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Other Police Chiefs Indicted

Cicero Police Chief Indicted
Nazi-era police chief indicted in France
Former Serbian police chief indicted for war crimes
Former Police Chief Munyakazi Indicted for Genocide
April 20, 1999: Lockland police chief indicted for theft
July 15, 1988: Police Chief Indicted in Computer Misuse
Former assistant police chief indicted for Federal perjury
Murray police chief John Knight indicted for misconduct
11/14/97: Lakeville police chief indicted on wiretap charges
Police chief indicted over killing of Italian ministerial advisor
Italian Police chief indicted over killing of Italian ministerial advisor
March 7, 1997: Haiti's former police chief indicted on drug charges
Former Malaysian police chief indicted for hitting Anwar in custody
Former Bosnian police chief Todorovic indicted for a series of atrocities
Two Japanese former police chiefs indicted for crimes committed while on the job
Norwood police chief indicted for lying about his involvement in an auto accident
Former Dougherty County Assistant Police Chief Woody Hart indicted for perjury
Gold Hill (Oregon) Police Chief David M. Crawford indicted on five criminal charges
Linden ex-police chief indicted for stealing evidence (thousands of $ worth of guns)
January 15, 1999. Kanehsatake Mohawk Police Chief indicted for theft and fraud - (more)
April 19, 2002: Police chief of Perkins Township in Erie County Indicted For Fourth Time
September 04, 2002: Black assistant police chief indicted. By John Nolan. Associated Press.
Former police chief indicted on charges that he conspired to embezzle $75,000 in police funds
4/26/01: Former Paintsville police chief indicted for misappropriating public funds while on the job
Lockland (Ohio) police chief indicted for on charges that he collected money for 11 overtime hours allegedly not worked
August 20, 1998: Former Rising Star police chief indicted for funneling federal dollars meant to fund a fellow officer's salary into his own pocket


Police Officers Indicted

Alabama

Alaska
Former Alaska police officer indicted

Arizona
February 10, 2000: FORMER TOHONO O'ODHAM POLICE OFFICER INDICTED AND ARRESTED ON DRUG CHARGE

Arkansas
Oct 29, 2001: Arkansas Deputy Sheriff Pleads Guilty to Parts Scam

California
Police officer indicted on assault charges against teenager
Police officer indicted in Jayson Williams case
July 18, 2002: Los Angeles Police officer indicted in videotaped arrest of black teenager
02-11-00: LONG BEACH POLICE OFFICER INDICTED IN CONSPIRACY INVOLVING THEFTS FROM SUSPECTED DRUG TRAFFICKERS
February 11, 2000: LONG BEACH POLICE OFFICER INDICTED IN CONSPIRACY INVOLVING THEFTS FROM SUSPECTED DRUG TRAFFICKERS
September 5, 2002: Suspended Los Angeles Police Officer Charged With Manufacturing Drugs
August 21, 2002: L.A. Sheriff’s Deputy Charged With Child Molestation, Possession Of Child Pornography And Possession Of Assault Weapons
August 7, 2002: Former LAPD Officer Sentenced In Rampart Case
August 1, 2002: Two Former L.A. Police Officers Plead No Contest To Assaulting a Homeless Man In 1997
July 10, 2002: L.A. Sheriff’s Deputy Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges
July 5, 2002: Former L.A. Attorney Ordered To Stand Trial For theft, Perjury And Forgery
June 7, 2002: L.A. Sheriff's Deputy Charged With Filing False Reports
June 4, 2002: L.A. Sheriff’s Deputy Indicted In Drug Case
May 29, 2002: Manhattan Beach Police Officer Indicted On Charges Of Assault, Filing A FalseReport
May 9, 2002: L.A. Police Officer Charged With Raping Two Women While On Duty
April 24, 2002: Former Los Angeles Police Officer Pleads No Contest In Extortion Case
February 20, 2002: Judge Orders Ex-LAPD Officer To Stand Trial On Assault, Perjury Charges
07/18: L.A. Police officer indicted on assault charges against teenager
Inglewood: 2 officers surrender today following grand jury indictment
Inglewood police officer indicted in videotaped arrest of teen
Ex-Rampart Officers Testify They Signed False Reports to Cover Up Beating
CHP officer held in fight - The off-duty sergeant fired a shot during a 'physical altercation,' police say.

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

D.C.
Capitol Police Officer Indicted In Anthrax Hoax
Brutality Reports Also Follow Pattern

Florida

Georgia
October 11, 2001: Former Savannah police officer indicted on sexual misconduct
Former police officer indicted on two counts of child molestation
Shootout Ends With Former Deputy Arrested

Hawaii
Police officer indicted on charges that he beat a handcuffed man
Former Honolulu police officer indicted for assaulting and threatening a man with a pistol
Police officer indicted for sexually assaulting a North Shore woman

