National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Recap 10-28-14

Here are the 9 reports of police misconduct tracked for Tuesday, October 28, 2014:

  • Los Angeles, California: A police officer is under investigation after being accused of beating and kicking a suspect who was being held down by other officers. The altercation was captured by a private company’s security camera. Several police officials who saw the video said the officer delivered a powerful kick to the suspect’s head. One said the officer resembled “a football player kicking a field goal.” Another described it as “horrific.” The suspect, they said, had surrendered and was not resisting the officers. ow.ly/DtHOh
  • Alamo, Tennessee: The police chief has pled not guilty to charges that he assaulted and stalked the mother of his child. ow.ly/DtBTC
  • Update: Bradenton, Florida (First reported 09-10-14): The second-in-command at the police department was charged with stealing from the agency and the Pittsburgh Pirates organization for hours that were not worked. ow.ly/DtABy
  • Longwood, Florida: The now-former police chief was in court for criminal charges. Court documents said he used his position to hire convicted felon and also took bribes. ow.ly/DtA9Y
  • West Baton Rouge, Louisiana: A deputy is in jail. He has been charged with using his badge to have his way with prostitutes in motel. Police say he didn’t realize that at least one of those prostitutes was a police informant. ow.ly/Dtzyc
  • Update: Natchitoches, Louisiana (First reported 09-12-13): The now-former police officer accused in the death of a man wants to change his plea to not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity. ow.ly/Dtqr7
  • Marion, South Carolina: The justice department announced two police officers pled guilty in federal court to using excessive force against a woman with mental disabilities. ow.ly/Dtkx4
  • Update: Clovis, New Mexico (First reported 09-19-14): Allegations of excessive force against a police officer are now being investigated by the FBI, according to city officials. ow.ly/Dtb5w
  • Austin, Texas: The police chief has indefinitely suspended a lieutenant who he says had an affair with a woman and embellished and falsified reports in an effort to arrest her husband. ow.ly/DsNbx

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