when officers opened fire.
Attorney Andre Grant said the shooting death of Freddie... Read more
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USA: Officers Claim Retaliatio
Two of the principal whistle-blowers in a highly publicized investigation of the state police internal affairs unit are claiming that they are targets of retaliation for making complaints and that the attorney general's office is not adequately protecting them.
The complaints of... Read more
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Trooper admits to official mis
KEESEVILLE — A former New York State trooper pleaded guilty Wednesday to a charge of official misconduct.
Robert W. Czora, 39, was charged with the misdemeanor in November after an investigation by the State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation in connection with... Read more
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Officer accused of having sex
PORTLAND, Ore. - The Portland police officer accused of having sex with an autistic woman will go to court in January.
Jason Faulk was arraigned in court Wednesday in Portland.
Faulk was indicted earlier in November on two counts of official misconduct after... Read more
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Nigeria: IG Sacks Nine Policem
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mike Okiro, has sacked nine police officers from the service for allegedly extorting money from motorists along the Mile two Badagry-Seme road.
The officers were arrested by a special squad, X- squad, set up by the... Read more
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State to look into allegations
Amid growing financial problems for Nitro city government, the state Ethics Commission has agreed to investigate allegations that the city paid its police chief for heavy equipment work he did on top of his regular salary.
The investigation could conclude that... Read more
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Nigeria seeks Britain's help t
Nigeria has asked Britain to help it reform and train its police force, which has drawn international criticism for corruption and brutality, the interior minister said on Monday.
Human rights groups and U.N. experts have accused Nigerian police of killing suspects without... Read more
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Kenyan lawyers say 8,000 kille
The Oscar Foundation, a group of Kenyan lawyers, say that more than 8,000 Kenyans have been executed in a police crackdown on the banned Mungiki sect. A further 4,000 people are missing. The Oscar Foundation says it gathered the evidence from... Read more
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Illegal strike: bleak future f
Twelve of the more than 100 Metro Police officers who took part in the illegal strike that blocked the N2 during peak hour in August have been found guilty of misconduct, and three have been cleared of all charges.
The 15 are... Read more
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Pinhole cameras on Tasers popu
Dozens of police departments in the U.S. have outfitted their Tasers with pinhole cameras to capture audio and video that can be helpful if the officer who discharges the weapon is accused of misconduct.
Known as the Taser Cam, the recordings... Read more
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POLICE PROBE PC'S VIOLENT WEB
Police have launched an investigation after the Echo exposed an Exeter officer who posted abusive comments - appearing to condone the use of violence - on a website.
The officer, who cannot be named for legal reasons, made what police described... Read more
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PC TO FACE HEARING OVER ASSAUL
A Policeman has been found guilty of assault.Police Constable Paul Summers appeared at Swansea Magistrates Court yesterday facing charges of common assault.
Summers, of Picton Road, Skewen, had previously denied the charge.
The case was brought in relation to an incident in Llanelli.
Two... Read more
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Police chief in expenses quiz
One of the most senior officers in the Metropolitan police is under investigation over his expenses claims.
Assistant commissioner Andy Hayman, the force's anti-terrorism boss, has been questioned over expenses including for hotel stays and drinks, according to reports.
The Metropolitan Police Authority... Read more
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Nigeria: Police Send Some Offi
Zone 7 of Nigeria Police has suspended some paymasters in divisional police stations in the FCT.
AIG, Zone 7, took the decision to suspend the officers due to the complaints she received from junior officers about frequent deduction in their salaries.
LEADERSHIP gathered... Read more
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Congressman says police stoppe
U.S. Rep. Danny Davis of Illinois believes he was a victim of racial profiling this week, his spokeswoman said.
Two white police officers pulled over the Democratic congressman early Monday morning, according to spokeswoman Tumia Romero.
"He thinks he was pulled over... Read more
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Nova Scotia: Plan on reporting
The Nova Scotia government’s plan to make it mandatory for emergency room doctors to report gunshot and stab wounds to police could ignite an ethical debate over the confidentiality of doctor-patient relations.
