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Castle Police Officer Charged With Sexually Assaulting Teens
Richard
L. Corbin, 35, is accused of giving alcohol to a 13-year-old girl and a 15-year-old
girl. He then allegedly had sex with both girls, police said.
Corbin
was charged with multiple counts of sexual assault, indecent assault, corruption
of minors and furnishing liquor to minors.
Former
sheriff's deputy indicted in sex case
An
Ulster County grand jury has indicted a former county deputy sheriff on charges
he sought sexual favors from a girl under the age of 17 in exchange for ignoring
a crime, according to the District Attorney's Office.
Jeffrey
P. Geskie, 27, of Hurley, was indicted on charges of receiving a bribe and committing
a criminal sexual act, both felonies, and official misconduct, a misdemeanor.
Former
corrections director gets 2 years for taking payoffs
The
former head of the Illinois prison system was sentenced to two years in federal
prison Wednesday for taking payoffs from lobbyists.
“What
I did was absolutely wrong,” said Donald Snyder, who admitted pocketing
$50,000 from lobbyists when he was director of the Illinois Department of Corrections.
Former
Fayetteville Officer Sentenced
A
former Fayetteville police officer, fired after he became the target of a child-pornography
investigation, has been sentenced to 15 years, 8 months in federal prison.
Jeremy
Boyd Grammer entered a guilty plea five months ago to a charge of distributing
child pornography through his home computer.
LSU
police officer investigated
A
spokesman for LSU police says Lieutenant Thomas Fife was placed on paid administrative
leave July 19 after special agents searched his office.
The
affidavit says Fife accessed multiple images of child pornography almost every
day while at work.
Officer
who shot boy pleads not guilty
A
San Diego police officer claims caution prompted him to unload five bullet rounds
at an 8-year-old boy and his mother during an off-duty traffic dispute, but
prosecutors Tuesday called it a case of "apparent road rage."
Frank
White pleaded not guilty to one felony count of discharging a firearm in a grossly
negligent manner and one misdemeanor count of drawing a concealed weapon in
public.
Paperwork
snafu lets DUI-charged judge off hook
An
Atlanta Municipal Court judge arrested on drunken-driving charges earlier this
year will not lose his license for refusing to take a sobriety test because
an Atlanta police officer failed to turn in paperwork documenting the refusal,
the judge’s attorney said.
Judge
Andrew Mickle would have had his license suspended for one year for refusing
to take a chemical test of his blood, breath or urine during his March 24 arrest.
Ex-officer
charged with pocketing seized cash
According
to an affidavit that Greensburg police officer was David L. Scudder. It's alleged
that he did not put the money into evidence but instead into his own pocket.
Surveillance
video shows the phony promoter handing the money over to then officer Scudder.
But the court document says, in his investigation report, Office Scudder claimed
the phony promoter gave the money back to fans.
Internet
Sting Leads To State Patrolman's Arrest
Police
say a trooper with the Colorado State Patrol tried to convince what he thought
was a girl on the Internet to have a sexual relationship with him.
Detective
Crystal Schwartz said trooper Justin Tolman, 22, began communicating with her
decoy profile soon afterwards. He allegedly indicated he was interested in sex
and made graphic sexual statements and sent lewd photos.
Police
officer accused of running drug houses remains jailed
Clay
Adams, 36, of Altamonte Springs, is accused of operating marijuana-grow houses.
He was arrested earlier this week. According to charging documents, Adams operated
two grow houses and transported the drugs, keeping his police credentials ready
should he be challenged.
Officer
resigns while under investigation
A rear-end collision last month left a Rogers police officer out of a job Friday.
Officer Billy Williams resigned from his position, according to Police Chief
Steve Helms, while under investigation for failing to report the on-duty crash.
Williams
checked the conditions of Perez and his passenger and, upon their contention
that they were not injured, left the scene without filing a report.
Trooper
Charged With DUI Resigns
The
Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper accused of causing a deadly crash has resigned
his position.
Police
say Edward Lattin was under the influence of marijuana when he caused the crash
last month near Tropicana and Rainbow. One person was killed.
Bond
maintained for former Waukegan cop
Earlier
this week the Second Judicial District Appellate Court in Elgin denied a request
by Delatwan Haynes’ attorney to lower a $2 million bond.
Haynes
was arrested in late June, following allegations that he groped and assaulted
a Waukegan woman in a vacant Lewis Avenue parking lot, while he worked the midnight
shift this January.
Detective
suspended for watching porn
An
investigation revealed William Burris had accessed pornographic websites while
on and off duty through a city-issued computer.
Burris
even admitted to claiming overtime while watching porn.
Police:
Pa. trooper sought sex with girls 8 and 10
A
state trooper tried to solicit sex with 8- and 10-year-old girls and planned
to bring candy and toys to their meeting, authorities working an Internet child-sex
probe charged Thursday.
Cpl.
Albert Silveri III, 39, of Aston, initiated conversations online with an undercover
officer posing as the girls' mother, officials said.
