Cop charged with killing wife

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say a former Durham police officer has been charged in the stabbing death of his wife. Police said officers found 50-year-old Maxine Burns dead inside her Durham home Friday. Investigators say her husband, 51-year-old Timothy Burns was also taken to the hospital. Authorities say they found enough evidence to charge Timothy Burns with murder Saturday. He remained in the hospital and details about his condition were not released. It wasn't known if he had a lawyer.. Investigators didn't give a motive for the stabbing.

Philly cop fired for alleged beating

MARQUES Newsome, a veteran Philadelphia police lieutenant, was given his walking papers yesterday and locked up on domestic-abuse charges.
The Daily News reported last week that Newsome, 35, had been stripped of his police-issued firearm and placed on desk duty while Internal Affairs investigated an incident that unfolded Oct. 27 inside his girlfriend's house on 57th Street near Master in West Philly.
Newsome, who was off duty, allegedly assaulted the woman after an argument spiraled out of control.
Patrol officers, Internal Affairs investigators and members of Southwest Detectives were among those who responded to the scene of the alleged assault.
The District Attorney's Office charged Newsome, a 16-year veteran of the force, with aggravated assault, simple assault, possessing an instrument of crime, recklessly endangering another person and stalking.
Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey also suspended Newsome, who worked in Olney's 35th District, for 30 days with the intent to dismiss.
Police sources previously told the Daily News that Newsome told detectives that the woman attacked him first, and that she was injured when she slammed into a wall after he pushed her off him in self-defense.
"Lt. Newsome is a decorated, 16-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department, and enjoys a healthy relationship with the alleged victim in this matter, as they are the parents of an 11-month-old child," said Anthony Voci Jr., Newsome's attorney.
"The District Attorney's Office was advised that the alleged victim does not wish to pursue this matter, and has signed a notarized statement of renunciation of all prior statements, both verbal and written.
"We look forward to meeting with the District Attorney's Office to discuss an amicable resolution to this matter," Voci said.

officer charged with domestic battery

PUTNAMVILLE -- A 29-year-old  Greencastle Police officer has been charged in a domestic battery case, Indiana State Police at the Putnamville Post reported.
Ivan Croy has been charged with two counts of battery resulting in bodily injury and two counts of domestic battery.
After a nearly month-long State Police investigation, Croy was arrested just after midnight Thursday on two Class D felony charges and two Class A misdemeanors.
A former girlfriend made the allegations in late September. She told authorities that Croy had battered her and her two minor children, ages four and 18 months old.

Woman sues Skokie Police, alleges cop threw her into concrete bench

A Chicago woman charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and obstructing a peace officer in March claims in a lawsuit that a Skokie Police officer used excessive force.
In her civil rights lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court, Cassandra Feuerstein, 47, of West Rogers Park, claims that Skokie Police Officer Michael Hart used excessive force when she was arrested.
“At the door of the open jail cell, defendant Hart gave plaintiff a violent shove in the back, using both of his hands,” according the lawsuit. “Defendant Hart used so much force in doing this that plaintiff was flung across the cell head first into a cement bench at the far side of the cell.”
The suit states that Feuerstein’s face “split open” and she began to bleed profusely. She broke several bones in her face, her lawyer said. The lawsuit also claims that Hart made false statements to others at the Skokie Police Department, erroneously accusing her of resisting efforts to be escorted into a jail cell.
Feuerstein’s lawyer, Torreya Hamilton, subpoenaed footage from video cameras at the Skokie Police station. The video shows a man in a police uniform pushing her into a cell and then her head striking a concrete bench.
“He whips her through the door and into the cell,” Hamilton said. “There was no threat to any of the police officers. It’s clear on the video that the [behavior] was indefensible.”
Feuerstein underwent facial reconstruction surgery and now has a titanium plate in her face. All of the teeth on the right side of her mouth are loose, Hamilton said. The full extent of the damage is not yet known, she said.
The lawsuit doesn’t ask for a specific amount in damages. The lawsuit states Feuerstein is seeking “a fair and just amount sufficient to compensate her for her damages, as well as such other relief as is just and equitable.”
The Skokie police report of Feuerstein’s arrest states that she was parked in the middle of an intersection in the 3900 block of Howard Street on the morning of March 10. She was slumped over inside her vehicle with her right foot resting on the brake pedal, police said.
Feuerstein pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol, Hamilton said Wednesday. The charge of obstructing a police officer was dismissed during the criminal trial. Judge Jeffrey L. Warnick sentenced her to one year of court-ordered supervision and ordered her to pay a roughly $1,600 fine, according to court records. The resisting arrest charge against and three other traffic citations were dropped, records showed.
Hamilton said her client had no previous interactions with police and this was her first DUI.
“She cooperated with the Breathalyzer and admits she was driving after she had been drinking,” Hamilton said.
On Wednesday, Skokie Police said the village had not yet been served with the lawsuit. Hamilton said that will happen within the next week.

police officer charged with assaulting his wife

AGAWAM - A 13-year member of the Agawam Police Department was arraigned on a domestic assault and battery charge Monday inWestfield District Court following his arrest for spousal abuse over the weekend at his Agawam home.
Paul Chenevert, 47, denied the charge at his arraignment. Judge Joseph Conant ordered him released on his own recognizance. He is due back in court in court on Dec. 20.
He was ordered to refrain making threats or physical violence against his wife, and was also ordered not to drink any alcohol. As part of the court order, he is to submit to periodic testing for alcohol use.
Police were called to Chenevert’s home just before 1:30 a.m. Saturday for a complaint made by his wife, who said her husband had assaulted her.
According to the report, the couple had been drinking over the course of the evening and were getting along fine, but at about 1 a.m. began to argue “about foolish husband and wife stuff.”
The arguing escalated to where Chenevert became very angry and dragged her through the kitchen, a carpeted room and out into the driveway, according to the report.
The report notes that she appeared to have abrasions on her left knee, her thighs and abdomen. She declined medical treatment at the scene.
It also notes that officers offered her the opportunity to apply for an emergency restraining order at the scene but she declined.
Chenevert has been a police officer in Agawam since 2000.
Lt. Richard Light Jr., acting chief for the department, said Chenever on Monday was placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the outcome of the department's internal affairs investigation.
Light said he ordered the investigation on Monday and it should be completed by sometime next week.

