National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Recap 03.25.15
” Here are the eight reports of police misconduct tracked for Wednesday, March 25, 2015:
- Update: Camden, New Jersey: An officer pled guilty to lewdness for masturbating in a coffee shop. He remains suspended pending an administrative hearing to determine his future employment status.ow.ly/KKKL0
- Santa Barbara County, California: A deputy was arrested for DUI.ow.ly/KKP2M
- Orlando, Florida: An officer was arrested for assaulting a suspect in custody. Video shows him kneeing the handcuffed suspect in the torso. The suspect required medical treatment for a ruptured spleen. ow.ly/KMv7c
- Hummelstown, Pennsylvania: An officer was charged with homicide in the shooting death of a 59-year-old man. ow.ly/KN3HW
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The police department is being sued by a state trooper for false arrest and excessive force stemming from an incident at a wedding. ow.ly/KMYM6
- Mount Pleasant, South Carolina: An officer was fired after being arrested for harassment. ow.ly/KN1jr
- Miami-Dade, Florida: An officer was arrested for false imprisonment and battery. She allegedly punched and choked her estranged husband.ow.ly/KN2Mg
- Update: Milwaukee, Wisconsin: A now-former officer who fatally shot an unarmed man lost his appeal of his termination. ow.ly/KMXRD
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