Plainview's
Ex-Police Chief Sentenced
Shawn
Goodwin of Russellville was initially charged with rape, after his family's
teenage baby sitter filed a report. The girl, now 15, was 13 at the time of
the crime.
Attorney
pleads guilty to bank fraud
Federal
prosecutors say a Hartford attorney has pleaded guilty to bribery and fraud
for rigging bids on Fleet Bank's sale of distressed loans.
Chief:
Officers Dismissed For Misconduct
Police
Superintendent Warren Riley announced that officers Donyell Sanchell and Ashely
Terry were no longer members of the department.
KSP
sergeant charged with drunkenness, resisting arrest
Sgt.
Timothy Moore, who is assigned to the Ashland KSP post, is charged with alcohol
intoxication, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.
Chicago
cop arrested for extorting tow truck drivers
A
Chicago Police officer was charged today with extorting up to $800 a week from
a tow truck company — the second cop busted by the feds in a widening
investigation of the towing industry.
Fired
Louisiana Officer May be Charged in Taser Death
A
police officer shocked a handcuffed man nine times with a Taser after arresting
him on a cocaine charge.
Acting
chief fires 2 Fort Worth officers
The
Fort Worth Police Department has fired two officers, including one who was found
asleep in his patrol car at a Burleson intersection.
Former
officer denies juvenile restraint charge
The
charges follow a three-month investigation by Vermont State Police after allegations
that former Capt. Heidi Nelson, 42, of Westminster, had a relationship with
a 17-year-old student in Nelson's law enforcement class at the Windham Regional
Career Center.
Third
Houston police officer indicted in bogus summer camp scam
A
Harris County Grand Jury indicted Houston Police Officer Nedra Hall Friday for
aggravated perjury on the summer camp case. Hall, along with two other officers,
is accused of taking funds for an allegedly bogus summer camp for hurricane
evacuee children.
Former
officer pleads guilty to same charges
A
former Tulsa police officer pleaded guilty Friday to the same charges on which
he was convicted before that outcome was overturned on appeal.
2
HPD officers accused of stealing from police union
Ronald
Martin, 51, the union's former board secretary, and Houston police officer Jeff
Larson, 39, are accused of stealing cash, cashing checks, using credit cards
and pocketing profits from vehicle sales — all from the union's coffers.
Hoboken
cop faces molestation charge
A
Hoboken police officer has been charged with molesting two girls over a period
of years beginning when one was as young as 9 years old. Police Officer Michael
Miranda was suspended from the force after being arrested on the sexual assault
charge by the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office's Special Victims Unit.
Treasury
Dept. Lawyer Indicted on Drug Charges
Prosecutors
say 46-year-old Joseph McRae, of Annandale, was arrested in May after he bought
two ounces of methamphetamine for $4,200. They say McRae arranged with an undercover
investigator to buy another ounce the next day and two more ounces every week
after that.
Bail
set for trooper in DUI fatal crash case
Bail
was set at $50,000 today for a Nevada Highway Patrol sergeant accused of smoking
marijuana before crashing his vehicle while off-duty, killing one person and
injuring two.
Officer
Accused Of Threatening Starbucks Managers For Free Coffee
An
internal police investigation found that Daytona Lt. Major Garvin received free
coffee for about two years from a city Starbucks coffee store.
However,
when recently denied free coffee from new management, Garvin allegedly told
managers that he could change the police department's response time if they
refuse to give him complimentary drinks.
Canton
Troopers Accused Of Cheating On Exams
An
Ohio Inspector General report says state troopers assigned to the Highway Patrol's
Canton post cheated on yearly exams required for law enforcement officers who
give breathalyzer tests.
Former
cop gets 10 years for molesting young girl
Jack
Himes Sr. pleaded guilty last month in Onondaga County Court to a single felony
sex count.
Police
Chief Timoney Faces Another Rebuke
What
Chief Timoney dismissed as "perception" in an August, 2007 news conference
becomes cold reality Tuesday evening when Miami's Civilian Investigative Panel
(CIP) takes up a report alleging nine violations of law or department policy
by the chief of police.
Cop
faces 3 corruption counts
Officer
Michael D. Roberts, 57, was put on paid administrative leave in April. On Monday,
he was indicted in U.S. District Court on two counts of "deprivation of
honest services wire fraud" and one count of "unauthorized access
to a protected computer."
Appeals
court upholds $15M award to 3 LAPD officers caught up in 'Rampart' scandal
A
federal appeals court on Monday upheld a $15 million award to three officers
who accused the Los Angeles Police Department of wrongly arresting them and
making them scapegoats during the notorious Rampart scandal.
Silverton,
Ore., officer jailed on sexual-abuse complaint
Officer
Tony Gonzalez was arrested Sunday and is being held without bail on multiple
counts of sexual abuse.
Hamburg
man pleads guilty to missing drug money while he was Lykens police chief
Chris
W.R. Wade, 40, of Hamburg pleaded guilty before President Judge Richard A. Lewis
in Harrisburg to theft and related charges.
Wade,
who was named police chief in Lykens in January 2005, was fired in January.