Tulsa police officer charged with soliciting an act of prostitution

Tulsa, Okla. — 

Update: A Tulsa police officer busted in a prostitution sting was charged on Tuesday.

Tulsa court records show Cpl. David Turner faces two counts of soliciting an act of prostitution within 1000 feet of a church and one count of possession of a firearm while in the commission of a felony. 

He was caught offering money to an undercover officer to receive a sexual act.

Original: A Tulsa police officer arrested on prostitution and firearm charges was the target of a long-running internal investigation.

That's the latest word from the Tulsa Police Department, which hasn't offered many details but confirms that Corporal Dave Turner was the target of that investigation.

David Turner was arrested Thursday afternoon at a hotel near E. 11th St. and S. Garnett Ave. on complaints of engaging in prostitution within a thousand feet of a church and possessing a firearm in the commission of a felony.

Police say he offered $40.00 to an undercover female officer for sex.

He was not on duty at the time of his arrest.

Turner was booked into jail at 5:48 p.m. and released on bonds totalling $11,500 at 7:19 p.m., according to online jail records.

According to a statement from the department, "at the appropriate time Chief Chuck Jordan will release further information."

Former MNPD Officer Charged With Official Misconduct

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A former Metropolitan Nashville Police officer was arrested after authorities said he used his resources as a cop to try to get his ex-girlfriend fired from her job.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said 38-year-old Gerald McShepard was indicted by the Davidson County Grand Jury on one count of official misconduct. He surrendered at Metro Police headquarters on Tuesday afternoon.
In April, authorities said McShepard sent an anonymous letter to the Commissioner of the Department of Children's Services making allegations of prostitution and pornography against a DCS employee.
The letter contained confidential biographical information and provocative photos of the employee, who was McShepard's ex-girlfriend.
An investigation proved those allegations were unfounded and that McShepard sent the information in attempt to cause her harm at work after they broke up.
The TBI said McShepard used resources available to him as a law enforcement officer to send the letter and photographs.
McShepard was decommissioned on May 3 during the investigation. He submitted resignation paperwork on July 10, which ended his 15-year career with the MNPD.
His bond was set at $5,000.

Millington police officer has been charged with assault after an altercation with his wife.

MILLINGTON, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say a Millington police officer has been charged with assault after an altercation with his wife.

The Shelby County Sheriff's Office says 41-year-old Jeffery Hepler was arrested Tuesday night.

The sheriff's office says deputies arrived at Hepler's home to respond to a domestic violence call. Authorities say Hepler told deputies he was involved in a verbal argument with his wife.

Deputies say they found the officer's wife on the floor of the bedroom. She was unresponsive after a possible seizure but was revived.

She allegedly told deputies that Hepler had grabbed her by the neck and held her down.

Online court records do not show if Hepler has a lawyer.

Green Country police officer charged with harassment

One Green Country officer is now charged with harassing and threatening a woman he used to date.
FOX23's Dontaye Carter obtained the report that showed hundreds of times that officer text messaged the victim.

Three pages sum up a terrifying experience for a Tahlequah woman. Investigators say the woman called off their relationship when she found out Officer Jeff Phillips was involved with another woman. They say that is when the text messages began.

"Our job is to look at it, review the evidence and if there's probable cause to file charges," said Assistant District Attorney Joy Mohorovicic.

It shows 94 calls, more than 60 voicemails left and more than 270 text messages. Some of the text messages said, "I'm in the driveway freezing" and "I promise that I will make a better friend than enemy and I didn't look hard for you you're not that hard to find anyways."

The response from the victim "I'm not sure what's hard to understand about quit texting me or calling me."
"This officer is not on administrative duty right now for this incident but he's not on duty."

Tahlequah police Chief Nate King told FOX23 he is looking into the case. Sources close to the case say this isn't Phillips first run-in with the law. We found out he had four other complaints filed against him and about one that wasn't filed where he allegedly opened fire on another officer who was dating the same girl. FOX23 was told a report was not filed because Phillips resigned instead.

"How important is it for you guys to make sure you're holding your officers accountable?" asked Carter.

"I think it's more important than holding regular citizens accountable," said King. "I feel like we're held to a higher standard. We need to make sure our officers are protecting our public."

"Regardless of the position that anyone is in they should be held accountable for their actions," said Mohorovicic.

King says the department is preparing to perform an internal investigation on this incident.

