SPALDING COUNTY, Ga. – Investigators said two men got away with murder for more than three decades thanks, in part, to help from two law enforcement officers. The explosive news came in a news conference from the Spalding County sheriff Friday. The death of Timothy Coggins was “no doubt” racially-motivated, according to sheriff Darrell Dix. … Read more
A school resources officer for Covington Independent Public Schools in Kentucky in 2015 shackled, in separate incidents, two learning disabled kids, an 8-year-old boy and a 9-year-old girl. The cuffs were attacked not around their wrists, but above the elbows behind their backs. The American Civil Liberties (ACLU) considered his actions a violation of the … Read more
A North Georgia police officer was fired after he was arrested and accused of traveling to a Roswell shopping center to engage in a sex act with a minor, authorities said. Abraham Flores Galvan, who was a part-time officer with Tunnel Hill police, was arrested Thursday at the Woodstock Road shopping center with the help … Read more
Steve Prattor, the Sheriff of Caddo Parish in Louisiana, is not a fan of his state’s new criminal justice reforms that will free many prisoners convicted of nonviolent offenses earlier than they had been scheduled to be released. In a press conference held this week, Prattor said that keeping some of the “good” prisoners in … Read more
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — A guilty verdict has been returned against a former Brevard County deputy sheriff accused of sex crimes against a girl. Joseph Pallante, whose arrest grabbed headlines in 2014, was found guilty on all major counts against him. Pallante took the stand Tuesday and tried to persuade a jury to keep him … Read more
WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania — A former Dupont police officer accused of violently molesting two young boys has been sentenced to serve at least nine months in the Luzerne County Correctional Facility. David Turkos, 45, of 230 Wyoming Ave., Dupont, was ordered to serve nine to 23 months in the county jail followed by five years of … Read more
Alabama – A former Madison policeman was sentenced this morning to spend 35 years in prison and a lifetime on the sex offender registry for molesting child relatives. William “Woody” Watson, a 59-year-old former cop, was convicted in Limestone County earlier this year of multiple counts of sexual abuse. He was sentenced today by Circuit … Read more
A New York City cop is facing charges after being arrested for having sex with an underage girl and recording their sexual exploits. The officer, Raul Olmeda, 40, was arraigned on a 67-count indictment and is currently being held on $250,000 bail, reported the New York Daily News. New York City Police Commissioner James O’Neill … Read more
SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah police officer was fired Tuesday after being seen on video roughly handcuffing a nurse because she refused to allow a blood draw in an incident that became a flashpoint in the national conversation about use of force. Salt Lake City Police Chief Mike Brown made the decision to fire … Read more
WISCONSIN RAPIDS – An emergency medical technician and former police officer charged with sexually assaulting a child under 5 years old now faces new charges involving two other children. Jacob M. Swiedarke, 31, of the village of Port Edwards was charged Thursday with two additional counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child. If convicted … Read more
New Zealand Police have been criticised for a tweet which appears to “make light” of fatal crashes. The tweet, which has since been deleted, read: “When we have to tell someone their family member has died in a crash.” It also included an animated GIF image of a scene from The Office, where Steve Carell’s … Read more
Chance the Rapper streamed a police traffic stop live to his Instagram followers to ensure officers treated him fairly. Chance, real name Chancelor Bennett, and his two-year-old daughter Kensli were passengers in a car driven by the tot’s mother Kirsten Corley when they were stopped by Illinois State Police officers on Sunday afternoon, according to … Read more