PEORIA, Illinois — A former Peoria police officer found guilty last year of possessing child pornography will know soon what his sentence is. The sentencing hearing for John McCavitt, 36, was to conclude Friday, but for more than two hours, Assistant State’s Attorney Brian FitzSimons picked apart a sexual offender evaluation, saying it was incomplete, … Read more
In the wake of sexual assault allegations against U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore, a small-town Alabama police chief took to Facebook this week to joke that he’d been molested by Moore’s rival, Doug Jones. Killen police Chief Bryan Hammond wrote on Facebook that “silence is consent” and made what he called “sarcastic” comments about Jones. … Read more
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — A former Brevard County sheriff’s deputy was locked up Monday. Joseph Pallante was sentenced to two life prison terms, and decades more, for sex crimes against a young girl. The girl asked the judge Monday to let him rot in prison. When Pallante walked into the Brevard County courtroom, he faced … Read more
A Texas sheriff considering a run for Congress caused a social media firestorm on Wednesday after he threatened charges against the driver of a truck with a big anti-Trump sticker. The sticker on the back window did not mince words. It read “Fuck Trump and Fuck You For Voting For Him,” and that rubbed Fort … Read more
(CHICAGO) — One by one, the men told the same story: A Chicago police officer would demand money from them. And if they didn’t pay, they would find themselves in handcuffs with drugs stuffed in their pockets. A Cook County judge on Thursday threw out the felony drug convictions of 15 black men who all … Read more
A former Monterey County California Highway Patrol officer has again been charged with sex crimes involving children, this time out of Washington state. Jacob Duenas, 36, has been charged with four counts of first-degree child rape that allegedly took place in 2000, according to a Wednesday article in the News Tribune in Tacoma, Wash. Duenas previously served as a CHP officer … Read more
MADISON COUNTY, Ala. – Through sources and records requests, we have learned that the arrest of Madison County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Roland Campos for the alleged sexual abuse might not have been as shocking to his employer as originally implied. In August, we confirmed that police had arrested and charged Campos through sources. His mugshot … Read more
The trial of Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputy Kenneth L. Hatch III on charges of sexual abuse of three underage girls, as well as giving drugs to two of those girls, is underway in Kennebec County Superior Court in Augusta. The trial started Monday, Nov. 13. Hatch, 47, of Whitefield, faces two counts of class B … Read more
A Philadelphia cop has been arrested for allegedly masterminding a plot to sell drugs that were supposed to be submitted as evidence, prosecutors announced Tuesday. Eric Snell was cuffed by federal agents at his home in Philadelphia Tuesday morning and stands accused of hawking large quantities of cocaine and heroin together with a group of … Read more
WORTH CO., GA – Governor Nathan Deal has appointed an interim sheriff for Worth County after Jeff Hobby was suspended. On Monday, Deal announced he suspended Hobby from office by Executive Order. Tuesday, another Executive Order was signed stating Bobby Sapp will fill the temporary vacancy as sheriff of Worth County pending the changes against Hobby or … Read more
DETROIT – Detroit police Chief James Craig said it was one of the most embarrassing moments of his career when two groups of undercover officers got into an altercation while converging on the same drug house. The two special operations units from two precincts clashed Thursday when they both searched a suspected drug house in … Read more
AUGUSTA — Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputy Kenneth Hatch III was a decorated officer by day but at night was a different person, a man who preyed on girls for his own sexual gratification. That was the contention of Assistant Attorney General John Risler during his opening statements Monday morning for Hatch’s trial in Kennebec County … Read more