National Police Misconduct Recap

by | Mar 29, 2017

National Police Misconduct Recap

by | Mar 29, 2017

National Police Misconduct Newsfeed Daily Recap 03-27-17

Here are the 12 reports of police misconduct tracked for Monday, March 27, 2017:

  • Update: Marksville, Louisiana (First reported 11-09-15): A now-former deputy was found guilty of manslaughter and attempted manslaughter for fatally shooting a six-year-old boy and wounding his father by shooting into the car they were in after a vehicle pursuit. His former partner will stand trial separately. ow.ly/dJEY30ah0FD
  • Northeastern Regional Police (Pennsylvania): An officer pled guilty to a traffic violation and paid a fine for fatally striking a pedestrian. ow.ly/x2RZ30ai1z6
  • New York, New York: A detective was arrested for fondling and exposing himself outside of the windows of strangers. ow.ly/HLfx30ai346
  • Gresham, Oregon: An officer pled guilty to misconduct for exposing himself to co-workers while he was on duty. He retired and surrendered his law enforcement certification. ow.ly/3bIX30ai3FZ
  • Update: Broward County, Florida (First reported 10-17-14): A deputy was found not guilty for allegedly demanding oral sex in exchange for letting a probation violator go. He is now seeking three years of back pay. ow.ly/R2fe30ai69t
  • Gwinnett County, Georgia: Two deputies were charged—one with theft and the other with receiving stolen property—for taking undisclosed property from the county. ow.ly/66yb30ai7g0
  • New York, New York: An officer was arrested for drunk driving after striking three parked cars while he was off duty. ow.ly/FP0U30ai83z
  • New Mexico State Police: An officer was charged with aggravated DWI for hitting two parked cars and flipping his vehicle while he was off duty. He resigned. ow.ly/1XoP30ai8vH
  • Chicopee, Massachusetts: An officer was suspended for five days for being belligerently drunk while representing the department in a St. Patrick’s Day parade. ow.ly/tPLX30ai9bv
  • Update: Pasco, Washington (First reported 05-1415): An officer was acquitted of third-degree rape and fourth-degree sexual assault for an off-duty incident with a relative. ow.ly/3KxG30aia36
  • Update: Louisville, Kentucky (First reported 10-04-16): An officer was found guilty of misconduct but acquitted of terroristic threatening for pulling a gun on a driver who hit his car. ow.ly/o9mu30aiayi
  • Lincoln County, North Carolina: An officer was fired after a domestic incident at his home during which a shot was fired. It is not clear whether the officer was at fault in the incident or whether he shot the gun.  ow.ly/hJyb30aibzd

Republished from the Cato Institute’s National Police Misconduct Reporting Project.

Jonathan Blanks

Jonathan Blanks

Jonathan Blanks is a Research Associate in Cato’s Project on Criminal Justice and Managing Editor of PoliceMisconduct.net. His research is focused on law enforcement practices, overcriminalization, and civil liberties.

Blanks has appeared on various television, radio, and internet media including HuffPost Live and Voice of America. His work has been published in the Washington Post, The New Republic, Denver Post, Chicago Tribune, Capital Playbook (New York), Vice, Reason, Libertarianism.org, Rare.us, and the Indianapolis Star, among others. In 2015, Blanks testified before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on police accountability.

Blanks is a graduate of Indiana University.

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