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Police union boss suspended af
Victorian Police Association secretary Paul Mullett has been suspended from duty, following two days of testimony before the Office of Police Integrity (OPI) hearing.
Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon says it is up to the Police Association to decide his future in the... Read more
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Police officer suspended after
A Utica police officer that was placed on desk duty has now been suspended without pay for 30 days.
The Oneida County District Attorney's office confirmed they were looking into allegations against Officer Vincent Cognetto Jr. stemming from improper conduct stemming from... Read more
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Police corruption watch slippi
The head of Queensland's corruption watchdog says there has been some "slippage" in vigilance against misconduct in the state's police service and public sector.
In its annual report released on Wednesday, the Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) said it received 3,565 complaints... Read more
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Japan: whistleblowers grow bol
When officer Toshiro Semba revealed his bosses in the police department were forging receipts to wine and dine on the public's money, they took his gun away.
He was decreed too emotionally unstable to carry a weapon — a humiliation, he says,... Read more
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Keeping police corruption at b
TALK OF CORRUPTION and the first thoughts that come to mind link it to politicians. Nowadays, however, with the influence wielded by "drug lords" with their bulging money bags, it is more than a mere suspicion that the greed of a... Read more
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Israel: Police rabbi suspected
Allegations of corruption in the police have already reached high levels, with top corruption-busters and even the country's former top cop among the suspects. On Sunday a new name was added when it was revealed that the Justice Department's Police Investigative... Read more
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Careers snuffed out as police
The inquiry into police links to Melbourne's criminal underworld has the makings of a crime novel, writes Sherrill Nixon.
AN AMBITIOUS assistant commissioner with a fondness for gossip and naked jealousy about his younger workplace rival. A tough-talking detective turned highly paid... Read more
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Office of Police Integrity spo
TAPPING of mobile phones by the Office of Police Integrity has shone a spotlight on surveillance and the reliance on mobile communications.
Experts say that while the mobile phone has made it easier to communicate, people now take for granted that they... Read more
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Norwalk: Police Official Inves
The head of the Police Department’s detective bureau is under investigation on allegations of sexual misconduct with a minor, the Norwalk police chief has confirmed. The chief, Harry Rilling, told The Hour newspaper that the official, Lt. Thomas Cummings, had been... Read more
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Fired cop, Marysville sued
Marysville officials knew of problems with fired police Officer Robert J. Pavlovich Jr. but didn’t do enough about it, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday by a girl who claims he had sex with her when she was as young... Read more
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Australia: It's time to stop t
The current events at Victoria Police are out in the open - unlike 20 years ago.
NOEL Ashby was unlucky. A phone tap allegedly caught the recently resigned assistant commissioner of police in the act of maintaining a great and noble tradition... Read more
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Rogue cops: Chicago's financia
If an employee's misconduct cost a private company millions of dollars or caused public embarrassment, that employee would be fired. No doubt about it.
But no such punishment faces Chicago police officers found liable for abusing the people they have sworn to... Read more
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OPI hearing told jealousy led
A Victorian Office of Police Integrity hearing has heard professional jealousies led to the Assistant Commissioner Noel Ashby leaking high level information about other officers.
The OPI inquiry has heard secretly recorded phone conversations of Mr Ashby telling the Police Association Secretary... Read more
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Police integrity cops a hiding
SECURITY is a protected jewel at the Office of Police Integrity in Collins St.
The lift is protected by a security swipe card system. Internal doors have the added protection of a palm reader to keep out prying eyes and unwanted visitors.... Read more
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Ex-borough police chief indict
Former Clayton police chief Frank Winters, already facing charges of stealing $150,000 from Mothers Against Drunk Driving, was indicted Friday on charges of stealing from the borough and its police department.
Winters, 61, of Newfield, resigned as the borough's top law enforcement... Read more
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Ghana: CHRI calls for the repl
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative and the Legal Resources Centre have jointly called for a new Regional Commander to take over from Commander Derry as a peace building measure to reduce tensions in the Volta Region, especially in Anlo.
The human rights... Read more
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Four officers may still face d
The threat of disciplinary action over the death of Jean Charles de Menezes still hangs over four senior police officers - including deputy assistant commissioner Cressida Dick, who ran the operation.
