cop has been charged with murder

James Little , a St. Louis Police cop has been charged with murder, accused of shooting a man to death outside a north St. Louis home. He is charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child.

 Little was dropping off the child he has in common with a woman when an argument broke out between the officer and the woman's fiancé, Will Dupree. Dupree and Little began to fight and Little allegedly shot three rounds and fatally wounded Dupree. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Minneapolis City Council council approved a $3.075 million settlement to resolve a federal law suit filed by the family of David Smith, a 28-year-eight old Minneapolis man, who was killed during a struggle with two cops. .The settlement is the second largest payout for a police misconduct lawsuit in the history of Minneapolis. It's second only to the $4.5 million paid in 2007 to a Minneapolis officer shot by another officer.

A Belleville Ill. officer accused of police brutality is still on the job Thursday while the case against him remains in court. The alleged victim, Mark Bush, and his family

accused Belleville cop Sean Harris of excessive force. Bush said Harris grabbed him by the neck and threw him to the ground in an apparent angry response because Bush insisted a police report be filled out about harassing phone calls he was getting.. Prosecutors charged him with misdemeanor battery and felony official misconduct.

Jason Bryan Holt, a former Bean Station cop was charged in the killing of two people at the Down Home Pharmacy.  Holt is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of criminal attempted murder and a count of especially aggravated robbery.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Jury selection for Little Rock Police cop r Josh Hastings will begin in June. Hastings has been formally charged with manslaughter, which is a class C felony, in the death of 15-year-old Bobby Moore after Moore was hit with one of Hastings' bullets. Little Rock Police said Hastings witnessed two people break into a car and tried to get away with a third person driving. They said Hastings fired fired the shot because he felt his life was threatened when the suspects' vehicle came toward him.

Baltimore city approved a $72,000 payout to three family members who accused Baltimore police of assaulting and falsely arresting them outside of a Federal Hill bar.

The Board voted to award the money to Rony, Ronnie and Eileen Reyes to settle a $99 million suit brought against the police department after a 2010.

  

Altoona cop Duane Eichenlaub will spend no less than 11 months behind bars for his role in a Memorial Day fight three years ago.  Eichenlaub was convicted in January of badly beating 59 year-old Earl Eshelman in the restroom of an Altoona bar and also trying to cover up the crime.

Frank Cartera Laredo Texas cop caught on his squad car's dash cam beating a handcuffed man was sentenced to 1 year in federal prison. "According to information presented in court at the time of the plea, rear facing dash camera audio and video recordings revealed Carter had yelled obscenities at the victim while he punched the victim in the head and body. Carter also repeatedly slammed the victim's face into the back of the seat. The victim remained handcuffed during the entire incident and never resisted or attempted to harm Carter."

New Milford Ct. cop Scott Smith has killed himself.

New Milford Ct. cop Scott Smith has killed himself. Smith, 27 at the time, was the first Connecticut police officer to be charged with murder for a line of duty killing.  Smith, was found dead in bed in his Danbury home, a suicide as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning. Smith had placed a generator in his bedroom and turned it on, and that the windows were taped up. In March 2000, a Litchfield Superior Court jury acquitted Smith of murder in the killing of Franklyn Reid, 27, but convicted him of first-degree manslaughter with a firearm. Smith was sentenced to six years in prison, but allowed to remain free as his conviction was appealed.

A Lakeland cop named Jerry Monroe

A Lakeland cop named Jerry Monroe has been charged with battery after authorities say he got into a road rage fight while off-duty. The incident was caught on video. Monroe was driving with his son when another driver cut him off. The driver, Andy Jones, then pulled into a parking lot, Monroe pushed him and body slammed Jones onto the concrete in the video. Then, according to witnesses and the police report, he repeatedly punched Jones while he was on the ground.

allegedly shooting an innocent cat with a crossbow

Lance DeLeon a cop in Boerne Texas has been arrested for allegedly shooting an innocent cat with a crossbow.  The cat has survived the attack It is unknown why Lance DeLeon committed this crime and who the cat belongs to.

