National Police Misconduct Newsfeed Daily Recap 01-06-17

Here are the seven reports of police misconduct tracked for Friday, January 6, 2017:

  • Clarksville, Indiana: An officer resigned and has been charged with theft from a Wal-Mart. ow.ly/mA83307KwcO
  • Buffalo Valley Regional Police (Pennsylvania): An officer was arrested for threatening the lives of his wife and children while intoxicated. ow.ly/WZ1Z307KCsJ
  • Rutherford County, Tennessee: A deputy was fired for reckless driving.  His driving while responding to a call caused a collision. ow.ly/nXRw307KDk6
  • Update: Danville, Kentucky (First reported 03-28-16): An officer pled guilty to wanton endangerment and DUI for head-on crash while he was off duty. His sentencing is scheduled for February 7th. ow.ly/XqiG307KE1k
  • Temple, Texas: An officer was arrested for DWI while off duty on New Year’s Eve. ow.ly/tXSF307KGgp
  • Collier County, Florida: A deputy was fired for using a law enforcement database to look up info on his then-girlfriend and then making false statements to cover it up. ow.ly/UC2g307KHFY
  • Springdale, Arkansas: An officer was fired for undisclosed reasons and dropped his appeal of termination. ow.ly/sU9z307KIzW