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HAZEL PARK, Mich. – A former Ferndale police officer who was once charged with a crime for roughing up a suspect later got a second chance with a new police department. But now, 7 Investigator Heather Catallo has learned that Officer Jason White has been let go once more – for getting arrested yet again. … Read more
SOLANO COUNTY — A California Highway Patrol officer was found guilty of downloading child pornography while he was on patrol. Eric Lund, 49, is from Chico, but was arrested in Fairfield at the CHP office where he worked in 2014. He was found guilty by a Solano County jury on Tuesday. A Vacaville Police detective … Read more
Colorado – An Arapahoe County Sheriff’s deputy has been arrested for investigation of sexual assault on a child. John Beck, a deputy who works at the jail, was arrested over the weekend by the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office, according to a news release. Beck has worked for Arapahoe County since 2009. Beck is not a … Read more
Lloyd Napouk was armed with a homemade plastic sword that was “very special to him” when he was shot and killed by Las Vegas police early Saturday. “We have information in talking with the folks related to him that he had made this device. He called it a sword. He was very proud of it,” … Read more
CHICAGO — Former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke returned to court Wednesday for the first time since a jury convicted him in the 2014 shooting death of black teenager Laquan McDonald, as his attorneys launched their effort to persuade a judge toss the verdict. Van Dyke, who was wearing a suit and tie when … Read more
Piqua Ohio – A drunk crying police officer who was involved in a car accident is being allowed to go home instead of jail. Piqua Police released body camera video of an officer who was ticketed for OVI. Officer Justin Augustine, 38, is charged with OVI and operating a vehicle without reasonable control. Bodycam Video … Read more
“Welcome to the white man’s world,” Springfield Police Officer Gregg Bigda allegedly told a Latino juvenile during an arrest on Feb. 27, 2016, after he reportedly spat on him. Bigda, 48, of Wilbraham, and Steven Vigneault, 48, of East Longmeadow, also a police officer in Springfield at that time, were arrested Wednesday and are facing … Read more
The city of San Diego on Tuesday agreed to pay nearly $1.5 million to settle a pair of lawsuits involving more than a dozen exotic dancers who claimed their constitutional rights were violated during raids at two San Diego strip clubs more than four years ago. The 17 dancers who worked at Cheetahs Gentleman’s Club … Read more
PULLMAN, Wash. – Dan Hargraves made his first court appearance Tuesday afternoon. He was released on his on recognizance. His arraignment is scheduled for next month. A Pullman Police Sergeant was arrested by the Washington State Patrol and charged with 1st-degree custodial sexual misconduct. Dan Hargraves was arrested after an investigation that began in April … Read more
CALDWELL — Two former Canyon County jail deputies who violated protocol and are accused of trying to incite violence against an inmate were given three days in jail and a year of unsupervised probation. Kade McConnell and Corey Weathermon, along with their defense attorneys, said in court Tuesday that inmates had manipulated the situation. Though … Read more
A new report alleges that a fired Itasca County sheriff’s deputy who is running to unseat his former boss misused a county-issued cellphone to download pornography and send sexually charged text messages. The six-page report, prepared by an independent investigator, states that a computer forensics firm recovered hundreds of explicit images, videos and messages on … Read more
For one incoming leader of the Massachusetts Police Association, restraint, de-escalation and stigma reduction are dirty words. Rick Pedrini, an Arlington police lieutenant who will soon become the MPA’s executive director, has penned three columns railing against criminal justice reform, progressive policing practices, migrants seeking asylum and Colin Kaepernick. “I am sick and tired of … Read more