Here are the 6 reports of police misconduct tracked for Tuesday, October 9th, 2012:
- Burke County, North Carolina: A sheriff’s deputy was charged with exchanging a schedule III controlled substance for sexual favors. He was terminated from the department. bit.ly/T1WDly
- Milwaukee: Wisconsin: Four officers were charged with crimes as a result of conducting rectal searches for drugs on the street, according to a criminal complaint. The charges include felony sexual assault, felony misconduct in public office and conducting illegal strip searches, a misdemeanor. “Crime cannot be fought with criminality,” said the police chief. “A hard-earned reputation has been tarnished.” bit.ly/PTpDLt
- Sarasota, Florida: An 9-year-veteren officer was suspended after he was caught on surveillance video attacking a suspect. The police chief has ordered an internal investigation into the incident. bit.ly/R4ifO7
- Flomaton, Alabama: The police chief pleaded guilty in court. He had been charged with third-degree kidnapping and false imprisonment relating to a suspect he allegedly chased from Alabama over the state line. bit.ly/T1o6Uh
- St. Charles County, Missouri: A deputy was sentenced to five years in prison for breaking the law while he and other officers were at a home to apprehend a wanted meth cook. The jury found the deputy guilty of felony burglary and misdemeanor assault and property damage. “It appears that this defendant was intoxicated with the power of the badge,” said the presiding judge. bit.ly/TcjQ9y
- Harris County, Texas: Six Harris County Jail employees have been fired for sexual misconduct and related allegations. “The ugly truth is that the misconduct involved the failure to take action as supervisors,” said the sheriff. He called their behavior “inexcusable” and “intolerable.”