Michael A. Dotro, 35, was arrested at his home in Manalapan on May 23 and was charged with five counts of attempted murder and one count of aggravated arson for setting fire to the Monroe Township home of Edison Police Capt. Mark Anderko in the early morning hours of May 20. He is suspended from his job with pay. Anderko, his wife, two children and his 92-year-old mother were at home at the time of the fire, but they were not injured. In 2006, Dotro was accused of police brutality by a township resident and prominent member of the local Indian community.

cop charged with stalking, domestic violence and two felony counts of false imprisonment

Chad Michael Bennett, 39, who was fired from the Murrieta Police Department in February, was charged with stalking, domestic violence and two felony counts of false imprisonment, as well as four misdemeanors and other charges less than a month after he sent an angry, rambling letter to city officials and the news media criticizing his former bosses. (The letter was filled with profanities directed at his former superiors, accused police officials of treating him unfairly and named several officers he said had engaged in extramarital affairs and otherwise behaved badly.)  Bennett is being held with bail set at $250,000. According to Riverside County court records, Bennett, who was apparently suicidal, was detained at Loma Linda University Medical Center in Murrieta May 1 for trespassing on hospital grounds.  Hospital officials had previously asked him to stay away because of harassing behavior towards his ex-girlfriend, who is a hospital employee.

Bent back his fingers and punched him in the head

Hamden, Pennsylvania: The town settled an excessive force lawsuit against the police department for $55,000. According to the lawsuit, the officers entered a home to serve a misdemeanor warrant for a man. It alleged after that after the man was on the floor with one in hand in handcuffs, police bent back his fingers and punched him in the head before applying the handcuffs to his other hand. ow.ly/kN7FD

fatal beating of a mentally disabled man.

Update: Spokane, Washington (First reported 04-25-13): A police officer has pleaded guilty to a charge that he lied to federal agents about the fatal beating of a mentally disabled man. He has lost his job. ow.ly/kPO8y

He has lost his job....boy that 'll teach him won't it?

steel baton and left without calling for an ambulance

Update: Dolton, Illinois (First reported 11-01-11): A police officer who hit two men outside a village nightclub with his steel baton and left without calling for an ambulance is on trial for federal excessive force charges. Neither man was arrested. ow.ly/kPMVj

leading to the death of a 12-year-old in one instance

Wichita, Kansas: The city has been sued twice over claims that the same police officer drove dangerously while on duty, leading to the death of a 12-year-old in one instance and resulting in serious injuries to a motorist in another. According to the lawsuits, the officer’s actions have been called into question in three separate incidents in less than two years. ow.ly/kSwHT

Florida Police Officer Suspended After Pursuit Crash

ST. PETERSBURG -- A police officer who wrecked his squad car in March while trying to catch up to a pursuit has been suspended for five days. Timothy Reyes, 29, was driving at 110 mph in a 40-mph zone, according to a memorandum released Wednesday by the St. Petersburg Police Department.

Reyes' suspension was based in part on his prior disciplinary history. He had been involved in another crash Sept. 26, 2011. Any disciplinary action within an 18-month period is taken into consideration when an officer is punished for violating department procedures.

The more recent incident occurred March 24. Reyes was attempting to catch up to a pursuit when a vehicle pulled in front of him along 54th Avenue South, forcing his squad car off the road, investigators said.

Reyes neglected to use "due care" while driving and has to undergo remedial training.

The damage to the squad car and other property was worth $30,754, the memorandum said.

An ex-Murrieta police officer was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of stalking.

Chad Michael Bennett, 39, was taken into Murrieta police custody at 11:50 a.m. at Loma Linda University Medical Center, jail records show.

Bennett was booked into Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside, where he was being held in lieu of $250,000 bail. Sheriff's jail records indicate he is suspected of committing the stalking while out on bail for a March domestic violence arrest and allegation.

Bennett was terminated from the Murrieta Police Department in February after seven years as an officer.

In April, he sent an email to city and police officials, in which he criticized senior management and alleged he was unfairly terminated.

Bennett alleges that when he was placed on administrative leave following his May 2012 arrest on a domestic violence allegation, he received little to no communication from the department. He was terminated eight months later.

Murrieta police could not immediately be reached late Wednesday for comment regarding Bennett's arrest, so it was unclear what led to his arrest on hospital grounds.

The cop's girlfriend or prior girlfriend reportedly worked at Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta at one time.

