The video opens with a group of Baltimore police officers prying open a safe, revealing thick stacks of cash held together by two rubber bands each. They call to their sergeant, Wayne Jenkins, who instructs the group not to touch anything and to keep the camera rolling — he wanted this one done by the … Read more
AKRON, Ohio — Akron’s former police chief, who appeared at his arraignment Tuesday, intends to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge when he appears in court again next month, his attorney said. James Nice, 63, is charged with attempted unauthorized use of a police database, a first-degree misdemeanor. The charge came out of a months-long … Read more
DELAWARE — A former Ohio State Highway Patrol lieutenant has been sentenced to 30 days in jail and three years of probation on a theft conviction for stealing a gun seized in another Ohio investigation. A Delaware County judge last week also sentenced William Elschlager, 48, of Marietta, to perform 200 hours of community service … Read more
A Target security guard was recently fired for reporting a sheriff’s deputy for shoplifting. According to a the Washington Post report, Dallas Northington worked security for Target in Northern Virginia for almost eight years with no complaints from his employer. That was before he was abruptly fired. He says the reason for his termination was … Read more
January 22 2018 Two officers charged in Baltimore’s biggest police corruption scandal in memory go on trial Monday in U.S. District Court. The case started with the drug overdose of a 19-year-old from New Jersey in Harford County in 2011. Authorities worked to find out who provided the drugs to the woman. The search led … Read more
A nine-year veteran of the San Antonio Police Department was arrested on Thursday afternoon for allegedly shoplifting at Ingram Park Mall, according to SAPD. SAPD responded to a call about a suspected shoplifter that was being detained by the mall’s loss prevention officers. When SAPD officers arrived, they found that the detained individual was off-duty … Read more
LEBANON, Tenn. – Lebanon police chief Scott Bowen was fired from his job as police chief less than two months after being reinstated to his position by Chancellor C.K. Smith. Bowen was called to a pre-action disciplinary hearing with Lebanon Mayor Bernie Ash on Jan. 11. Ash gave Bowen a list of disciplinary problems the … Read more
On the witness stand, Baltimore Police Detective Sharod Watson was clear: He’d seen the defendant, Isadore White, on the same Southwest Baltimore block “on a daily basis” for 18 months before witnessing him make a drug sale there and chasing him into a nearby “stash house.” “Just about every day?” asked John Cox, White’s defense … Read more
Wisconsin – A former Dane County sheriff’s deputy who was treasurer of his union reimbursed himself for mileage for monthly road trips that he didn’t take, skimmed money collected for union events and made purchases for himself using a union credit card, according to a criminal complaint filed Tuesday. The criminal complaint, filed in Dane … Read more
A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy has been charged with operating a large-scale drug trafficking operation in which he boasted that he hired other law enforcement officers to provide security to drug dealers and could assault people for his clients, according to court records. Kenneth Collins, a deputy assigned to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and … Read more
The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office has launched a comprehensive review of past criminal cases featuring deputies placed on a secret Sheriff’s Department list of officers whose histories of misconduct could undermine their credibility in court. Dist. Atty. Jackie Lacey said she ordered the examination in response to a Times investigation last month that … Read more
Florida – An Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputy was arrested for stealing $9,900 of evidence Monday morning, Gainesville police said. Deputy Anthony James Simoneaux, while at the scene of a crime on Northeast 35th Place, hid money in a boot, according to a GPD arrest report. He then put the boot in a wooded area, … Read more