National Police Misconduct NewsFeed 03-10-11

A Princeton WV police officer who claimed state police instructors had been excessively rough with him during training, causing him to suffer a blood clot in his brain, has now been arrested by state police who claim that he had attempted to coerce a 17-year-old boy into giving him oral sex in exchange for letting him go after he was arrested.
http://wvgazette.com/News/201103101137

A San Bernardino County CA deputy was convicted on 15 of 24 counts for soliciting sex from and sexually abusing women while he was on duty.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_17575937?nclick_check=1

A Yakima WA police officer has resigned after a year-long investigation into allegations that he groped a woman while giving her a ride home after he had arrested her boyfriend on a drunk driving charge.
http://www.kxly.com/news/27146828/detail.html

Seattle WA has agreed to pay out $974,000 to a woman who’s house was destroyed by police in a volley of tear gas grenades after she called police to report that she thought her nephew, the subject of a manhunt for killing police officers in a cafe, might be heading to her home.
http://www.nwcn.com/news/Seattle-paying-974000-for-police-damage-to-home-1177320...

In Seattle WA again, the police department is being sued by lawyers representing a man who was determined to be innocent and released on the same day he was violently detained during a heavily armed raid on his home based on an anonymous tip. The suit isn’t directly about the raid, but the apparent efforts by police to hide information about what happened via their refusal to release requested documents. Even though police insist the man was innocent, they are hiding the information by claiming the case is still the subject of a criminal investigation of some sort.
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/436913_records10.html

Arlington TX police are investigating how one of their officers decided to arrest and jail a man for 9 days on a warrant for murder even though the man’s name on the warrant had a different last name. The officer insists he called to verify that the man’s license ID number matched the subject of the warrant but, oddly, the man in the warrant had no license because he was an illegal immigrant. They insist the officer did the right thing.
http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Arlington-police-probe-wrongful-arrest-of-man-who...

The Mount Laurel NJ police department is part of a lawsuit that includes county prosecutors alleging they falsely arrested and prosecuted a man for having locked and unloaded legal firearms in his trunk. The suit also alleges that police illegally searched his car when they found the guns that he had legally obtained.
http://dailycaller.com/2011/03/09/brian-aitken-to-file-suit-against-new-jersey-o...

A Los Angeles CA Unified Schools police officer who sparked a massive and highly disruptive manhunt when he staged his own fake shooting has been charged with 4 felonies and a misdemeanor over the incident.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/03/los-angeles-school-police-officer-...

The police chief of Columbus NM has been arrested on drug and weapons charges along with the mayor, a city councilman and nine other people.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20041708-504083.html

A Mesquite TX police sergeant who is in charge of a narcotics unit was arrested for allegedly stealing $2,000 during an undercover drug bust.
http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/03/03/2893074/mesquite-officer-accused-of-stea...

The interim police chief of Brookneal VA was found guilty of grand larceny stemming from his arrest while the target of an undercover sting operation by state police.
http://www2.godanriver.com/news/2011/mar/10/former-brookneal-police-chief-found-...

The police chief of Cocoa FL has resigned ahead of expected criminal charges related to an altercation he had with his ex-girlfriend in December.
http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20110310/BREAKINGNEWS/110310015/Cocoa-deputy...

A Philadelphia PA police sergeant was fired after charged with theft by deception and perjury on allegations he was taking part in an insurance fraud scheme with his roommate.
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Darby-Mangum-Fraud-Charges-117771573.h...

A Lafayette Parish LA deputy was arrested on a malfeasance charge for having sex with an inmate at jail.
http://www.klfy.com/Global/story.asp?S=14220447

A Palm Beach County FL sheriff’s detective was charged with possession of hydrocodone without a prescription after he was caught allegedly buying drugs online.
http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2011-03-09/news/fl-pbso-drug-detective-20110309...

A Sunset Hills MO police officer was sentenced to 8 years in prison after convicted on a number of charges including involuntary manslaughter over the deaths of four young people in an accident she caused while driving drunk.
http://www.southcountytimes.com/Articles-i-2011-03-04-174029.114137-Former-Sunse...

A Phoenix AZ police detective and a sergeant were arrested on DUI charges in separate incidents.
http://www.azfamily.com/news/local/2-Phoenix-police-officers-arrested-in-separat...

A St Joseph MO police officer is under investigation over an alleged drunk driving accident. No other details have been released.
http://stjoechannel.com/fulltext/?nxd_id=190786

A Santa Fe NM police detective remains on desk duty after being found guilty on a drunk driving charge.
http://www.santafenewmexican.com/SantaFeNorthernNM/Police-officer-guilty-of-DWI

A Woodland CA police sergeant was arrested on a DUI charge after man who helped him pick up his motorcycle that he dropped in the street called the police and told them he smelled alcohol on his breath.
http://www.fox40.com/news/headlines/ktxl-offduty-officer-arrested-for-dui-201103...

The police chief of East Hampton CT apologized for racially insensitive emails that he forwarded to employees. There’s been no word on whether he’ll face any disciplinary action for it.
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Police-Chief-Apologizes-for-Emails-1177...

Yakima WA has settled a sexual discrimination and harassment lawsuit involving the police chief for $160,000 that will be split between the three officers that filed the suit.
http://www.kimatv.com/news/local/117769363.html

And finally, a Bryan TX police officer is on leave after being busted on an indecent exposure charge over an incident in a parking lot that police say has now tied him to other indecent exposure incidents… though they haven’t said if it was a birthmark or something else that gave him away.
http://www.wtaw.com/2011/03/10/bryan-cop-arrested-suspended-for-indecent-exposur...