Elkhart police officer to receive suspension

Elkhart, Ind. An Elkhart police officer will be suspended for 35 days without pay for the way he handled a domestic violence case.
According to our reporting partners at the Elkhart Truth, patrolman Cory Newland's suspension will start sometime in October.
An internal affairs investigation found that he failed to follow standard procedures and lied to his supervisors.
It all unfolded back on May 10, when Newland responded to a domestic disturbance in which a woman said her husband had hit her in front of her children. 
Newland took the man away from the scene, but didn't arrest him and told his supervisors that the couple were pushing each other. 
He later admitted to making "a poor judgment call by not following up on the victim's statement

City officer charged with domestic assault gets continuance in court

MURFREESBORO — An officer with the Murfreesboro Police Department who was arrested for domestic assault was granted extra time to prepare his case with his attorney during his initial hearing Thursday.
Officer Frank Hernandez was charged with two counts of domestic assault Aug. 20 after officers from the Murfreesboro Police Department responded to a complaint. According to police documents, officers concluded that Hernandez had assaulted Marisa Markham, his girlfriend, and Chelsea Bunch, Markham’s sister.
Markham said Hernandez assaulted her multiple times in the past, according to one police report.
Hernandez was removed from regular duty April 23 for insubordination after addressing a superior with foul language and contesting orders, according to a police decommission notice.
According to the stipulations of his decommission, Hernandez has not been permitted to carry a police firearm or wear an official uniform since that date. He was re-assigned to a clerical position, according to the report.
General Sessions Judge David Loughry accepted a request for continuance to Oct. 2 by Terry Fann, Hernandez’ attorney.
After Bunch asked why the case was being postponed during the hearing, Loughry told that he made this decision because by law defendants and complainants are each granted one continuance, so attorneys have time to prepare their initial arguments.
Markham and Bunch both requested that they not be restricted from communicating with Hernandez, as defendants and complainants are advised not to talk in person or otherwise during domestic violence cases.
Loughry granted the requests, adding that any communication must be peaceful and non-threatening.

Edison Police Officer Arrested On Official Misconduct Charges

EDISON –  A suspended Edison Township police officer was arrested today and charged with illegally accessing police computer records, slashing a woman’s car tires, possessing illegal weapons and buying marijuana while on duty and in uniform, Middlesex County Acting Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey and Chief Thomas J. Bryan of the Edison Police Department announced .

Michael A. Dotro, 36, of Manalapan was arrested at his home at about 6:30 a.m. today and was charged with 17 counts, including four counts of official misconduct for his involvement in the four separate incidents.

Among the counts is a charge that he engaged in a pattern of official misconduct. The count was filed as a result of his illegal involvement, as a police officer, in the incidents.

The underlying charges to support the misconduct counts include two counts of unlawful computer access, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, conspiring to distribute marijuana, and two counts of possessing prohibited weapons, identified as a set of brass knuckles and a small club known as a blackjack.

The investigation by Investigator Donald Heck and Investigator Scott Crocco, both of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, determined that Dotro carried the illegal weapons in his police duty bag while at work.

Dotro is being held at the Middlesex County Adult Corrections Center in North Brunswick in lieu of $340,000, which was set by Superior Court Judge Alberto Rivas, who said the defendant must post the full amount, and not the customary 10 percent, before he can be released from custody.

The charges were filed during an ongoing investigation in which it was determined that Dotro engaged in a variety of incidents while serving as a police officer.

The investigation further showed that on Aug. 1, 2012, Dotro allegedly illegally accessed the Edison Police Department’s computer records which are linked to the Criminal Justice Information System, and obtained the license plate number of a vehicle at the request of a resident, whose identity is being withheld.

In December 2012, Dotro, while in uniform and on-duty, purchased an undetermined amount of marijuana in the township from another individual.

It is also charged that on March 17, Dotro slashed the tires of a vehicle owned by an Edison woman, and then illegally accessed the police department computer records in search of the criminal mischief report on the incident. He subsequently reported his findings to another individual whose identity is being withheld. Included is a count of disclosing information in a confidential police investigation.

On May 23, a search of Dotro’s duty bag showed he was in possession of the two weapons. A quantity of marijuana and a device used to smoke the controlled dangerous substance also was recovered from the bag.

As is the case with all criminal defendants, the charges against Dotro are merely accusations and he is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Cop Who Sent Video of Screaming, Handcuffed Woman Suspended

A Long Beach police officer was suspended for 40 hours based on e-mailing to his wife and to a friend the video he recorded on his cell phone of a handcuffed woman, face-down on the floor, screaming, the Court of Appeal for this district held Friday.

Authoring the unpublished opinion was Sanjay Kumar, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge serving on assignment to Div. Five. It upholds a judgment of Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Joseph E. DiLoreto, who denied a writ of administrative mandamus.

The video was taken by the appellant, Officer Jason Mifflin, in the booking area of the police station. In e-mailing it to his wife, he commented:

“I hope you’re enjoying the party at home. This is what I am doing.”

In sending it to a friend, he remarked:

“This is what I’m doing at work tonight. Do not forward this to anybody.”

Mifflin insisted he did nothing wrong. Kumar disagreed, going through the administrative findings, one by one, backing each one.

Beckley officer placed on leave after battery charge

BECKLEY (WVVA) - An officer with the Beckley Police Department has been placed on paid administrative leave after being arrested on a domestic battery charge.
Raleigh County Sheriff Steve Tanner confirms to WVVA News that officer Bryan Atterson has been charged with domestic battery and unlawful detention in connection with an alleged incident that occurred Tuesday at the officer's home.
According to the criminal complaint, a female at the residence -- identified as his significant other -- stated that Atterson restrained her against her will by applying martial arts maneuvers, including a maneuver to her arm and a choke hold.
The complaint further states that Atterson did admit to physically restraining her in the residence to try to talk her.
Tanner said Atterson was arrested without incident and is now free on bond.
The investigating officer stated that broken glass and overturned furniture was observed in the residence.
The Raleigh County Sheriff's Office is handling the investigation.

