Here are 7 reports of police misconduct in the United States and Canada as tracked by the National Police Misconduct News Feed:
- Cop Slams Female To The Ground ...a bystander caught the actions of this Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department officer on their cell phone.
- A Bloomington IL police officer was placed on that state’s list of potential child abusers but was not criminally charged on allegations that he lifted a 7-year-old special needs student by the throat and slammed him against a wall while he was having a seizure and being held down by the school counselor and then asked “who’s next?” He apparently did this without being asked to help after he had responded to a different unrelated call from that school.
- The Darby PA police chief is under investigation for allegedly injuring a Colwyn PA police officer by slamming his leg in a car door while the two were having a dispute about jurisdiction.
- An investigative report found that the New York NY police department is currently retaining 300 police officers on city payrolls at a cost of $22,000,000 to taxpayers even though these officer are no longer trusted to enforce the law due to misconduct. In fact, if they see a crime they are required to call 911.
- Two Fairbanks AK police officers are under investigation over unspecified criminal complaints about their conduct at a bar on St. Patrick's Day.
- An Albany NY police detective, who happens to be the department’s public information officer, has been arrested on a drunk driving charge while behind the wheel of a police department vehicle.
- And finally, a Shreveport LA police officer was arrested on drunk driving charges after being stopped by state police for speeding while off duty.
Never, ever interact with a government official without having a recorder running.
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