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Another Easton Pennsylvania Police Officer, John Zielinski, Quits After Alcohol Related Arrest

Posted on March 23, 2008
EASTON, PA - Easton Police Officer John Zielinski has resigned from the force, making him the second member of the department to leave after an alcohol-related arrest this year. Zielinski, who was arrested for public drunkenness last month in Nazareth, sent in a letter of resignation two weeks ago, according to Mayor Sal Panto...

Morgan State University Maryland Police Records Altered To “Unarrest” Student

Posted on March 23, 2008
BALTIMORE, MD - The police chief at Morgan State University personally intervened this month to reverse and expunge the arrest of a scholarship student accused of theft and resisting arrest in a dispute that began over an unpaid $6.50 tab at a campus dining hall, according to documents obtained by The Sun and court papers [...

Retired Lockport New York Police Officer Capt. John Trowbridge Pleads Guilty To Federal Sex Charges - Former State Judge And Law Clerk Under Investigation

Posted on March 23, 2008
LOCKPORT, NY - A retired Lockport police captain pleaded guilty Thursday to transporting women over state lines on two occasions to work as prostitutes at gatherings of a fraternal club. John Trowbridge, 60, also admitted to a federal judge that he paid the women for sexual favors at a Wheat-field massage parlor...

Edmonton Canada Police Officer Brian Toner Blames Flu For Drunk Driving

Posted on March 23, 2008
EDMONTON, CANADA - A city police officer found asleep in his car after allegedly driving drunk from a west-end station after having drinks with colleagues claims he was sick. Testifying in his own defence yesterday at his impaired driving trial, Const...

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Riverside California Police Officer Laura DiGiorgio Convicted Of Workers Compensation Fraud

Posted on March 23, 2008
RIVERSIDE, CA - On 12-13-06, the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office arrested Laura DiGiorgio, 32, of Ontario, on suspicion of Workers’ Compensation Fraud. DiGiorgio was serving as a Police Officer for the City of Riverside when she suffered a work related injury while attempting to arrest a suspect...

NAACP Calls For Investigation Into Baltimore Maryland Police Discipline

Posted on March 23, 2008
BALTIMORE, MD - The Baltimore chapter of the NAACP called yesterday for an outside inquiry into the city Police Department’s internal discipline process. An evening news conference at Polytechnic Institute was held by the Vanguard Justice Society, a group that represents 1,000 retired and active black city police officers...

Deputy Testifies That Kildeer Illinois Police Officer Suzan Jackson Threated Him During Arrest For Drunk Driving After 101 MPH Chase

Posted on March 23, 2008
KILDEER, IL - A Lake County sheriff’s deputy testified during a disciplinary hearing Thursday night that a Kildeer cop threatened him when he arrested her on suspicion of driving 101 mph while drunk. Officer Suzan Jackson, 42, has been on paid administrative leave since her off-duty arrest Jan...

Former Greene County Virginia Deputy Sheriff Leftery N. “Terry” Tsouroutis Sentenced To 27 Months In Federal Prison After Sex With Teen Prisoner

Posted on March 23, 2008
GREENE COUNTY, VA - Six years ago, Leftery N. “Terry” Tsouroutis was married, had a child on the way and was a lieutenant with the Greene County Sheriff’s Office. Since then, he has married for a second time, has another child on the way and has a nearly four-year career in heating and air conditioning [...

East Baton Rouge Parish Louisiana Deputy Sheriff Ivan Robertson Quits, Arrested, Charged With Illegally Accesing Servers, Stealing Software And Equipment

Posted on March 23, 2008
EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, LA - A former East Baton Rouge Parish sheriff?s deputy was arrested Thursday, accused of illegally accessing one of the law enforcement agency?s servers and stealing more than $10,000 worth of software and office equipment. Ivan Robertson, 33, accessed a Sheriff?s Office server Saturday by using a test account he created for [...

East Baton Rouge Parish Louisiana Deputy Sheriff Ivan Robertson Quits, Charged With Illegally Accesing Servers, Stealing Software And Equipment

Salem New Hampshire Police Officer Lt. William Ganley Receives Promotion And Wins Goodyear Blimp Look-a-Like Contest

Posted on March 23, 2008
SALEM, NH - Salem police Lt. William Ganley was promoted to second captain. The position, which had been eliminated by the board of selectmen after previous Town Manager Marcia Leighninger blocked Ganley?s promotion, was reinstated only a couple of weeks before the promotion was given by Dr...

