Prince George County MD January 30 2020 A police officer in Maryland was charged with murder after authorities say he shot an unarmed man seven times while he had him handcuffed inside his police cruiser. Prince George’s County Police Cpl. Michael Owen Jr. is also facing manslaughter and associated weapons charges in the fatal shooting of […]
Long Island NY Jan 26 2020 A veteran New York City police officer and his fiancée were arrested and charged with the murder of the man’s 8-year-old son, who froze to death in an unheated garage, authorities said Friday. Michael Valva, 40, and Angela Pollina, 42, who both lived in the Long Island community of Center […]
Detroit MI Dec 30 2019 The family of a Detroit teenager who died in an ATV crash after a state trooper Tasered him settled its lawsuit against Michigan State Police for $12 million Friday, the Detroit Free Press reported. Damon Grimes, 15, was killed on Aug. 26, 2017 while illegally driving an ATV through the […]
URBANA IL December 22 2019 — A University of Illinois police officer was arrested Friday on seven counts of official misconduct, a Class 3 felony, for allegedly using police resources to target women between February 2017 and January 2018. An arrest warrant for Jerald Sandage, 48, who has been a UI police officer for 12 years, […]
St Augustine FL November 26 2019 An intoxicated Flagler County Sheriff’s Office detective was arrested early Saturday for trying to start a fight with a bouncer at a St. Augustine bar and for slapping the hand of the officer who tried to detain him, authorities said. Detective Richard Petkovsek, 37, was suspended without pay and the […]
Dallas TX November 24 2019 Two Dallas County sheriff’s officers are accused of stealing from the Home Depot store in Texas that one of them was supposed to be guarding after a tornado ravaged the building, authorities say. Deputy Joseph Bobadilla, 25, was hired to guard the store on Forest Lane in Dallas during his off-duty […]
Lincoln, R.I., November 12 2019 A Rhode Island Capitol Police officer was arrested after he allegedly walked off with another Twin River Casino patron’s lost wallet containing $1,700 in cash, Rhode Island State Police said Saturday. David J. Bradley, 59, of North Providence was allegedly seen in security footage picking up the wallet from the floor […]
Pima County AZ November 6 2019 A Pima County Sheriff’s deputy arrested last month on suspicion of shoplifting in an Oro Valley Walmart resigned on Monday, sheriff’s officials said. The Oro Valley Police Department arrested Ryan Fuller, 35, on October 21 on one count of organized retail theft and four counts of fraudulent schemes. That same […]
Dallas County TX September 6 2019 A Dallas County deputy constable was arrested after she failed to report a shooting Sunday at an event where she was hired to work security, police say. Denisse Escobedo, 31, is accused of hiring her cousin in place of a police officer and failing to report a shooting that […]
LIMESTONE, COUNTY, Ala. Aug 28 2019 – Limestone County Sheriff Mike Blakely is facing more than a dozen charges of abusing his power and stealing money, but he still has full access to the department, including its multi-million dollar operating fund. Blakely has served as sheriff for 36 years and is arguably the most powerful person […]