HONOLULU – A former police officer accused of staging a burglary of his own home pleaded guilty Thursday to two counts of insurance fraud. The fraud happened from October 2017 to March, during which former HPD Officer Travis Copeland sought to file the false claims. Prosecutors said he staged a burglary of his Pearl City … Read more
Minnesota – Rick Duncan had already announced his campaign for a third term as Chisago County sheriff when he resigned unexpectedly last month, citing medical issues. But his decision to quit came only a day after he admitted to investigators that he had hatched a bizarre scheme involving him and a female sheriff’s office employee, … Read more
A narcotics detective from Louisville, Kentucky was discovered, taken down, and convicted for stealing thousands, all due to a McDonald’s receipt. Kyle Willett, a detective and member of an elite drug task force, went to a United Postal Service hub where drug shipments are intercepted, and stole approximately $40,000 from a shipment in a metal … Read more
DETROIT – An ex-Detroit Police Officer guilty of accepting bribes from an auto collision shops in exchange for referring stolen and abandoned vehicles to their shops has been sentenced to a little more than two years in prison. Charles Wills was sentenced Tuesday in Federal Court to 26 months in prison after pleading guilty to … Read more
A retired NYPD officer convicted of misusing city resources to benefit a Mayor Bill de Blasio donor was all smiles Wednesday after he was sentenced to two years’ probation and 180 hours of community service tied to a corruption probe that rocked the NYPD when it was announced two years ago. Ex-NYPD Deputy Chief Michael … Read more
Two former detectives with the corrupt Baltimore Police Gun Trace Task force were sentenced Friday to seven years in prison each, with prosecutors asking for lesser sentences due to their extensive cooperation. Federal prosecutors vouched for former Detectives Evodio Hendrix, 32, of Randallstown and Maurice Ward, 36, of Middle River and asked U.S. District Court … Read more
The ringleader in the Gun Trace Task Force corruption case was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in federal prison. Wayne Jenkins pleaded guilty in January to two counts of racketeering, two counts of robbery and five counts related to planting drug evidence. He admitted to robbing detainees seven times between 2011 and 2016, taking $252,000 … Read more
Former Wildwood Mayor Gary DeMarzo was not surprised at the actions of town police officers who hit a woman during an arrest on the beach Memorial Day weekend. He says the police department has a history of violence. DeMarzo, a former Wildwood police officer himself, reached out to NJ Advance Media with claims that the … Read more
When news came out Friday of five more officers charged with official misconduct over alleged no-show jobs, one of the first commenters chimed in with a familiar retort: “ah yes… Edison again!” The sentiment highlights what appears to be the police department’s continuous uphill battle to rebuild its public perception. Following the conviction of former … Read more
A 64-year-old Cleveland man is suing U.S. Customs and Border Protection after agents strip-searched him at an airport in October and took more than $58,000 in cash from him without charging him with any crime, according to a federal lawsuit filed this week in Ohio. Customs agents seized the money through a process known as … Read more
As the commander of a unit that investigated detectives’ misconduct, Warner Frey got a harsh education on the unfairness of the NYPD’s disciplinary system. Frey, who retired in 2015, told the Daily News earlier this month that as head of the Detective Bureau investigations unit from 2012 to 2014, he saw firsthand that high-ranking NYPD … Read more
DETROIT – Former Detroit Police Commander Timothy Leach and officer Frederick Eugene Person are facing charges in connection with the assault of civilian Michael Ryan Karpovich, according to the Wayne County Prosecutor. The assault occurred in a Corktown restaurant during St. Patrick’s Day Parade festivities. Leach, 48, was demoted to the position of lieutenant shortly … Read more