Here are the nine reports of police misconduct tracked for Wednesday, May 3, 2015:
- New York, New York: An officer was arrested for stealing a credit card from deceased man and buying herself a diamond ring with it. ow.ly/NOwpZ
- Update: Simpsonville, South Carolina (First reported 02-24-14): A now-former chief and now-former detective had the misconduct charges against them dropped. ow.ly/NOBYu
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The City will settle two lawsuits alleging police brutality for $100,000 (combined). Those settlements put the citywide payout for misconduct over $5,000,000 since 2010. ow.ly/NOCuf
- Update: Darien, Georgia (First reported 10-21-14): A now-former officer was indicted for stealing $1,500 worth of drugs from the evidence room. ow.ly/NP7BV
- Update: Seabrook, New Hampshire (First reported 04-11-14): A now-former officer’s assault case ends in a mistrial. Video showed the officer slamming the victim into a wall. Three other officers were fired or disciplined for the event. According to the report, the foreman said one juror believed marijuana gave a user super-human strength and therefore he refused to convict the officer because the victim had drugs in his possession. ow.ly/NP913
- Austin, Texas: An officer was arrested for DWI. ow.ly/NPaVS
- Update: Washington County, Arkansas (First reported 05-07-15): A deputy resigned after being targeted in a fraud investigation. After he was charged, he pled not guilty to insurance fraud and assault of his ex-wife. ow.ly/NPeoD
- Update: Minneapolis, Minnesota (First reported 02-08-13): A now-former officer who lured young girls for sex was re-sentenced to 102 months in prison. The appellate court ruled that his previous sentence of 30 months was not within the permissible scope of downward departure, the mechanism by which a judge may reduce a sentence below normal range for a given crime. ow.ly/NPhOv
- Update: Fresno, California (First reported 07-23-12): A now-former officer pled no contest to a rape charge. ow.ly/NQagm
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