28 Mar 2016 Minnesota – Blaine Police officers, responding to reports of an alarm at the Lexington Avenue Fleet Farm in November, discovered something startling — a man passed out behind the wheel of a car with its engine running. But that wasn’t all. Two officers spent a few minutes pounding the roof of the … Read more
A New Mexico police officer with a history of being reprimanded for on-duty crashes filed a lawsuit against a woman whose 6-year-old son was killed when the officer slammed into their vehicle while speeding to a crime in progress. Jonathan McDonnell of the Albuquerque Police Department filed the civil suit against Antoinette Suina, charging she … Read more
A Florida Highway Patrol officer is in hot water after video showing him apparently racing a Lamborghini Aventador with his police car hit Instagram this week. The clip was posted on Monday to #JustLivinIt, an account run by the CEO of Arivo, a luxury car livery service that operates in New York. The timeline is … Read more
Baton Rouge lawmaker and legal experts weighed in Wednesday expressing “serious concern” about the recent arrest of a mother accused of failing to secure her baby daughter’s car seat before an off-duty police officer crashed into their vehicle at 94 mph and fatally injured the child. State Rep. C. Denise Marcelle said she “questioned why … Read more
An off-duty NYPD sergeant brawled with sheriff’s deputies over his double-parked SUV and led them on a wild chase — which included him backing into a pedestrian on a busy Brooklyn street, authorities said Tuesday. Sgt. Anthony Peters’s white Jeep Cherokee was blocking a lane of traffic across from the Kings County Sheriff’s Office on … Read more
CLEVELAND, Ohio — An off-duty Cleveland police officer with more than $1,500 in unpaid parking tickets hopped in her van and sped off through downtown Cleveland after a fellow police officer told that her car needed towed. Officer Angelia Gaston, 33, said little during the interaction with the fellow police officer on Feb. 12, according … Read more
An NYPD captain is facing up to a year behind bars for intentionally botching a drunk driving case against an off-duty detective. Capt. Naoki Yaguchi, executive officer of the 40th precinct in the Bronx, was arraigned Wednesday on charges of official misconduct and obstructing governmental administration for allegedly delaying a breathalyzer test for Detective Efrain … Read more
Louisiana – A Baton Rouge police officer was arrested Friday on a count of negligent homicide, accused of going 94 mph in a Corvette when he caused an off-duty crash on Airline Highway that killed an infant and injured six others. The officer, Christopher Manuel, 28, was driving north in a 2007 Chevrolet Corvette shortly … Read more
A woman honked her horn at a vehicle, then got a ticket for it. It happened in Waipahu, at the intersection where Farrington Highway meets Mokuola Street, by Tammy’s Polynesian Market. Lynette Atuaia says she used her horn, thinking another driver was about to cut her off and cause an accident. She says she did … Read more
Drivers sent tickets by New Miami, Ohio speed cameras will be getting a refund. The state appeals court has upheld the ruling handed down by the lower court last spring. At stake is $3 million in fines, illegally obtained by the town. The Ohio Court of Appeals on Monday delivered a heavy blow to New … Read more
In a fit of road rage, an off-duty NYPD cop assaulted a couple after a Brooklyn fender bender, then fled the scene. Officer Michael Baror was driving his black Jeep Grand Cherokee when he rear-ended James Nacimas’ vehicle as he drove east on Avenue N near Bedford Ave. in Midwood at 10:42 p.m. Monday, reported … Read more
An officer from the Yonkers Police Department (YPD) is expected to face disciplinary action after a video that depicted him using a squad car to do doughnuts in an empty parking lot went viral. The video, which has earned more than 34,000 views, made rounds Tuesday after it arrived on Twitter. A police car can … Read more