GREENVILLE COUNTY, SC – The Spartanburg County Sheriff’s deputy who was arrested and fired after being accused of inappropriate contact with an underage girl, using the alias “Redneck Rick,” has pleaded guilty to a crime, according to multiple reports. Chris Wilbanks, who lives in Newberry County, has pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a minor, … Read more
MORRISTOWN, NJ – A suspended Rockaway Township police officer who has been accused of sexually assaulting two teen girls was indicted this week on charges of sexual assault, child endangerment, official misconduct and possession of child pornography, authorities said. Wilfredo Guzman, 40, of Rockaway Township, allegedly engaged in acts of sexual penetration with a girl … Read more
A former police officer turned to child pornography as a way of coping after he became haunted by dozens of road accidents that he had seen on the job, a court has heard. Roy Hobson, 66, was arrested after police raided his address in February this year. Hobson was not at home when officers arrived … Read more
The retired police officer accused of setting a well-known Naperville squatter’s tent on fire has pleaded guilty to criminal damage to property. James Povolo, 73, has been sentenced to two years of probation and ordered to pay restitution after setting Scott Huber’s tent on fire in July of 2016. It’s part of a plea deal … Read more
J.W. Parker had video evidence of a man rampaging in Parker’s bar, but he was told he couldn’t pursue criminal charges because the accused was a sheriff’s deputy, according to documents obtained by USA TODAY NETWORK – Tennessee. Parker and his mother, Barbara Parker, sought charges for more than a month against James M. Schirnglone, … Read more
TRENTON, NJ – For most public agencies, employee pay stubs and overtime data are matters of public record, kept on file to hand over immediately to anyone who asks for them. At the New Jersey State Police, those same records are a state secret. But a Superior Court judge on Monday ordered the division to … Read more
An attorney representing the family of a deceased man demands to know why evidence from a 2013 deputy-involved fatal shooting has been destroyed and possibly misplaced. Stuart Kaplan represents the family of Richard Haston, who was shot and killed by Martin County Deputy James Warren in 2013, reported WPTV. Haston’s family filed a civil lawsuit … Read more
Oregon – A Klamath County Sheriff’s deputy has lost his badge after being convicted of groping an underage victim. Rafael Manzo, 37, of Klamath Falls, was required to surrender his law enforcement credentials after pleading guilty Oct. 24 to third-degree sex abuse for offenses against a minor victim last year. Court records said Manzo groped … Read more
What started as a break-in at his Southwest Miami-Dade County nursery became a year-long saga for Julian Martinez. On May 16, 2016, someone broke into JMart Nursery and stole thousands of dollars worth of equipment. “This golf cart, lawn mowers, power tools,” Martinez listed the missing items. He filed a police report with Miami-Dade’s Agricultural … Read more
A police officer in Arkansas lost his job after he exposed a massive scheme that allowed officers to have sex with prostitutes and then arrest them for servicing the undercover cops. The way that Former Fort Smith Police Department Sgt. Don Paul Bales’ department had it set up, cops would “prove” that they weren’t really … Read more
OKLAHOMA CITY — Body camera footage show the moments Oklahoma City police officers encountered a juvenile wearing a Halloween mask and carrying a fake weapon. Oklahoma City Police Department reports show that at 12:45 p.m. Oct. 21 an officer was called to the 400 block of NW 84 Street after a suspect was observed sneaking … Read more
OMAHA, Neb. – A Colorado man is taking legal action against the City of Omaha after a misdemeanor drug arrest. It’s not about the bust but what happened to a beloved dog traveling with him. Driving through Omaha with his constant companion named Trouble — that’s exactly what Josh Ingold got into after running out … Read more