Aged victim of police misconduct

Las Vegas, Nevada: A World War Two veteran who said he was roughed up by a police officer filed a lawsuit claiming he was handcuffed and slammed to the ground because of a 311 call. His wife said that the officers eventually let her husband out of the cuffs, but didn’t arrest him. She said the officer also didn’t take a report. “Unfortunately,” their lawyer said, “in our city there is an issue with police using excessive force against the citizens, for instance in 2011 there were over 1,000 complaints of excessive force.” ow.ly/kKQfp

No more coffee for this guy

Delaware County, Pennsylvania: A deputy is facing assault and reckless endangerment charges after allegedly opening fire on his own car as the woman he lent it to attempted to flee. He has been suspended from his job pending the results of criminal and internal investigations. ow.ly/kKvbQ

Officer charged with murder after barricade situation in W. Baltimore house Read more: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/blog/bs-md-ci-barricade-situation-20130507,0,3446927.story#ixzz2SnXqFyB4

An off-duty Baltimore police officer gave himself up late Tuesday after barricading himself in a home with a toddler in a six-hour standoff that began when he fatally shot a woman, authorities said.
Officer James Smith, a 20-year veteran and member of the motorcycle unit, was taken into custody before 9:30 p.m. and was charged with first-degree murder on Wednesday morning, among other charges, according to court records. Police had evacuated residents in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood from their homes during the incident.
The woman, who was not identified, lay wounded in the street for nearly an hour after she was shot in front of Western District officers who police confirmed had been called to the home. But because of the barricade and fears that Smith might fire into the street, police and medical personnel were unable to take her to a hospital immediately.

About an hour into the barricade, which began around 3:30 p.m., a tactical truck drove into the 1100 block of N. Parrish Street, and officers exited with shields raised. They placed the woman into the back of the vehicle, then reversed back to Riggs Avenue and into a police command post.
The woman's clothing was covered in blood, and she did not appear to be moving. Paramedics strapped her onto a gurney, and she was taken to Maryland Shock Trauma Center. SWAT members cleaned off their bloody hands with a bottle of what appeared to be rubbing alcohol, wiped down the blood from the floor and seats, and returned to the barricade site.
A 4-year-old boy, who police said they believed was Smith's son, was removed from the house about an hour before his surrender, police said. Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts said the boy was taken for evaluation.
Batts told reporters he wanted to focus on the shooting victim.
"We have a 4-year-old that's probably traumatized. We unfortunately have lost the life of our victim," Batts said as he stood inside of the nearby Western District roll call room. "We need to wrap around that family. We need to secure the family within the police organization, too."
Police said nearby residents were evacuated and taken to Gilmor Elementary School. Batts said the crime scene was expected to be inaccessible until later the next morning, and residents would be put up in hotels.
During the attempts at negotiations, officials said, Smith communicated with colleagues and others via cellphone and social media. "There were times where he had access to cellphones, until we got capabilities to limit that and cut it off," Batts said.
The woman died soon after being taken to the hospital, police spokesman Anthony Gugliemi said, but police officials withheld disclosing her death in part out of concern that it might further upset Smith.
Scores of residents stood on the fringes of the crime scene, unable to get to their homes.
"I know it's not going to end good," said Tracie Nelson, a 47-year-old neighbor of Smith who said she saw him go to work every morning with a department motorcycle. "You hope for the best, but you know it's not going to end well."
Police would not disclose the circumstances of how officers had arrived at the scene before the shots were fired, saying it was an active investigation.
A neighbor, who declined to give his name because he feared for his safety, said he had returned home and saw his neighbor, a woman, outside. He asked her if she was OK. The woman told him she was, but asked him to call 911.
The neighbor said he went inside and heard "fussing" and yelling. Police officers soon showed up on the block. Then, the neighbor said, he heard a gunshot. He looked outside and saw the police officers running and then heard three more shots. The neighbor hid in his home and later looked out, seeing the woman lying on the sidewalk.
For hours, the SWAT vehicle entered and exited the block, alternating between Winchester Street to the north and Riggs to the south. At about 6 p.m., the truck rumbled onto the sidewalk near the single-family home, and officers could be seen attaching something to an iron gate on the front steps between the front door and the street. The vehicle reversed, yanking out the iron gate and dragging it away.
At about 6:40 p.m., police used their Twitter account to send an update that "negotiators are working to peacefully resolve the situation."
"There is no specific threat to the community," read the message.
Batts said in a press update that police were working to "slow the situation down and to try to negotiate Mr. Smith out of the residence."
Officers from the Baltimore County Police Department arrived throughout the evening, including a mobile command vehicle, a tactical truck and several patrol vehicles. A private ambulance service had to wait for permission for access to the crime scene to make a pickup at a senior high-rise building inside the police crime scene tape.
Batts said he could not comment on whether Smith had any problems within the agency. As a member of the motorcycle unit, Smith took part in many high-profile events.
Of the surrender, Batts said, "We just gave it time. We gave it time, we had our psychologists speaking with him, trying to calm him down.
"We were very happy he released the toddler," he said. "We have a young lady who lost her life. That's the biggest focus right now."
Smith was being held without bail on Wednesday, according to court records.

