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'Phantom' police on payrolls in Iraq
BAGHDAD — Iraq's government has spent millions of dollars on "phantom" police officers who left the force or died, but whose names remained on department payrolls while others illegally pocketed their salaries.
An investigation by the Iraqi Interior Ministry in six provinces... Read more
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Blacks are arrested on 'contempt of cop' charge at higher rate
When Seattle police arrest someone for "obstructing a public officer," chances are nearly dead even they're arresting an African-American -- in a city that's predominantly white.
Once arrested, the accused could spend a night in jail, but the odds are relatively favorable... Read more
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'Wall of silence' leads to distrust of police officers
Across the top of the first page, someone has scrawled, "Do not release to the press."
The scrawler evidently was not familiar with the Maryland Public Information Act, so here on my desk sits a 50-page report documenting the county police investigation... Read more
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Seattle Chief revamps police force
Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske is instituting one of the largest staffing shake-ups in his eight years of leading the department in hopes of improving officer accountability and dispelling perceptions that youth and gun violence are plaguing downtown neighborhoods.
Among the changes... Read more
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UK: Officers resign over seaside trip claims
Two police officers investigated over claims that they misused vehicles have been forced to resign and two others have been fined, it was announced today.
The Gwent Police officers, along with a fifth constable who resigned last week on an unrelated conduct... Read more
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Veteran Hastings police officer faces charges
A veteran Hastings police officer who was suspended 30 days for hitting a fleeing suspect with his squad car has now been charged in that incident.
Rene Doffing, 44, was charged with felony and misdemeanor assault, criminal vehicular injury and misconduct of... Read more
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New police anti-extremist strategy
Every part of Britain will be mapped for its potential to produce violent Muslim extremists under a new strategy drawn up by senior police officers, it has emerged.
At its counter-terrorism conference in Brighton this week, the Association of Chief Police Officers... Read more
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'SAPS employee was selling jobs'
A switchboard operator at the Nelspruit police station was arrested on Tuesday on multiple charges of corruption, said Mpumalanga police.
"The 35-year-old woman faces 30 charges of corruption dating back to 2003. She alleges that she was acting as an agent for... Read more
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Cop held for corruption and extortion
A police officer and an former police officer have been arrested for corruption and extorting money from foreigners, Johannesburg police said on Tuesday.
"They were operating at the Wanderers taxi rank near Park Station and targeting foreigners, extorting money out of them"... Read more
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Racist force rejected Sikh officer 12 times
A Sikh policeman is set to receive a five-figure damages award for racial discrimination after a police force rejected a dozen applications from him to join.
PC Sangram Singh-Bhacker, who comes from an Indian family in Manchester, had been trying to... Read more
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Rwanda: 34 Police Fired Over Indiscipline
The Government has fired 34 policemen over indiscipline, corruption, drunken behaviour and absconding, police spokesman Marcel Willy Higiro confirmed on Friday.
Police officials say the officers failed to adhere to a zero tolerance for corruption principle espoused by Rwandan police.
More than... Read more
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Maldives: “Lady” Ibrahim Manik In Court For Alleged Sex Offences, Corruption
Notorious police officer "Lady" Ibrahim Manik appeared at Malé's Criminal Court on Monday on four charges of sexual assault and one of corruption, all dating back to 2004 and 2005.
Manik is accused of sexually assaulting four female police officers, and of... Read more
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We bashed suspect, ex cops tell court
THREE former detectives have admitted in court to bashing a suspect in custody.
The trio are also expected to plead guilty to lying to the director of the Office of Police Integrity about the assault.
Sen-Det Mark Harrison Butterfield, 38, Sen-Det Robert... Read more
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Detective escapes disciplinary action
A DETECTIVE involved in the reinvestigation of Wales’ most notorious miscarriage of justice will not be disciplined after all despite being severely criticised in an independent report.
Acting Detective Inspector Gavin Lewis was one of two police officers criticised in a report... Read more
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South Africa: Police shortage given as reason for keeping on crooked cops
Law enforcement officers found guilty of committing fraud are given a fine and kept on the beat
SOUTH Africa’s dirty cops are keeping their jobs despite being caught breaking the law. And the shocking excuse given by their bosses for this... Read more
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Court may put police discipline in jeopardy
The state Supreme Court will hear arguments next month in a case that could scuttle dozens of police misconduct allegations against San Francisco officers now facing accusations ranging from an unnecessary force killing to making videos denounced as racist, sexist and... Read more
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Can the police be more open?
GREENSBORO — It took Greensboro detectives nearly two months to interview a pair of their own department's policemen, said to be present during an alleged sexual assault involving two other city officers.
