Worst of the Month — June 2014
Earning worst of the month for June is police officer Ronald Harris. Recall that he attempted to rob a woman at Memphis International Airport. But this was an extraordinary theft. Harris was trying...
View ArticleWorst of the Month — July 2014
The worst police misconduct of July was the case of Eric Garner, who was killed by New York City police officers using a banned chokehold maneuver. A cell phone video of the incident shows Garner (who...
View ArticleWorst of the Month — August 2014
So the worst police misconduct for the month of August goes, unsurprisingly, to the Ferguson police. As the events in Ferguson played out during August, the police department there put on a clinic on...
View ArticleWorst of the Month — September 2014
The worst misconduct of September goes to the still-unnamed police officer who shot John Geer last year and the police and federal investigators who have refused to release any information on the case...
View ArticleWorst of the Month — February 2015
So the worst case for February goes to an officer with the San Antonio, Texas Police Department. Daniel Lopez held his wife and children at gunpoint, striking his wife in the head with his gun, and...
View ArticleWorst of the Month — March
For March, it has to be the conspiracy to frame an innocent man, Douglas Dendinger, in Bogalusa, Louisiana. Mr. Dendinger agreed to take on the task of a “process server.” That is, he would...
View ArticleWorst of the Month — May 2015
So the worst case for May was the death of Matthew Ajibade. Ajibade’s girlfriend called the police because he was having a bipolar episode. Georgia deputies arrested Ajibade but then took him to the...
View ArticleWorst of the Month — June
So the worst case for June goes to the police department in Carrollton, Kentucky. Adam Horine was a homeless person who arrested for some petty offense. He then appeared before Judge Elizabeth...
View ArticleWorst of the Month — July
For July, it was the case from Akron, Ohio. Officer Eric Paull worked as a sergeant for the Akron Police Department. He also taught a course on criminal justice at the University of Akron. One of...
View ArticleWorst of the Month — August 2015
So for August it was the case of Officer Kevin McGowan. According to news reports, Patrick D’Labik, age 18, admits to running away from the police. He said he ran because he had some marijuana in his...
View ArticleWorst of the Month — September
So for September we have chosen the Chicago Police Department, particularly, the officers who were responsible for arresting George Roberts. CBS Chicago reports on a lawsuit filed by Roberts against...
View ArticleWorst of the Month — October
So for the month of October, we’ve selected the incident from Owasso, Oklahoma. Michael Denton was charged with excessive force for beating a motorist with the butt of a shotgun. The reason why this...
View ArticleWorst of the Month — November
So for the month of November we have selected the case of Roger Carlos, who was severely beaten by officers with the San Antonio Police Department (SAPD). According to news reports, Mr. Carlos had...
View ArticleWorst of the Month — March
So for the month of March we have selected the scandal plagued Sheriff’s Office in Iberia Parish, Louisiana. Sheriff Louis Ackal and Lt. Col. Gerald Savoy were indicted last month for criminal civil...
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Worst of the Month — April
James King was minding his own business when he was confronted by two menacing men. King didn’t know these men and he wanted to get away from them, but they chased him and beat him up. Turns out the...
View ArticleWorst of the Month — July
So for July we’ve chosen the case from Berrien County, Tennessee where the former sheriff pled guilty to beating up prisoners in-custody. These prisoners were in handcuffs and were not resisting or...
View ArticleWorst of the Month — August
So for August we have selected the Baltimore Police Department (BPD). Although the misconduct has been festering for many years, our selection is based upon the investigative findings of the...
View ArticleWorst of the Month — September
For September, we have selected the Connecticut State Troopers who were caught on tape harassing a protester and fabricating charges against him. According to news reports, Michael Picard was...
View ArticleWorst of the Month — October
For October, we’ve selected the City of Minneapolis for its handling of an excessive force complaint against Officer Blayne Lehner. Here’s the background: Lehner and his partner respond to domestic...
View ArticleWorst of the Month — November
So for November, we’ve selected the Albuquerque Police Department, (APD) which is now under investigation, again, for misconduct. Here’s the background. After numerous complaints from community...
View ArticleWorst of the Month — December
For December we’ve selected two former police officers from East Point, Georgia, who were found guilty of criminal charges last month in relation to the killing of Gregory Towns. Here’s the background:...
View ArticleWorst of the Month — February
So for February, we’ve selected Pima County, Arizona for the conduct of (the now former) Sheriff Christopher Radtke and the very peculiar leniency shown to him by the U.S. Department of Justice....
View ArticleWorst of the Month–March 2017
For the worst of March, we look to the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department scandal that has finally come to a close. Now-former Sheriff Lee Baca was found guilty of obstruction of justice for trying...
View ArticleWorst of the Month — April
So for the month of April we’ve selected the Town of Colorado City and the City of Hildale which are located on the Arizona-Utah border. Last month, U.S. District Judge H. Russell Holland issued an...
View ArticleWorst of the Month — May
So for May we’ve chosen the case of Deputy James Haworth from the Pasco Police Department in Washington. Haworth is facing felony rape and sexual assault charges involving a teenage family member....
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