Here are the eight reports of police misconduct tracked for Tuesday, April 18, 2017:
- Chatham, New Jersey: An internal investigation found that an officer was discourteous and failed to report and record an incident on his body camera during an incident in which he threatened a security guard with a gun, though he did not use excessive force. He was, however, demoted for leaving his fully loaded weapon and law enforcement credentials on a private lawn after a night of drinking. ow.ly/50MU30aWGuG
- Denver, Colorado: The City recently settled two excessive force lawsuits. One suit was settled for $47,o00 after an officer broke a woman’s wrist during her arrest. Previously, the City agreed to pay $999,999 to the surviving family of a teen who was fatally shot while attempting to flee an officer. ow.ly/zKeo30aWGSc
- El Paso, Texas: An officer was indicted for manslaughter for fatally shooting Erik Sanchez in the back in 2015. ow.ly/YlHn30aWUgG
- Forrest County, Mississippi: A deputy was arrested for sending sexually explicit pictures to a 13-year-old child. ow.ly/HY9X30aWRdb
- Update: Gwinnett County, Georgia: A prosecutor dismissed 89 cases filed by a pair of deputies who were recently fired for beating a motorist. ow.ly/C7an30aWRCS
- Austin, Texas: An officer was suspended 15 days for an off-duty road rage incident. ow.ly/ApYZ30aWSa8
- Waynesboro, Tennessee: An officer was charged with theft and misconduct for pawning department-issued guns. He resigned and was hired by the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department before his arrest. ow.ly/droY30aWSUV
- Spring Valley, New York: An officer was arrested for DWI and drug possession with a child in the car after being stopped for erratic driving. ow.ly/oDaH30aWTJn