Nearly two and half years after the shooting in Stockwell, the... Read more
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Durham officers face misconduc
Several Durham Police officers are on temporary leave pending the outcome of an internal investigation that could turn into a criminal investigation.
There are allegations linked to prostitution, but city leaders are refusing to comment on the matter.
Police Chief Jose... Read more
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Rotten Oranges?
The big news in Southern California, now that it’s temporarily not burning down, is the indictment of Orange County Sheriff Michael Carona. Orange County, or “The O.C.” as it is known on TV, has the second-largest sheriff’s department in the state... Read more
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Two officers guilty of miscond
Two police officers have been fined five days' pay after being found guilty of misconduct in a case where a woman was stabbed to death by her ex-partner.
Pc Charlotte Hall and Pc Theresa Cottingham did not arrest Percy Wright for... Read more
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L.A. police's
Moslem groups have voiced anger over a plan by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) to create a map detailing the Moslem communities in the city, sources said on Friday.
The groups argue that the mapping idea... Read more
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Police commissioner vows to ro
Hours after Boston police officer Roberto Pulido abruptly ended his federal cocaine trafficking trial by pleading guilty today, Police Commissioner Edward F. Davis vowed to investigate other allegations of corruption that emerged during two days of testimony.
"There certainly was information that... Read more
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Police chief 'on verge of tear
A POLICE commissioner has slammed the bungled investigation into the sexual assault of a young girl that could have saved another girl's life, according to an internal memo.
The memo from Commissioner Karl O’Callaghan to every police officer in Western Australia criticised... Read more
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Study probes ethics of speedin
The Tennessee legislature heard testimony late last month on the success of a program that uses cameras to ticket speeding motorists and reduce accidents on a particularly dangerous stretch of highway in Chattanooga. Around the same time, the legislature also funded... Read more
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Peel police seek investigation
Peel's Police Association has asked the Peel Police Services Board to bring in an outside agency to investigate criminal allegations made by a senior officer in a $5 million lawsuit filed against Peel Police Chief Mike Metcalf, two other... Read more
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Spring Valley police officer s
SPRING VALLEY -The village Board of Trustees suspended Police Officer David Lebron without pay yesterday pending a civil service hearing on departmental charges.
Lebron, 38, a police officer for 15 years, faces a number of departmental charges. The accusations are based on... Read more
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Top officer linked to corrupti
ONE of Victoria's top-ranking police officers has been implicated in a corruption scandal and faces possible criminal prosecution after the release of secretly taped phone conversations.
In explosive allegations that have rocked the Victoria Police, Assistant Commissioner Noel Ashby has been accused... Read more
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Colorado, USA: Experts questio
Deliberately planting false or misleading stories with the public in an attempt to solve a crime is a questionable tactic that should be used rarely if ever, law enforcement and media experts said Tuesday.
Among those sharing the sentiment was a former... Read more
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Police are facing corruption p
SCOTLAND Yard this week confirmed an anti-corruption investigation concerning six Newham-based police officers.
The probe is understood to centre on allegations that evidence was buried to undermine the trial of three men in an alleged plot to handle stolen vehicles worth more... Read more
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Careers on the line as police
NO ONE has yet been explicitly accused, but it is clear the reputations and careers of some of the most powerful figures in Victorian policing are on the line.
The Office of Police Integrity hearing takes in two extraordinarily serious stories of... Read more
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Boston PD bombshell: Cops ID’d
The federal trial of a rogue motorcycle cop threatens to blow the lid off alleged widespread corruption within the Boston Police Department as a key witness drops daily bombshells implicating unindicted officers allegedly involved in illicit drug use, identity fraud and... Read more
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Cops Accused Of Assault, Cover
Shocking accusations against the Park Ridge Police Dept. surfaced this week with the filing of a federal lawsuit alleging that a local teenager was beaten by police and then steps taken to cover-up the conduct.
The lawsuit, filed on Oct. 26 in... Read more
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Court upholds traffic convicti
A unanimous state appellate panel on Wednesday upheld traffic convictions against Newark Police Director Garry McCarthy and his wife, finding substantial evidence of misconduct.
The convictions stemmed from an altercation between the McCarthys and police on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in... Read more
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Rwanda fires 127 police office
Rwanda's police force has expelled 127 police officers accused of extorting bribes and other crimes including assault and murder, the national police said on Tuesday.