We'll get to it when we get to it

2 Detroit officers suspended, 1 commander demoted over response time

DETROIT, Mich. (WXYZ) - Betty’s daughter called 911 after a fight escalated outside their house.  Officers did not respond for 90 minutes, and ended up being too late to help her.

“If police had come when my daughter started calling them, I believe it would have prevented right then, the shooting,” said Betty.  We are not using Betty’s last name to protect the identity of her daughter.

A man shot Betty’s 37-year-old daughter with an AK-47.  The bullet ripped through her daughter’s chest, through the window frame, and all the way into the fridge.  A neighbor drove her to the hospital before police even showed up to the house.

“She told the guy next door please don’t let me die,” said Betty.

When the dispatcher finally sent out officers, the cruiser arrived within 8 minutes.  Betty said the man had shot her daughter five minutes before police got to the house.  Her daughter is still in critical condition.

“It’s blessing that she made it, you know.  It really is,” said Betty.

The shooting is the second time over the past four months where a 911 dispatcher failed to follow protocol.  Detroit Police Chief James Craig said another incident stems from May when a dispatcher failed to send out a car for a domestic dispute for 90 minutes and a woman was stabbed to death.

Chief Craig said both of the dispatchers have been suspended without pay and he is seeking criminal charges against one of them.  Chief Craig also said he demoted the commander of 911 and reassigned him because maintenance issues were also discovered with the system.

“We’re in the business of saving lives and certainly if our inaction results in injury or death, that’s problematic.  That’s unacceptable,” said Chief Craig.

Those are words that people like Betty are counting on so others don’t have to share her pain and suffering.  The chief said he is reviewing the entire system to make sure priority one calls are responded to immediately by officers.

Beach cop arrested on domestic battery charge

A judge this morning ordered a 32-year-old Riviera Beach Police officer be released under supervision after his arrest for domestic battery.

Obed Colon of Palm Beach Gardens was booked into the Palm Beach County Jail early today. Judge Caroline Shepherd also ordered Colon not to consume alcohol or drugs and to surrender his firearms.

Before the arrest, Colon took a personnel leave, which he is still on, Riviera Beach Police spokeswoman Rose Anne Brown said. She said an internal affairs investigation will be opened to investigate the domestic battery allegations.

Palm Beach County Sheriff’s deputies say they saw Colon “violently shaking” his fiance at the Cruzan Amphitheater on Sunday night.

A deputy tried breaking up the disturbance twice and only was able to after pressing his hand against Colon’s chest, according to a probable-cause affidavit.

“Colon fell to the ground and started to flop around like a fish out of water,” the deputy wrote in the affidavit.

Colon’s fiance Amina Marukic told authorities Colon slapped her and pulled her hair.

Marukic, 25, was also arrested Sunday on a charge of misuse of 911. After Colon’s arrest, Marukic called 911 two times while in front of deputies and even after being warned by a dispatcher not to call again, called three more times. Two of the 911 calls resulted in EMS trucks being called to the scene, according to a separate probable-cause affidavit.

She was released from jail early today on her own recognizance, jail records show.

Cop hit woman who said she's pregnant; chief OKs it

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — An officer struggling to subdue a woman at the scene of a family dispute acted properly when he hit her in the head and wrestled her to the ground, despite her repeatedly telling officers she was pregnant, the police chief said.

The chaotic Tuesday evening arrest of 21-year-old Brenda Hardaway and her 16-year-old brother was videotaped and posted on YouTube. WHAM-TV identified the person who took the video as the son of Hardaway's neighbor.

The first 45 seconds of the five-minute video show Officer Lucas Krull pinning Hardaway face-down on the hood of a car while trying to cuff her hands behind her back. She resists, repeatedly telling him and other officers that she's pregnant. Krull then punches Hardaway in the back of the head and tosses her to the ground before other officers help him cuff her and others take her brother into custody.

Rochester Police Chief James Sheppard told local media outlets that the officers showed "tremendous restraint" while subduing the teen and Hardaway, whose family said she's six months pregnant. Krull used a distraction technique that officers are taught to employ to disorient someone who's resisting arrest, Sheppard said.

"While the video may cause concern relative to the officer's tactics, I stress that it is important that the incident be viewed in its totality and to withhold judgment until all the facts are known, including those parts of the event that are not shown on the video," he said.

Sheppard said Hardaway had pointed pepper spray at officers checking out a report of a fight involving several family members. That part of the encounter wasn't shown on the video, he said.

Hardaway was taken to Rochester General Hospital, where she was treated and released. Krull was treated for injuries to his nose and elbow.

Hardaway pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges that included assault and resisting arrest. She was being held Thursday in Monroe County Jail on $7,500 bail. A message was left for her public defender.

Her brother was released after being charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.

Sheppard said the officers' actions during the arrest were being reviewed, as are all uses of force by city police officers. The review will determine whether the officers complied with the department's training and policy, the chief said.

Fairfax County cops execute another unarmed man

The Fairfax County Police shot an killed an unarmed man who was alone in his home. The police caused the situation, they escalated the situation and they handled it poorly and are expected to take several weeks to develop their justification story.

Police said they were responding….in force with a tank, a helecopter, a SWAT team, K-p units, and no less than 23 cops to a “Domestic dispute” but Geer was alone in the house. The victim of this police shooting this time was John Geer, age 46, a kitchen installer with no history of violence had to end in death.  He left behind two teenage daughters.

