Here are the 16 reports of police misconduct tracked in our National Police Misconduct News Feed for this Monday, July 25, 2011:
- Monterey Co CA SWAT team is subject of a lawsuit filed by the family of a man who was unarmed when the heavily armored team launched a flash-bang grenade into his home then watched as it burned. The man perished in the fire but wasn57;t even the target of the raid. [0] http://bit.ly/n4zLtG
- 2 Miami Beach FL cops accused of assaulting a gay man while shouting homophobic slurs then falsely arresting a man who witnessed the incident back in 2009 were finally fired over the incident. [0] http://bit.ly/qEw5kN
- Cleveland OH police officer is the subject of a lawsuit alleging he used excessive force when he mistook a teen with downs syndrome for a suspect and threw him against a car then allegedly told his parents he's lucky he didn't just shoot him. [3] http://bit.ly/qvcldN
- Toronto ON cop charged w/assault causing bodily harm for allegedly attacking detainee during processing at station [1] http://bit.ly/nXgQfl
- Harris County TX deputy is being investigated after he was accused of needlessly shooting a neighborhood dog while riding his bike off duty then pulling a gun on a man who tried to stop him [1] http://bit.ly/nX30Z9
- Dallas TX police are being sued by a stroke victim who was sober when police asked her to step out of her home then arrested her for public intoxication while refusing to listen when she explained she slurred her words because of the stroke. [3] http://bit.ly/nNE1TI
- Portland ME police are being accused of lying in a report used to justifying how they shot a motorist when he refused to stop by his defense attorney who took the unusual step of creating a web page to show the public the dashcam video he says proves they lied and that the shooting wasn57;t justified. [2] http://bit.ly/riHxst
- Bogalusa LA cop arrested on armed robbery & dangerous use of weapon charges after police responded to a call alleging the off duty officer was firing shots in the neighborhood. [0] http://bit.ly/qYRIOa
- 3 Columbia SC cops caught lying on reports in a videotaped false arrest case were never investigated by city or state despite assurances by officials that investigations were underway. Which was the reason they cited for not releasing any information about the case. [5] http://bit.ly/otNXfe
- Newburyport MA police officer resigns before indicted on perjury charges in unspecified case [2] http://bit.ly/nxzOpg
- Washington DC cop sentenced to 7 mo for using her police equipment to assist with what she believed was a burglary but was actually a sting operation. [0] http://bit.ly/pYYVT6
- Milwaukee WI cop faces firing after he was charged with identity theft for allegedly using a 7yr-old Racine kid's social security info to get credit to buy a high-end Mercedes [1] http://bit.ly/pNEXoQ
- Milwaukee WI cop faces 60day suspension after arrested but never charged in 2010 DV incident with wife [2] http://bit.ly/oEjPnM
- Monroe LA cop under investigation after arrested along w/wife on domestic abuse battery charges [0] http://bit.ly/oqCm5U
- Hamilton ON police officer faces drunk driving charges after off-duty traffic stop [0] http://bit.ly/qKQ4A6
- Omaha NE police officer arrested on drunk driving charges while off duty in Iowa with a BAC of .207 [0] http://bit.ly/nWcyHl
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