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Detroit police commander acqui
A jury today acquitted a Detroit Police Department commander on claims he covered up a fellow commander's apparent drunken driving crash.
John Autry retired in June after being charged with tampering with evidence, misconduct in office and neglect of duty. He... Read more
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Bahrain: Police honour rights
BAHRAIN'S police stick strictly to the human rights code, Interior Minister Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa told parliament yesterday.
The ministry guarantees that there are no violations of human rights by police, under any circumstances, he said.
There is tight monitoring throughout... Read more
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Detroit cop testifies police o
After responding to a suspected drunken-driving crash involving a police official, Detroit cop Carl Chuney watched another high-ranking official clean up small wine bottles from inside and outside the car, Chuney testified Tuesday.
Chuney testified in the trial of former Cmdr. John... Read more
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Sex case will cost officer his
Portland police Officer Jason K. Faulk, accused of having sex with a woman while he was on duty last summer, is expected to enter a guilty plea to one count of official misconduct in Multnomah County Circuit Court this morning and... Read more
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Four Hawaii police officers fi
Big Island Police Chief Lawrence Mahuna fired four officers last year for misconduct, including one whom investigators said left the scene of a traffic accident and lied during the subsequent criminal investigation, and another who failed a drug test.
Other Big Island... Read more
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Complaints against Chicago cop
A backlog of excessive-force complaints against Chicago police officers has grown so large that the agency charged with investigating cops is planning to hire outside investigators to help catch up.
Each of the Independent Police Review Authority's investigators has been carrying a... Read more
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UK: Police chief slams "corrup
Thames Valley Police has spoken out over its "disappointment" after ex-PC Paul Jervis was caught with crack cocaine.
Jervis, who got hooked on the class A drug after meeting High Wycombe prostitute Michelle Izzard, was arrested after being found in... Read more
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Zimbabwe: Stamp Out Corruption
SOME traffic police officers have made it their occupation to demand bribes from motorists especially those driving public vehicles and foreign registered cars, a senior judge said in Bulawayo yesterday.
Justice Maphios Cheda said this when he officially opened the 2008 legal... Read more
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Mountie suspended after allega
A Mountie involved in a fatal shooting in Vanderhoof, B.C., four years ago has been suspended with pay.
The force alleges Const. Ryan Sheremetta gave misleading testimony at an inquest into the 2004 death of Kevin St. Arnaud, who was shot after... Read more
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Officer arraigned in gas stati
At first the two employees at the Roslindale gas station paid no attention to the man in the baseball hat and sunglasses.
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Boston police officer held on bail for alleged robbery
Boston officer arraigned on armed robbery charges
Officer's family reacts... Read more
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NO POLICE MISCONDUCT IN JULIE
Devon and Cornwall police have been cleared of serious misconduct by independent investigators over their handling of the Julie Crocker murder case.
Following a failed appeal by Julie's killer, Michael Woodman, which centred around allegations of non-disclosure of material, the Independent... Read more
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Police worker's Girls Aloud gi
She was the police community support officer tasked with keeping an eye on the crowds at a Girls Aloud concert in Norfolk last summer.
But when Teresa May saw concert goers dropping their tickets into bins as they entered Holkham Hall, she... Read more
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South Africa: Editorial opinio
SOUTH Africans are still reeling in shock at the nature and extent of the allegations of corruption, racketeering etcetera, against suspended national police Commissioner Jackie Selebi.
President Thabo Mbeki is predictably being hard-hit by the political tsunami with calls made yesterday for... Read more
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Hong Kong: Becoming Asia’s fin
It’s one of the world’s most crowded cities but Hong Kong boasts an extraordinarily low crime rate, thanks to a highly effective police force.
THE 25,000 strong Hong Kong Police enjoys the distinction of being Asia’s finest.
The bustling... Read more
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Enforcing rules keeps cops hon
Hundreds of Illinois law enforcement officials gathered in the metro-east this weekend as part of an Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police annual conference.
The 2008 Winter Training and Officer Installation Conference is at the Gateway Center in Collinsville.
On Saturday, attorney Randolph... Read more
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Kenyan police accused of 'shoo
Police are behind dozens of deaths in Kenya's post-election turmoil, opening fire on both looters and opposition protesters under an unofficial "shoot to kill" policy, a leading human rights group says.
Human Rights Watch called on Kenya's government Sunday to lift its... Read more
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Dozens of police under investi
SUSPENSIONS in Victoria Police have doubled in the past few years with more than 60 officers off work as investigations into misconduct continue.
