National Police Misconduct Newsfeed Daily Recap 5/17/17

Here are the nine reports of police misconduct tracked for Wednesday, May 17, 2017:

  • Update: New Bedford, Massachusetts (First reported 1/23/15): A now-former officer was convicted on one count of indecent assault & battery of a child but was acquitted of all other charges. ow.ly/MJie30bNMnB
  • Hopatcong, New Jersey: An officer pled guilty to harassment for slapping a man who was surrendering himself at the police station for an outstanding warrant wearing a bunny costume and blaring an air horn. The officer will keep his job and pay a $500 fine. ow.ly/CBzk30bNNBO
  • Dallas, Texas: An officer was arrested for assault family violence for an incident with his ex-girlfriend. ow.ly/e7Nu30bNOBa
  • Manchester, Massachusetts: An officer was arrested for hit-and-run on a pedestrian while he was off-duty. He initially got out of his vehicle to check on the victim, who suffered minor injuries, before fleeing the scene. ow.ly/ewfE30bNOXC
  • Jackson, Georgia: An officer was fired for an off-duty incident after an internal investigation related to a department of natural resources citation he received in December. ow.ly/ofG830bNQ2X
  • Bel-Ridge, Missouri: An officer was fired. The report alleges misconduct involving a K-9, improper paperwork, and federal government property. ow.ly/anbm30bNQDu
  • Suffolk County, New York: An officer was named in a federal lawsuit alleging he sexually assaulted a woman in an interrogation room. ow.ly/ceI230bNRfR
  • Fort Bend County, Texas: A deputy was fired for being drunk during a drunk driving enforcement training session. ow.ly/fMUV30bNS31
  • Update: Prince George’s County, Maryland (First reported 12/2/16): An officer was found guilty of assault and acquitted of misconduct in office for striking a suspect with his police cruiser. ow.ly/OqlA30bODLA