Three hours after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a deputy driving a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office cruiser, the chief of investigations made statements hinting the crash victim might have been homeless and potentially suicidal. He was neither. At a post-midnight press briefing in May, Chief Chris Butler relayed a now-contested witness account to suggest … Read more
A rookie cop from New Jersey was busted for drunk driving — and caught in a dashcam video trying to use her badge to weasel out of the arrest. Stephanie Roggina, an officer with the Scotch Plains Police Department, led police on a brief chase and failed to pull over on Aug. 26, 2016, in … Read more
A Fairfax County police officer has been charged with reckless driving after he hit a car, seriously injuring a man, while speeding 68 mph without his cruiser’s lights or sirens on. Officer Pshko Siteki was responding to a disorderly conduct call about 10:30 a.m. Feb. 18 when he crashed into a minivan turning from Leesburg … Read more
CATAWBA COUNTY, NC – The State Highway Patrol announced Tuesday a state trooper has been placed on administrative duty after a video surfaced online of the trooper speeding down the wrong way of Highway 321 in Newton. Trooper T.J. Williamson has been placed on administrative duty pending an internal investigation. He’s been employed with the … Read more
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A deputy with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office was arrested Wednesday on DUI charges near Disney. Troopers were called to Buena Vista Drive and Broadway just before 10 p.m. Tuesday, investigators said. Troopers said Timothy Michael Craig drove and crashed his Toyota Tundra three-quarters of a way through a pedestrian bridge … Read more
A Polk County Sheriff’s deputy was arrested late Sunday after Winter Haven Police responded to a 9-1-1 call reporting a car crash. Winter Haven police officers responded to a 9-1-1 call around 11:45 on Sunday to find Deputy David Clark slurring his words an swaying,near his vehicle. Clark’s vehicle was crashed into a power pole, … Read more
A recent traffic stop in Florida has led to accusations of racial profiling after Orlando police pulled over a black woman for apparently no good reason before realizing that she’s the state’s attorney. In a video released by the Orlando Police Department on Wednesday, an officer struggles to give a viable explanation as to why … Read more
Niagara County is expected to pay $2.75 million to the widow of a Newfane man killed when his vehicle was struck by a speeding Sheriff’s Office patrol car. Niagara County lawmakers are scheduled Wednesday to vote on the settlement with Mary A. Annalora. Her husband, Glenn T. Annalora, 61, died in the crash in Cambria. … Read more
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – An Albuquerque Police Department officer just graduated last month is already out of a job. Crystal Quintana, 27, was arrested Thursday after a call of a hit-and-run near Coors and La Orilla. A man said Quintana drifted into his lane and hit his bumper, then kept driving. The man says he followed … Read more
YOUNGSTOWN – A deputy for the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office facing drunken-driving and weapons charges has agreed to drop his grievance to get his job back and resign as part of a plea agreement. David Schialdone, 39, of Youngstown, entered guilty pleas Wednesday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court before Judge Lou D’Apolito to charges … Read more
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — A Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Department Captain was arrested on July 1 for driving under the influence after crashing into a motorcyclist. The motorcyclist had to be airlifted for treatment according to PBSO. Captain David M Smith II, who has been with the PBSO for over 25 years, was arrested … Read more