Some of these officers have been off duty for more than a year.
Force command has confirmed that... Read more
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Former Oregon police officer c
A former Dallas police officer has been convicted of theft and official misconduct resulting from charges that he mishandled evidence during an arrest in 2005.
Scott Roth pleaded guilty to official misconduct and no contest to theft after he was accused of... Read more
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Two Dallas police officers fir
Dallas Police Chief David Kunkle has fired two officers accused of holding country music singer Steve Holy and a friend at gunpoint last month during a game of foosball.
The two officers — Randy Anderson, 25, and Paul Loughridge, 48 — each... Read more
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South Africa police chief resi
South Africa's police chief and the head of Interpol, Jackie Selebi, stepped down from both jobs at the weekend after prosecutors said they intend to charge him with bribery and defeating the ends of justice over his "generally corrupt relationship" with... Read more
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South Africa Police chief Sele
Prosecutors are to charge South Africa's police chief and head of Interpol, Jackie Selebi, with accepting bribes from a convicted drug trafficker in return for protecting narcotics shipments, passing on confidential intelligence reports from Britain and interfering with a... Read more
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Australia: 'Officer flashed ba
A SENIOR constable showed his badge and told one of his alleged rape victims he was a policeman and would "look after her" when she woke up to find him performing oral sex on her.
The officer, Huy Quach, 33, was described... Read more
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City officer accused of sex wi
A Baltimore police officer accused of having sex with a 16-year-old girl inside a station house will avoid serving time in prison but will have to resign from the force under a deal made Thursday with city prosecutors.
William D. Welch, 41,... Read more
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'I will sue police over beatin
A Man who was cleared by a judge after being badly beaten by police officers as he cowered naked in a shower is to take legal action against the Cleveland force.
Despite being sprayed with CS gas and beaten around the head... Read more
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Cop guilty in sex sting
A Windsor native who is a former member of a Toronto police drug squad accused of corruption has been convicted of trying to solicit a prostitute who was actually an undercover officer.
The incident happened late one evening during the first week... Read more
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South Africa: Police chief in
South Africa's police commissioner Jackie Selebi sought Thursday to prevent prosecutors from bringing charges following an inquiry into his alleged underworld links, a radio station reported.
A spokesman for the National Prosecuting Authority confirmed it had been served with papers by Selebi,... Read more
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Poland: Szczecin traffic polic
The Prosecutor in Szczecin has charged 20 out of 40 of its city traffic police officers with accepting bribes.
According to the prosecutor, an expensive bottle of vodka, whisky or cash was enough for a driver in Szczecin not to pay a... Read more
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Guttenberg Police Officer Susp
The city of Guttenberg has suspended a police officer for misconduct.
Police Chief George Morteo says they're investigating serious allegations against Sergeant Jerry Moser.
Morteo would not be specific, but says the allegations have come from members of the community and... Read more
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Police Inspectors warned after
Two high-ranking former Llanelli police officers have come in for official warnings after a misconduct probe.
Inspectors Dyfed Bolton and Bob Price also had "managerial advice" following an investigation by the force's Professional Standards Department.
Dyfed-Powys Police bosses shifted the officers... Read more
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Gaston Police Department disba
If you called the Gaston Police Department Wednesday you heard a strange message. "Yeah, this is Chief Crider Gaston Police Department. Do not leave any messages. As of right now council has disbanded the police department. We are laid off until... Read more
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India: CPI alleges corruption
The CPI's Tamil Nadu unit on Thursday alleged there was corruption in the recruitment of police personnel and irregurlarities in various spheres, including sand mining, in the state.
There were irregularities in the state. Money was being taken for appointment of... Read more
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Australia: Senior cop on rape
A VICTORIAN police officer facing multiple rape and drug charges had attempted to bribe other officers, the Melbourne Magistrates' Court heard today.
Huy Quach, 33, a senior constable at a police station in Melbourne's east, is accused of four counts of rape,... Read more
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Investigator of S.African poli
The man leading an investigation into alleged corruption by South Africa's national police chief has been arrested on graft charges, a police official said on Wednesday.
