A Pasadena police lieutenant under federal investigation for possible illegal gun sales submitted a request for a password change on a gun website just hours after federal agents seized dozens of illegal weapons from his Sierra Madre home. Meanwhile, the 42 pages of documents obtained by a newspaper through the state’s Public Records Act (PRA) … Read more
TEXAS CITY, Texas (KTRK) — A former Texas City police officer is accused of taking money from a dying man during a call for assistance. That officer resigned from the force earlier this year and is now facing criminal charges. The victim’s family is suing the city. The allegations date back to December of last … Read more
CHICAGO (CN) – The Illinois Supreme Court vacated a woman’s drug-trafficking conviction, ruling that a police unit operated by an Illinois county state’s attorney’s office, independent from the county’s regular police force, had no authority to make traffic stops. In 2011, former LaSalle County State’s Attorney Brian Towne formed a police force separate from the … Read more
An FBI vehicle loaded with tactical gear and firearms was stolen at a Chicago gas station after an agent left it “momentarily unattended with the engine running.” At 12:10am Monday, a male suspect purportedly jumped into the 32-year-old FBI agent’s 2014 Chevy Equinox and drove away, the Chicago Sun Times reported, according to FBI spokesman … Read more
A Wyandotte County sheriff’s deputy accused of official misconduct and other crimes was fired after he was arrested Thursday. Wyandotte County prosecutors charged 38-year-old Jay Pennington with one count each of official misconduct, making false information, unlawful acts concerning computers, forgery and theft. Pennington was a deputy with the Wyandotte County sheriff’s office and team … Read more
A Baltimore police detective charged along with members of his unit with stealing from citizens and falsifying overtime slips is pleading guilty, his attorney confirmed. Detective Maurice Kilpatrick Ward is scheduled for a rearraignment on July 24 in U.S. District Court, a hearing where a defendant can change their plea. Attorney Paul Enzinna confirmed Thursday … Read more
After being on the lam and AWOL from his trial for more than a week, fugitive and former Asbury Park police officer Keith German was found and arrested near Raleigh, North Carolina. German, 48, of Tinton Falls, was taken into custody without incident around noon Wednesday at a strip mall outside of Raleigh by members … Read more
OREGON CITY, Ore. – Former Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office detective Jeffrey Green took a plea deal Thursday over five years of what’s being called “abysmal, serious and gross” misconduct. Green’s supervisors noted his “poor performance” of not following up on cases or sending evidence to the state crime lab in February 2015. He was ordered … Read more
As if airport security wasn’t stressful enough, an airline passenger in Florida has had to confront a TSA officer who tried to steal money from her luggage. A TSA agent working at the Orlando International Airport was arrested on Thursday for taking cash out of a female passenger’s bag while she went through security, reports … Read more
A U.S. Border Patrol Agent pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges in federal court Thursday, admitting to smuggling drugs in exchange for cash while on duty. Noe Lopez, 37, of Chula Vista, said he accepted cash bribes to transport methamphetamine and cocaine. He pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted distribution of drugs before U.S. … Read more
An off-duty NYPD detective was busted Wednesday over accusations he forged the signatures of two city pension loan officials to steal at least $22,000, officials said. Van Scott, 48, was arrested in Chinatown at about 9:45 a.m. He was charged with grand larceny, forgery and filing a false instrument. A source familiar with the case … Read more
A former Massachusetts police officer charged with stealing nearly $400,000 from the Springfield department’s evidence room has been found dead on the same day he was expected to plead guilty. Authorities say 68-year-old Kevin Burnham was found unresponsive at his Wilbraham home at about 2:30 p.m. Monday. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. Police … Read more