Idaho
January 24, 2001: POLICE OFFICER INDICTED BY FEDERAL GRAND JURY FOR USING EXCESSIVE FORCE AGAINST A PRISONER

Illinois
07/22/02: MAYWOOD POLICE OFFICER INDICTED FOR FIREARMS VIOLATION, THEFT AND MISCONDUCT

Indiana
2001: Indiana police officer indicted last year on 98 counts of illegally obtaining prescription drugs
Indiana police officer indicted on charges of racketeering and obstruction of justice
06/13/2002: Police officer indicted in Williams case

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky
November 9, 2001: Fired police officer indicted on robbery, drug charges

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland
Baltimore Police Officer Indicted On Perjury, Misconduct
Baltimore police officer indicted for burglary

Massachusetts
07/17/02: Boston Police officer indicted in videotaped arrest of teen
MBTA (Boston) POLICE OFFICER INDICTED IN CASE OF ALLEGED POLICE BRUTALITY
11/16/2000: Former Massachusetts State Police officer indicted in mob case
NEWTON POLICE OFFICER INDICTED ON INSURANCE FRAUD, OTHER CHARGES STEMMING FROM AN ALLEGED FRAUDULENT CAR SALE AND INSURANCE SCAM

Michigan

Minnesota
12-16-96 - Minneapolis Police Officer Indicted for Using Excessive Force

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada
Aug-31-2002: Las Vegas Police officer indicted on child sex charges

New Hampshire

New Jersey
New Jersey Police officer indicted on charges he interfered with the investigation into fatal shooting
Prosecutor for Monmouth County, New Jersey, reported that almost every police officer indicted in his county has been indicted because of a wiretap
September 4, 2002: Ex-cop indicted in four killings in Dover Township

New Mexico

New York
08/16/96: Police Officer Indicted In Shooting of Unarmed Bronx Man
Manhattan Beach Police Officer Indicted On Charges Of Assault, Filing A False Report
Former New York Police Officer Indicted for Abuse
Former DoD Police Officer Indicted for Forgery of Seals of Departments or Agencies; Forgery of Official Badges, Identification Cards; False Statements; and Mail Fraud
Former New York Police Officer Indicted for Abuse
Former New York police officer indicted on perjury charges related to torture case

North Carolina
Jun. 27, 2002: Former Rock Hill officer guilty in sexual exploitation of a minor

North Dakota

Ohio
Cincinnati Police Officer Indicted for Shooting Unarmed Black Man
January 22, 1999: Cincinnati Police officer indicted on bad-check charge
Friday, December 10, 1999: Cincinnati Police officer indicted in jogger's death
January 19, 2000: Cleveland Police Officer Indicted in Cocaine Ring
Cincinnati police officer indicted for shooting unarmed man
Cincinnati police officer indicted for shooting unarmed man
Cincinnati Police Officer Indicted
5sep02: Cincinnati's Highest-Ranking Black Police Officer Indicted
Nov 17, 2001: Dayton police officer indicted

Oklahoma

Oregon
June 13, 2002: Portland police officer indicted on drug charges
7/26/02: Police officer indicted on domestic violence related charges
7/18/02: Officer, former Oregonian, indicted in arrest of black teenager
7/17/02: Officer indicted in taped arrest of black teenager

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island
December 6, 1999: Central Falls Police Officer Indicted for obtaining money under false pretenses

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee
Police Officer Indicted in fatal wreck
12/4/1999: Chattanoga Police Officer Indicted for Cover-up

Texas
Houston Police Chief Indicted for Perjury
Amarillo Police Officer Indicted in Arrest of Teen-Ager
Laredo Police Officer Indicted for bribery
July 24, 1996: Former officer indicted for theft
Dublin Police Officer Indicted for Making Alcohol Available to a Minor

Utah

Vermont

Virginia
VA: Police officer indicted; City detective faces charge in slaying

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Other
Feb 11, 2000: Toronto Police Officer indicted on one count of aggravated burglary, one count of domestic violence, one count of assault, one count of telecommunications harassment and one count disrupting public service
April, 2002: UN Police Officer Indicted for Murder and Theft in Kosovo


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Stop-PolAbuse Yahoo Newsgroup
Green Eggs Report for Copwatch
Former U.S. Rep. Edward M. Mezvinsky was charged yesterday with defrauding banks and individuals out of $10.4 million to cover huge business losses.
Woman says she had sex with officer to avoid arrest
Philadelphia police scandals



Police officers convicted of rape

  1. Police officer convicted of raping a 14-year-old girl and sexually accosting a woman during traffic stops. Sentenced to a minimum of 14 years in prison.

  2. Police officer, convicted of raping a woman he met on a domestic violence call, faces up to 15 years in jail.

  3. Police officer sentenced to 3.5 to 15 years in prison: pleaded no contest to charges that he forced prostitutes to have sex with him.

  4. Police officer found guilty of repeatedly raping a girl starting when she was 12 years old.
  5. Police officer charged with 11 counts of rape of six girls under age 13.
  6. Corrections officer convicted of sexual misconduct with underage female inmates: flees to avoid jail.
  7. State trooper accused of groping two women and a 10-year-old girl in a hotel hot tub on New Year's Day: fired from State Patrol.
  8. Police officer indicted for rape, sexual battery and gross sexual imposition. Victim was 17-year-old girl who volunteered for a youth police program.



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