Here are the 7 reports of police misconduct tracked for Wednesday, October 3, 2012:
- Broward, Florida: A deputy is being accused of punching a handcuffed homeless man while he sat in the back of a patrol car. He was charged with battery, official misconduct and falsifying official reports. ow.ly/1OKIIR
- Long Beach, California: A police officer was convicted of more than a dozen felonies for assaulting his wife. He faces 20 years in state prison, and is currently being held, without bail, and was removed from payroll. ow.ly/1OKulC
- Pueblo County, Colorado: A sheriff’s deputy has been accused of holding a woman against her will at gunpoint. The deputy reportedly took the victim captive in her home after she returned from an errand. When she entered, he appeared from around a corner and pointed a handgun at her head, according to the affidavit. “Get down on the ground or I am going to kill you,” he reportedly told the victim. He has been placed on administrative leave. ow.ly/1OKtW7
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: An officer is under investigation for rape allegations. He has been accused of raping an unconscious woman in the back of his marked policed case. ow.ly/1OKh3H
- Detroit, Michigan: The Mayor suspended Police Chief Ralph Godbee, after a subordinate claimed the two had engaged in a sexual relationship for about a year. Godbee was suspended for 30 days “pending a full and thorough investigation of the matter.” ow.ly/1OKgRS
- Lebanon, Pennsylvania: An officer was recently fired for violating department policy. Citing the city’s employee confidentiality policy, the police chief would not provide details on the reasons for the officer’s dismissal. ow.ly/1OKgJc
- McCook, Nebraska: An officer was fired for incompetence pertaining to duties, acts unbecoming, and absence from duty without leave. The termination stemmed from what his supervisors referred to as a noted decline in performance combined with several alcohol related incidents and came after multiple administrative actions were taken. ow.ly/1OKgtq
