National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Recap 07-22-11

Injustice Everywhere

VERBATIM POST
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Here are the 17 reports of police misconduct tracked in our National Police Misconduct News Feed for this Friday, July 22, 2011:

• San Francisco CA cop who cost city over $400k in multiple brutality claims is fired 4yrs after put on desk duty [1] http://bit.ly/oad5ji

• US Marshals settle suit for $3.4mil to mom of 2yr-old boy left brain damaged in shootout between cops & his dad [0] http://bit.ly/pD1N4l

• Port St Lucie FL cop arrested on rape & “object sexual penetration” charges over alleged 2005 incident in Virginia [2] http://bit.ly/qNE1EJ

• San Diego CA settles suit for $500k to father of child shot by off-duty cop during mom’s road rage incident [0] http://bit.ly/oCWJUu

• Gretna FL cop sentenced to 9yrs prison after convicted on sexual battery by a law-enforcement officer charge [0] http://bit.ly/oRtvni

• Spartanburg Co SC deputy suspended while investigated on allegations of assault & battery on a suspect in custody [1] http://bit.ly/qTJAOz

• Tampa FL police accused of falsely arresting Navy vet for recording them on cell phone & taking phone [0] http://bit.ly/nkYNlc

• Norfolk VA cop sentenced to community service for fatally striking bicyclist while speeding w/o lights on duty [0] http://bit.ly/qoVIBZ

• El Paso TX cop indicted over 2010 off-duty shooting of unarmed motorist after auto accident [0] http://bit.ly/ppLE0O

• 10 of 14 Quartzsite AZ cops suspended for filing abuse of power complaint against chief who declared martial law and ousted mayor over police misconduct video [5] http://bit.ly/pwGS0f

• Salem OR cop gets probation in plea to exchanging inappropriate texts and calls with an underage girl [0] http://bit.ly/pWrXto

• McKeesport PA cop sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to stealing woman’s key from under her door mat & breaking into her home [0] http://bit.ly/pRpEbm

• Los Angeles Co CA deputy sentenced to 13yrs for breaking into girlfriend’s apt, assaulting & holding her at gunpoint[0] http://bit.ly/na0yMD

• Johnson City TN police officer found guilty of domestic assault involving his now-former wife [0] http://bit.ly/pZGXDZ

• DeKalb Co GA cop pleads guilty to helping others possess & hide a stolen car then lying to federal agents [0] http://bit.ly/pm1xEt

• Manistee MI cop resigns while subject of unspecified investigation into possible property crime [2] http://bit.ly/nge0XZ

• Turner Co GA sheriff under investigation for transferring large amount of pot from evidence to friend w/cancer [0] http://bit.ly/ol2cT2