Here are the 10 reports of police misconduct tracked for Tuesday, May 20, 2014
- Pike County, Mississippi: A highway patrol trooper accused of raping a woman during a traffic stop is no longer employed. The trooper was accused, but not arrested when a woman claimed she had been raped. ow.ly/x40HU
- Camden County, New Jersey: A high-ranking police official has been charged with lewdness after allegedly exposing himself in a coffee shop. His chief calls the allegations “deeply troubling.” Authorities say the officer pulled down his shorts while seated at a table and masturbated. ow.ly/x4o6A
- Clayton County, Georgia: An man filed a formal complaint against local authorities after video surfaced of an officer slamming him to the ground in front of his own home. ow.ly/x3XjX
- Aurora, Colorado: Motorists who were detained at an intersection while officers attempted to locate and apprehend an on-the-run bank robber have sued the city for violating their Fourth Amendment right against unlawful search and seizure. ow.ly/x3CQR
- Update: Pooler, Georgia (First reported 01-14-14): A now-former police officer has been sentenced to more than a year in prison for his role in hiding a multi-state pill mill operation. ow.ly/x3B24
- Los Angeles, California: A sheriff’s deputy who allegedly fired his service revolver into the air after neighborhood kids pulled a prank has been arrested on suspicion of discharging a firearm with gross negligence. ow.ly/x3x8C
- Pike County, Illinois: The sheriff has been charged with official misconduct and failure to perform duties in his role as the county’s coroner in connection with a death investigation. He is facing a Class 3 felony, which is punishable to between two and five years. He could also be fined up to $25,000. Serving as county coroner is part his duties as sheriff, ow.ly/x3uEK
- Chicago, Illinois: A woman is suing the city of and several police officers after her 5-year-old daughter watched an off-duty officer shoot and kill their pit bull puppy near their home. ow.ly/x3tzM
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin: An off-duty police officer was arrested on an allegation of drunken driving. ow.ly/x3qkB
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