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Tarnished Badge: Dishonesty and ethical issues dog dozens of Vermont police officers – 2020
It was a traffic stop that didn’t result in any criminal charges. Instead, a prosecutor took the rare step of no longer accepting any cases from the officer involved — an often fatal blow to a law enforcement career. Addison County State’s Attorney Dennis Wygmans...
Prosecutors flagged 13 Vermont cops for potential credibility issues last year-2022
Springfield Police Officer Ryan Prince sat down at a department computer around 3 a.m. on Aug. 20, 2020 to start his shift. When Prince tried to log in, he later told investigators, he found that officer who was using it before him hadn’t logged out of Facebook and...
Know Your Rights: Police Encounters
YOUR RIGHTS You have the right to remain silent. If you wish to exercise that right, say so out loud. You have the right to refuse to consent to a search of yourself, your car or your home. If you are not under arrest, ask if you are free to leave. If you...
More Police Misconduct In NH 2022
On January 18, 2022, the ACLU of New Hampshire sued the New Hampshire State Police for attempting to keep secret the police misconduct records of former state trooper Haden Wilber. This case follows three New Hampshire superior court cases—two of which were litigated...
New Hampshire releases list of police misconduct allegations
The New Hampshire attorney general's office has released portions of a secret list of police officers who've been accused of wrongdoing to comply with a new state law. The new law, signed by Gov. Chris Sununu last year, requires the attorney general’s office...
The full ‘Laurie List’ of NH police with credibility issues was released. Here it is.
A long-shielded list containing the names of 174 current and former New Hampshire police officers with misconduct on their records that raises questions about their credibility is now public, putting an end to years of secrecy, litigation and legislation. The list –...
A Look at America’s Most Corrupt Police
The book, by the reporters Baynard Woods and Brandon Soderberg, pieces together the story of the 2017 Gun Trace Task Force (GTTF) scandal, in which a federal investigation has so far led to the conviction of a dozen Baltimore Police Department (BPD) officers on...
Philadelphia reaches $9.25 million settlement over police misconduct during the 2020 George Floyd protests
The City of Philadelphia has announced a $9.25 million settlement with hundreds of people who sued the city alleging “excessive and unreasonable force” by police during the civil unrest over the killing of George Floyd in 2020. The lawsuit filed on behalf of 343...
Three Current and Former NYPD Officers Charged with Bribery
In Exchange for Bribes, Two NYPD Officers Steered Damaged Vehicles to a Tow Truck Company Operated by a Former NYPD Officer An indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging James Davneiro, Giancarlo Osma, and Michael Perri with one count of...
Police Corruption
An Analytical Look into Police Ethics Although studied and researched, the topic of police corruption, in large part, remains a mystery. Sir Robert Peel was credited with the concept that the police depend on citizen cooperation in providing services in a democratic...