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A Madera Police officer shot Torres as he sat, handcuffed, in the back of a police car. He had been arrested for resisting as police tried to quiet a loud party. The officer reported that she had intended to reach for her Taser but grabbed her firearm instead. [27] 2002-10-13 Davila, Alberto (26) Latino California (Hollywood) [28] 2002-10-11
State of Wyoming v. Ed Cantrell (officially the State of Wyoming v. Edward Lee Cantrell) was a state trial of Wyoming police officer Ed Cantrell for the killing of Michael Angel Rosa, an undercover narcotics agent in Rock Springs, Wyoming. [1] Rosa had previously been working towards uncovering the immense corruption in the city. [2]
Police officers responded to a 9-1-1 call following up on a report that two people were using drugs in a car in a parking lot and that the man in the car was waving a gun in the air. Officers confronted Ramos at the location, and with video showing Ramos having his hands in the air, [ 27 ] an officer shot him with a bean bag round .
Last spring, a disabled Wyoming 8-year-old was assaulted by a school resource officer, who pinned the boy facedown on the floor of a school conference room seemingly unprovoked.
David Young was the only police officer in Cokeville for six months in 1979. After being fired for misconduct, he moved to Tucson, Arizona, where he married Doris Young. Both David and Doris had ties to white supremacist groups, including the Posse Comitatus and the Aryan Nations. [5]
Wyoming (Casper) Two Casper Police officers and a Wyoming Highway Patrolman responded to a domestic dispute then shot and killed a man who they claim pointed two handguns at them. According to family, the man was intoxicated and took medications for mental illness. [3] 2014-09-30: Darden, Javonta (20) Georgia (Athens)
Police misconduct is inappropriate conduct and illegal actions taken by police officers in connection with their official duties. Types of misconduct include among others: sexual offences, coerced false confession, intimidation, false arrest, false imprisonment, falsification of evidence, spoliation of evidence, police perjury, witness tampering, police brutality, police corruption, racial ...
The code is one example of police corruption and misconduct. Officers who engaged in discriminatory arrests, physical or verbal harassment, and selective enforcement of the law are considered to be corrupt, while officers who follow the code may participate in some of these acts during their careers for personal matters or in order to protect or support fellow officers. [5]