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Police officers face disciplin
A DORSET police inspector, custody sergeant and three civilian detention officers are facing disciplinary action following the death of a mentally ill alcoholic who was left lying on the floor of a police cell for hours.
And a coroner has called on the government to take steps to ensure that those who are drunk and incapable are not taken into police cells "as a first resort" in a bid to avoid a similar tragedy.
An inquest at Bournemouth Town Hall heard how Tony Davis, 51, was suffering from fatal hypothermia by the time he reached Poole hospital, more than 10 hours after... Read more
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Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
23 January 2008
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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 six sergeants were demoted to patrol duty after Internal Affairs investigators uncovered an overtime scam in which the cops were caught putting in for hours they didn't work. E-ZPass records showed the accused passing through toll booths when they were supposed to be working, police officials said.
More recently, however, the accusations grew more serious - cops stealing drugs and money - and on Monday, Kelly transferred the citywide narcotics commander, Deputy Chief James O'Neill, and the Brooklyn South Narcotics boss, Insp. James O'Connell, as well as two narcotics captains. Deputy Chief Joseph Reznick, who has a reputation as a hard-charging commander with a hands-on approach, will replace O'Neill.
The shake-up, sources said, is not an indication that the supervisors knew about the alleged wrongdoing and looked the other way, but rather a message that they should have known.
"The transfers speak for themselves," said the New York Police Department's top spokesman, Deputy Commissioner Paul Browne.
Investigators, meanwhile, will pore over about 130 cases to see if there is any evidence that cops from that unit stole money or drugs seized from dealers.
Police say two officers, a sergeant and a detective have been arrested and suspended for their role in two cases. In the first case, Det. Sean Johnstone was caught on his own wire, police said, bragging about how he had seized 28 bags of cocaine during a Sept. 13 buy-and-bust, but had turned in only 17 bags. They said Johnstone also implicated his partner, Officer Julio Alvarez.
Johnston and Alvarez, each seven-year veterans, were charged in December with official misconduct and falsifying business records.
More important, the arrests sparked a larger probe and led to the arrests last week of Sgt. Michael Arenella and Officer Jerry Bowens. Arenella, an eight-year veteran, and Bowens, a 12-year veteran, allegedly took $250 and 40 bags of cocaine from an undercover officer posing as a drug dealer.
The suspects were slapped with drug and official misconduct charges, and Bowens is likely to face additional departmental charges for having a sexual relationship with an informant, sources said.
In addition, 15 other cops have been put on desk duty and have been replaced with officers from other units.
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