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Your Police At Work

Mike

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Please take note: These are only the ones "Reported". There are most likely 100's of other police misconduct instances that never make the news.


Here are the 10 reports of police misconduct tracked for Saturday, March 22 to Tuesday, March 25, 2014:
◾New Orleans, Louisiana: A police officer was suspended without pay after he allegedly sped away from a traffic stop. The officer led another officer on a high speed chase, but the pursuing officer ended the chase because of possible danger to others. The offending officer was booked on numerous charges including speeding and battery. ow.ly/uXBXM
◾Los Angeles, California: A police officer accused of beating a teenage relative over poor grades and behavior has been charged with child abuse and causing corporal injury. He faces up to six years in prison if convicted. ow.ly/uXBwb
◾New York, New York: An off-duty police officer was arrested and charged with drunk driving after he allegedly crashed his car into a parked vehicle. ow.ly/uXAL3
◾Key West, Florida: An officer was arrested on two felony counts of lewd and lascivious behavior for allegedly molesting a child younger than 12. He resigned from the department after being placed on paid leave. ow.ly/uXtnu
◾Robbinsdale, Minnesota: The police chief resigned after his arrest during a prostitution sting. He was taken into custody at an apartment building after police said he paid $150 cash for sex and offered an additional $50 for sex without a condom. ow.ly/uXdwR
◾Pitt County, North Carolina: A deputy was fired after being charged with obtaining a controlled substance by fraud. The officer worked closely with doctors and a pharmacist to curb the crime of misusing drugs. The sheriff’s office says a local healthcare provider reported him. ow.ly/uX9YS
◾Yuba County, California: A sheriff’s deputy is facing charges that he beat a man unconscious and then intimidated witnesses. He posted bail after being arrested on suspicion of battery and threatening those who called 911. ow.ly/uWYo9
◾Sewickley, Pennsylvania: A Sewickley man who works for the FBI as a subcontractor claims police officers from three municipalities retaliated against him when he used his cellphone to take pictures of them after he was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving. ow.ly/uQcpF
◾Update: Los Angeles County, California (First reported 03-14-14): A now-former sheriff’s deputy pleaded no contest to rape and bribery charges for a pair of incidents. He entered a plea to one count each of rape under color of authority and soliciting a bribe. He will be sentenced to eight years and eight months in prison and then must register as a sex offender. ow.ly/uWvcD
◾Fort Worth, Florida: A woman has sued the city, alleging police officers assaulted her during an unlawful arrest while she was eight months pregnant, then took her to jail despite a paramedic’s recommendation that she should be evaluated by a physician. ow.ly/uQc8w
 
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