According to Geer’s father,  Geer had been throwing his estranged wife’s belongings, she is 24 years old, into the front yard because she was leaving him, so she called the cops who marked the call as a domestic dispute. She was asked if there were guns in the house and she said there was. The weapons were under lock and key

There's a Maura Harrington listed at the same address where the killing took place.

Neighbors recalled him as even-keeled, outgoing and helpful. A search of police records in Fairfax County showed that Geer was found guilty of drunken driving in 2010 but no convictions for violent crimes or more serious offenses. A neighbor said he talked to Geer in the minutes before the police encounter. He said that Geer didn’t say anything suicidal but he was deeply shaken about the impending breakup.

For forty minutes the cops demanded that Geer, who stood at his front door, for forty minutes "They just continued to tell him: come out, come out, come out," said one witness.

Geer had not showed the cops any sort of weapon nor had he advanced toward them. He made no mention of harming himself or others. Geer’s hands were up in the air, seconds before he was gunned down because they were on top of the storm door. He as shot in the chest while slowly lowering his hands. He had no weapon in his possession and there was no weapon within his reach.

Shot in the chest, Greer pushed his way back into the house and bled to death. The heros from the SWAT team entered the house by way of tank one hour later and found Geer dead.

Police Officer Charged With Assault after Finding His Wife Having Sex With His Father In His Son’s Bed

 Timothy John ‘TJ’ Brewer walked in on his wife having sex in his son’s room with his own father — fire chief Wesley ‘Corky’ Brewer. TJ Brewer, a sheriff’s deputy hit his wife, pistol-whipped his father, and threaten to kill his father with a handgun. He has now pleaded guilty to assault and assault on a police officer.

Officer Charged with Domestic Violence

MADISON COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) – The Madison County Sheriff’s officer, Jacob Askins, was arrested on August 11 and charged with misdemeanor domestic violence 3rd. 

Smack'n the old woman around

Texas Cop sentenced to 10 years after stabbing wife with animal-euthanizing drugs using a syringe

A fired Northeast Texas police officer who injected his wife with animal-euthanizing drugs has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Hooks police Sgt. David Horn pleaded guilty to aggravated assault with serious bodily injury and family violence involving a weapon.  Horn also pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and threatening with a deadly weapon in last October’s attack at the couple’s home, in which he stabbed his wife with an unknown tranquilizer and also pointed a gun at her. According to authorities, Horn had access to the drugs in his role as a Hooks animal control officer.

Suspended Rossford officer to resign or be fired

A Rossford police officer convicted of domestic violence remains on unpaid suspension, but he will resign or be fired, police Chief Glenn Goss said. Officer Kevin Swanson, a 20-year veteran, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of domestic violence in Wood County Common Pleas Court on July 26 and received a 180-day suspended sentence and three years’ probation. The violence occurred May 4 and involved a pregnant woman at his Rossford home while he was off duty.

Cops taser a pregnant woman for crying

Moon Township fires officer charged with assaulting wife

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. —A Moon Township police officer has been fired after he allegedly assaulted his wife.

Moon Township Police Chief Leo McCarthy confirmed Officer Jeffrey Klotz was fired on July 29. He said Klotz was arrested and charged with simple assault and false imprisonment on July 8.

Klotz was not on duty when the alleged incident occurred, McCarthy said.

Klotz has a preliminary hearing on Thursday.

Fort Dodge police officer suspended after domestic abuse charge

An off-duty Fort Dodge police officer was arrested Tuesday on a charge of domestic abuse assault. Forty-one-year-old Jody Chansler was charged after an incident in which he allegedly assaulted his wife, 39-year-old Kim Chansler, at their residence early Tuesday morning.

She was treated and released from a Fort Dodge hospital for minor injuries. The Fort Dodge Police Department called the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation to conduct an investigation into the incident.

Jody Chansler has been placed on administrative leave from the Fort Dodge Police force pending the outcome of the case and investigation.

He is scheduled to make an appearance today in Webster County Magistrate Court on the charge filed against him.

Baltimore police officer allegedly ran prostitution ring

BALTIMORE, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- A federal grand jury has indicted a Baltimore police officer on charges of operating a prostitution business, the FBI announced Friday.

The grand jury indicted Lamin Manneh, 32, Thursday on charges of traveling across state lines and using the telephone and Internet to operate the alleged prostitution business. The indictment was unsealed Friday when Manneh made his initial court appearance, the FBI said.

The indictment alleges Manneh operated a prostitution business with more than 300 clients between February and May, with Manneh's 19-year-old wife and another 19-year-old woman working as prostitutes.

Manneh allegedly wrote and posted more than 50 paid advertisements for the two women on the Internet, and rented rooms or drove the women to other locations where sex was provided.

The indictment alleges Manneh carried his police department-issued gun and assured the women he would use force to interrupt "a commercial sex interaction if the client was aggressive or non-compliant."

U.S. Marshals arrest Danville cop at airport

 A Danville police officer is behind bars, arrested as he arrived at the Indianapolis International Airport.  Officer Chris Gill is now in jail because of pending domestic battery charges in Vigo County. U.S. Marshals were waiting for Gill when he landed just after 11 a.m. Tuesday. Gill was taken immediately to Vigo County where he was booked on $100,000 bond. This was a bond revocation. Bond was reset at $100,000 because he violated a condition of his release -- possession of a gun. Court records show after he was suspended his duty weapon was not turned in, rather another weapon was there in it's place. His father, Keith Gill, was just fired as Danville police chief. As for his ex-wife, Teresa told I-Team 8 being married to a cop, her pleas for help to other officers went unheard for years. She said of her ex-husband, "I want only the truth about these so called "protectors," police officers to be known. These types of police officers make good ones look untrustworthy."

