Here are the 10 reports of police misconduct tracked for Thursday, June 12, 2013:
- Newport News, Virginia: A man who served 22 years in prison for capital murder only to see his conviction overturned is suing the police chief for $25 million. He claims police failed to turn over to prosecutors – and in turn, his defense attorneys – a Polaroid picture that cast doubt on the state’s theory of what happened. ow.ly/xWtaC
- Update; Barbour County, West Virginia (First reported 02-24-14): The now-former sheriff was sentenced to prison today for scheming to defraud an insurance company. ow.ly/xWrhP
- Cleveland, Ohio: A police officer pleaded guilty to aggravated menacing and was fined $500. ow.ly/xWhx4
- Indianapolis, Indiana: An officer has been charged with two counts of driving while intoxicated after investigators say he showed up for work drunk. ow.ly/xWeI9
- Bibb County, Georgia: An officer was fired for not following orders. He had been told not to “engage in any law enforcement functions,” and then stopped some people “acting suspiciously.” ow.ly/xVMME
- Update: East Hampton Village, New York (First reported 01-23-14): A police officer who was reportedly found “in a compromising position” with a female companion in an unoccupied home has resigned. ow.ly/xVMcQ
- Daphne, Alabama: A police captain was booked into the county jail and arrested on a misdemeanor charge of domestic violence third degree harassment. ow.ly/xVKn4
- Update: Pasadena, California (First reported 04-07-12): The father of an unarmed 19-year-old who was shot and killed by police officers, has agreed to settle a wrongful death and civil rights lawsuit against the city.
- Raritan, Florida: A man has filed a federal lawsuit against township, its police department and several officers, claiming he was the victim of excessive force when he came to the aid of his daughter during a traffic stop. ow.ly/xTGVk
- Update: Des Plaines, Illinois (First reported 02-25-13): A now-former police commander accused of padding DUI arrest records to obtain federal grant money for the police department plead guilty to a lesser charge in federal court. ow.ly/xTFWP
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