Here are the 8 reports of police misconduct tracked for Wednesday, July 15, 2014:
- Cleveland, Ohio: A police officer was arrested and charged with two counts of sexual conduct with a minor 10 years or older. He is also charged with four counts of illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material, according to the court website. ow.ly/zby0c
- Fulton, New York: A police officer has been arrested and charged with three misdemeanors, police said. They include 3rd degree assault, falsifying business records, and making a punishable false written statement. ow.ly/zc7Wt
- Memphis, Tennessee: A now-former police officer has been convicted of two counts of rape involving a student from Rhodes College. He was also charged with three counts of assault and four counts of official misconduct. http://ow.ly/zf8hY
- Prince George’s County, Maryland: A police officer was arrested and charged with attacking and pointing a handgun at a parking valet. ow.ly/zcbdc
- Revere, Massachusetts: A police officer resigned after admitting that he stole money used in a controlled drug buy. ow.ly/zbHge
- Fruitland, Florida: The deputy chief resigned and another officer was fired after the FBI and Florida Department of Law Enforcement turned over a report to the city describing their link to the Ku Klux Klan. ow.ly/zcdC3
- Chesterfield County, South Carolina: An officer was arrested on one count of filing a false police report. The offense is a misdemeanor which carries a fine up to $500, 30 days in jail or both. ow.ly/zbwnN
- Springfield, Missouri: A police officer here who said he meant to fire his taser, not his handgun, has been charged with a misdemeanor in the shooting of a fleeing panhandler. ow.ly/zbusj
- Update: Miami Beach, Florida (First reported 06-10-14): A police officer was sentenced to 18 months in prison after striking and seriously injuring two people while joy-riding with a woman on the beach using a police all-terrain vehicle. ow.ly/zbsH0
- Houston, Texas: A police officer, who used a squad car and badge to protect a load of cocaine for a drug trafficker, was sentenced to probation and home confinement. ow.ly/zbosm
- China Grove, Texas: The police chief was arrested on a DWI charge while he was driving his marked patrol unit. ow.ly/zbfWR
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