HAGERSTOWN, Md. – A Hagerstown police officer has been arrested on drug charges after police received a video of him admitting he stole opioids from a disabled resident while he was on duty. Christopher Michael Barnett, a 15-year veteran of the Hagerstown Police Department, was taken into custody by Pennsylvania State Police Thursday evening at … Read more
The Toronto police officer who was caught with cocaine in his wallet after he forgot it in court has been demoted, and will be subjected to random drug tests for the next year. Const. Kirk Blake was not present Friday as his sentence was read out at the Toronto police disciplinary tribunal by hearing officer, … Read more
May 8, 2017 The increase of body cameras usage with police officers seemed to be hailed as unbiased look into incidents, but a case in Colorado raised more concerns about its practices after it was revealed that an officer faked body cam footage in a felony drug and weapons case. According to The Pueblo Chieftain, … Read more
JACKSON COUNTY, Ky. – The former sheriff of Jackson County ended up on the wrong side of the law. Kentucky State Police arrested Dennis Peyman for cultivating marijuana and trafficking a controlled substance (anabolic steroid). According to Peyman’s arrest citation, police executed a search warrant at his home after previously finding 61 marijuana plants growing … Read more
SPRING GROVE. Illinois – A pile of crushed pistachio shells mistaken for marijuana led to felony drug charges for a 59-year-old Round Lake Beach woman, who also happened to have a bottle of prescription pills in her pocket, her attorney said. Nancy Pahlman, of the 1400 block of Lotus Drive, was released from the McHenry … Read more
POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A Tampa attorney, who is also a former police officer, is one of three men arrested on drug trafficking charges this week. Detectives with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office and the High Intensity Drug Trafficking task force arrested 66-year-old Robert Carr on Thursday along with 37-year-old Brandon Byars and 24-year-old Logan … Read more
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — The judge’s daughter at the center of a report-altering scandal that led to the resignation of the top two officers of the Massachusetts State Police has appeared in court on heroin possession charges. Alli Bibaud admitted to sufficient facts for a guilty finding Friday and was sentenced to six months’ probation. The … Read more
When disgraced Baltimore Police Gun Trace Task Force Sgt. Wayne Jenkins pleaded guilty to racketeering and other counts earlier this month, his plea agreement contained a slew of new allegations involving an associate identified only by his initials: “D.S.” In the plea, Jenkins admitted that he had stolen large amounts of cocaine, heroin and marijuana … Read more
OVIEDO, Fla. – A Florida man spent 90 days in jail after police officers who stopped him for driving without headlights said white powder found in his car was cocaine. Karlos Cashe walked out of jail last week after lab results determined the powder in the handyman’s car was actually drywall. Body camera video of … Read more
According to a lawsuit filed in Miami-Dade County Court, Miami Police Officer Adrian Santos was thrown out of the downtown Miami nightclub E11even in the early-morning hours of November 18, tossed into the back of a cop car, and given a drug test. He was quickly relieved of duty — and is currently suspended when … Read more
Last year Kali Su Schram was sentenced to six months in jail because of a fatal traffic accident she did not cause, thanks to Michigan’s unjust and unscientific definition of drugged driving. Schram had the right of way when a bicyclist suddenly appeared in front of her at an intersection, but she was blamed anyway … Read more
Early on the morning of December 31, 2017, police in the Atlanta suburb of Cartersville arrested 70 people at a house party because no one would claim ownership of a stash of marijuana that totaled less than an ounce. As The Cartersville Daily Tribune reported, Cartersville police responded to a “shots fired” call around 2:18 … Read more