The legislation proposed Friday is ‘‘very dangerous,’’ says a Dalhousie... Read more
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Israel: Shameful day for polic
We thought we already saw everything when it comes to the Israel Police : Cops that allow a serial rapist to effortlessly escape from the courthouse’s courtyard; police officers who guard clubs for money; policemen who play an active... Read more
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Most residents give police hig
An increasing number of Seattle residents give their Police Department high marks on how officers fight crime and interact with the community, according to results from a survey released Wednesday.
But black residents still hold higher levels of distrust for police,... Read more
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President Yushchenko: Ukraine'
Europe's most dangerous roads and greediest traffic cops are in the same place - the former Soviet republic Ukraine, said President Viktor Yushchenko during a televised meeting with law enforcers. Some 7,500 people lost their lives in Ukrainian road accidents in... Read more
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Lynnwood deputy police chief f
Paul C. Watkins, the Lynnwood deputy police chief who pleaded guilty last week to stealing money and property from the department's evidence room, was fired today, according to a news release from the department's chief.
Watkins, 50, who was with the department... Read more
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Chief criticised over early re
FORMER Dyfed-Powys Chief Constable Terry Grange was under fire last night for opting to retire before the completion of an investigation into allegations made against him of financial irregularities.
It emerged that because of his length of service as a police officer,... Read more
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Portland police officer indict
A Multnomah County grand jury Tuesday indicted Portland Police Officer Jason Faulk on two counts of official misconduct stemming from allegations that he had sex with a woman twice while he was on duty.
The jury, which heard testimony over three days,... Read more
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Rights Group Calls for Investi
U.S.-based group Human Rights Watch has called for an independent public inquiry into the Nigerian police force who, by their own calculations, say police officers killed more than 8,000 Nigerians since 2000. The police say the dead are armed robbers and... Read more
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Casualties of the Corrupt Drug
It was one year ago this week that narcotics officers in Atlanta, Georgia broke into the home of 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston.
They had earlier arrested a man with a long rap sheet on drug charges. That man told the police officers that... Read more
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Greece: Gov’t targets police c
The government is examining the possibility of prohibiting police officers from being stationed in the areas from which they originate and introducing tougher disciplinary penalties in order to stamp out corruption among law enforcers, according to Interior Minister Prokopis Pavlopoulos.
The minister... Read more
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Schenectady County Grand Jury
There are big changes on the way for the Schenectady Police Department.
A grand jury report, filed Monday, identifies problems in the department and makes recommendations on ways to curb corruption.
The Schenectady County grand jury began examining city police practices after a... Read more
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Finance probe as police chief
An investigation is under way into alleged financial irregularities which forced a senior police officer into early retirement.
Terry Grange stepped down as Chief Constable of Dyfed-Powys Police after more than seven years in the top job.
An acting deputy chief... Read more
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Police tried to 'censor' C4 ex
Police have been accused of trying to censor efforts to expose Islamist extremists after television watchdogs cleared broadcasters of distorting the views of "preachers of hate".
Ofcom dismissed a complaint from West Midlands Police against a Channel 4 documentary, Undercover... Read more
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Police officer conviction quas
A police officer who claims he was set up for a crime he did not commit has been cleared by the Court of Appeal.
Former Cleveland Police constable Sultan Alam, 45, was jailed for 18 months in 1996 for... Read more
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Australia: Anti-corruption pol
A FORMER high-ranking policeman has been appointed to investigate the alleged ostracism of anti-corruption investigators working as instructors at the Victoria Police academy.
Former assistant commissioner Bill Robertson will review the treatment of the two anti-corruption detectives, who left the... Read more
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Nigeria: What Police Informati
To some observers, it is another desperate move by the police to redeem its battered image and restore public confidence. But to the Nigeria Police, it is a move to consolidate its "Operation Serve, Protect with Integrity."
