Officer Misconduct / Internal Affairs
The Officer Misconduct / Internal Affairs topic area features news, training and information related to cases involving potential or perceived law enforcement misconduct.
When internal affairs policies fall short of state law, officers can face serious consequences without even realizing their rights are being violated
Incidents across multiple states point to recurring issues with overtime, supervision and internal controls
Meet Sgt. Gene Reid, a Delaware sergeant who calls Professional Standards the most unique and fulfilling role of his career – one rooted in accountability and integrity
The North Royalton PD said the officer violated policy by sharing confidential records; the sergeant is accused of improperly providing confidential materials to the officer
Ex-Costa Mesa officer Robert Jay Josett pleaded guilty to unauthorized computer access and fraud, annoying and repeated phone calls and contempt of court
In December 2025, jurors found former Loveland officer Dylan Miller guilty of violating “Olivia’s” civil rights after a more than two-week-long trial and 13 hours of deliberations
Samuel Machado, who was a Yolo County Sheriff’s lieutenant at the time of the explosion, allegedly illegally stored more than 1 million pounds of fireworks and used his position to evade scrutiny
Two current and one former Jacksonville Sheriff’s officers were arrested for allegedly submitting a combined 440 hours of traffic enforcement overtime hours they did not work
The former Fountain Valley PD officer has been charged with felony grand theft for allegedly submitting fraudulent timecards for traffic court appearances he never attended
Okla. officers on leave over April Fools’ Day 911 call falsely reporting baby thrown from car window
Oklahoma City dispatchers reportedly sent officers to the location of the call before learning it was a hoax
Costilla County Sheriff Danny Sanchez resigned after he and a deputy faced charges of mishandling human remains; other deputies, including his son, were charged in a use of force incident
The judge cited reasonable doubt after conflicting testimony about whether Kelsey Fitzsimmons pointed a firearm at responding North Andover Officer Pat Noonan
North Andover Police Officer Patrick Noonan testified that Kelsey Fitzsimmons grabbed a gun, raised it and pulled the trigger, forcing him to shoot her
Ex-Missouri City officer Blademir Viveros was driving at least 100 mph without lights and sirens when he crashed, killing three people, including a man detained in the back of his cruiser
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office’s disciplinary committee found that Deputy Aileen Jimenez Barboza violated multiple department policies in the shooting death of Levincer Swanson
“The result of it was galling,” Commissioner Jessica Tisch stated. “We had executives that had multiple, three, four, five…kitted-out vehicles assigned to them personally.”
Ex-Hillside PD officer John P. McClave III was driving recklessly and under the influence of intoxicants when the crash occurred; he was convicted on two counts of vehicular homicide
The officer was not responding to a call when he struck a vehicle while allegedly driving at 130mph; a suspected drunk driver then hit the damaged vehicle again, causing the explosion that killed four
Fla. deputy arrested after allegedly tracking woman he met on TV set, pulling her over after pursuit
The Monroe County deputy is charged with illegally searching LE databases to find information about a woman he met when he was providing security on the set of Apple TV’s ‘Bad Monkey’
The officer has been charged with two counts of insurance fraud after going skydiving multiple times and working out at a fitness center while also collecting disability benefits
An investigation of bank records found that checks made out from the narcotics program were allegedly deposited into Former New Haven PD Chief Karl Jacobson’s personal bank account
NYPD
Federal prosecutors alleged Kevin Taylor attempted to steer an $11 million contract toward SaferWatch while serving as the commanding officer of the NYPD’s School Safety Division
Jaahnavi Kandula was hit by a Seattle officer who was driving up to 74 mph as he responded to a drug overdose call; he had his emergency lights on and had been using his siren at intersections
A supervisor and three instructors were charged with involuntary manslaughter after prosecutors said boxing-related training led to the death of Trooper Enrique Delgado-Garcia
A judge found Sgt. Erik Duran guilty after determining he acted recklessly by throwing a cooler at a fleeing suspect during a 2023 narcotics operation
Authorities say leaked police data was used to facilitate shootings, drug trafficking and an attempted murder of an Ontario corrections manager
Sean Grayson, who has late stage colon cancer, apologized in court and said he froze during the encounter and made “terrible decisions”
The Mount Pleasant Police Department launched an investigation after receiving a tip and initially fired two officers; another investigation led to the separation of eight more
Former Heat and NBA security employee Marcos Tomas Perez sold more than 100 stolen items valued at about $2 million over a three-year period
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