A former Nashville police sergeant stole more than $105,000 while searching for evidence in drugs cases, using some of the money to buy himself an SUV, according to a federal indictment released Friday. Police first launched an investigation into former Sgt. James Dunaway last fall after another officer reported suspicions that Dunaway had pocketed cash … Read more
Ontario, Canada – Peel police have charged four officers with perjury after they were accused of stealing a statue of Scarface character Tony Montana from a drug dealer’s storage unit in 2014, and then lying about it twice under oath. “It is a unique situation, 100 per cent,” Sgt. Joshua Colley, Peel police spokesperson, told … Read more
Georgia – A former police sergeant with the Cumming Police Department has been sentenced to more than a year in federal prison for accepting bribes and unlawfully accessing a confidential law enforcement database while an employee at the department. On Thursday, Nathan VanBuren, 35, of Cumming was sentenced to one year and six months in … Read more
Four years ago, a Coachella Valley sheriff’s deputy was fired after internal investigators discovered he had encouraged at least five other police officers to pull over his ex girlfriend and search her vehicle for drugs. Brandon Klecker, a seven-year deputy, told one of those cops his ex would be a “good arrest.” “This would really … Read more
A convicted Jersey City cop is dishing dirt about a decades-old off-duty fraud and bribery scheme that has ensnared nearly a dozen officers in a wide-ranging federal probe. The officer, a 14-year veteran, told the I-Team in an exclusive interview that he was one of eight “pick” coordinators who controlled off-duty jobs, including traffic control, … Read more
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — An Asheville Police Captain has been fired. A third-party investigator found Captain Stony Gonce intimidated and had “hostile” behavior toward several members of the Asheville Police Department. The letter also says Gonce tried to interfere with APD’s criminal investigation into former Officer Chris Hickman. The termination letter reveals how the now former … Read more
CHAMBLEE, Ga. – After suspicions rose about Chamblee, Georgia, police officer Jason Jones, the department set up an “integrity test”: Send him to impound a car with $500 inside and see if he puts the cash into evidence. “He pocketed the money,” Capt. Ernesto Ford told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Wednesday. “He was brought in … Read more
A former Maui Police Department officer pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to charges brought after he stole money from a man during a traffic stop and later tried to bribe the victim to withdraw his theft complaint. Anthony “Ikaika” Maldonado, 29, of Kahului entered the guilty pleas to one count of deprivation of rights … Read more
An NYPD Highway cop involved in an off-duty crash that killed two people in Long Island two years ago has been arrested for pimping out his car with $9,000 worth of special lights, sirens and gadgets he bought on an NYPD-issued credit card, authorities said Thursday. The NYPD Internal Affairs Bureau arrested Officer Edward Rosovich … Read more
Three former New York City cops were busted Wednesday and charged with ripping off the federal government with $1.4 million in false disability claims. One of the ex-cops, Gerard Scparta, 53, stands accused of stealing $638,000 from the Social Security Administration over two decades with fake claims that he suffered from depression and anxiety. In … Read more
DETROIT – A Detroit Police Officer will be arraigned Wednesday on charges that he was holding a gun while drunk just hours after being placed on restricted duty for a fatal police shooting. Officer Jerold Blanding was put on restricted duty/no gun status on January 14th while he was under investigation for the fatal shooting … Read more
MARFA — As the town slept fitfully late Dec. 3, 1991, its single traffic light blinking out a perfect pulse, shadowy figures moved through the streets, while others lurked on the outskirts. The object of their intense interest was a red horse trailer parked at the county fairgrounds east of town. An informant had told … Read more