April
trial date set for trooper in fatal crash
Robert
Higbee's cruiser was traveling nearly twice the posted 35 mph speed limit on
Stagecoach Road when he ran a stop sign and crashed into the two sisters' minivan.
He was not using his lights or siren.
Ocoee
police officer arrested
Orange
County Deputies have arrested an Ocoee Police officer after allegations were
made that he committed a sex crime against a woman he met at a party this past
Monday.
Experts
suspect police covered up alcohol use by driver in crash
Police
officers took no steps to question driver Sandra Woodall, a former San Jose
cop, about possible intoxication and did not conduct a field sobriety or blood
test.
Officer
faces drug charge
Gerald
"Jerry" McClurg, 40, of Walnut Lane, a Russellville address in Littleville,
was arrested Wednesday evening and charged with unlawful possession of a controlled
substance.
Mount
Gilead police officer arrested for thefts
Morrow
County deputies searched the residence of third-shift village police officer
Joe Hughes. The stolen property, a single-axle trailer and several air-conditioning
units, were behind Hughes' residence.
Md.
State Trooper Charged with Growing Pot
A
Maryland state trooper has been charged with manufacturing a controlled substance
after police found a cultivated marijuana plant growing outside his home.
Police
chief suspended over concerns
The
city met Monday night to discuss Chief John Crone’s involvement with the
non-profit group Cops for Kids – a mentoring program which brings together
kids and police officers.
Former
trooper found guilty of DUI
A
former Virginia State Police trooper who resigned from his job the day after
he was arrested for driving under the influence will have an ignition interlock
system placed in his vehicle for up to a year.
Lance
Todd Rosenbaum, 27, of Riner was arrested after he crashed his pickup truck.
Hearing
shows informants profited in Action Rags raid
Alford
made the remarks after Special Agent Calvin Bradford, with Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, testified how one undocumented informant who worked at Action Rags
USA for three days was paid $1,200 for information. Another, who worked for
three months, earned $10,000, and a third was paid $2,000.
Sheriff
'disappointed' deputy's DUI charge
Thirty-one-year-old
Jason Chance was charged early Thursday morning after he allegedly hit a parked
truck and left the scene of the accident.
Richland
County Deputy Arrested For DUI and Hit and Run
According
to the Richland County Sheriff's Department, Deputy Dennis Quinn has been fired
after being arrested for driving under the influence and hit and run.
Quinn
has been charged with driving under the influence, having an open container
of beer or wine, failure to maintain proof of insurance, and leaving the scene
of an accident with injuries.
Parole
officer facing charges in ump attack
A
state parole officer, Parole Officer Thomas Millford Lambert, has been charged
with assaulting a 14-year-old boy umpiring a youth baseball game in Jersey City
and he allegedly told the boy the police would do nothing because he is "the
police," officials said.
Ex-Bpt.
cop has shot at being rehired
A
former city police officer, fired after he was charged with choking a former
girlfriend, will be allowed to carry a gun if he is rehired by the Police Department,
a judge ruled today.
Douglas
Bepko, a 13-year veteran of the police force, was sentenced by Superior Court
Judge Brian Fischer to a one-year suspended term followed by two years probation
for the misdemeanor charge of breach of peace.
Police:
APD Officer Shoots, Kills Security Guard
Cobb
County Police detectives said an Atlanta police officer, Officer John Freeman,
shot and killed an unarmed security guard at an apartment complex, and that
the officer faces charges of murder and aggravated assault.
Former
prosecutor sentenced in mortgage theft
Joseph
James Scafidi, 53, of Warminster, was sentenced to serve 18 to 36 months in
state prison and five years on probation, ordered to pay $42,000 in restitution
to the homeowners, and forbidden to work in the mortgage or any other financial
business.
Scafidi,
who once worked as a public defender and deputy district attorney in Bucks County,
was disbarred in 1996 after he embezzled $264,000 in real estate settlement
fees from a Fort Washington title company. He served a 10- to 23-month prison
sentence.
D.C.
Officer Arrested, Accused of Assault, Abduction
Officer
Kelvin Barksdale, a tremendously popular patrol officer on Capitol Hill, is
held without bond in the Prince William County jail.
'SPITE'
BITE BY TROOPER
A
state trooper took road rage to a whole new level - writing up five phony traffic
tickets to a Brooklyn man as payback after getting into a heated argument with
him over a parking spot, authorities said yesterday.
Lester
Hooper, 35, wrote the summonses - alleging traffic violations in three Westchester
towns from Jan. 28 to Feb. 6 - without ever pulling over Derrick Perry, according
to the Westchester County DA's Office.
Former
Sheriff Long Asks Sentence Under 10 Years
The
attorney for former Sheriff Billy Long is asking that the "safety valve"
apply to his case so that he will receive a prison sentence under the 10-year
minimum he is currently facing.
New
trial date set for three ex-police officers
The
three ex-officers are charged in a federal indictment that accuses them of using
their positions and skills as police officers to commit wire fraud by selling
stolen property for which money was transferred electronically to bank accounts.
Other charges involve illegal sales of drugs and guns.
