A judge has thrown out evidence, including a loaded firearm, that was seized during a raid on a meth lab at a Vancouver home after finding police had violated the rights of two residents charged in the case. After B.C. Supreme Court Justice Nigel Kent concluded that the evidence was inadmissible, the Crown dismissed charges … Read more
Two Durham Regional Police constables are facing charges in connection with drug sales allegedly taking place in an Ajax restaurant. Police say that they began an investigation into the Black Bear Bar and Grill on Westney Road South in Ajax in the summer of 2016, after hearing the bar was allegedly participating in excessive alcohol … Read more
A former police chief in Texas has been arrested for allegedly working hand-in-hand with Mexican drug cartels, protecting the very criminals he swore he’d pursue. Geovani Hernandez, 43, had a long history in law enforcement before was arrested in August in a year-long federal investigation called “Operation Blue Shame.” He’s worked in six Texas police … Read more
We often read stories about police officer abusing their power, but for one woman, it was her own father-in-law who turned against her. After helping with young woman cultivate a crop of medical cannabis for her sick child, the child’s grandfather became upset and set out to seek revenge. He attempted to use his position … Read more
BOSTON (AP) — A former Massachusetts police officer has agreed to plead guilty to extorting cocaine from a drug dealer by threatening to arrest the man. Federal prosecutors say 45-year-old John Desantis Jr., who served 16 years as a Lawrence officer, agreed to plead guilty Wednesday to extortion and attempted extortion under color of official … Read more
MOBILE, Ala. — A Corporal with the Mobile Police Department has been arrested on multiple charges, including alleged possession of opioids. According to Mobile Police Chief Lawrence Battiste, Corporal Damian Colvin was turned in by a fellow officer at the department. Colvin is charged with possession of a controlled substance, theft of property second-degree, and … Read more
Two corrupt English police officers have been found guilty of plotting to use a marked police car to intercept a drug courier, steal his stash and sell the drugs for profit. Constables Wahid Husman, 48, and award-winning Tahsib Majid, 36, planned to steal thousands of pounds worth of illegal substances and sell them to an … Read more
A new body camera video that appears to show “questionable activity” by a Baltimore police officer has come to light, the Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office announced Monday — the third body cam video to emerge this month that has raised concerns about possible police misconduct. At least 43 cases involving the officers in the latest … Read more
After nearly 20 years in the food service industry, Kristin Myers was used to dealing with the occasional unsatisfied customer. But last August, the Layton, Utah, business owner and her partner, Dallas Buttars, were thrown a bizarre curveball when a local police officer accused an employee of Myers’s Subway franchise of spiking his drink with … Read more
A Harper Woods police officer has been suspended and charged with a drug offense — the second criminal case for the department in recent days, city authorities announced. John Biernat was arraigned Friday in 32A District Court before Judge Daniel Palmer on one count of controlled substance use. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy’s office issued … Read more
Harper Woods — A former Harper Woods police officer was charged Wednesday with stealing from the department’s property room and with a drug violation. The former officer, 37-year-old Michael Lynch, was arraigned in 32A District Court. Facing the judge with his hands in his pocket, Lynch pleaded not guilty. Lynch is accused of stealing “various … Read more
FRESNO — Two former Kern County sheriff’s deputies, Logan August and Derrick Penney, who conspired with another law enforcement officer to sell drugs they stole from evidence lockers, were sentenced here Monday morning to probation. They will do no prison time. The disgraced officers, who both admitted to besmirching the badge and betraying their fellow … Read more