Police
Milwaukee police fail to follow dept. policy
In an investigation by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, reporter Gina Barton found that a Milwaukee man who was in need of medical attention while in police custody was ignored, until it was too late. “The man repeatedly told officers he couldn’t breathe, but no one called an ambulance until he lost consciousness, despite a department…
Read MoreFlorida police officers face few penalties when they cause crashes
“An investigation by the Orlando Sentinel found that police cars in Florida are crashing at the astonishing rate of 20 a day, resulting, over a five-year period, in thousands of injuries and more than 100 deaths. The findings led to a three-part series, “Collision With the Law,” which began Sunday, Feb. 12.” “Rene Stutzman and…
Read MoreFlorida’s off-duty police caught speeding
“A three-month investigation by the Sun Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale found almost 800 cops from a dozen agencies driving 90 to 130 mph on Florida’s highways. The inquiry, using toll records, found that many officers weren’t on duty but commuting to and from work in their take-home patrol cars.” Following the Sentinel’s report, many police…
Read MoreA look at underage drinking in Ohio
In a three-part, eight-story series, The Post, found that underage drinkers on Ohio University’s campus were safer drinking at the bars than they were at a house party. It also broke down a three-year Ohio Liquor Control Commission oversight; allowing a bar to remain open for three-years under an intended suspension. The series also looks…
Read MorePolice raking in thousands for questionable overtime
“The call it “piling on”: Police officers, looking to pad their paychecks with overtime, add their names to arrest reports and other investigative paperwork, no matter how minor their role. Then, when a case arises in court, they get called to testify – and possibly paid overtime.” The Philadelphia Inquirer has learned that this could…
Read MoreAn in-depth look at Las Vegas police shootings
“In the wake of two controversial officer-involved shooting deaths in the summer of 2010, the Las Vegas Review-Journal analyzed two decades of shootings by officers with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. The newspaper found an insular police department that is slow to weed out problem cops and slower still to adopt policies and procedures…
Read MoreLA Deputies working off-duty pay into “detail fund”
“The Lens reports that the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office runs a lucrative program hiring out deputies for private security work frequently at far higher pay than their commissioned duties – but it’s not just the deputies who are bringing in a tidy sum. The program provides Sheriff Marlin Gusman with a regular supply of discretionary…
Read More“Racial gap” shows up in Milwaukee traffic stops
In a recent analysis of 46,000 traffic stops, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Ben Poston found that black resident drivers are “seven times as likely to be stopped by city police as a white resident driver.” Additionally, the study found that “Milwaukee police pulled over Hispanic city motorists nearly five times as often as white drivers.”…
Read MoreWho’s policing the police in Florida?
“In a multi-day project, Anthony Cormier and Matthew Doig of The Sarasota Herald-Tribune investigate why law enforcement agencies around Florida employ officers despite cases of serious misconduct in their past, involving everything from violence and perjury to drugs and sexual assault. Many more cases stay hidden because agencies fail to thoroughly investigate or report complaints.”…
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