Police Misconduct

CLEVELAND — Sgt. Larry McDonald Jr. of the East Cleveland Police Department was given a 10-day suspension without pay by a disciplinary panel following a November complaint from a woman who said [...]

PATERSON, N.J. – A New Jersey police sergeant was arrested Tuesday as part of an internal affairs and FBI investigation into corruption within the city’s department, authorities said [...]

AUSTIN — A former Austin police commander indefinitely suspended after an investigation into assault allegations stemming from rough sex lost his appeal Monday, making his firing official. Jason [...]

MOBILE, Ala. – An Alabama police chief apologized on Monday for an “insensitive” post on Facebook showing a “homeless quilt” made of cardboard signs used for [...]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Monday approved the termination of dozens of Corrections Academy trainees seen in a photograph appearing to give a Nazi salute. The [...]

BURLINGTON, Vt. — The police chief in Vermont’s largest city has resigned, days after it was revealed publicly that he used an anonymous Twitter account to heckle a critic, the mayor of [...]

HIALEAH, Fla. – A Florida officer was arrested Friday on charges related to his alleged sexual abuse of a woman and an underage girl, both of which involved the use of a dangerous weapon. [...]

LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles Police Department officer was arrested and charged Thursday following an investigation into allegations that he fondled a dead woman’s breasts while responding [...]

SAN ANTONIO – A sheriff’s deputy in Texas was arrested after police say he performed unlawful strip searches on at least six women in 11 days. Floyd Berry, 49, was arrested late Saturday evening. [...]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — An Illinois State Police trooper was arrested in connection to sexual abuse and sexual assault charges. Illinois State Police said the division of internal investigation [...]