Upstate NY police officer charged with assaulting girlfriend, is suspended without pay

The Albany Police Department says 29-year-old Woody Riboul, a member of the department for a year, has been suspended without pay after being arraigned Monday on a charge of third-degree assault. He was arrested after officers investigated the woman's complaint he attacked her in a parking just before 5 p.m. Sunday.

NY family files legal claim over police shooting

NY family files legal claim over police shooting

The family of a 21-year-oldHofstra University student accidentally killed by a police officer during a hostage crisis has filed a wrongful death claim against the Nassau County Police Department.

Andrea Rebello, of Uniondale, died in May after an intruder put her in a headlock, then pointed a gun at an officer who had rushed into the home. The officer fired eight times, killing both Rebello and would-be robber Dalton Smith.

The family also claimed that after the shooting, Rebello's sister, Jessica, was improperly detained for hours by police officers who "harassed, abused and humiliated" her.

Abused women

The NYPD Internal Affairs Bureaus investigating death

The NYPD Internal Affairs Bureau is investigating the death of Kyam Livingston in Brooklyn Central Booking Jail. Inmates’ pleas for help were ignored for hours as Livingston complained of stomach pains and diarrhea, according to witnesses.Kyam Livingston died in a cell at the Central Booking Jail in Brooklyn. A 37-year-old woman died in a crowded cell at the Central Booking Jail in Brooklyn as inmates’ pleas for help were ignored for hours by cops, a witness told the Daily News Monday.Fellow inmate Aleah Holland, 38, a registered nurse, told The News that Livingston died needlessly. Police at Central Booking ignored her complaints of stomach pains and diarrhea, Holland said. She said that when she and other inmates banged on the bars calling for help, officers told them Livingston was an alcoholic.“They said, ‘Shut up before we lose your paper work and you won’t be seen by a judge,’ ” said Holland, who was jailed on an assault charge stemming from a fight with a roommate.

SPD detective arrested, threatened to ruin ex-lover’s life

Acting on a complaint from a woman, Seattle police arrested Detective David N. Blackmer for allegedly posting salacious photographs of the woman on a phony Facebook page after their relationship ended.

NYPD officer charged for threatening woman

Officer Christopher Harris was suspended without pay for harassing a woman, who reportedly told cops that 'she feared for her safety.' What Harris said to her has not been revealed.

Tallahassee Police Officer Suspended

A Tallahassee police officer has been suspended for illegally accessing his estranged wife's email account.  An internal affairs report indicated he intended to use the emails against her in a divorce and custody case. David McKenna was suspended for one month without pay after an internal investigation revealed he and his girlfriend accessed his wife's work email from a home computer. The internal affairs report indicates there were more than 23-thousand emails and documents downloaded from her email account at the Mag Lab. It also shows McKenna took copies of some of those to his lawyer because, he told investigators, he thought "there would be stuff in there."

Bronx cop who allegedly flirted with woman he arrested indicted for official misconduct

An NYPD highway cop was arraigned on official misconduct charges Friday in connection with his romantic pursuit of a Bronx woman he had arrested for drunk driving. Officer Carlos Becker, 36, pleaded not guilty to the one count indictment in Bronx Supreme Court and was released on his own recognizance. Becker exchanged more than 600 text messages with Noonan almost immediately after her arrest last March -- offering to cook for her, go out drinking and travel together to Atlantic City.

Authorities learned of Becker's alleged shenanigans after Noonan blacked out in the off-duty cop's car and woke up fully clothed in his Long Island bedroom with a swollen black eye. Becker claimed she injured herself, but Noonan believes she was assaulted.

Police Officer Allegedly 'Wiped' His Cell Phone of 'Harassing' Texts

The trial of suspended Barrington Police Sgt. Joseph Andreozzi moves into its third day; he is charged with cyber-harassing his ex-wife and obstructing a State Police investigation.

The trial of the suspended Barrington police officer accused of cyber-harassing his ex-wife with text messages continued in Superior Court on Monday and Tuesday, July 15-16.

It is expected to resume today, July 17, on the charges of felony obstruction of justice and misdemeanor cyber-harassment.

Sgt. Joseph Andreozzi allegedly harassed his ex-wife with the text messages before using some type of electronic eraser that wiped his cell phone clean while it was impounded in an evidence box with the RI State Police, according to a story in the Providence Journal.

A Verizon employee testified on Tuesday that he helped Andreozzi through the process because the officer said he had left the phone at his girlfriend's home and needed to delete private information, including photos of other women, according to WPRI.com.

A State Police officer has testified that Andreozzi used the Lookout program to log into an email account and “wipe” the texts from his cellular phone while it was stored in the State Police barracks in Lincoln. Andreozzi purchased the device on Aug. 30 last year at the Barrington Verizon store, the State Police officer said.

Andreozzi had been taken to the barracks earlier that day after he was arrested for allegedly scaring his ex-wife, Christine, with the texts and phone calls.

Andreozzi’s ex-wife gave her phone to the State Police, which contained his messages. The State Police said they also obtained by court order Andreozzi’s messages and calls from Verizon in New Jersey.

Andreozzi’s attorney, John Harwood, said the exchanges between him and his ex-wife were part of a “marital disagreement” – not cyberstalking or harassment.

