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This image from video from the Justice Department contained in the sentencing memorandum, and annotated by the source, shows David Nicholas Dempsey throwing a pole at a police officer in the Lower ...
Accused California thieves were stunned to find themselves cuffed and shoved into a cop car thanks to "new laws" that make shoplifting a felony, hilarious police video shows.
A former West Mercia Police officer has been jailed for 18 months after pleading guilty to misconduct in a public office. Former PC Nicholas Peacock, 40, engaged in a sexual relationship with a ...
A string of incidents of police misconduct by the group of four Oakland PD officers known as "the Oakland Riders" came to light. [4] 119 people pressed civil rights lawsuits for unlawful beatings and detention, ultimately settling for $11 million with an agreement that the Oakland Police Department would implement significant reforms. [5]
This is a list of law enforcement officers convicted for an on-duty killing in the United States.The listing documents the date the incident resulting in conviction occurred, the date the officer(s) was convicted, the name of the officer(s), and a brief description of the original occurrence making no implications regarding wrongdoing or justification on the part of the person killed or ...
[5] [25] The word cop is slang for police officer; the phrase is derived by analogy from contempt of court, which, unlike contempt of cop, is an offense in many jurisdictions (e.g., California Penal Code section 166, making contempt of court a misdemeanor). Similar to this is the phrase "disturbing the police", a play on "disturbing the peace".
A street in San Francisco is blocked by police. California has become the latest state to implement a process for decertifying police officers for serious misconduct. (Hannah Wiley / Los Angeles ...
Stacey Cornell Koon (born November 23, 1950) is an American former policeman with the Los Angeles Police Department. He is one of the four policemen who were responsible for beating Rodney King in March 1991. He was sentenced to 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 years in federal prison in 1993 for his role in the beating.