Another Department Of Homeland Security Program Bears Fruit, As U.S. Airways’ Pilot’s Gun Goes Off In Cockpit During Flight - Our Tax Dollars At Work

Posted on March 23, 2008
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - A US Airways pilot?s gun accidentally discharged during a flight from Denver to Charlotte Saturday, according to as statement released by the airline. The statement said the discharge happened on Flight 1536, which left Denver at approximately 6:45am and arrived in Charlotte at approximately 11:51am...

June Maxam, North Country Gazette, And IPower Inc. Receive Notice to Cease and Desist Internet Defamation

Posted on March 23, 2008
Notice to Cease and Desist Internet Defamation Dear Maxam: Unwarranted and defamatory attacks against Bad Cop News (www.badcopnews.com) and More Bad Cop News (www.morebadcopnews.com were made by you on your website hosted with IPower, Inc. Specifically, this website is: www...

Queensland Australia Police Officer Alan Reedy Admits To Wild Night Out, 18 Beers Before Reporting To Work To Conduct Driver Alcohol Checks - Knocked Unconscious Trying To Arrest Woman - And Is Promoted

Posted on March 23, 2008
QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA - A police officer who admitted to drinking at least 18 beers before going on duty to carry out a breath test has not been disciplined. Instead, Senior-Constable Alan Reedy has been promoted ? despite telling a court last month about a wild night in Cunnamulla that ended with him knocked unconscious after trying [...

U.S. Tax Dollars Pissed Away On Federal Case Involving Nothing, Settled For Nothing - Virtual Sex Toys On Second Life - Our Tax Dollars At Work

Posted on March 22, 2008
TAMPA, FL — A legal dispute over the theft of virtual sex toys has resulted in a real-life slap on the wrist. A federal judge accepted the settlement Thursday of a lawsuit filed last year against a Texas man accused of stealing sex toys developed for the online world, “Second Life...

Broward County Florida Cops Shoot And Kill Unarmed Naked Man With Taser Weapons

Posted on March 22, 2008
DEERFIELD BEACH, FL - A South Florida man who police say was naked and belligerent has died after officers Tased him. Broward Sheriff’s deputies say 41-year-old James Garland was spotted naked wandering through traffic after 4 a.m. Authorities say they Tased the man after he violently resisted arrest...

Douchebag U.S. Federal Bureau Of Prisons Officials Deny Man Temporary Release So Dying Girl Can Have Last Wish - To Hug Her Father - Man Has Only 5 Months To Serve Before Release To Half Way House And Is In Minimum Security Camp

Posted on March 22, 2008

Northampton UK Police Officer Falls Asleep In Speed Camera Van, On Busy Road, Causing Traffic Jam

Posted on March 22, 2008
NORTHAMPTON, UK - Fuming drivers were caught in a jam after a police speed camera operator parked on a busy road ? to take a nap. Traffic piled up behind the camera van as cars were forced to edge past. Motorist Mark Draycott, 40, said: ?He was parked half on the road and half on the [...

Crazed Manchester England Police Won’t Hire Patriotic Iraqi War Veteran With “England” Tattoo On His Arm Because Morons Might Feel Intimidated

Posted on March 22, 2008
MANCHESTER, UK - Patriotic squaddie Craig Briggs has been barred from joining the police ? because he?s got an ENGLAND tattoo on his arm. The Iraq veteran, 22, had wanted to be a cop since childhood and was advised to join the Army to get experience first...

Wacko June Maxam, North Country Gazette - Visitor Banned For Viewing Her Website - Lured To North Country Gazette By Her iPowerWeb Bashing Posts, Banned For Reading Them

Posted on March 22, 2008
June Maxam, BCN February 2008 Asshole Of The Month CHESTERTOWN, NEW YORK - I’d like to renominate June Maxam at North Country Gazette for asshole of this month again. See also: Crash And Burn: North Country Gazette Blog - June Maxam Finally Throws In The Towel, Blames Her Hosting Company And Her Harassment Victims, After She [...

Former Crawford County Michigan Deputy Sheriff And DARE School Officer Willaim John Bonkowski III Arraigned On Drug Dealing Charge

Posted on March 22, 2008
GRAYLING, MI — A former Crawford County sheriff’s deputy and school DARE officer appeared in a Grayling courtroom on drug charges. William John Bonkowski III, 45, was arraigned Wednesday in 87th District Court on a felony charge of possession with intent to distribute marijuana...

