Hundreds of police officers packed into a Queens catering hall this week to find out about their retirement benefits. The police union says it’s the largest group they have ever had for a pension seminar, 1,200 people. The union says it’s a sign many officers may be ready to walk away from the job. “That’s … Read more
The latest city resident to cash in on police misconduct would raise a glass to toast his victory, except he doesn’t drink. The NYPD found that out the hard way when cops tried to charge Oliver Wiggins with driving while intoxicated to cover up for a police officer who ran a marked SUV through a … Read more
MYRTLE BEACH, SC – Myrtle Beach police are responding to a Facebook video that has been viewed millions of times of an officer asking a man, who appears to be homeless, to leave a McDonald’s restaurant after someone paid for his meal. A five-minute video was posted to Facebook Wednesday morning just after 11 a.m. … Read more
PORT ORCHARD, Washington — A Poulsbo police officer was charged Wednesday with theft and felony drug possession after she confessed to repeatedly taking narcotics left in city hall’s prescription drug take-back box, according to court documents. Stacey Lee Smaaladen, 49, of Poulsbo, told Bremerton police investigators she took the drugs to supplement her own legally … Read more
ANAMOSA, Iowa — Without discussion, the Anamosa City Council voted unanimously Monday night to fire police Chief Bob Simonson weeks after paying out a $750,000 gender bias settlement with a former female police officer. More than 10 residents spoke at the end of the two-and-a-half-hour meeting, telling the council they want to see more done … Read more
GALVESTON, Texas — The Galveston Police Department arrested one of their police officers on three felony charges Friday morning. John Rutherford, 40, has been arrested and charged with engaging in organized criminal activity, misuse of official information and tampering with physical evidence. He’s being held on a $75,000 bond. Galveston police said while they were … Read more
Yesha Callahan’s son called distraught early on a Sunday morning: A Chesterfield County police officer had just drawn a gun on him during a minor traffic stop. Accounts differ, but through the course of the encounter, the police said the car smelled like marijuana and initiated a search. At some point, police said the Virginia … Read more
24 Aug 2014 FORNEY — A law-abiding mother – with four children under the age of ten in tow – was pulled over by Forney police at gunpoint and handcuffed in front of the kids two weeks ago. Police say they were responding to a call of a motorist waving a gun out their window, … Read more
Deputies from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s office are guarding the home of the school resource officer who was stationed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School after his family requested the protection, according to multiple news reports on Thursday. Local Fox affiliate WSVN said it sent a reporter to the Boynton Beach, Florida, home of … Read more
The police chief of the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., has announced a formal investigation into an incident where a officer violated a policy allowing citizens to freely video record police activity. Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier said she was “shocked” when she saw how the officer responded to a man recording an arrest. … Read more
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A Grand Rapids police officer who resigned during an Internal Affairs investigation had held a rifle muzzle to the head of a prone, handcuffed suspect’s head, police reports show. The suspect, who had been tasered, was handcuffed, on the ground, when Officer Kevin Penn put the rifle against his head. “The … Read more
A fight between a sheriff’s deputy and a deputy jailer broke out last week in front of inmates at a detention center in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. The brawl was captured on camera, and the security video was released by the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office. In the footage, two men are seen yelling at each other, Deputy … Read more