Here are the 8 reports of police misconduct tracked for Thursday, October 4, 2012:
- Brick, New Jersey: After flushing her drugs down the toilet, an officer asked a woman for sexual favors, he admits. He pleaded guilty to criminal coercion and tampering with physical evidence in a plea bargain that calls for a probationary term. ow.ly/ee0HL
- Prince George County, Maryland: A Washington, D.C. police officer has filed a $3 million lawsuit against two Prince George County officers. He says that they beat him with a baton and struck him in the face while he was handcuffed during a confrontation. bit.ly/QTbUIz
- Orlando, Florida: An officer who was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence was suspended following an internal affairs review. bit.ly/SzqpS7
- Monroe, Georgia: A sheriff’s deputy is facing DUI charges after authorities say that he wrecked his patrol car. bit.ly/QTbUIz
- Update: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The officer that punched a woman at a neighborhood street party is being suspended for 30 days with the intention to dismiss him. The incident was caught on video and posted to youtube, which led to an investigation. ow.ly/edIHa
- Update: White Plains, New York: A third party review of the incident deemed a shooting death justified. Said one of the committee members who reviews the case: “the shooting of Mr. Chamberlain was totally justified and took place only after negotiations and all non-lethal means were unsuccessful and Mr. Chamberlain came at a police sergeant with a knife.” bit.ly/SDw1GL
- Los Angeles, California: A jury has awarded $3.2 million to a mentally ill woman who sued after police shot her and shocked her with a Taser. Jurors found the officers were negligent, malicious and used excessive force in their confrontation. ow.ly/eduSH
- Birmingham, Alabama: A federal jury has convicted a police officer for beating a man who was handcuffed and secured in the backseat of a patrol car. ow.ly/eduDE