Criminal investigators didn't question suspended officers John LeGrand and C.S.... Read more
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UK: Tough police DNA powers are rejected
Controversial plans that would see the police given sweeping new powers to take DNA samples from people arrested for the most minor offences, such as dropping litter, have been rejected by the Home Office.
The move has been welcomed by civil liberties... Read more
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Berwyn police dispatcher accused of official misconduct
Police officials say a Berwyn police dispatcher is accused of sharing confidential police information with local drug dealers and selling criminal history information from a private police database.
The Cook County State's Attorney's office said Friday that 29-year-old John Flynn of Berwyn... Read more
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Too many female recruits hurt force, says Ashby
Former assistant commissioner Noel Ashby has questioned Victoria Police's policies of seeking equal numbers of men and women in the force and of bringing in older recruits.
Mr Ashby said older and female recruits were unlikely to remain in the force as... Read more
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Police officer arrested in Ferndale
A Van Buren Township police officer was fired this week after he and four friends were arrested in Ferndale on Feb. 1 for skipping out on paying the bill at a local restaurant.
Employees at Buffalo Wild Wings on Nine Mile Road... Read more
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Afghan police sentenced for sex abuse of boy, father
A judge on Saturday sentenced three Afghan policemen to 10 years in prison for the sexual abuse of a 12-year-old boy and his father, a rare accounting of crimes by Afghan police, many of whom are poorly paid and susceptible to... Read more
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Ruling overturns city’s firing of two arrested police officers
A discrepancy between New Haven law and police-union contracts nullified the city's April 2007 termination of a corrupt police officer, and prevented the Board of Police Commissioners from firing another cop arrested for corruption on Thursday.
The ruling underscores the hard-line... Read more
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USA: Jailer let inmates out for $10 an hour, police say
CROWN POINT, Ind. -- A supervisor at the Lake County Jail has been accused of selling time out of jail to inmates at the rate of $10 an hour.
Cpl. Robert M. Nickovich, 38, Merrillville, was arrested Sunday after... Read more
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Uganda: Don't Blame the Police, They Are Victims Too
The Uganda Police have been in the spotlight lately. Not only for the cash for police bonds scandal or the ghost mobile police that have left the national coffers Shs6.5b poorer but also for the brutal handling of the traders' strike... Read more
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Rockland woman files lawsuit against city police chief, officer, on behalf of brother
The sister and guardian of a Rockland man has filed a lawsuit against the city of Rockland, the present and most-recent past police chiefs, and officer William Smith claiming deliberate indifference to the constitutional rights of civilians and claiming use of... Read more
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Traffic cop turns himself in
THE police sergeant who on Monday escaped dragnets set up by his colleagues from the Anti-Corruption Unit turned himself in to the police yesterday.
The traffic cop, Patrick Williams, accompanied by his lawyer, reported to the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) shortly after 11:00... Read more
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Canada: Judges delay decision in former police officer's contempt case
TORONTO -- Bound in handcuffs, a former city police officer convicted of contempt of court for refusing to testify at a pedophile inquiry in Cornwall, Ont., was greeted with a standing ovation and cheers yesterday by about two dozen supporters as... Read more
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Feds to Probe Police Brutality Charge
Police chief Henry Whitehorn said Wednesday the district attorney and the Justice Department will investigate the case of a woman who is seen in a police department video lying in a pool of blood in an interrogation room. Angela Garbarino, 42,... Read more
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Boston officer sues State Police over confrontation
A Boston police officer filed a federal lawsuit yesterday asserting that a state trooper slapped him and dragged him at least 150 feet with his cruiser during a dispute outside TD Banknorth Garden in 2006.
Edward J. MacPherson, a 20-year veteran of... Read more
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Jamaica: Sarge at large - Policeman escapes sting operation
Realising he had been caught in a sting operation and that his career was on the line, a police sergeant allegedly threatened a taxi driver, pulled his semi-automatic pistol and pointed it in the direction of his colleagues from the Anti-Corruption... Read more
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Former Mexican Police Chief Sentenced To Prison For Bribery
TUCSON, Ariz. – Former Sonoyta, Sonora, Mexico Chief of Police Ramon Robles-Cota, 33, of Sonoyta, Sonora, Mexico, was sentenced here today by Chief U.S. District Judge John M. Roll to 7 ½ years in federal prison. Robles-Cota pleaded guilty on July... Read more
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Lawrence police get ’award’ plaques accusing them of corruption
LAWRENCE - Congratulations! You’re corrupt.
That was the message on three wooden, gold embossed plaques sent from Puerto Rico to the Lawrence Police Department.
The plaques delivered Sunday appeared to be awards, but accused officers, including Chief John Romero, of corruption.
