Tulsa Man Recounts ‘Surreal’ Experience of DUI-Drug Arrest With Blood Test Later Finding No Intoxicants

Handcuffed and seated in the back of a patrol car, Adam James contemplated his perception of his own reality: Had he, in fact, unwittingly ingested a narcotic? Of course, the answer for the 41-year-old Tulsa man was “no.” However, James was en route to a hospital for a blood draw after a Tulsa County sheriff’s … Read more

WATCH: Michigan Sheriff’s Officer Stripped of Badge Has History With Police and Alcohol

PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP, Michigan – A former Washtenaw County Sheriff’s lieutenant sentenced Friday, March 3 for drunken driving has a history of run-ins with police related to alcohol consumption. Brian Filipiak, 47, was sentenced to one year of probation, with a deferred jail sentence, for operating while intoxicated in connection with a drunken-driving arrest on Nov. … Read more

WATCH: Connecticut Officer Fired After Using Racial Slurs During DUI Arrest Seen on Video

HARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut police detective caught on camera using racial slurs while being arrested on a drunken driving charge has been fired, his department announced. Robert Lanza, 44, of Wolcott, was fired Monday, Hartford Deputy Police Chief Brian Foley said. The 12-year veteran was found by internal affairs investigators to have violated the … Read more

LA Sheriff’s Patrol Vehicle Involved in Fatal Crash That Killed 2 Boys Didn’t Have Its Siren on

Last November in Boyle Heights, a Los Angeles County sheriff’s sport-utility vehicle was responding to a radio call of a shooting when it smashed into a car at a busy intersection and jumped the sidewalk, hitting pedestrians and killing two boys. Since then, questions have lingered about how fast the sheriff’s vehicle was going and … Read more

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Cop Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter

A Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer who struck and killed a man during a 100-mph dash up Morehead Street has been indicted by a grand jury and charged with involuntary manslaughter. Officer Phillip Barker, 24, initially faced a misdemeanor death by vehicle charge in connection with the July collision that killed 28-year-old James Michael Short. But after … Read more

WATCH: Roseville Officer Charged With Misdemeanor in Suspected Drunken Driving Stop

FERNDALE, Mich. – Edited dashcam video was released Tuesday as an off-duty Roseville police officer was arraigned on misdemeanor charges in connection with driving the wrong way on Woodward Avenue in Ferndale. The incident happened at about 12:30 a.m. on Nov. 9. David Raymer, 40, of Macomb Township, was charged with misdemeanor reckless driving. Sources … Read more