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Brown County, Wisconsin police officers involved in seven fatal shootings since 2002

Since 2002 in Brown County, police have been involved in 11 shootings, seven of which were fatal, according to Press-Gazette Media analysis of records involving the largest departments in the […]
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South Hampton Roads pays millions in overtime for public safety workers

In police and fire departments across South Hampton Roads, a small number of employees work substantial amounts of overtime, while others receive little or no OT pay - at a […]
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Members of Mesa Police Department pose as Nazi stormtroopers, Hispanic males, gang members

The hearing was kept quiet. Officers with the Dobson Bike Patrol displayed a lack of respect to the homeless and immigrants in their community, keeping bulletin boards of mocking photos […]
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Residents distrust police and their efforts in Harvey, IL

Experts say it's not unusual for impoverished places to have more crime and tougher cases to solve. But the Tribune found that those two factors alone don't explain what has […]
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Va. law enforcement agencies violating drug destruction laws

Less than two dozen of Virginia’s roughly 300 law enforcement agencies filed a required drug destruction report to the state’s Board of Pharmacy in 2012, according to a report by […]
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Ernest Lacy law goes unused in Wisconsin police custody deaths

Of the 18 deaths in law enforcement custody from 2008 through 2012 in Milwaukee County, 12 were classified as suicide or natural. Officials at every level have used those rulings […]
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Fired Honolulu cop's file illustrates lack of public insight into misconduct

It took the Honolulu-based Civil Beat almost one year and $935 to get access to files on three discharged police officers. The records, which were heavily redacted, provide new insight […]
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San Diego Has Fallen Behind on Combating Police Racial Profiling

"The San Diego Police Department has often failed to follow its own rules regarding the collection of racial data at traffic stops, saying the community isn't concerned about racial profiling. […]
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Mass killing data records not being kept up to date

"USA TODAY examined FBI data -- which defines a mass killing as four or more victims -- as well as local police records and media reports to understand mass killings […]
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Always Right

Since at least 2006, Nassau County Police Department's deadly force investigators have never ruled an officer's actions unjustified, Newsday reports.  A Nassau County police officer shot an unarmed man in […]
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