A veteran lawman assigned to a New Orleans-based federal drug task force pleaded guilty Thursday to pocketing thousands of dollars seized during drug raids, admitting to significantly reduced charges in a clear indication that he is cooperating with a secretive U.S. Justice Department probe into law enforcement misconduct. Karl E. Newman, a longtime former Tangipahoa … Read more
A federal Homeland Security law enforcement officer was assigned to Metro transit patrol as part of a beefed-up security plan for the busy Fourth of July weekend. He didn’t like what he saw. Late in the afternoon on July 4, the officer walked into the North Hanley MetroLink substation to find 12 St. Louis County … Read more
A Lyndhurst sergeant is accusing Chief James O’Connor of altering police reports — including ordering him to quash threats by the son of a prominent family to “take a baseball bat” to his father’s head — and then retaliating against him when he refused. “The allegations are baseless and untrue,” O’Connor said. “I look forward … Read more
Two former Baltimore police officers pleaded guilty Friday to federal racketeering charges, admitting that they committed armed robberies, made fraudulent overtime claims and filed false affidavits. Detectives Maurice Ward and Evodio Hendrix were among seven Baltimore officers indicted in March as part of an alleged conspiracy involving those and other crimes. The seven officers, members … Read more
U.S. District Court Chief Judge William Smith on Friday morning sentenced Christopher Hayes to six months incarceration, followed by six months of home confinement. For the following three years, Hayes will be on supervised release and must perform 100 hours of community service each of those years. Hayes, a retired Newport Police detective and former … Read more
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office arrested a one-year veteran of the The Neptune Beach Police Department. On Tuesday, July 17, Neptune Beach Police Officer Chris Ortiz was arrested on one count of grand theft after complaints came in that money had gone missing following routine traffic stops. The first of three complaints came … Read more
KEY LARGO, Fla. – A Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputy is accused of falsifying his time sheets to reflect that he was working when he was not. Deputy William Schlegelmilch, 44, was arrested Wednesday as the result of an internal investigation. More Crime Headlines Sheriff’s spokeswoman Becky Herrin said investigators determined that Schlegelmilch recorded more … Read more
WILLIAMSTON, S.C. — The high-resolution image had been captured by a bank’s surveillance camera, and when Phillip Clardy saw it on the local news, it left no doubt in his mind: The big, bald bull of a man robbing the place — the man who had, strangely, not even bothered to wear a mask — … Read more
Five people, including a Jeanerette Police officer and an Iberia Parish Sheriff’s deputy, were arrested on Monday and accused of Medicaid fraud, with investigators alleging the women claimed they were giving care to mentally and physically disabled people when in fact they were working other, full-time jobs. On a warrant from East Baton Rouge Parish, … Read more
HONOLULU – As a part of a plea deal, a former Honolulu police officer accused in a corruption scandal pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday. Maulia LaBarre, 34, allegedly promised a prostitute via text messages that another officer would not testify against her if she had sex with him. LaBarre was first arrested in 2016, … Read more
GREEN BAY – A Green Bay police officer accused of forging his ex-wife’s signature appeared in court Wednesday. A $500 signature bond was set for Michael C. Jeanquart. A preliminary hearing is set for July 19. Prosecutors say Jeanquart forged the signature of his ex-wife on the title of their 2010 Kia Forte after she … Read more
BALTIMORE – A federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment charging three previously indicted Baltimore City police officers with additional robberies, officials said Thursday. The superseding indictment charges the defendants with racketeering conspiracy, racketeering, robbery, extortion and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. The superseding indictment was unsealed Thursday and … Read more