Here are the 11 reports of misconduct tracked for Thursday, August 9, 2012:
- Update: Philadelphia, Pennsylvaina: The officer who was accused of heroin dealing was indicted on robbery charges. bit.ly/MVa9Gv
- Troy, Kansas: An officer pleaded no contest to sexual exploitation of a minor. He had videos of underage girls nude or undressing, and they were filmed without their knowledge. bit.ly/RDYIId
- Upshur County, Texas: An officer has resigned amidst an investigation of allegations of indecency with a child. He has since been arrested. bit.ly/P84HnJ
- Delray, Florida: An officer won’t be charged criminally for having sex with a drunk woman while on duty. “The DNA evidence in this case confirms that [the officer] had sexual intercourse …while he was on active duty as a law enforcement officer,” said a memo. sunsent.nl/MvkI7A
- Spartanburg, South Carolina: A vehicle crashed after a 100 mph high speed chase, and the 7 year old inside the car died. The police say that they didn’t know the girl was in the car. fxn.ws/NcM3ti
- Lewiston, Maine: An 18-year veteran of the Lewiston Police Department was arrested and charged with violating bail stemming from a charge of assaulting his girlfriend last spring. bit.ly/OMJsUO
- Sacramento, California: A former Sacramento county sheriff’s deputy was sentenced for identity theft and unlawful possession of a controlled substance convictions. She befriended an older woman and then used her information to obtain vicodin. on.news10.net/O7p58K
- Mentor, Ohio: A former officer was convicted of murdering his wife and abusing her body. He was sentenced to 16 years to life in prison. bit.ly/RqLmxy
- Des Moines, Iowa: A federal jury convicted a former police officer of using excessive force on a man during a traffic stop. bit.ly/NlLmMx
- Benton, Arkansas: Deputy Tara Kern was sentenced to six months in prison and six months house arrest for federal gun offenses and obstructing justice. She knowingly aided and abetted a convicted felon, her husband. bit.ly/NfyWYi
- Honolulu, Hawaii: A Honolulu police officer pleaded guilty to a marijuana-distribution conspiracy in federal court, hoping that his cooperation would get him a commuted sentence. bit.ly/RZ0waP