Romero estimated the... Read more
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New crime unit will tackle graft in own ranks
Safety and Security Minister Charles Nqakula has assured the public that the proposed new organised crime unit under the police would not shy away from investigations targeting their own, including corrupt cops.
The government also planned to clamp down on the dissemination... Read more
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USA: Flint officer accused of misconduct
A Flint police officer assigned as an inspector by Mayor Don Williamson in 2006 has been charged with misconduct in office after being accused of having sex with a woman in a police substation after he pulled her over during a... Read more
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Canada: Slippery slope in court ruling
When does credible evidence of a serious crime become so tainted by police misconduct that it should be tossed out of court?
That was the central question before the Ontario Court of Appeal in a controversial decision last week that pits... Read more
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Canada: Former Ontario police officer surrenders
Amid a bizarre, almost circus-like atmosphere, Duncan RCMP arrested former Cornwall, Ont., police officer Perry Dunlop yesterday as about 75 supporters looked on.
"You're our hero!" and "We love you, Perry!" came shouts from the crowd as Dunlop walked arm-in-arm with his... Read more
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Senior police officer stood down
A senior cop who consulted with the public over changes to police conduct rules was himself last night under criminal investigation.
Sunday News can reveal the long-serving Auckland sergeant is alleged to have used a police vehicle and then reported it stolen.
The... Read more
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‘Loo roll’ case cop may still face internal inquiry
A COP cleared of stealing loo paper and cleaning materials from work may yet face an internal inquiry.
Sergeant Eirwyn Pritchard was found not guilty of 17 charges of theft made by his “vindictive” ex-wife, Emma.
But the 47-year-old, who is now back... Read more
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Indian officers charged in kidney scandal
A junior New Delhi police inspector was arrested yesterday on charges of extortion as the probe into an alleged illegal kidney-transplant ring revealed that several officers had helped the accused and his associates get away when authorities were on his trail.
Similar... Read more
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Police Ethics: When Badges Are Tarnished
MADISON - The biggest problem facing the Madison Police Department isn't the dizzying list of brazen, on-duty crimes by officers, from burglaries to the electronic stalking of women to receiving oral sex from prostitutes to ripping off taxpayers through workers' compensation... Read more
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Cop alleges police auditor misconduct
A Eugene police sergeant has accused the city’s first police auditor, Cristina Beamud, of criminal misconduct, an allegation that Beamud’s allies have called baseless and frivolous.
Sgt. Ron Swanson made the allegation in a Feb. 4 letter that he gave to Eugene... Read more
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Secret police: Disciplinary actions should remain public
Police officers are accorded vast powers - the power to detain and restrain, to use deadly force. And a great responsibility - upholding the law and maintaining order.
They serve as the judicial system's first judge and... Read more
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7 sentenced in N.C. police corruption case
Seven former Robeson County sheriff's deputies were sentenced in federal court Wednesday for stealing satellite TV signals.
The men were caught in Operation Tarnished Badge - a sweeping, five-year investigation that has implicated 20 former lawmen.
Among Wednesday's defendants, U.S. District Judge Terrence... Read more
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Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A Pennsylvania cop's bad habits get him in trouble, a Boston cop goes to prison for steroids and perjury, and a Texas Department of Public Safety technician goes away for a long, long time for ripping off the lab's cocaine stash.... Read more
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Former Camden police officer gets prison for giving gun to robber
CAMDEN, N.J. - Seven years in state prison for a former Camden police officer who supplied a gun for the robbery of a drug dealer in exchange for a cut of the loot while he was still on the force.
Michael... Read more
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Nigeria: Addressing police indiscipline
In addressing the issue of discipline in the Police Force, there is the need to forge a working definition of the concept.
Discipline is an overt concept which is inferred from peoples’ behaviour, individual, group or community hat are expected to portray... Read more
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'Bad apples' in the Scorpions to be removed
Scorpion investigators would be screened before being incorporated into the SA Police Service, the Mail and Guardian reported on Friday.
In an interview with the paper, the chairperson of the ANC's subcommittee on peace and stability, Siphiwe Nyanda said the Scorpions would... Read more
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Papua New Guinea police under corruption investigation
Papua New Guinea (PNG) Police Commissioner Gari Baki has been forced to set up a special unit to investigate officers who might be involved in major crime rings in the capital.
Last November's hijacking of a payroll plane and its two Australian... Read more
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Seattle: Firm gets millions to defend cops
Claims of excessive force, false arrest and other police misconduct have been a booming business for a law firm that has defended Seattle police for nearly four decades.
The firm has been accused of using its clout to kill internal investigations, an... Read more
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