Here are the 6 reports of police misconduct tracked for Wednesday, June 13, 2012:
- Springdale, Utah police officers wrote citations to foreign tourists, required them to pay cash and didn’t document the fines. Thousands of dollars in fines collected by the officers are missing according to a Utah State audit http://bit.ly/MIpgER
- Former Battleboro, Vermont police officer pleaded not guilty to two counts of simple assault. The officer allegedly assaulted two men he thought had stolen his $125 canoe while on duty in April http://bit.ly/Nw8uKB
- A Gwinnett, Georgia police officer was arrested on charges of pandering for a prostitute. The officer solicited an undercover cop who had posed as a prostitute. The officer’s arrest was part of a sting operation with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation http://bit.ly/L3LgLy
- A St. John’s County Sheriff’s deputy has resigned after being arrested for battery after a fight with his girlfriend. The officer had worked for the sheriff’s office for 31 years http://fcnews.tv/NrCEP8
- Former Salisbury, Massachusetts police chief has been accused of stealing from crime scenes and allowing the sale of seized vehicles. The police chief faces three felony charges involving the theft of vehicles and two felony charges of receiving stolen property worth more than $250 http://bo.st/MDzp5N
- In San Diego, California an investigation is under way following allegations that two border patrol agents engaged in public sexual misconduct and attacked a woman who asked the pair to stop. The witness claims the male agent held her while the female agent punched her in the face http://cbsloc.al/NqL610
