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Australia: Whistleblow cop cas
THE former officer who blew the whistle on WA police "lying in court and competing over the number of arrests they could make" is taking her allegations to the Corruption and Crime Commission.
And the one-time first-class constable says she has recruited another former officer, who shares her concerns, to support... Read more
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Australia: Dirty Work exposes
A DETECTIVE who went undercover to gather evidence against the crooked cops he worked alongside has told the stunning story of his time in the police force.
Glen McNamara’s book, Dirty Work, is representative of a growing trend of true crime novels based in Kings Cross.
While working as a detective... Read more
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NYPD Union Rep Called "Rat" fo
Officer Frank Palestro, the latest cop to call foul on corruption in the NYPD, has gotten serious flak from his fellow police and the union, though he maintains he was just doing his duty. The union delegate and nine-year police veteran was outed after secretly reporting Lt. Susana Seda for behavior... Read more
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Officer’s Testimony Supports A
At first, Officer Kevin Maloney kept it all to himself.
During an arrest in a Brooklyn subway station on Oct. 15, 2008, he watched a fellow officer jab a baton between the buttocks of a suspect, and he thought he heard the man moan, Officer Maloney testified on Monday. He listened as... Read more
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Former Stoughton detective is
A former Stoughton police detective admitted in federal court yesterday that he lied to FBI agents during an investigation into alleged police corruption and has promised to help authorities in the probe, which appears to be widening.
Arlindo Romeiro, the former detective, pleaded guilty in US District Court in Boston to one... Read more
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Elizabeth police sergeant will
An Elizabeth police sergeant who said he was punished after blowing the whistle on police corruption will get to keep his $600,000 jury award, an appellate court ruled today.
The court upheld a 2006 verdict in favor of Sgt. John Guslavage, a decorated narcotics supervisor who said his bosses cast him into... Read more
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Canada: 'Blue wall' of police
In the final year of her Edmonton police career, Monique Prefontaine claims she was intimidated, harassed and saw her reputation eroded by gossip and innuendo.
She became a pariah, Prefontaine tearfully testified yesterday to the Law Enforcement Review Board, for breaking the so-called police code of silence and reporting other cops'... Read more
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Mexico: Three Dozen Tijuana Po
Three dozen Tijuana police officers accuse the city’s police chiefs, and soldiers in the Mexican Army of using torture to try to force them to confess their ties to organized crime.
Tijuana's police Chief Julian Leyzaola is on a crusade to rid his force of corruption.
When he inherited the corporation two... Read more
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USA: N.J. state trooper sues,
A New Jersey state trooper has filed a federal civil lawsuit saying she was sexually assaulted and impregnated by a superior officer.
Trooper Alexis Hayes accused Lt. Thomas King, a 26-year veteran, of getting her drunk, obtaining a key to her hotel room, assaulting her and leaving her pregnant while they were... Read more
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Russian policemen turn to YouT
When a police officer posted a video on YouTube complaining of rampant abuse in Russian law enforcement, it seemed like a lonely voice in a sea of social media.
Since then, three more officers have come forward with their own YouTube videos making similar accusations ¡ª and others are lining up to... Read more
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Russian police officer’s video
When the Russian police officer Alexei Dymovsky posted a pair of videos on his personal website accusing his superiors of corruption, few of his allegations could have surprised his countrymen.
In an emotional plea to the Russian prime minister, Vladimir Putin, Mr Dymovsky said his bosses in the Black Sea port city... Read more
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Russia: Police officer fired f
A Russian police officer who decried corruption among colleagues in his video blog has been fired and threatened with a lawsuit, Interior Ministry officials said Monday.
The allegations laid out on the Internet by Alexey Dymovsky, who served in the Black Sea port of Novorossiisk, have attracted attention amid persistent public concern... Read more
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Commissioner rejects police wh
Queensland Police Commissioner Bob Atkinson has rejected a Sunshine Coast officer's claims of corruption and bullying within the force.
Sergeant Robbie Munn says he has been ordered off work for 18 months and told to see a psychiatrist after he campaigned against cronyism at the Maroochydore police station.
Commissioner Atkinson says he cannot... Read more
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Australia: Missing cop's son s
The son of missing north Queensland police officer Senior Sergeant Mick Isles says he has been inundated with tales of bullying and intimidation within the Queensland Police Service since taking his father's story public.
Steven Isles on Saturday used a Facebook page dedicated to finding his father to issue a call... Read more
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Police whistleblower sent home
A VETERAN officer who has exposed cronyism and corruption in the police force has been ordered off work even though his doctor says he is fit for duty.
Sergeant Robbie Munn – who wants to resume his decorated 30-year career – says the service has a culture that deters whistleblowers from reporting... Read more
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Australia: 'False speed readin
A VICTORIAN police officer has alleged that some colleagues have corruptly used old readings from laser and radar devices to issue speeding tickets against unsuspecting motorists.
Senior constable Afrain Asaf claimed yesterday in court she had seen other police officers retain previous readings and show them to new ''offenders'' who queried their... Read more
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