CLEVELAND – Two Cleveland police officers working in the Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Unit were demoted, and a third officer received a suspension, for letting 60 cases go uninvestigated. Police chief Calvin Williams conducted an administrative review of a detective who was assigned to the unit that handles crimes against children and rape cases. … Read more
April 10, 2015 Virginia Beach, Va. — Virginia Beach Police say they’re investigating whether an officer’s use of force was excessive after a now-viral video surfaced of a traffic stop in which a teenager was pepper-sprayed, tased and police attempted to later delete the cellphone recording. The traffic stop occurred on Jan. 10 and was … Read more
Seattle police again this week issued a pricey ticket to someone unlikely to be able to pay. Police on Monday contacted a man living in a tent near Green Lake and gave him a $1,025 ticket for littering. The man and several other people arrived the day before on the site, a greenbelt near Green … Read more
A Seattle mom has shared video of a school security guard slamming her 12-year-old son to the ground so hard the boy said he couldn’t move his legs, King 5 reports. In the video, the boy tears down decorations in the hallway of Washington Middle School. He then moves away from the officer. They are … Read more
President Donald Trump is hosting a discussion on violence in video games on Thursday — and it features a controversial police trainer who encourages cops to be more willing to use lethal force. The Washington Post’s Radley Balko, who has written extensively on Grossman’s courses in the past, writes on Twitter that Grossman not only … Read more
VALLEJO — A former California Highway Patrol sergeant who faces felony charges of possessing child pornography made a brief court appearance Friday. Eric C. Lund, 52, has pleaded not guilty in the case. Lund was arrested at the Fairfield CHP office in October 2014 after an investigation by Vacaville police. At the time he was … Read more
LLANO, Texas — A Llano police chief and three of his officers, all on leave, turned themselves in at the Llano County Jail on Jan. 30 following indictments on charges of official oppression in connection with the alleged “unlawful arrest” of a resident, according to Llano County grand jury documents. A fifth officer was indicted … Read more
ST. HELENS, Ore. — Deputies in the Columbia County Jail directed a dog to bite an inmate, but the recently released body camera video is drawing criticism from community members. The sheriff is defending his deputies’ actions. The incident involving Chris Bartlett, 47, happened in early August. The body camera video begins after deputies, a … Read more
OAKLAND, Calif. – Cops and coffee shops usually go hand in hand, but for at least one cafe, a uniformed cop is considered persona non java. It all started when an Oakland police sergeant stopped by Hasta Muerte Coffee in the Fruitvale District to introduce himself and to buy a cup. But the sergeant was … Read more
If a valid measure of a prosecutor’s performance is the number of police officers she puts on trial for fatal shootings, Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Jackie Lacey’s decision Thursday would properly be seen as egregious. Lacey opted not to bring charges against ex-LAPD Officer Clifford Proctor, who shot and killed Brendon Glenn in Venice … Read more
Burlington, Vermont — A second woman obtained drugs stolen from the Royalton Police Department evidence closet by former full-time officer John Breault, a federal prosecutor disclosed on Friday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Burlington. Assistant U.S. Attorney William Darrow revealed the new information during a change of plea hearing as Breault pleaded guilty to … Read more
MERIDEN, Conn. — Just after 7:30 p.m. on September 19, 2015, Meriden police officers John Slepski and John Slezak responded to report of an intoxicated man lying in the middle of the road on Arch Parkway. A dash camera from Slepski’s police cruiser captured the interaction between the officers and the man and prompted an … Read more