And Harwood said Andreozzi went into the Verizon store on Waseca Avenue simply to get some help to remove personal and medical information about his children. That’s whey he reportedly refused to let State Police officers seize his phone.

Prosecutor Stephen Regine recited numerous messages Andreozzi sent to his ex-wife. Included among them was one that said simply “die,” Regine said.

Harwood, in turn, said Andreozzi’s text message also included: “I still love you” and “wish I could take it all back, I’m sorry.”

 

 

Jury convicts Metro cop of official misconduct

A Davidson County jury has convicted decommissioned Metro Police officer Jeffrey Poole of official misconduct and acquitted him of four counts of raping a prostitute in December 2009.

Poole, who will be sentenced next month, faces up to six years in prison.

He faces six other pending charges, including one of sexual assault and one of aggravated child abuse, the latter stemming from an incident involving his 16-year-old son.

Prosecutors accused Poole of raping a former prostitute at a motel on Dickerson Road. Over the course of the trial, it was established that Poole, 42, had given the woman rides when he was off duty.

Assistant District Attorney Rob McGuire noted in court that the woman had originally reported that she was robbed, not raped, after investigators interviewed the woman in connection with allegations that Poole had inappropriate conduct with other women while on duty.

The woman, according to McGuire, thought she was about to be arrested. Instead, Poole took his gun out of his holster, set it down, then demanded that the woman perform sex acts, McGuire said.

During the trial, Scruggs introduced evidence from vehicle location technology, which tracked Poole’s patrol car. The data undercut the state’s assertion that Poole had gone to the motel.

Dickerson Road was Poole’s assigned patrol area, and he was familiar with a number of the prostitutes who worked in the area.

The Tennessean does not identify victims of sexual assault.

Scruggs, during the trial’s opening arguments, said the victim was a career criminal whose recall could not be trusted. For example, she could not recall which day the alleged rape occurred — only that it happened sometime in December 2009.

"I'm disappointed that they didn't convict him of the rapes because I believe with every fiber of my being that he was guilty," McGuire said Thursday. "But the official misconduct charge says to me that they obviously thought he was doing something wrong."

Police arrested Poole in August 2010 on a 12-count indictment. He was acquitted of sexual battery and official misconduct in a trial involving another woman the following November.

Poole was decommissioned and ordered to stay away from police department facilities three months before a grand jury leveled the indictment, in which he was accused of sexually assaulting four women, three of them with histories of prostitution, while on duty.

Officer Charged For Assaulting Random Female Pedestrian, Knocking Her Teeth Out

A Texas police officer has been jailed after a police affidavit revealed he allegedly battered, without provocation, an innocent female pedestrian who happened to be walking near the scene of an unrelated late-night traffic stop.

The affidavit, written by another police officer who reviewed documentation of the May 29 incident, alleges Cpl. James Palermo of the San Marcos Police Department had stopped a car at about 1 a.m. for driving the wrong way on a one-way street. As he questioned the driver, he noticed the pedestrian — whom the affidavit alleges didn’t look at or talk to either Palermo or the stopped motorist and didn’t exhibit any “suspicious” behavior — and called her over to the scene, where he began questioning her about walking near the scene.

The woman, 22-year-old Texas State University student Alexis Alpha, told Palermo she didn’t believe she had done anything wrong. Their interaction became more acrimonious when she couldn’t immediately produce the identification Palermo allegedly had demanded.

As the officer dialed up the verbal heat, the victim allegedly advised him to conduct traffic stops elsewhere if he didn’t like where she was walking, called him a “dick” and observed that he appeared to simply be exorcising his pre-existing bad mood on her.

She had no idea.

Palermo allegedly responded by grabbing her, pushing her against the stopped motorist’s Toyota Prius, and then slamming her to the concrete, where he sat on her back. He allegedly cuffed her and placed her in his patrol vehicle, telling her she was being arrested for obstruction.

The assault knocked out two of Alpha’s teeth. Palermo took her to Central Texas Medical Center, where medical staff advised her she also had sustained a concussion and would need follow-up care, which could involve multiple surgeries. So Palermo took Alpha to the jail and slapped on two more charges: resisting arrest and public intoxication.

Alpha never filed a complaint over her assault. In fact, the police themselves discovered Palermo’s attack after reviewing footage from his patrol car’s dashboard video camera. The department obtained warrants for his arrest following an internal investigation and booked him into the Hays County Law Enforcement Center on July 16 for aggravated assault with serious bodily injury by a public servant — a first-degree felony that carries a possible maximum sentence of life in prison. He had been on paid administrative leave since the internal investigation had begun in early June, and is now on indefinite unpaid leave as the legal process unfolds.

San Marcos Police Chief Howard E. Williams told the San Marcos Mercury:

I won’t prejudge the [internal] investigation. I have not heard what the officer has to say yet and I’ll reserve judgment until that happens. But there are standards and I think it’s fairly obvious what we think about his conduct that night in that we were the ones that went down and filed the criminal charges. … I believe what he did was criminal.

Palermo, who had worked for the department since 2000, was the subject of a complaint two years ago alleging excessive use of force, but that complaint was dismissed.

Closing Arguments Today in Suspended cops Trial

Closing arguments are expected to be made today, July 19, in the trial of a suspended Barrington police officer charged with harassing his ex-wife with text messages and obstructing the investigation by the RI State Police.

Sgt. Joseph Andreozzi was on the stand in Superior Court again on Thursday. His 16 years as a police officer were brought up to bolster his defense of using a software program purchased at the Verizon store on Waseca Avenue in Barrington to delete the text messages from his cell phone, according to the Providence Journal.

