National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Recap 07-29-14

Here are the 11 reports of police misconduct tracked for Tuesday, July 29, 2014:

  • Oakland County, Michigan: A now-former sheriff’s deputy was sentenced to three days in jail, which he already served, and one year probation for attempting to resist a police officer following a bar fight. ow.ly/zI4ze
  • Hometown, Illinois: A police officer was fired after shooting to death a family dog. The mother says her 6-year-old daughter saw the shooting of their dog by the officer. ow.ly/zI1u7
  • New Orleans, Louisiana: An officer is accused of domestic abuse and reckless driving and hit-and-run charges. ow.ly/zI0H2
  • Woodbury, New York: An off-duty state trooper was arrested after police say he struck another trooper’s patrol car. He is accused of driving while intoxicated. ow.ly/zI0mL
  • Richland County, South Carolina: The sheriff’s department has fired a deputy who ran a red light and caused an accident. He was fired following a departmental investigation and examination of the deputy’s driving record. ow.ly/zHWS3
  • DeKalb County, Georgia: A police officer resigned after coming under fire for shooting a resident’s German Shepherd and then blocking the owner from taking the dog to the vet. ow.ly/zHWsX
  • Indianapolis, Indiana: An police officer has been arrested on drunken driving charges for the second time within a year. ow.ly/zHVpH
  • Santa Ana, California: Police officers are being accused of using excessive force after surveillance video emerged showing officers punching and using a baton on a burglary suspect who fled arrest. Video from a neighbor’s security cameras shows the man raising his hands and laying on the ground face-down after being confronted by police officers. An officer then comes to restrain the suspect, putting his knee on the man’s back and punching him repeatedly. Another officer is then seen hitting the man on the legs with what appears to be his police baton. ow.ly/zHOnZ
  • New York, New York: An officer was put on modified assignment after allegedly stomping on a suspect’s head, authorities said. The suspect had been subdued, and then the officer booted the man as he lay on the ground, officials said. ow.ly/zHMCX
  • Lakeland, FL A police officer was arrested on charges of driving under the influence. ow.ly/zHMji
  • Albany, New York: A police officer has resigned from his job after being arrested on charges of driving under the influence of intoxicants, reckless driving and refusing a breath test. ow.ly/zHF6J

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