Nearly half of those fired on Monday were accused of bribery, while the remainder were accused of... Read more
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Canada: Victoria police chief
Victoria Police Chief Paul Battershill has been suspended with pay while he is under investigation by the RCMP for allegations of misconduct.
Mayor Alan Lowe, who is chair of the Victoria police board, announced the suspension just before 3 p.m. today. Mr.... Read more
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New Orleans murder rate for ye
On a cool, clear mid-October weekend six people were murdered in New Orleans. The killings brought the tally of the slain in the Crescent City this year to 163, above the total of 162 for the entirety of 2006. The following... Read more
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Trial begins for Boston police
Police officer Roberto Pulido offered his services to the man from Miami, allegedly agreeing to protect truckloads of cocaine on their way into Boston.
"I want a long relationship," he can be heard telling the man during a recorded conversation.
But the man... Read more
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Kenyans hold police responsibl
MATHARE, Kenya: Residents along this slum's smoky, twisting alleys say they're caught in the middle of a battle between the police and a murderous street gang known for beheading its victims.
A report by the state-funded human rights commission on Monday linked... Read more
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Officials: Egyptian feared tor
An Egyptian man allegedly tortured by police died Tuesday in hospital, a day after he was found on a street near the Pyramids in Giza, Cairo's twin city, two judicial officials said.
Ahmed Saber Saad was detained last week by police for... Read more
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Chicago Police Tasered 82-Year
Chicago's Police Department is investigating an officer's use of a Taser last month on an 82-year-old woman who police say was swinging a hammer when they arrived.
Lillian Fletcher was rushed to the hospital after being jolted by the Taser last... Read more
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Police officer admits miscondu
A Warwickshire police officer has admitted misconduct over the death of a mother stabbed by her ex-partner.
Colette Lynch, 24, was killed by Percy Wright in Rugby on 3 February, 2005.
Pc Charlotte Hall, 30, admitted failing to perform her duties... Read more
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Ex-policeman charged over 'lea
A former police officer and a reporter have been charged in connection with an alleged leak to the media.
Ex-policeman Mark Kearney, of Wadworth Holme, Middleton, Milton Keynes, was charged with eight offences of wilful misconduct in a public office.
Reporter... Read more
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Police pilot 'drove dangerousl
A police helicopter pilot has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving after he drove his car at speeds of up to 110mph in a 40mph coned section of the M5.
Ian Kingston, 49, of Shapwick, near Bridgwater was immediately suspended from flying... Read more
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Extortion raps pressed against
National Police Chief Avelino Razon Jr. yesterday ordered the filing of criminal charges against the commander of a Manila police station and six subordinates who allegedly engaged in extortion.
“Just as we are responsive to the morale and welfare needs of... Read more
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Farmington Hills cop charged w
A 13-year veteran of the Farmington Hills Police Department has been arraigned on felony charges that he stole confiscated money.
Damian Woodmore was arraigned Friday in 47th District Court in Farmington Hills on three counts of larceny by conversion, a 5-year felony;... Read more
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Schwarzenegger Vetoes Justice
In 2004, the California state senate created the California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice, a panel of current and former judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and police officials.
The legislators were concerned about the recent spate of DNA exonerations and death... Read more
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2 Egyptian Police Sentenced fo
Two police officers were convicted Monday of torturing a bus driver in an abuse case that came to light when a cell phone video of the man being beaten and sodomized appeared on Egyptian blogs and YouTube.
They were sentenced to three... Read more
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Jamaica: No place for corrupt
ASSISTANT Commissioner Justin Felice, the fifth policeman recruited from overseas to the senior ranks of the constabulary, vowed yesterday to spend his first 12 months on the job raising the 'fear of detection' among corrupt cops.
".If police officers step outside of... Read more
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Phillipines: PNP chief vows to
Director General Avelino Razon Jr., Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, on Sunday vowed to continue an unrelenting campaign against erring members of the police force involved in criminal activities.
"Just as we are responsive to the morale and welfare needs of... Read more
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Police 'terror' raid tactics i
Police tactics used in the recent anti-terrorism raids in Bay of Plenty were illegal, says high profile Auckland lawyer Peter Williams QC.
He was speaking after visiting the Ruatoki area, which was a focus of police action on October 15, as... Read more
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