police chief has been suspended

Glendale, Arizona: The assistant police chief has been suspended for one week without pay and has been demoted to commander. He is accused of threatening to burn down a shop for allegedly selling spice to his son. ow.ly/kGmjC

Infamous BART Police Officer Charged With Unemployment Fraud

The petition submitted by ColorofChange.org alleges that BART officer Tony Pirone "appears to have committed a serious crime" by punching Grant, a 22-year-old Hayward man, shortly before officer Johannes Mehserle shot and killed Grant at the Fruitvale station in Oakland early on New

A former BART police officer who was fired for his role in a confrontation that ended with the fatal shooting of passenger Oscar Grant III four years ago has been charged with unemployment fraud and grand theft.

The charges against Anthony Pirone, which were filed in mid-April, allege that he collected unemployment checks from the state for a seven-month period in 2011, after he had been fired by BART, even though he had a job. However, Pirone's attorney, William Rapoport, said today that he thinks the allegations against Pirone are "not provable" and he's "confident" that Pirone, who currently is serving with the Army National Guard in Afghanistan, won't be convicted.
Rapoport said Pirone wasn't on active duty with the military at the time he was receiving the unemployment checks that are the subject of the criminal charges and was only in training with the Army National Guard.
Rapoport said Pirone probably received some type of payments while he was in training but those payments aren't considered earnings or wages that would make him ineligible to collect unemployment benefits.
Pirone had been scheduled to appear in Alameda County Superior Court this week but he couldn't attend because he's in Afghanistan so his case was postponed until next year, when he's scheduled to return to the U.S.
Grant, 22, of Hayward, was shot and killed by former BART police Officer Johannes Mehserle in the early morning hours of Jan. 1, 2009, after Mehserle, Pirone and other officers responded to reports that there was a fight on a BART train.
Mehserle was charged with murder but he was only convicted of the lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter.
Pirone wasn't charged in connection with the incident but John Burris, an Oakland attorney who represented Grant's family in a wrongful death lawsuit, alleged that Pirone escalated the situation at the Fruitvale station.
Pirone was the first officer to arrive at the station's platform and video recordings showed him acting aggressively.
Pirone is in the midst of an arbitration hearing in which he is seeking to get his job back at BART and Rapoport alleged that the criminal charges against him are an attempt by BART to gain "an advantage" in the arbitration process.
BART officials didn't respond to a request for a comment today.
Rapoport said an evidentiary hearing in the arbitration matter concluded on Wednesday and will be followed by about six months of legal briefs. He said he expects a ruling late this year or early next year.
Rapoport noted that Marysol Domenici, another BART police officer who was fired for her role in the Grant incident, was victorious at the end of her arbitration process in December 2010 and has been back at the transit agency for more than two years now.
Rapoport previously said he thinks the incident that led to Grant's death has been "politicized" and he believes Pirone will win his arbitration case.

