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Staff Misconduct

By effectively addressing serious misconduct, regulatory investigations contribute to the safety of officers and community members alike
In addition to a decertification process, agencies need funding to address the recruitment and retention crisis
In this podcast segment, Jim and Doug discuss when supervisors overreact
Chief Michel Moore and an internal LAPD review board found the officer, Oswaldo Pedemonte, had broken from policy when he drove into the knife-wielding suspect at a slow speed
Two officers and a police trainee were taking a break when a “priority one” call came in; the police trainee recalled that he was trying to prove himself and said he was “always ... ready to go” but that his training officer “didn’t move hastily”
The charges, which include first-degree murder, were dismissed last month by a different judge in a preliminary hearing
The criticism comes as the agencies are set to take on more responsibilities, including the final decision-maker on discipline
“This isn’t really about ‘transparency’ – it’s about advancing the anti-police narrative and making it easier for cop-haters to target individual police officers,” said NYPD union president Patrick Lynch
The investigation began after two dozen Hydrocodone pills went missing from the Hartford Police Department drug collection box
The deputy wrote the comment on a Facebook post about the death of a 15-year-old who killed himself last week
Officers found to be involved in misconduct related to domestic violence will now be placed on dismissal probation
All officers will be placed on unpaid suspension
Another officer is facing criminal charges in connection with a federal investigation of drug deals, illegal searches and thefts
The officer, already charged with soliciting prostitutes while on duty, is now charged with using his LE computer to look up women
The officer was fired after an internal affairs investigation into the incident revealed he failed to report the Snapchat video taken by his former partner
A complaint led to an investigation into the ex-officer, who used agency resources to pursue dates and is now the subject of an FBI investigation
Two officers were fired after they failed to help a sergeant as he was fired upon by a man with a shotgun
A deputy made an obscene gesture at a man who was trying to film the police activity, and apparently knocked his phone out of his hand
The reform is aimed at repairing the department’s long record of misconduct and excessive force
The controversy began a few weeks ago when video of the incident surfaced on the officer’s Snapchat account
An officer has been suspended for letting suspects get hot and heavy in the back of his patrol car
Five officers have been fired for their roles in the death of a man who died in custody
The deputy resigned after telling his supervisor that he was responsible for sending the toy bomb in a box
Carlos Peralta, 53, faces counts of driving while intoxicated, aggravated flight from police and reckless operation of a vehicle
The lawsuit alleges a pattern of anti-Semitism by colleagues, including scratching a Nazi “SS” symbol into a locker and drawing a Star of David on a patrol vehicle door
Fifty people total have been cleared after alleging they were framed by former sergeant Ronald Watts
Officers from adjoining precincts reportedly argued with each other, shoved and even threw punches during a raid on a suspected drug house
Sgt. Matthew Starr was investigated after he cashed three checks worth a total of $3,000 that had been made out to the police department
The DOJ is planning to reveal in the next 24 hours that they’ve closed the probe, according to a report