Police
Officer Charged With Rape
Robert
Soroka, 28, was arrested after a 28-year-old acquaintance accused him of raping
her.
Prosecutors
to drop 20-plus cases over rogue cops
Prosecutors
began dropping charges Tuesday in at least 20 drug cases because three narcotics
detectives are among four city police officers arrested this month.
Accused
Cop Killer Strangled In Cell
Officials
said seven guards had access to White at the time of his death, as did an unspecified
number of supervisors.
Undercover
Cops Allegedly Frame 4 On Drug Charges
Undercover
police officers who arrested four men on drug charges are under investigation
after surveillance video proved the men they arrested committed no crime.
The
undercover NYPD officers are seen on video dancing in the street, then attempting
to frame four innocent men.
Anti-Tobacco
Lawyer Gets 5 Years For Bribery Scam
Richard
"Dickie" Scruggs, the attorney who built his career by taking on tobacco,
asbestos and insurance companies, was sentenced Friday to five years in prison
for conspiring to bribe a judge.
Second
Indicted Officer Resigns From Huntsville Police
Wesley
Little resigned two days after his partner, Ryan Moore, turned in his resignation.
Both
Wesley and Moore are facing multiple felony charges for allegations that include
drug possession, tampering with evidence and false reporting.
Officer
Charged With Molestation, Aggravated Rape
St.
Helena Parish Sheriff's Office Deputy Jessie Hughes was arrested as a result
of a complaint of an alleged rape of a juvenile, the Louisiana State Police
Department said.
NY
policeman charged after woman body-slammed
Federal
prosecutors said Yonkers officer Wayne Simoes used excessive force when he grabbed
the woman by the waist, hoisted her in the air and slammed her, face first,
into a tile floor.
Grand
jury indicts cop on child sex counts
Jay
Simon, a six-year veteran of the Gurnee Police Department, was indicted Wednesday
on charges stemming from an early June arrest.
The
36-year-old Round Lake Beach father of three was arrested by the Lake County
State's Attorney's Office on allegations that he sexually assaulted two girls
under 13 in 2006 and 2007.
IMPD
Officer Arrested After 3-Month Investigation
Police
said Officer Jason Barber, 32, sold a handgun to a known felon. He was taken
into custody at his home in the 9000 block of Admirals Pointe Drive, police
said.
Lawyer
Yanchek found guilty of violating rules
Sarasota
attorney John Yanchek has been found guilty by a Florida Bar referee of violating
seven Bar rules including engagement in dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation.
Sex
charge brings 4-year sentence for former officer
Thirty-nine-year-old
Darren Dempsey of Mansfield, also known as Darren Seligman, was sentenced Thursday
in New Haven federal court. He pleaded guilty in April to using an interstate
facility to transmit information about a minor.
Horry
County officer charged with arson
Kyle
G. Bell, 32, of Nichols is accused of setting fire to a tract of land belonging
to the International Paper Co. off Bullock Trail in Longs on April 23, 2007,
according to a statement released by the State Law Enforcement Division.
Waukegan
Cop Charged With Rape
Delatwon
A. Haynes, 32, of Waukegan, was order held on $2 million bond Monday, according
to a release from the Lake County Sheriff's office.
FBI
Charges 6 Puerto Rican Officers With Planting Evidence
Federal
authorities have charged six police officers in Puerto Rico with planting evidence
and building false cases against residents in a northwest coastal town.
Creston
Police Chief Fired After Rape Allegations
City
officials announced Tuesday that James Christensen would no longer lead the
department. He had been on administrative leave while officials reviewed the
case against him.
California
K-9 Found Dead In Back Of Patrol Car
City
and county authorities are investigating the death of a San Diego police dog
whose body was found in the back seat of a patrol car at his handler's home.
Nye
County district attorney cited for DUI after two wrecks
Nye
County District Attorney Robert Beckett is facing a drunken driving charge in
California -- and what figure to be some uncomfortable questions from his constituents
-- after crashing two vehicles on the same desert highway six hours apart.
2
BSO Deputies Charged In Corruption Probe
U.S.
Attorney Alex Acosta announced Monday that Deputies Richard V. Tauber, 37, and
Kevin D. Frankel, 38, were charged with conspiracy to commit extortion and conspiracy
to possess with intent to distribute 50 kilograms of cocaine.
Police
Chief Charged With Trying To Fix Traffic Ticket
Burns
Police Chief Jerry Sumerour, Jr. is charged with trying to fix his stepson's
traffic ticket.
Burns
Capt. Larry Williams lost his job after the traffic stop. Williams stopped the
teenager.
He
gave Sumerour's stepson citations for speeding 60 miles an hour in a 30 mile
per hour zone and reckless driving.
Ex-sheriff
Maynor sentenced to six years
Glenn
Maynor admitted lying to the grand jury during an investigation into allegations
that members of the sheriff's department abused their authority.
Elgin
police officer accused in beating resigns
An
Elgin police officer, Chris Darr, accused of beating a handcuffed suspect in
the back of a squad car has resigned.
Deputy
arrested for sex crimes involving 3-year-old
Patrol
officer Christopher Hoover, 24, was arrested June 5 and charged with three counts
of indecent liberties with a child.