Andreozzi said he assumed that the State Police would get the messages from his former wife’s cell phone based on his experience in law enforcement. His attorney, John Harwood, said that the sergeant also knew that the State Police could get the information from other sources, such as Verizon.

Andreozzi said a day earlier that he “wiped” his phone while it was in State Police custody to delete other personal information, such as personal photos and emails and psychiatric records, that he did not want in the hands of the investigators.

“I knew that by wiping out my phone, that Verizon still had my information,” he testified.

Andreozzi said he was worried that the State Police would go on a so-called “fishing expedition” and, perhaps, pass around this confidential information stored on his phone.

Prosecutor Stephen Regine countered that Andreozzi should not have assumed that the State Police would fish around on his phone as a reason for deleting the so-called harassing text messages. He also asked Andreozzi if he had ever had a defendant in a case delete the contents of a phone; the sergeant’s response was that he had not.

Andreozzi also said he did not think wiping the phone at a friend’s house on the day he was arrested and arraigned, last Aug. 30, with a Verizon store employee’s assistance was a big deal. He saw it as protecting his personal information while knowing that the State Police could get the text messages to his former wife elsewhere.

Humboldt officer charged in domestic assault

UNION CITY (AP) — Humboldt police officer Eric Jones has been charged with domestic assault of a family member after police were called to a home on Jones Seymour Loop about 12 a.m. Friday, according to a news release from the Humboldt Police Department.Jones was transported to the Gibson County Correctional Complex in Trenton. A bond or court date has not yet been set.Jones has worked for the Humboldt Police Department for about four years in the Patrol Division, the release said.He has been suspended without pay.

 

Suspended Police Officer's Trial Continues

 

Suspended Sgt. Joseph Andreozzi was charged after a Rhode Island State Police investigation of sending threatening texts to his ex-wife, according to wpri.com. Police Chief John LaCross asked for the State Police to investigate the charges to avoid any perception of confliict of interest or favoritism.

Prosecutors claim Andreozzi visited a Verizon store after the charges were filed against him and asked about deleting material remotely. They alleged that Andreozzi later deleted text messages from his phone, which was locked in an evidence room.

Andreozzi's attorney claims that he was actually seeking advice on how to delete personal medical information and information about his children.

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Quincy officer charged with assault on estranged, pregnant wife

                       

QUINCY, Massachusetts — A veteran Quincy police captain has been charged with assaulting his estranged, pregnant wife.

Michael J. Miller was arrested by Plymouth police Saturday on a charge of aggravated assault and battery. His attorney Jack McGlone said Monday his client denies the allegations. Miller declined to comment as he left Plymouth District Court where his arraignment was postponed until July 15.

Quincy Chief Paul Keenan said Miller is on paid administrative leave, and his gun license has been suspended. Miller is free on personal recognizance.

A police report says Miller's wife told officers he hurt her Friday by opening her apartment door when he knew she was behind it. She at first declined to press charges or seek a restraining order, but later did.

Police said the Millers are separated, and Miller was there to pick up a child.

Manchester NH police officer charged in domestic case

HOOKSETT — A veteran Manchester police officer was arrested Tuesday and charged with assault on Tuesday, stemming from a domestic-related incident at his Hooksett home in April, Hooksett police said.

Police said William Soucy, 52, turned himself in to police and was charged with misdemeanor assault. He was booked and released on his own recognizance.

Soucy’s pedigree goes deep into the department. His younger brother is a lieutenant, and his uncle, Peter Favreau, was a former Manchester police chief.

Soucy is a Manchester police patrolman and will be placed on modified working conditions, said Assistant Chief Nick Willard. Such conditions typically mirror bail restrictions, and Willard said police must review the bail restrictions before he could discuss details of Soucy’s work limitations.

Willard said the victim is Soucy’s former girlfriend. They did not live together, he said.

A two-sentence statement about the arrest gives few details of the assault.

But the alleged victim’s lawyer, Manchester alderman Joe Kelly Levasseur, said Soucy reportedly placed his forearm on the woman’s chest to brace her against the wall and prevent her from leaving his apartment.

The 34-year-old Manchester resident eventually broke free and ran from the house. The day was April 1, Levasseur said.

Her finger was injured and she received bruises from the incident, said Levasseur, a high-profile critic of the department.

Manchester police and Levasseur give different accounts of what happened next.

Levasseur said his client reported the incident to Manchester police the following day. They told her to go to Hooksett police, which she did. But nothing became of it, so she contacted Levasseur, he said.

“No one would arrest him. No one would get back to her. She was afraid,” Levasseur said. He said he initially advocated on her behalf as an alderman, but then took the case as her lawyer.

He said she is contemplating a civil lawsuit against Soucy once the criminal case is resolved.

Willard said Manchester police heard about allegations of a domestic assault from a relative of the alleged victim, shortly after the incident took place.

Manchester police had to locate the alleged victim, and when she was reluctant to speak they provided her with victim counseling services through the YWCA. Eventually, she decided to speak to police, Willard said.

Once police determined the incident took place in Hooksett, they contacted Hooksett police to let them know of the possible crime, Willard said.“

It’s a duty on us as law enforcement officers to make sure the victim is protected, and the conduct of our officers is investigated,” Willard said.

He said Levasseur’s account of the incident is a distortion, which will harm the alleged victim’s case.

“If there’s representation she came to us and we blew her off and sent her to Hooksett, he’s distorting the facts,” Willard said.