by Lea Bickerton | Feb 11, 2013 | Blog, Blog Posts, In the News, Police Misconduct
On November 11, 2012, Leon Ford was shot by a city of Pittsburgh police officer during a traffic stop. Although a video of the incident has been recovered, the audio recording doesn’t include anything between the time the officers exited their car to the time...
by Lea Bickerton | May 13, 2009 | Police Misconduct
An Ohio DEA agent has been charged with obstruction of justice, making false statements, perjury and civil rights violations for allegedly framing suspects. Agent Lee Michael Lucas is accused of falsifying his police reports, withholding relevant evidence, and giving...
by William Bickerton | Mar 20, 2009 | DUI, Police Misconduct
Prosecutor Lawrence X. O’Reilly, the supervisor for the Illinois State Attorney’s traffic division, has recommended that 28 of Chicago’s top DUI enforcement police officers be required to have dashboard cameras. This recommendation comes in in the...
by William Bickerton | Mar 11, 2009 | DUI, Police Misconduct
In the latest of a string of bogus DUI charges from the Chicago Police Department, Officer Joe D. Parker’s report in the DUI arrest of Raymond L. Bell was clearly contradicted by video from his dashboard camera. In his report, Officer Parker alleges that Bell...
by Lea Bickerton | Jan 9, 2009 | ARD, DUI, Police Misconduct
Officer Gary D.S. Utter was denied acceptance into the ARD program in York County. District Attorney Stan Rebert attributes the rejection to “the circumstances of the case.” Although Utter is a first-time offender, he is accused of crashing his patrol car...
by Lea Bickerton | Jan 7, 2009 | News Update, Police Misconduct
While a survey indicates that almost 98% of emergency room doctors suspect that police use excessive force, many national police groups dispute the findings.For more information, go to:http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-01-06-police-force_N.htm Share this:Click...
