Police Misconduct NewsFeed Weekend Recap 02-25-12 to 02-26-12

Injustice Everywhere
February 28, 2012

Here are the 10 reports of police misconduct tracked in our National Police Misconduct News Feed for this weekend of February 25-26, 2012:

Chicago IL police are being sued on allegations that an unspecified number of officers spent several minutes trying to concoct a story to cover up how they sneaked onto an innocent man’s property then shot him in the stomach instead of calling an ambulance to help the man they shot. [5] bit.ly/xJJhcH

San Diego Co CA sheriff’s sgt & 3 deputies are accused of racial profiling, illegal search & other civil rights violations by a retired cop who was detained and threatened. [3] http://bit.ly/AkPG30

Sarasota FL police are being investigated by the ACLU over the videotaped arrest of a disabled veteran at an occupy event for chalk writing at a park [3] bit.ly/z4BxaU

Hillsborough Co FL deputy resigns on allegations he paid for sex with a teen girl he started a relationship with when she was 13, prosecutors refuse to press charges as the girl, now working as a porn actress, refused to cooperate. [0] bit.ly/ylN3Y5

New Mexico state trooper jumps woman’s fence & fatally shoots her dog while responding to her call about a scam after she requested that police notify her before they came so she could secure her dog. [0] bit.ly/zo7t6s

Pembroke Pines FL cop accused of needlessly shooting small dog 3x near 13yr-old boy, claims it was biting his shoe, the family disputes the claim but, even if true, a small dog biting your shoe hardly seems justification for use of deadly force. [0] bit.ly/y0cOvy

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Ouachita Parish LA sheriff & sheriff’s major arrested on computer fraud & ID theft charges after FBI agents served a search warrant at the sheriff’s department a few months ago. [0] townta.lk/ySp2jx

Winn Parish LA sheriff was convicted on conspiracy to possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute charges. [0] bit.ly/AumljF

Montgomery TX cop was fired for failing to give the former mayor a citation for driving while intoxicated, then letting him drive home [0] bit.ly/xtoTMI

Floyd Co GA cop arrested on drunk driving charge after backing into vehicle while leaving parking spot [0] bit.ly/x40mB5

That’s it for this weekend, stay safe out there!

This article was posted: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 12:19 pm

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