Here are the 8 reports of police misconduct tracked for Thursday, October 11, 2012:
- Plymouth, Massachusetts: A police sergeant has been charged in federal court with using excessive force and covering up his actions by falsifying police reports. A suspect was in a holding cell, with his hands cuffed behind his back, when the Sergeant allegedly hit him in the head and kneed him in the body. ow.ly/ep3gv
- Update: Des Moines, Iowa: A police officer has been suspended for just three days, without pay, for the death of his K-9 partner, Harley. ow.ly/ep1Yd
- Bridgeville, Delaware: A police officer has been charged with stealing money from the evidence locker at headquarters. He no longer works for the department. ow.ly/ep1QN
- Brooks County, Georgia: The ex-sheriff has been sentenced to just over a year in prison for embezzling from programs receiving federal funds. Investigators say he stole at least $63,000 while he was the sheriff. ow.ly/ep01u
- Jackson, Mississippi: A deputy was arrested by the FBI on charges of conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States and theft of government property. ow.ly/eoSUe
- Camden, New Jersey: An officer was sentenced to 20 months in federal prison for stealing money, illegally searching homes, planting evidence, and lying in court. He was one of four officers arrested on corruption-related charges. ow.ly/eoHw5
- Lorain County, Ohio: A sheriff’s deputy will be disciplined after he went off the road and struck 2 parked cars in a driveway. “He wasn’t violating any policy by doing anything stupid or reckless, but he did not take the weather into consideration. It is his job to maintain control of the vehicle,” said the police captain. ow.ly/enAvD
- Westerly, Rhode Island: A man has accused local police of using excessive force, including pepper-spray, while arresting him. ow.ly/enA90