In line with the new... Read more
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Shooting Fuels Outcry Over NYP
A candy bar, a wallet, even a pair of baggy pants can draw deadly police gunfire.
The killing of a hairbrush-brandishing teenager last week was the latest instance of police shootings in which officers reacted to what they erroneously feared was a... Read more
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Many police departments fall s
PROVIDENCE — Almost half of the police departments subject to a provision of the state’s anti-racial profiling law are violating it, according to a study by the Rhode Island Affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union.
“A number of departments are in... Read more
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False arrests, misconduct amon
Dallas police investigators looked into numerous incidents about the behavior of Senior Cpls. Al Schoelen, Timothy Stecker and Jeffrey Nelson, but The Dallas Morning News had specifically reported on these incidents:
The allegation: Officer Sean Hensley said Cpl. Nelson attacked a... Read more
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'We're turning up the heat' -
CITY police will publicize the names of motorists charged with impaired driving this holiday season in a bid to make people think before they drink.
The plan drew immediate criticism, however, from legal experts who point out the people publicly shamed... Read more
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Canada: 9 officers in court on
Today will not be the finest day for Toronto's finest as nine police officers appear in court in four cases – with criminal charges ranging from sexual assault to perjury, extortion and corruption.
"The cases before the courts are all allegations. Allow... Read more
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Lessons from the past worth he
THE hearings before the Office of Police Integrity again raise the issue of police corruption. Those hearings may well give rise to further proceedings, and it is best to avoid comment on the revelations that have emerged.
But this is an occasion... Read more
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Ethics Finding Reprimands Poli
Miami Police Chief John Timoney should have disclosed to the county and state that he was driving a hybrid Lexus for free as a gift for more than a year, according to an ethics finding.
Timoney did not dispute the facts of... Read more
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Autauga Co. coroner arrested o
Autauga County coroner Billy Brown was arrested Friday on ethics and theft charges, Attorney General Troy King announced.
King said the charges stem from the county jail fund when Brown was a sheriff's deputy. Willie Mack Brown III, known as Billy Brown,... Read more
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New Milwaukee Police Chief Fac
Edward Flynn knows the police chief's job is the toughest in town.
He'll soon find out just how tough when he takes over a department whose previous chief had to tackle crime not only committed on the street but also by her... Read more
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Two Camden police officers ind
Two Camden City police officers were indicted today on charges of official misconduct, conspiracy and insurance fraud.
Darryl Miller, 44, of Sicklerville, a 21-year veteran of the Camden Police Department, and Fred Jefferson, 42, also of Sicklerville, a 17-year veteran of the... Read more
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Did Police Officers Protect Dr
Drew Peterson spoke out again Thursday night to "America's Most Wanted," saying he is angry at his missing fourth wife, Stacy, whose disappearance has generated a media frenzy and mounting suspicion that he is involved.
"I hope she exposes herself to... Read more
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Italian policeman in fan shoot
A policeman who shot an Italian soccer fan dead on Sunday is now facing murder charges, the Italian policeman's lawyer said Thursday.
"The magistrate has changed the charge. It may not necessarily involve premeditation but it will... Read more
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No mercy to criminals or corru
African National Congress (ANC) deputy president Jacob Zuma, himself facing corruption charges, has promised he would be tougher on crime and corruption if he becomes SA President.
Zuma said that the country needed better implementation of anti-crime policies and greater pay for... Read more
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Moroccan 'Sniper' has corrupt
Armed with only a small video camera, a young Moroccan man has harnessed the power of the Internet to expose a local scandal of police corruption.
Crouched on a hill above a road in Morocco's northern cannabis growing region, the "Sniper" filmed... Read more
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Blight on the Boston police
BOSTON POLICE Commissioner Edward Davis still subscribes to the "few rotten apples" theory of police corruption. He used it yesterday to explain the activities of three officers who pleaded guilty in recent weeks to cocaine trafficking after getting caught in an... Read more
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