Since 2006, the nation’s largest police departments have fired at least 1,881 officers for misconduct that betrayed the public’s trust, from cheating on overtime to unjustified shootings. But The Washington Post has found that departments have been forced to reinstate more than 450 officers after appeals required by union contracts. Most of the officers regained … Read more
JOLIET, IL – A Joliet police officer who made about $96,000 last year has put his law enforcement career in jeopardy after being arrested and charged with multiple felony crimes. Officer Nick Crowley, who turns 37 in August, was booked into Will County’s Jail on Monday afternoon where his mugshot was taken. According to Will … Read more
A Pueblo couple’s car was stolen in June and later recovered by Colorado Springs police officers. According to records obtained by the I-TEAM, Mary and Clyde Antrim’s Ford Crown Victoria sat in a police impound lot for more than a month eventually racking up fees. The couple says cops never called them to pick up … Read more
Lawrence Lawhorn believes two police officers planted narcotics on him during a previous arrest. Columbia Police Officers Chris Papineau and Ryan Terranova Arrested him for allegedly possessing methamphetamine. After spotting Officer Papineau conducting a traffic stop in central Columbia, Lawrence decided it was time to confront him. Lawhorn says that Officer Papineau unnecessarily escalated the … Read more
DENVER – Three Denver sheriff’s deputies and one sergeant have been disciplined for falsifying timecards and getting paid for hours supervisors found, they didn’t work. Disciplinary documents and surveillance video show at least three of the employees leaving their posts without clocking out. It was another employee of the Denver Sheriff Department that tipped off … Read more
The Baltimore Public Defender’s office said Monday that it has a second police body-camera video that “appears to depict multiple officers working together to manufacture evidence.” It said related charges against one of its clients were dropped Monday in Baltimore Circuit Court. The same office recently released a body camera video that it said showed … Read more
BOISE – The former president of the local chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police was convicted Friday of embezzling money from the nonprofit. Mark Furniss, a former Boise Police officer, was convicted of felony grand theft after a two-week trial. His wife, Sara Furniss, pleaded guilty to the same charge earlier this month. The … Read more
WASHINGTON — Thirty-four criminal cases have been dismissed in Baltimore amid an investigation into the alleged planting of evidence by a Baltimore City police officer. Twelve of the cases thrown out, according to Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, involved defendants who are now serving time for convictions. In all, 123 cases are being reviewed by … Read more
CLERMONT, Fla. – Following a months-long investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, a Clermont police officer was arrested Wednesday on five counts of perjury by false written declaration. Officer Cecil Garrett is accused of being “untruthful in his reports, affidavits, sworn testimony and/or in his documentation of citizen encounters and interactions while on … Read more
A former Woodburn police officer pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree misconduct for repeatedly engaging in sexual relations while on duty. Timothy Cobos, who has been working with Woodburn police since 2006, was sentenced to 18 months of bench probation and 40 hours of community service after pleading guilty to engaging in sexual activity … Read more
CEDAR RAPIDS — The former chief of police of the Tama Police Department who stole and pawned a Tama police service weapon, as well as two other guns held by the police department as evidence, was sentenced Monday to federal prison. Jeffrey Filloon, 48, of Toledo, received the prison term after pleading guilty Feb. 9 … Read more
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — A former Otsego County undersheriff has been sentenced to probation for stealing 73 firearms from his department’s evidence locker. Arnold B. Carroll, 75, pleaded guilty in February to possessing stolen firearms and selling a stolen firearm. He admitted stealing the guns while he was undersheriff of the Otsego County Sheriff’s Office from … Read more