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Woman files $500,000 sex claim against Rialto police
Rialto police officers had group sex with employees of the Spearmint Rhino Gentlemen's Club at the police narcotics office and the police union headquarters, according to a claim filed against the Inland Empire city.
Nancy Holtgreve, a server at the club, says that more than two officers engaged in sexual conduct with... Read more
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UK: Lying police officer caught punching off-duty soldier eight times on CCTV faces jail
A police officer is facing jail after assaulting an off-duty soldier as he arrested him and then lying under oath to cover up his actions.
Special Constable Peter Lightfoot, 40, was captured on CCTV striking Mark Aspinall's head on the ground, rubbing his face in the tarmac and hitting him with his... Read more
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UK: Policeman faces misconduct charge over London G20 death
The riot squad officer who was captured on video pushing Ian Tomlinson to the ground during last year’s G20 protests shortly before the newspaper seller died will face proceedings for gross misconduct, Scotland Yard said on Tuesday.
The officer, named by media as Police Constable Simon Harwood, shoved Mr. Tomlinson, 47, in... Read more
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Two New Orleans police officers indicted in 2005 beating death
Two officers in the troubled New Orleans Police Department have been indicted in connection with the beating death of a civilian in 2005, according to the U.S. Justice Department.
The federal indictment alleges that Officer Melvin Williams kicked the victim and struck him with a baton, fracturing his ribs and rupturing his... Read more
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Police accused of targeting young Africans and Afghans
POLICE in Flemington have been accused of unlawful imprisonment in routinely detaining African and Afghan youths at the base of housing estates while running a check on their names.
According to a complaint to the Office of Police Integrity, detention while names are being run through police databases is racial profiling and... Read more
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Former Camden police detective gets probation for harassment and tampering
A former Camden police detective, once a mayoral bodyguard, was sentenced Friday to a year of probation for "offensively" touching women and filing false police reports.
Keith Hicks, 51, had been on the force for 19 years and "served the community well" before violating the public's trust, Superior Court Judge Irvin J.... Read more
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Egyptians Protest Police Abuse
Thousands of protesters shouted antigovernment slogans Friday in an unusually vocal demonstration against the death of a man seen as the victim of police brutality.
Earlier this month, witnesses say, Khaled Saieed, a young Alexandria resident, was allegedly beaten to death by police officers. Police say he died trying to swallow illicit... Read more
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Dallas officer fired for allegedly threatening prostitute
Sex... or arrest. A prostitute says that's the choice a Dallas police officer forced her to make on Friday night.
The department moved quickly Tuesday to fire Officer Jeffrey Thorn because he is still on probation.
As News 8 first reported, undercover officers were working on Friday night as part of their summer... Read more
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L.A. County Sheriff's Departme
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is investigating allegations of misconduct by deputies involved in a drug case that was dismissed last week after records appeared to contradict their account of a drug possession arrest.
Prosecutors said the inconsistencies prompted them to drop a felony charge Wednesday against Tatiana Anjuli Lopez, 26.... Read more
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Ex-Gaylord police chief senten
The former police chief of Gaylord, Minnesota was sentenced Monday on one charge of misconduct of a public officials for his role in an alleged "bugging" scheme.
A judge put Dale Lee Roiger, 60, on probation, ordered him to complete 15 days of electronic home monitoring, complete 15 days of community service... Read more
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Officer's appeal exposes probl
CARROLLTON – A police officer who was fired and accused of criminal mischief over a house egging is back on the job after a favorable ruling by an independent hearing examiner.
But Officer Jennifer Cackler's appeal exposed other problems with officers on the Carrollton police force. The department has been in... Read more
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What makes good cops go bad?
PROVIDENCE—The arrests of three Providence police officers on drug charges raise an important question.
What makes a good cop go bad?
Treat Williams plays a dirty cop in the movie “The Prince of the City.“ The film is based on the real life story of former NYPD narcotics officer Bob Leuci, whose nickname... Read more
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Newark Police Officer Indicted
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino today announced that an Essex County Grand Jury returned a four-count indictment charging Police Detective Angel Pared, 28, of Newark with using excessive force in the arrest of a 15-year-old male juvenile.
It is alleged that on March 24, 2010, at approximately 10 p.m., Detective... Read more
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Iraqi police face trial for ly
Iraqi police who appeared to lynch a failed suicide bomber in a beating broadcast by a satellite television station are to face human rights charges, the government said on Saturday.
Graphic pictures of the incident, which occurred on February 28, 2007 at the height of Iraq's sectarian clashes when security forces... Read more
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Streamwood cop charged with be
A Streamwood police officer faces charges of aggravated battery and official misconduct after a video from a predawn traffic stop March 28 showed him striking the driver 15 times with his baton and twice using a stun gun on the vehicle's passenger, prosecutors said.
