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Corruption Charges Against Six
A judge at the Ontario Superior Court has thrown out charges against six Toronto police officers, after what he called an "unreasonable" delay in getting the case to trial.
The six officers were charged in a 2004 R.C.M.P. investigation looking into police... Read more
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Bakersfield PD cleared in fede
The U.S. Department of Justice found no crimes or serious misconduct after a four-year investigation of the Bakersfield Police Department, Police Chief Bill Rector will announce in a 3 p.m. news conference today.
The police department made... Read more
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USA: Newark police sued over W
NEWARK, N.J. - The American Civil Liberties Union has moved to join a lawsuit filed by a city police officer suspended after posting anonymous comments critical of his superiors on a Web site.
In a federal lawsuit filed last month, Officer... Read more
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Residents march against corrup
KENSINGTON residents want nothing more than to see an end to alleged corruption at their police station.
This was the strong sentiment from residents in an organised protest in the streets of Kensington and Factreton on Friday, 25 January.
A passionate... Read more
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Former officers convicted in h
Two brothers who worked as police officers were convicted Wednesday of participating in home invasion-style robberies staged to look like legitimate law enforcement raids, prompting the judge to say that the case underscored the need for aggressive outside oversight of the... Read more
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Australia: Sacking of police b
A Victorian Supreme Court judge has thrown out a bid by a sacked policeman accused of bullying and intimidation to have his dismissal overturned.
Richard Shields, a former senior sergeant at a suburban Melbourne station, was dismissed by Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon... Read more
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Wrens Police Officer Fired
Wrens, GA -- A former Wrens Police officer is off the job, now.
Wrens Police Chief David Hannah tells WJBF-TV News Channel 6 that officer Darrien Cato was fired earlier this month for gross misconduct.
Chief Hannah would not say why Cato was... Read more
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City, police union spar over p
A showdown could be brewing between the city of Seattle and its police union.
A mayor's panel today released 29 recommendations on how to make Seattle police more accountable in cases of alleged misconduct.
The Police Accountability Review Panel was put... Read more
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NIGERIA: Police corruption bla
Residents of Port Harcourt's poorest neighbourhoods say that police have wrongly blamed them for street violence between rival cult groups last year and are carrying out indiscriminate raids into their communities motivated by financial greed not criminal investigation.
In the most... Read more
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Cops who lie don't always lose
Lying by police officers is considered a cardinal sin in law enforcement, a so-called "death penalty" offense that collective wisdom holds will automatically result in a cop's termination.
But a Seattle P-I review of internal police documents in Seattle and other... Read more
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South Africa - Corruption char
A police inspector who faces five criminal charges was arrested on Thursday after he failed to appear in court the previous day.
Tello Mota, 39, who is attached to Booysens police station in Johannesburg, was re-arrested and detained for contempt of... Read more
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Lima police pressed for racial
LIMA, Ohio - Jason Upthegrove had just left the Lima Mall on Christmas Eve when he came upon a police officer arresting a young man.
The officer raised his left hand for Mr. Upthegrove to stop, and he pulled into a nearby... Read more
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Officers’ Arrests Put Spotligh
It is sometimes said that snitches are the lifeblood of police work. The question is: Are they also a poison?
Formally known as C.I.’s, for confidential informants, they are a detective’s best friend. They act as eyes and ears. They serve as... Read more
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Top cops: A few bad apples don
Residents place their trust in law enforcement to protect them and their rights on a daily basis, but some 'bad apples' break the very laws they swear to uphold.
It's a sweeping issue. From investigations into the Fort Collins police department regarding... Read more
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Two Houston PD officers target
Two Houston police officers were relieved of duty while the department investigates allegations involving the sale of a police union vehicle, officials said.
Senior officers Ronald L. Martin, 51, and Jeffery D. Larson, 39, are both former officials with the Houston Police... Read more
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Denver officer fired for alleg
One Denver police officer has been fired and another suspended amid allegations of misconduct, a police spokesman and public safety manager both said Friday night.