Ex-N.Y.C. Cop Arrested After He Flashed 'Stolen' Badge

A former New York City police officer was arrested by East Hampton Village police Friday following an incident earlier in the week at John M. Marshall Elementary School during which he had allegedly identified himself as an active N.Y.P.D. officer and questioned staff and a village police officer stationed there about school security, police said.
However, the man’s attorney, Edward Burke Jr., following an early-evening arraignment in East Hampton Town Justice Court Friday in front of Justice Catherine Cahill, characterized the circumstances leading to the arrest as “a great misunderstanding.”
The man, Harry Dalian, 36, of East Hampton, reportedly showed a badge, as well as a N.Y.P.D. identification card, identifying himself as an officer. The badge and ID in question had been reported stolen by Mr. Dalian himself just before he retired for "personal reasons" from the N.Y.P.D. in 2006, according to a release sent out Thursday afternoon by the village police. Mr. Dalian began work as a New York City police office in 2004.
When Mr. Dalian was arrested he was said to be in possession of a loaded 9-millimeter automatic handgun, for which he had a permit.
The village police department has been coordinating its investigation with the Suffolk County Sheriff’s department, which immediately revoked Mr. Dalian’s New York State gun permit, as well as reportedly confiscating eight additional handguns belonging to him, according to both police and Mr. Burke.
Mr. Dalian was charged with criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree, as well as criminal impersonation of a police officer, both class A misdemeanors.
Mr. Burke told Justice Cahill during arraignment proceedings Friday that Mr. Dalian has an 8-year-old daughter attending the school, and pointed out that the man’s wife and 2-year-old son were sitting in the front row of the courtroom. Sitting next to them was an older woman.
Mr. Dalian’s wife was visibly upset, and the older woman kept assuring her before the arraignment began that everything would be all right. At the same time, the toddler began singing, “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,” oblivious to what was going on around him.
Mr. Burke told Justice Cahill that Mr. Dalian had noticed that there was “an open or unlocked door at the school,” which precipitated his visit to the building to inquire about security.
Justice Cahill released Mr. Dalian without bail, but with a June 13 date to be back in court.
Handcuffs finally removed from Mr. Dalian’s wrists, he picked up his little boy and hugged him.

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Md. Cop Kills Self While Driving Cruiser

An off-duty Bladensburg (Md.) Police officer fatally shot himself before crashing into another vehicle on Saturday in Anne Arundel County.
Officer Brian Johnson, a nine-year veteran, was driving his police cruiser east on Route 100 at 9 a.m., when he crossed the median and struck a vehicle heading west, according to an Anne Arundel County release.
The county medical examiner ruled the death a suicide Monday morning, after finding a gunshot wound to Officer Johnson's upper body. Officials previously said the officer suffered a medical emergency before the crash.
Officer Johnson suffered significant injuries in the crash and was transported to Baltimore Washington Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. The operator of the other vehicle was treated and released at the scene.

He drove a car on its rims until it caught on fire.

Update: Henderson, Nevada (First reported 03-12-13): A Police SWAT officer was fired after reportedly destroying a police department vehicle. The police chief said the officer committed serious policy violations leading to his termination. He drove a car on its rims until it caught on fire. ow.ly/kBnQw

excessive force during an arrest.

Bowling Green, Kentucky: A former deputy and a city police officer have testified against a sheriff who is accused of using excessive force during an arrest. The sheriff is facing federal charges of deprivation of rights under color of law, making false statements, and witness tampering among other counts. ow.ly/kEcYW

Lexington, Kentucky: A man has filed a federal lawsuit against a police officer, alleging that the officer forced his way into the man’s home without a warrant and charged him with several offenses that were later dismissed. ow.ly/kEbOu

Personnel records sought for officer charged with shooting son

HERKIMER (AP) -- Prosecutors want to view the personnel records of a former Rochester police officer charged in the fatal shooting of his 38-year-old son in an Adirondack motel last summer.

The Observer-Dispatch of Utica reports that Herkimer County prosecutors have asked a judge for permission to view 59-year-old Michael Leach's files from his 26-year career with the Rochester Police Department.

Leach was a rookie officer when he fatally shot a teenage girl who reportedly was carrying a knife while fleeing her abusive boyfriend. He was cleared of any wrongdoing and retired as a captain in 2001.

He was a part-time officer with the Perry Police Department in Wyoming County when authorities say he shot his son Matthew inside their Old Forge motel room after mistaking him for an intruder.Leach was charged with second-degree murder.

Vegas cop's 911 call reports killing wife and son

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police have released a chilling 911 call of a Las Vegas police lieutenant calmly reporting that he shot and killed his wife and 5-year-old son, set his house afire and would kill himself when firefighters arrived.

Investigators' reports made public Monday say that when officers arrived at Hans Walters' burning home in Boulder City, he went inside and fatally shot himself.

His body was found later, along with the bodies of 46-year-old Kathryn "Michelle" Walters and their son, Maximilian.

In a calm voice, Walters clearly identifies himself for a 911 dispatcher and says he killed his wife and son because his wife's chronic back problems had become unmanageable.

Henderson police conducted the investigation and released the findings to close the case.

Michelle Walters was a retired Las Vegas police officer.