Ocoee
Police Chief Fired
The
firing came after accusations surfaced that he took prescription drugs from
a police department employee. He was also forced to take two days off without
pay last year after Ocoee officials said he pointed a Taser gun at a coworker.
2
former TSA employees plead guilty in airport drug case
Two
former employees of the Transportation Security Administration and a former
Delta Air Lines employee assigned to Atlanta's airport have pleaded guilty in
federal court to involvement in a drug-smuggling operation.
Officers
Charged With Sex Abuse Dodge Media, May Lose Jobs
Police
Chief James Christensen and Assist. Chief John Sickels are accused of second-degree
sexual abuse. They are on paid administrative leave.
Jury
finds former Ill. officer guilty of 4 rapes
A
former Bloomington police sergeant whose home computer contained depictions
of violent sex forced on women was convicted Wednesday of raping four women
and stalking a fifth toward the end of his 17-year law enforcement career.
Fulton
Judge, Forsyth Deputy Indicted On Human Trafficking Charges
Deputy
Russell Garrett, 43, his wife Malika, 42, and her father-in-law, Judge D. William
Garrett, 72, were indicted Wednesday on charges of human trafficking, alien
harboring, witness tampering, and making false statements.
Collier
judge throws Miami attorney in jail for contempt
“You
operated as if your law license was a license to steal,” County Judge
Mike Carr told Jonathan S. Schwartz, 49, of Miami, after Schwartz finished his
testimony. “You took his $800, wanted more and left him at the mercy of
the court.”
McColl
police officer behind bars on drug charges
Jerry
Smith faces charges of misconduct in office and trafficking cocaine.
Former
BRPD lieutenant pleads guilty to distributing child porn
Lieutenant
Paul Ruiz, a 26-year veteran of the force, resigned earlier this year when federal
agents started asking questions.
Deputy
arrested on DUI
A
Polk County deputy sheriff was arrested Sunday on a charge of driving under
the influence after another deputy found him passed out behind the wheel of
his 2006 Nissan Pathfinder.
Ft.
Lauderdale Cop Arrested For Lying On Report
Former
police officer Robert Merkel, 45, faces one count of official misconduct, a
felony, and one count of falsifying official records, a misdemeanor.
Howard
officials probing cop’s shooting of teens
Howard
County prosecutors are investigating the shooting of two teenage boys by an
undercover narcotics officer who claimed his gun accidentally discharged during
an investigation of suspected drug activity in Jessup.
Correction
Officer Admits Role in Rikers Cover-up
Prosecutors
say a Rikers Island jail officer has admitted turning off a surveillance camera
so it wouldn't capture a fellow officer punching an inmate.
Authorities
say Zito disabled the camera before another officer's attack on an inmate in
October 2005. They say the assault was payback for a different inmate's slashing
of another officer.
Missouri
Officer Admits Sex Crimes During Polygraph Test
Leonard
J. Cook passed the polygraph test to be a Rolla, Mo., city police officer. But
instead of leading to a job, his answers could send him to prison.
Former
Rockwall DA Convicted Of Theft
The
conviction Tuesday is the second in three months for former Rockwall County
District Attorney Ray Sumrow. He already faces four years in prison after his
March conviction for theft by a public servant for stealing computer equipment
and money.
Officer
Resigns After Allegations of Hitting on Women During Traffic Stops
Patrolman
Peter DeMedeiros, like many men, has a penchant for attractive women, but now
he is accused of acting upon those impulses while on duty.
FBI
Probes Towing Company Bribes To Chicago Cops
Officers
rule at the chaotic scene of a traffic accident, helping the victims and, apparently,
some have been helping themselves to a piece of the action.
Judge
Charged With Falsifying Documents
A
District Associate Court Judge in Scott County has been charged with falsifying
public documents while working as an attorney in private practice.
Ex-Middletown
Cop Sentenced On Sex Crime Conviction
Christopher
Winters pleaded guilty last month to one count of attempted importuning, after
he solicited a teenage girl for sex, authorities said.
Report:
Police Cover Up In Child Porn Case
Atlanta
officials released a report Wednesday that claims there was an attempted coverup
in a case involving child porn and the husband of a police officer.
Washington
Sheriff Charged With DUI
Washington
County Sheriff Samuel Romano was arrested Wednesday and charged with driving
under the influence of alcohol.
Anderson
County magistrate, deputy charged with assault
South
Carolina state police say an Anderson County magistrate and sheriff's detective
have been charged with assault following a bar fight.
Utah
prison sergeant accused of theft
Rick
Nichols was booked into jail Friday after being accused of stealing a woman's
Social Security money that she planned to use for a surgery.
SC
Highway Patrolman indicted on federal civil rights violation
A
South Carolina Highway Patrol trooper seen ramming a suspect on foot with his
patrol car has been indicted with violating the man's civil rights.
Arizona
customs officer indicted for human smuggling
The
U.S. Attorney's Office in Phoenix announced charges against 44-year-old Jose
Magana of Yuma, and three others.