Denver Police Officer Randall Hurst was fired and Officer Michael Jimenez has been suspended, said police... Read more
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Jamaica: Corrupt cops cuffed -
Since the confession of Detective Constable Carey Lyn-Sue two Tuesdays ago in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court that he fabricated evidence in a murder case, several policemen have been nabbed in various criminal matters, some dating as far back as... Read more
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Police officer target of sting
A Baltimore police officer was charged yesterday with assault after he allegedly punched an undercover detective who was posing as a man waiting to buy drugs - a sting set up by detectives investigating a citizen complaint against the officer, according... Read more
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Police officer in corruption p
A DETECTIVE was arrested at work on suspicion of corruption.
Officers from Greater Manchester Police internal investigation unit arrested Det Sgt Alan Walker at Oldham Police Station. His wife Paula, who works in a civilian role at the station, was also arrested.
Det... Read more
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Egypt Cheers Films Critical of
One of Egypt's latest hit films opens with scenes of police brutally beating pro-democracy protesters and ends with angry masses storming a police station where demonstrators are tortured.
The audiences cheer.
The film, "Heya Fawda" — Arabic for "It's Chaos" — is a... Read more
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Atlanta police officer from Ro
A Rockmart man who works for the Atlanta Police Department pleaded guilty in federal court to taking payoffs to perform his normal duties as a police officer while on duty.
The suspect was identified as Daniel Betts, 26.
According to United... Read more
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Study blasts Portland's police
The public lacks confidence in Portland's system of police oversight, many residents don't even know how it works and the citizens involved in the process aren't allowed to use the powers they have, according to a study by an outside expert... Read more
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Durham Officers Resign After S
Although the Durham Police says they are awaiting DNA results, two Durham Police Department officers, including a sergeant, have resigned after a sexual misconduct investigation.
The Department said that Sergeant Keith Cheeks and Officer Demond Gooch resigned after the police department... Read more
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South Africa: Top Scorpion’s a
The head of the Scorpions in the Western Cape has ruled out police malice as the reason for the arrest of one of his investigators, Ivor Powell.
Powell, a former journalist for the Mail & Guardian, was granted bail of R1000 yesterday... Read more
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Canada: Teen alleges she was a
The Victoria Police Department and B.C.'s police complaints commissioner have launched separate investigations into police conduct after a teenager alleged she was assaulted and tied to a door by officers at a city lockup.
Willow Kinloch, now 18,... Read more
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Mounties file complaints again
Stellarton's police chief is under investigation by the Nova Scotia Police Commission.
Chief Ambrose Heighton confirmed Wednesday that complaints have been filed against him by four RCMP officers in Pictou County.
Heighton said the complaints stem from a letter he... Read more
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Grand Jury Investigating Glend
They had sworn to uphold the law. But did Glendale police officers go too far to arrest prostitutes?
We have learned an Arapahoe County grand jury will soon try to answer that question.
The Arapahoe County district attorney had been looking into... Read more
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Troubled NYPD unit had a histo
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly ordered a high-level shake-up in Brooklyn South Narcotics after four cops were arrested in two embarrassing incidents, but police sources said there has been dissatisfaction with the unit as far back as 2003.
That's when 24 detectives and... Read more
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Drugs-for-Information Scandal
In the world of urban policing, few relationships are as fraught with peril as those between narcotics officers and confidential informants. These informants — C.I.’s in police parlance — are often small-time criminals who are paid or get criminal charges dropped... Read more
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New Unit Cracks Down on Police
Milwaukee County District Attorney, John Chisholm, created the Public Integrity Unit after being elected last year. The unit is made up of four prosecutors whose jobs are to weed out bad police officers and public officials. One prosecutor is dedicated solely... Read more
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'Police corruption' pair baile
Two police staff arrested on suspicion of corruption and conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office have been bailed pending further inquiries.
South Wales Police said the arrests of a retired officer and a civilian worker were connected... Read more
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Ex-Cop Fined $1 After Being Fo
A former central Kentucky police officer guilty of official misconduct has been hit with a not-so devastating fine by a Madison County jury.
Former Berea Police Lt. Billy Beavers was fined $1 on Thursday after a jury ruled he broke the rules... Read more
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662 Tucson cops disciplined si
Since 2002, 947 Tucson police officers have been investigated by Internal Affairs and nearly two-thirds of them have been disciplined for violating department policy, according to police records.
The violations range from losing a pager to assault. The discipline imposed ranges from... Read more
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Corning police officer fired,
Jason Dininny, a six-year veteran of the Corning Police Department, has been fired and could be facing criminal charges.
