New details have been released by New York State Police in the case of the Whitesboro police officer who crashed and died while speeding with his lights and sirens off in an April 11 incident. Whitesboro Police Officer Kevin Crossley, 34, was traveling at 74 mph in a 40 mph zone without wearing a seatbelt, … Read more
An ex-New Orleans police officer who was charged with raping a former girlfriend’s then-7-year-old daughter in 2003 pleaded guilty Monday (April 30) to forcible rape and sexual molestation of a juvenile under age 13. Michael Thomassie, 43, was tried and convicted of aggravated rape in 2015, but Louisiana’s 4th Circuit Court of Appeal overturned his … Read more
Baltimore is poised to pay $9 million to a man who was wrongfully convicted of murder and spent 20 years in prison before DNA evidence cleared his name a decade ago. The amount would be the largest settlement from the city in a case involving alleged police misconduct, officials said, and it represents a rare … Read more
Baton Rouge police have issued a summons for simple battery to Blane Salamoni — the officer fired last month for his role in the fatal shooting of Alton Sterling — accusing him of slapping a suspect during a 2016 arrest captured on body camera video. Salamoni received the misdemeanor summons Friday afternoon, according to one … Read more
MORRISVILLE, N.C. — An off-duty Raleigh police officer recently tried to carry a concealed firearm through security at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, authorities said. Capt. Frederick Kenneth Heineman III was cited in the incident, which occurred at about 3:45 a.m. on April 13 at the Terminal 2 screening checkpoint. Airport authorities noted he also had alcohol … Read more
A Tulsa police sergeant who pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor related to a physical altercation with another officer said Monday that he wants to return to work because he still believes he can contribute positively to the department. Dedlorn Sanders Jr., 51, was charged July 10 with a felony count of assault and battery … Read more
An Ohio Township police officer who texted sexually explicit pictures and messages to a woman he had charged during a traffic stop resigned Friday. Dominic J. DeJulio, who began working full time for the department in February 2015, turned in his resignation, according to the police chief. “As of April 27th, Officer DeJulio has submitted … Read more
DETROIT – A man convicted of making terror threats against Detroit police officers on Facebook two years ago was sentenced to probation and jail with work release in Judge Vonda Evans’ court on Tuesday. Nehru Littleton, 41, was convicted of making threats on law enforcement officers in wake of the fatal police shooting in Dallas … Read more
LAND O’ LAKES, FL — The Pasco Sheriff’s Office Professional Standards Unit is investigating a complaint against a school resource office at Sunlake High School in Land O’ Lakes for reportedly being overly rough when restraining a student. According to the sheriff, on Tuesday, April 24, the SRO was asked by school administrators to remove … Read more
A Kansas sheriff has been charged with selling a gun to a felon and falsely certifying that deputies had received training. Ness County Sheriff Bryan Whipple, 47, of Ness City, is charged with three counts of wire fraud and one count of selling a firearm to a convicted felon, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said. A … Read more
JUDGING BY TABLOID headlines appearing on New York City newsstands, it might appear as though hundreds of thousands of people object to the release of former Black Panther Herman Bell from prison. That’s how many letters, the tabloids proclaim, were written in protest of the New York State Parole Board’s decision last month to release … Read more
Dashcam video has been released showing a Port Authority of New York and New Jersey commissioner using profane language and demanding to be called “commissioner” as she intervenes during a traffic stop involving her daughter. It was the afternoon of Saturday, March 31 when Tenafly, N.J. police officer Matthew Savitsky pulled over a car driving … Read more