Border
Patrol agent faces drug charges
The
U.S. Attorney's Office announced Monday that 34-year-old agent Reynaldo Zuniga
of Harlingen was arrested and accused of smuggling 11 bricks of cocaine into
the U.S.
Officer
conduct scuttles cases
Detective
Charles Hagee pleaded guilty in August 2006 to two administrative charges of
conduct unbecoming a police officer. In October 2004, court documents allege,
he responded to a woman's 911 call, even though he knew he was the subject of
her complaint, and then attempted to misdirect other officers into chasing a
fake suspect.
Gurnee
Cop Arrested For Sexual Assault
Highly
decorated Officer Jay Simon, was arrested at the Gurnee Police Department without
incident about 12:25 p.m. on an arrest warrant, according to a release from
Gurnee police. Simon, 36, the father of three, is charged with two counts of
predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, a Class X felony; one count of
aggravated criminal sexual abuse, a Class 2 felony; and one count of aggravated
assault, a Class A misdemeanor, the release said.
Creston
police chief, assistant accused of raping bartender
Creston's
two highest-ranked police officers were charged Friday in the alleged rape of
a bartender in April at a local country club.
Police
Chief James Alan Christensen and Assistant Chief John W. Sickels surrendered
to Iowa Department of Public Safety officers in Des Moines. Christensen, 40,
and Sickels, 38, were booked at the Polk County Jail on charges of second-degree
sexual assault. Bail was set at $25,000 each.
Government
Forbidden From Paying Judges Legal Expenses
Judge
John Bell has been accused of sentencing folks to probation terms that required
them to pay money to his brother-in-law's probation company.
Former
Atlanta police officer sentenced for cash payoffs
The
former officer, 26-year-old Daniel Betts of Rockmart, pleaded guilty in January
to extortion.
Police
chief's arrest is a major jolt to sleepy Northern California community of Blue
Lake
In
February, Humboldt County sheriff's deputies arrested Police Chief David Gundersen
on suspicion of crimes in his own bedroom. Prosecutors have charged him with
33 counts, alleging that the chief repeatedly drugged his wife, a Blue Lake
police sergeant, and forced her to have nonconsensual sex.
Former
Chief Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to Probation
The
man who used to be in charge of keeping criminals off Lafayette streets, pleads
guilty and is sentenced to probation. Former Lafayette Police Chief Randy Hundley
signed a plea deal Monday morning.
Ex-Brunswick
sheriff pleads guilty to federal charges
Authorities
began investigating Ronald Hewett in December 2006 regarding allegations that
he was misusing public funds by ordering deputies, while on duty, to perform
manual labor at his house and to work on his election campaigns.
Class-Action
Lawyer Gets 30 Months
Melvyn
I. Weiss, the prominent class-action lawyer, was sentenced on Monday to 30 months
in prison by a federal district judge in Los Angeles for his role in concealing
illegal kickbacks to plaintiffs.
Dozens
of Drug Cases Dropped Because Of Cop Charge
D.A.
Keva Landrum-Johnson has decided to drop 37 cases, mostly involving alleged
drug offenses, that then Officer Joseph Lusk handled. Lusk was arrested by the
NOPD's Public Integrity Bureau in April on malfeasance charges for allegedly
tipping off a woman about police surveillance of a drug hotspot.
Woodburn
Officer Accused Of Exposing Himself
Neighbors
said they called police when they saw Jose "Tony" Rodriguez standing
in his doorway with his pants down, inappropriately touching himself.
Yonkers
officer accused of brutality
A
woman in Yonkers has filed a lawsuit after she says she as beaten unconscious
by police officer.
The
violent attack, captured entirely on surveillance video, resulted in Marquez'
hospitalization with a fractured jaw, concussion, two black eyes and facial
lacerations, as well as bruises and swelling over her neck, torso and numerous
other parts of her body.
Reality
catches up with an ex-cop who lied about 9/11 heroics
In
the world of Fred Parisi, he's a heroic ex-New York City cop who rescued thousands
of people at the World Trade Center on 9/11 and now runs a charity to help those
who are sick from their time spent at Ground Zero.
In
the real world, Parisi was a police recruit -- not a cop -- on Sept. 11, 2001,
and he was in Brooklyn that day, not Lower Manhattan. Police said he has had
a decade of trouble with at least four departments, and the K-9 handler award
was revoked by the North American Police Work Dog Association after it determined
the 40-year-old Jefferson man lied about being a K-9 handler.
Ex-Officer
Sentenced For Sex With Woman He Arrested
A
former Salisbury police officer convicted of misconduct for having sex with
a woman he arrested was sentenced to a year in jail.
Twenty-seven
year-old Tracy Ross Sparpaglione of Laurel was acquitted of rape, but found
guilty on charges of misconduct in April.
Rochester
Sergeant Arrested for DUI
Police
Sergeant Michael Beery was arrested late last night for driving under the influence.
Suspended
police officer gets 20 years in prison
Michael
Ciresi, a suspended North Providence police sergeant, will serve a minimum of
20 years in prison after being sentenced today for several crimes, including
two burglaries.