The incident was captured on the squad car's... Read more
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Police Misconduct Allegations
Allegations of police misconduct surround the arrest of a UC Berkeley student early Sunday morning at the scene of a Southside car crash involving a Berkeley Police Department patrol car.
UC Berkeley junior Evan Cox was arrested for failing to comply with police orders to move away from the crashed civilian... Read more
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Former Tulsa agent accused of
Brandon J. McFadden, 33, a former agent with the Tulsa office of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, was booked into the jail Thursday on a hold for U.S. marshals, jail records show.
McFadden pleaded not guilty during a hearing at 2 p.m. today in federal court to... Read more
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Two Officers Arrested in Conne
Westminster Police Officer Anthony Nicholas Orban swore to protect his community and defend the rights of citizens, but he allegedly failed to uphold that oath. He is accused of abducting a 24-year-old woman from a mall parking lot in Ontario, Calif., forcing her to drive to a commercial complex in Fontana,... Read more
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Residents of NJ city say cops
CAMDEN, N.J. — Prosecutors say some police officers in one southern New Jersey city have bullied residents for years, making cases by planting drugs on suspects, falsifying police reports, and conducting searches without warrants.
Now four Camden officers are being investigated by a federal grand jury and have been suspended; one officer... Read more
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Police Taser 10-Year-Old Boy
In the same week that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP in Canada apologized to the mother of a 40-year-old man who died after being repeatedly Tasered, two police officers from Indiana were suspended for using the Taser stun gun on a 10-year-old boy.
Robert Dziekanski, 40, was struck several times at... Read more
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Jury clears SJ police of exces
SAN JOSE, Calif.—A federal jury has cleared San Jose police officers of excessive force allegations brought by three students after a chaotic Mardi Gras celebration in 2006.
But the civil jury Wednesday deadlocked over whether the officers were liable for damages to a fourth student who claimed she was hit in... Read more
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"Policeman used excessive forc
A URANQUINTY man struck repeatedly with a police baton and sprayed in the face twice with capsicum spray has made an official complaint of excessive force, Wagga District Court was told yesterday.
The complaint was revealed by David Barron, solicitor for Lance Hume Hull, during 69-year-old Hull's appeal against jail terms handed... Read more
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RI police officer to stand tri
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A Providence police officer accused of raping a woman in a deserted police substation and then showing up to take a report after she called 911 heads to trial this week at an already difficult time for the department.
Marcus Huffman faces charges of first-degree sexual assault. Opening statements... Read more
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In Russia, police solve crimes
Russian police officers are party to corruption, rape and murder. President Medvedev has now announced he will purge their ranks. But will it be enough?
At 31 years of age, Sasja is a very young retiree. A year ago, he was relieved to trade in his smart uniform for a comfortable... Read more
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Victorian police watchdog shel
MORE than 20 complaints of racism by Victorian police, including allegations of criminal behaviour, were made to the Office of Police Integrity by lawyers acting for young African Australians between 2006 and 2009.
Only one has been investigated by the OPI and several resulted in charges being laid by police against... Read more
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How some cops cross the line
A probationary officer resigned from the Lancaster Police Department after he was charged with beating a teenager at a New Year's party.
The Cheektowaga Town Board last month fired a town officer who exchanged threatening text messages with an ex-girlfriend.
And the trial of a Niagara Falls officer who faces a lengthy list... Read more
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Report identifies United Kingd
The annual Country Report on the United Kingdom from the US State Department Bureau Democracy Human Rights and Labor identifies a number of deficiencies by the British government in relation to Human Rights issues.
In its preamble the Bureau says:
« There were some reports of police misconduct and occasional abuse of detainees... Read more
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Post-Katrina reports detail al
Baton Rouge police officers routinely harassed black people, resorted to unnecessary violence and conducted illegal searches in the days after Hurricane Katrina, out-of-state troopers claimed in reports recently released by the Police Department.
One trooper said Baton Rouge officers referred to black people as “animals” that needed to be beaten down. Troopers... Read more
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Bad boys: why rookie police ar
ROOKIE police officers in NSW are doing more than their fair share when it comes to misbehaving, a study has found.
Probationary constables - those in their first year - make up 7 per cent of the force but are responsible for almost 12 per cent of allegations of off-duty misconduct.
The research... Read more
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Report highlights NSW cops' mi
They pledge to serve and protect but NSW police officers sometimes stray outside the law when not in uniform, a report shows.
Men, senior constables, and those aged in their late 30s are the most common offenders, a research paper into off-duty officer misconduct released by the Police Integrity Commission (PIC) has... Read more
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