Corning City Manager Mark Ryckman said on Monday that Dininny was terminated on Jan. 15 for misconduct.
Ryckman declined to discuss the details of... Read more
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New Chicago police superintend
Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis said he will review the case against a police officer who was caught on videotape beating a man handcuffed to a wheelchair.
Officer William Cozzi, who pleaded guilty to battery for the August 2005 beating, could rejoin... Read more
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Heat on corrupt police
ALMOST three in four Victorians want a royal commission into police corruption.
And almost three in 10 have no confidence in the police, rising to four in 10 among 18 to 24-year-olds.
It follows a controversial year for police, culminating in damaging... Read more
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New Zealand: New police conduc
Police officers accused of misconduct will no longer be dealt with by tribunals and or receive reprimands or adverse reports under a new code of conduct.
Instead, a new disciplinary process "provides for a progressive system, starting with performance improvement plans and... Read more
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Malaysia: Four police officers
Two police chief inspectors, a police corporal and lance corporal and a customs officer were charged separately with corruption at the sessions court here Monday.
All five men claimed trial for various charges involving intent to accept bribes and demanding and accepting... Read more
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Israel: Police settling score
The Movement for Quality Government in Israel yesterday threatened to petition the High Court of Justice to act against police chief David Cohen if he removes Superintendent Ephraim Erlich from his post as chief of the traffic police's central unit. Yesterday... Read more
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Police officers across Canada
A growing number of Canadian police officers are facing charges of perjury - the serious and usually rare crime of giving false testimony.
At least eight officers, either active or recently retired, will heading be to courts in Toronto, Winnipeg and Regina... Read more
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Four Mexican Police Officers A
Four police officers and seven civilians accused of working for Mexico's powerful Gulf drug cartel were flown to the capital Sunday for prosecution.
The four municipal officers, detained in Nuevo Laredo, across the border from Laredo, Texas on Saturday, had allegedly funneled... Read more
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New York: Complaints VS. Cops
The number of complaints filed against cops last year with the city's Civilian Complaint Review Board dropped 1 percent - the first decrease in six years.
In 2007, 7,578 people filed complaints, 84 fewer than in 2006, according to preliminary numbers... Read more
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Federal agents arrest four pol
MEXICO CITY — Federal agents arrested four police officers just south of the border with Texas on Saturday and were investigating where they got their guns, Mexican police said.
In a joint operation, federal police and soldiers arrested the officers early Saturday... Read more
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USA: Prostitution Alleged With
DURHAM, N.C. -- Two Durham police officers resigned during an internal investigation into possible sexual misconduct and prostitution, officials said Friday.
During the first week of October 2007, Durham vice officers were told by a female that she had engaged... Read more
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South African Police corruptio
There is a "rising tide" of corruption in the SA Police Service, Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille alleged today.
"Minister of Safety and Security [Charles Nqakula] and the leadership of the SAPS need to find the political will to acknowledge the grave... Read more
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Former Kentucky state trooper
She knew almost immediately that something was amiss with Kentucky State Police Trooper Jason O'Bannon. He called her frequently, even trying to track her down at her parents' home. The first time she agreed to work as an undercover informant --... Read more
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Madison officer is fired for m
The Madison Police and Fire Commission has fired a police officer who received nearly $250,000 in salary and benefits while on paid leave for more than three years.
The commission says Michael Grogan committed significant violations of departmental policy and firing him... Read more
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Illinois State trooper charged
An Illinois State trooper had the handcuffs slapped on him when he was arrested Thursday on one count of theft and three counts of official misconduct.
A criminal complaint was filed Wednesday in Winnebago County Circuit Court against Michael J. Rinaldo, 36,... Read more
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Macedonia: Police abuse cases
A total of 51 cases of police abuse of power were registered in 2007, says the legal analysis due to be presented in Skopje on Thursday.
The analysis stresses cases of spectacular arrests and non-respect of innocence presumption, as well as a... Read more
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Supervisor blamed for cop woes
Accusations were brought forward that four Madison police officers consorted with prostitutes while on duty.
The charges surfaced at a Police Commission hearing last week, looking into whether to terminate Sgt. Timothy Heiden. Heiden is facing administrative sanctions for allegedly hindering... Read more
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