Five Current Or Former Ferriday Louisiana Police Officers Indicted For False Arrests, Imprisonment, Beatings, Malfeasance In Office, Etc.

Posted on March 22, 2008
VIDALIA, LA - A Concordia Parish grand jury has indicted five former or current employees of the Ferriday Police Department, including the former chief, following a series of complaints over a two year period. Those indicted were Ferriday officers John Hawkins and Rickey Hollins, former officer Willie B...

Harris County Texas Deputy Sheriff Craig Miller Kills Wetback In Drunken Wreck At Three Times State Alcohol Limit

Posted on March 22, 2008
HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS - Harris County, Texas, a speeding drunk driver is involved in an auto accident with another vehicle and is killed. The investigation into the accident, determined the intoxicated driver was not wearing a seatbelt, and had a blood alcohol content of ...

San Francisco California Police Officers Attack Peaceful Antiwar Protesters

Posted on March 22, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Marking the fifth anniversary of the invasion and occupation of Iraq, antiwar protesters yesterday were subjected to excessive uses of force by several officers of the San Francisco Police Department. Officers seemingly hell-bent on inflicting pain violently attacked several protesters and bystanders who were participating in a symbolic peaceful die-in demonstration at [...

Portland Maine Police Officer Brian Regan Arrested, Suspended, Charged After Domestic Incident Involving A Gun

Posted on March 22, 2008
WESTBROOK, ME - A Portland police officer free on bail has been placed on administrative leave after being arrested by Westbrook police Tuesday on charges of reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon and domestic violence assault. Officer Brian Regan, 39, was arrested near his house in Westbrook after his wife called the Portland police early Tuesday [...

Former Irwinton Georgia Police Chief C.J. Croy Gets A Special Slap On The Wrist Deal After Stealing Money From Department To Cover Bad Check And Family Bill - Can Return To Law Enforcement After Probation - Our Tax Dollars At Work

Posted on March 22, 2008
IRWINTON, GEORGIA - Former Irwinton Police Chief C.J. Croy pleaded guilty March 10 in Wilkinson County Superior Court to taking nearly $600 in police department donations and using the money to cover a bounced check and a family bill. Croy, 54, was sentenced to two years probation and $1,300 in fines, said Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit district [...

D’oh! - Mille Lacs County Minnesota Undersheriff Alan Marxhausen Loses Gun, Reports It Stolen - After Leaving It In Public Restroom

Posted on March 22, 2008
MILACA, MN - Mille Lacs County Undersheriff Alan Marxhausen temporarily misplaced a loaded firearm in a public rest room. The gun was turned in to Milaca Police Chief Mike Mott and later returned to Marxhausen. On Tuesday, Jan. 29, shortly after noon, Marxhausen reported that his gun was stolen from the bathroom at Milaca Unclaimed Freight [...

Fryeburg Maine Police Officer Dustin Reininger Arrested, Charged After Threatening His Wife With A Gun

Posted on March 22, 2008
FRYEBURG, ME — The York County sheriff’s department said it arrested a part-time Fryeburg police officer earlier this week. Dustin Reininger, 35, is charged with criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon. The sheriff’s department said Reininger’s wife accused him of threatening her with a gun at their home in Lyman...

Former Toronto Canada Police Officer Terrence Rivers Sentenced To 8 1/2 Years In Prison For Attempted Murder Of Another Police Officer

Posted on March 22, 2008
TORONTO, CANADA - A former Toronto police officer was sentenced to eight years and six months in prison for the attempted murder of a Kawartha Lakes OPP officer almost three years ago. Terrence Rivers, 54, formerly of Bobcaygeon was convicted of attempted murder using a knife, possession of a knife for the purpose of committing an [...

Lawsuit Filed After Drunk Jersey City Police Officer Kevin Freibott Kills 2 Year Old Boy In Drunken Wreck - Boy’s Mother Remains In A Coma

Posted on March 22, 2008
TRENTON, NJ - Concessions workers at Madison Square Garden continued to sell alcohol to a visibly intoxicated off-duty police officer who later crashed his SUV and killed a two-year-old boy, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday. The suit naming the Garden and its parent company, Cablevision Systems Corp...

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