Gerrie Nel, a senior official of the Scorpions elite crime-fighting unit, was arrested at his home... Read more
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Los Angeles: Ex-officer descri
Testifying with the confidence and poise of the expert witness he once was, disgraced Los Angeles police Officer Ruben Palomares told a federal court jury Tuesday how he went from being an idealistic young officer who wanted to be a role... Read more
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Sex-on-duty inspector dismisse
A British Transport Police inspector has been dismissed at a misconduct hearing for having sex while on duty.
Inspector Masood Khan, 42, of Coulsdon, south London, admitted having sex with a 43-year-old woman in an office at Gatwick Airport railway station.... Read more
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Moldova police most corrupt, r
The institution most affected by corruption in Moldova is the police. It is followed by medicine, political parties, juridical sector and the legislative. The data are included in the latest Global Barometer of Corruption, compiled by American firm Gallup for the... Read more
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Ex-New Haven Detective Sentenc
A New Haven police detective was sentenced to 90 days in prison Monday for manipulating evidence and stealing money during drug investigations, part of a pattern or wrongdoing uncovered during a probe of police misconduct in the city.
Former detective Jose R.... Read more
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Police worker admits misconduc
A POLICE worker who failed to carry out proper cell checks on a prisoner hours before he died has admitted misconduct.
Ian Green, 60, was on duty at Chingford police station when Robert Kavarz, a Polish national, collapsed shortly before he was... Read more
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Chicago Chief: Zero tolerance
Chicago's newly named police superintendent is promising to overhaul the department's Internal Affairs Division, investigate police shootings only after all the facts are in, and punish even the most minor infractions.
Jody Weis told the Chicago City Council his top priority is... Read more
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Chicago: 5th cop in drug ring
Former Chicago police Officer Corey Flagg blamed anger and greed for his role in shakedowns of drug dealers, admitting Friday to a judge that he had become just as bad, if not worse, than common criminals.
Flagg, the last of five corrupt... Read more
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Chief of Police: Cop or clown?
HANDS up who can name the chief constables of South Wales, Gwent or Dyfed-Powys police forces?
And it doesn’t count if you work for them.
Yet chances are – whether you live in Wrexham, Holyhead, Carmarthen, Newport or over the border in England... Read more
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Police watchdog stays silent
THE Police Integrity Commission yesterday remained silent on a report it unfairly maligned a policeman, claiming the matter was confidential.
The Daily Telegraph yesterday revealed that PIC Inspector Peter Moss QC had overturned the PIC's adverse findings relating to Detective Senior Constable... Read more
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Kenyan Police Accused of Killi
Noor Adam begged police to spare his children as he lay bleeding from a bullet wound in front of his shop but they set fire to his store anyway, burning to death his 7-year-old daughter and teenage son inside.
The Nairobi shopkeeper... Read more
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West Midlands, UK: Police forc
A total of 35 West Midlands police officers have been arrested in the past year, it has been revealed today.
Their alleged crimes include cases of assault as well as incidents of shoplifting and drink driving.
The figures were released to... Read more
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Bangladesh: Police must act as
Abdul Khaleque
We may remember that Rajarbag police inaugurated armed resistance against the artillery assault of Pakistan army on March 25, 1971. Memorable are the laudable sacrifices of life of the Bangladesh police in the theatre of the liberation war,... Read more
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Silence never a wise choice wh
A visceral response to an assault on one's parent is easy enough to understand. Proper protocol, any protocol, in fact, isn't likely to be at the top of the to-do list in that charged moment.
So I can understand how Elgin Police... Read more
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California: Brothers on trial
Sitting handcuffed at the witness stand, a former state corrections officer on Friday pointed his finger -- both figuratively and literally -- at a disgraced Los Angeles police officer accused of participating in a series of home-invasion-style robberies staged to look... Read more
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Staff lift lid on Crime and Mi
THE Crime and Misconduct Commission is cutting corners on important investigations because of overwork and understaffing, the corruption watchdog's employees claim in a damning report.
The independent study – obtained by The Courier-Mail under Freedom of Information laws – slammed the culture... Read more
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Granger Police Chief Suspended
Granger Police Chief Robert Perales has been placed on administrative leave while an investigation into alleged police corruption takes place.
New Mayor Ramona Fonseca promised to shake up Granger's government and she's starting with the police department.
Fonseca ran for mayor... Read more
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Chicago: Judge astounded by go
A federal judge Friday had sentenced a crooked Chicago cop to nearly 10 years in prison, and the hearing was over, but the judge wasn't finished.
In an unusual move, U.S. District Court Judge Ronald Guzman commented on what he saw over... Read more
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