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Egyptian woman tells TV of alleged police rape
CAIRO — An Egyptian woman, wearing an all-encompassing black veil, has gone public with a rare television interview alleging that police raped her after she stopped to ask for directions in a rural part of the country.
The allegations add fodder to a growing debate in Egypt about police abuse, which human... 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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South Africa's former police chief Jackie Selebi sentenced
The fall from grace of South Africa's former police chief was complete today when Jackie Selebi was sentenced to 15 years in jail for corruption.
A veteran of the struggle against apartheid, who rose to become the president of Interpol, Selebi is now contemplating old age behind bars. But he remains free... Read more
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Drug Conviction Overturned Due To Tulsa Police Corruption Case
The corruption investigation into the Tulsa Police Department prompted a Tulsa County judge to dismiss another case Tuesday.
Parra Nishimoto, 25, was arrested in December of 2007 after officers served a search warrant and said they found three large bags of methamphetamine on top of the freezer in his apartment.
But in a... Read more
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Swedish ex-police chief convicted of sex crimes
STOCKHOLM — A former Swedish police chief known for his lectures on gender equality and sexual harassment was convicted on Friday of rape and other sex crimes and sent to prison.
In a case that shocked this Nordic nation, the court found Goran Lindberg, 64, guilty of "sadistic, sexual violence" for tying... Read more
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Ramsey vows to weed out bad officers from Philadelphia police
In the aftermath of the Philadelphia Police Department's latest scandal - the arrest of a 26-year veteran on charges of stealing cash from a bar - few would argue with Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey's announcement Friday that the department needs to find a way to weed out corrupt officers.
Ramsey's... Read more
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Cops call for inquest to clear names in murder
TWO ex-policeman accused of being involved in murder are pushing to have the case examined by a coroner in an attempt to clear their names.
Peter Lalor, a serving detective sergeant when he was first accused by Office of Police Integrity investigators of being involved in the 2003 murder of male... 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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New Orleans mayor asks feds to
The new mayor of New Orleans has asked the Justice Department to review the city's embattled police department.
In a letter sent Wednesday, Mayor Mitch Landrieu asked Attorney General Eric Holder to assign a team from the department's civil rights division to help the city address and prevent police misconduct.
"I have inherited... Read more
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FBI investigating Seattle poli
The FBI says it has launched an investigation into the controversial beating of an innocent man by Seattle police officers.
Federal agents said the findings of the routine investigation will be forwarded to the Civil Rights Section of the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C.
Meantime, police sources have identified Officer Mary Woollum... 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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S.F. cops' pasts could jeopard
More than 80 San Francisco police officers have criminal histories or misconduct records that the Police Department withheld and prosecutors did not disclose to defense attorneys in cases in which officers testified, a failure that could put hundreds of felony convictions in jeopardy, The Chronicle has learned.
The potential fallout could... 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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Tulsa PD Officer: "I'm Innocen
A Tulsa Police officer who says he’s at the center of a police corruption investigation, gives his side of the story. Officer Jeff Henderson is now on leave of absence from the department as a result of an ongoing grand jury investigation into allegations that Tulsa Police officers fabricated drug deals.... Read more
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Pakistan: 284 cops get awards,
As many as 284 policemen have been given awards during the current year as acknowledgment to their services, the police spokesman said. Islamabad Police have adopted the idea of awarding the policemen to improve their efficiency and adopted a policy of zero tolerance against corruption, which is being aggressively pursued.
A total... Read more
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Corruption cases put New Orlea
Allegations of corruption and coverups in the New Orleans Police Department have prompted the U.S. Justice Department to consider a little-used tactic that could force changes — and restore public confidence.
Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez, who as a federal prosecutor 15 years ago helped convict a New Orleans police officer of... 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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New Zealand: Police officers w
The country's 8654 sworn police officers have been warned to beware of becoming corrupted with the growth of organised criminal gangs.
Police Association president Greg O'Connor said today there would always be wayward police officers who committed crimes but there was no evidence yet of widespread corruption where police and gangs worked... Read more
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Baltimore police idle Comstat
The Baltimore Police Department has suspended a statistics-based management tool that has been a hallmark of the department for more than a decade, saying weekly information-sharing meetings had grown "stale" and "laborious."
Using numbers and maps to spot problem areas, connect incidents and discuss tactics, police commanders and investigators had gathered in... Read more
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Dallas County constable, three
Dallas County Precinct 3 Constable Ben Adamcik and three of his deputies were served Monday with grand jury subpoenas by District Attorney Craig Watkins' public integrity unit.
Adamcik, Chief Deputy Richard McKnight, and Deputies Anthony Lewis and Bertha Roop are ordered to appear before the grand jury on Friday.
Adamcik, a... Read more
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Police corruption threatens NJ
Josephine Skinner said her grandson Dequan was 11 or 12 years old he had a run-in with a police officer who neighbors claimed terrorized them for years.
As the youth crossed the street to buy a soda at a store, Josephine Skinner said Officer Jason Stetser — known as “Fat Face” —... Read more
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Danziger Bridge case suggests
When an investigator needed an identity for a fabricated witness in the Danziger Bridge police shooting, prosecutors say, he looked to his fellow officers for help.
"Hey, somebody give me a name!" the veteran NOPD supervisor allegedly called out to a group of officers. Another cop, former New Orleans police detective Jeffrey... 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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Former Syracuse police detecti
Syracuse, NY - Former Syracuse police Detective James Mills apologized to his colleagues and the Syracuse community as he was sentenced this afternoon for a perjury conviction that cost him his career.
“I didn’t mean to let them down. I made a mistake. I’m human,” Mills said as he stood before City... 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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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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UK: Rape report: 'If the polic
The care and support of rape victims should be given greater priority, according to a review of how cases are handled. One young woman's experience of the system shows there is much still to be done.
When Sally Freeman's 15-year-old daughter told her she had been violently raped, she had hoped justice... Read more
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