FBI
Agent Faces Fraud Charge
An
FBI agent from Phoenix was indicted in Los Angeles on 18 charges that accuse
him of having an affair with the wife of a man he was investigating.
Joe
Gordwin, 39, was arrested Thursday at the FBI office in Phoenix and was placed
on administrative leave.
Causeway
cop appeals demotion
The
police officer, Cpl. Chris Dupont, who was demoted after he failed to test Mandeville
Mayor Eddie Price for alcohol during an incident on the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
last month is appealing his demotion to the Causeway Commission.
The
mayor admitted he'd been drinking, and the officers allowed Price to call someone
to drive him home. However, the officers did not subject Price to a field sobriety
test, per departmental policy.
NYPD
Captain Accused Of Exposing Himself
An
NYPD captain has been suspended after allegedly exposing himself to a man in
a subway bathroom, an incident that CBS 2 has learned isn't the first in which
high-ranking police have faced sexual charges.
Chicago
Cop: Lies Were Encouraged
Indicted
Chicago police officer Keith Herrera says his superiors knew and encouraged
him to lie on reports so questionable arrests would stand up in court.
Customs
agents charged with smuggling at JFK airport
Customs
supervisor Walter Golembiowski and officer John Ajello face narcotics, bribery
and conspiracy charges in the case, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
Fmr.
state trooper charged with rape pleads to lesser charges
A
former state trooper charged with raping an acquaintance in Clinton County was
sentenced to 10 years probation after pleading guilty to lesser charges including
simple assault.
Cumberland
Police Officer Charged with Drunk Driving
The
department says Patrolman First Class Eric Bittner continues to do administrative
work pending the outcome of charges that include attempting to elude police,
driving while impaired and driving under the influence of alcohol.
Indicted:
Former City Attorney David Smith, Police Chief Bruce Ure face charges
Chief
Bruce Ure and David Smith are accused of four felonies: misuse of official information,
aggravated perjury, tampering with a witness and criminal conspiracy. Both were
also indicted on official oppression, a misdemeanor.
Seminole
County deputy faces trial for flushing son's marijuana
Seminole
County drug agents accuse her of throwing away the drugs minutes after they
called, saying her 16-year-old son had been singled out at school by a drug-sniffing
dog.
Blood
draw required if breath test refused
Anyone
who refuses to submit to a blood-alcohol breath test this weekend will be required
to have his or her blood drawn, authorities said Tuesday in reminding residents
of a new program scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. Friday.
Former
Georgetown officer pleads guilty as part of deal
Jimmy
Fennell walked out of the Williamson County Courthouse after surrendering his
badge and his license to be a Texas lawman.
Fennell
was Indicted by a grand jury because of what he did after responding to a domestic
disturbance call in October 2007. A woman involved in the case accused Fennell
of taking her to a park. She clams he forced her to dance and then was sexually
assaulted.
Off-Duty
Cop Who Shot Mom And Boy Back On Field Duty
An
off-duty officer who shot an unarmed mother and her eight-year-old son is apparently
back on the job.
The
North County Times reports that 28-year-old Franklin White returned to field
duty with San Diego police a few weeks ago.
Suit
over officer's firing for sex in police car dismissed
A
former Chattanooga police sergeant fired for having sex with a woman in his
patrol car has agreed to dismiss his racial bias lawsuit against the city.
Vivian
police officer arrested for burglary
A
Vivian police officer has been arrested on charges he took furniture from a
mobile home in a park he managed.
Off-duty
cop accused of shoplifting
Carie
Hooker, 39, was charged Monday with retail theft.
Ex-Maywood
cop is charged with sexual assault
Ryan
Allen West, 30, was arrested at his home in Riverside County and was being held
on $665,000 bail.
D.C.
Police Forced to Rehire Fired Officers
The
firings were overruled by court judges and arbitrators because the internal
affairs unit missed the 55-day deadlines for the final decisions on sanctions.
Norwich
officer arrested on heroin charge in the Bronx
Veteran
Norwich Police Lt. Michael Blanchette was arrested Friday in New York City on
heroin possession charges, police said.
Department
of Homeland Security Officer Arrested
Luis
Francisco Alarid was arrested in the vicinity of Elrose and Dearborn without
incident.
Alarid
was arrested pursuant to a federal arrest warrant charging him with conspiracy
to import a controlled substance and conspiracy to smuggle illegal immigrants.
St.
Mary's Investigates Suspended Deputy
A
St. Mary's County sheriff's deputy was suspended with pay last week amid allegations
that he was intoxicated when he pulled over a Lexington Park ATV driver while
off duty and assaulted him while another deputy watched.
Mayor:
Officers in taped beating will be fired
Four Philadelphia police officers will be fired, two others will be disciplined
and a supervising sergeant will be demoted because of the violent beating of
three suspects caught after a shooting, the city's mayor and police commissioner
said Monday.
Boston
officer sentenced to 26 years in drug case
Roberto
"Kiko'' Pulido, the rogue Boston police officer who enlisted two fellow
patrolman in a brazen scheme to escort trucks bringing cocaine into the city,
was sentenced today to 26 years in federal prison by a judge who said the defendant
had disgraced his badge.
