Here are the 8 reports of police misconduct tracked for Friday, May 16, 2014:
- Ocala, Florida: A police officer has been fired after being accused of stealing oxycodone from a woman from whom he was taking a burglary report. http://ow.ly/wWjl2
- Minneapolis, Minnesota: The attorney for a man’s father says he will file a lawsuit in federal court that alleges the 22-year-old was shot dead by two members of the SWAT team after he had surrendered to police with his arms in the air. http://ow.ly/wWk50
- Hillsborough, New Jersey: A 69-year-old township man has filed suit against the township’s police department and two officers on allegations he was falsely arrested and the officers used excessive force. ow.ly/wWi23
- Long Beach, California: The family of a man shot to death by police has taken the first step in filing a lawsuit against the city. Cell phone video of the incident appears to show him fleeing down a set of stairs toward the beach, his hands up and grabbing the handrail. ow.ly/wVRV4
- St. Petersburg, Florida: A police officer was suspended after a chain of command board found he lied about an accident he was involved in. The officer was not supposed to be driving the car; it was issued to his wife. The board said the couple then persuaded the victim in the accident to lie to authorities and say that his wife was the driver. ow.ly/wVPMz
- Holcomb, Missouri: A police officer is accused of trying to hide someone involved in an investigation, according the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The officer faces felony hindering prosecution charges. ow.ly/wVNDm
- Update: North Port, Florida (First reported 03-21-14): A police officer who is facing charges of false imprisonment and being a principal to sexual battery, has resigned from the police department. She pled not guilty to charges stemming from an alleged assault of a woman at a birthday party. ow.ly/wVs25
- Salem, Oregon: A police officer’s use of force is under investigation after he used his Taser on a 19-year-old man. The man said he’s looking for the police to admit his treatment by the officer was “out of line.” ow.ly/wVozH
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