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.