Alabama
sheriffs feed inmates on $1.75 a day
Back
in the day of chain gangs, Alabama passed a law that gave sheriffs $1.75 a day
to feed each prisoner in their jails, and the sheriffs got to pocket anything
that was left over. More than 80 years later, most Alabama counties still operate
under this system, with the same $1.75-a-day allowance, and some sheriffs are
actually making money on top of their salaries.
Chicago
Officer Fired for Keeping Parking Tickets
A
Chicago police officer was fired last month after deputy sheriffs evicting him
from his home in August 2005 found hundreds of foil packets with cocaine residue
and almost 300 parking tickets he wrote up but never issued to drivers.
NOPD
officer arrested for taking money and beating a motorist at a traffic stop
After
an investigation by the Public Integrity Bureau, the NOPD arrested Rydell Diggs,
a seven-year veteran of the force, according to a statement by the NOPD.
Piqua
police officer dismissed
Since
his employment began in October 2004, Brett Marrs has been involved in five
on-duty crashes, being found responsible for all of the accidents. He was involved
in three other on-duty vehicle-related crashes during his previous employment
with the Purdue University Police Department in Indiana, according to police
records.
Personnel
tiff prompts judge to tote gun
Judge
Mel Kemmer expressed his "vehement objections" about allowing bailiff
Scott Niesley to return to work at the courthouse after the bailiff "threatened
to 'put a cap in' Judge Kemmer'" and four other employees.
Investigation
After Judge Tells Underage Drinker to Commit Suicide
A
decision has not yet been made on possible disciplinary action against a Novi
magistrate who suggested to an underage drinker that he commit suicide.
DA:
Grand jury refuses to indict officer who admitted theft
A
McMinn County Grand Jury refused to indict a former Athens police detective
who investigators say confessed to stealing money from a police evidence locker.
Police
Officer Pleads Not Guilty To Child Sex Charges
Garry
Ferguson, 30, is still in jail in Kings County.
Law
enforcement officials said in addition to the charges in Kings County, Ferguson
is under a separate Kern County investigation for child sex allegations.
Drugs,
weapons, evidence found in Solomon's locker
Marijuana,
knives, handguns, pornographic magazines and evidence from sexual assault cases
were among dozens of items found in police Chief Joseph Solomon's locker after
he was fired last week.
Ohio
AG resigns in face of possible impeachment, investigation into scandal-plagued
office
Ohio's
attorney general has resigned amid the scandal of a sexual harassment investigation
in his office and his extramarital affair.
Fordland
police officer charged with rape
A
warrant for the arrest of Earl Leon Thompson, 42, Fordland, was issued Thursday
following the filing of a complaint.
Ex-Dakota
Co. deputy sentenced for careless driving
In
August, Joshua Williams took a left-hand turn from the right-turn lane of Minnesota
Highway 3 and hit 58-year-old Bill Wallace of Farmington.
Ex-Police
Sergeant Accused of Multiple Rapes to Go on Trial
Four
times between the winters of 2002 and 2005, a blue-eyed man wearing a ski mask
and dark clothes crept quietly into the bedrooms of women in Bloomington, Ill.,
and raped them.
Ex-cop:
Officers routinely lied to obtain search warrants
A
former Atlanta police officer testified Thursday that narcotics officers routinely
lied under oath when seeking search warrants, a practice that led to police
killing a 92-year-old woman.
DPD
Officer Faces Assault Charge
Officer
Charles Porter was arrested Thursday. He's accused of using excessive force
against Juan Vasquez, who suffered a lacerated liver, kidney injuries and broken
ribs in an April 18 incident.
Officer
Pleads Not Guilty To Fraud Charges
Prosecutors
say Adrian Mitchell was involved in an investment scheme.
He
allegedly stole thousands of dollars through a real estate "Rich Properties"
or "Rich Investments."
Police
blotter: Officer charged with driving under the influence
Montgomery County police officer John Distel, 32, a six-year veteran, was arrested
early Friday morning for driving his police cruiser under the influence of alcohol,
Montgomery County police said.
Revere
mayor fires police sergeant who fled scene of officer's slaying
A
police sergeant who fled the scene after the fatal shooting of an officer last
year, and then allegedly diverted an officer responding to the scene so he could
get a ride home, was fired today by Mayor Thomas G. Ambrosino.
Lawyer's
conduct focus of Florida Bar
John
Yanchek, the Sarasota lawyer who made a name for himself helping Neal Mohammad
Husani with a series of large real estate deals during the boom, is going to
trial.
Philly
officers taken off street after videotaped beating
More
than a dozen police officers will be taken off the street as authorities investigate
a video showing three suspects being kicked, punched and beaten after they were
pulled out of a car during a traffic stop, the mayor's office said.
Calhoun
Deputy Sex Scandal
A
woman is accusing a sheriff's deputy of carrying on a sexual affair while on-duty.
The woman claims the affair was usually conducted in a Calhoun County Sheriff's
Office patrol car.
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