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Prince George's
Police & Fire
Viral TikTok Video Shows Prince George's Officer Embracing Woman Before Getting Into Patrol Car Viral TikTok Video Shows Prince George's Officer Embracing Woman Before Getting Into Patrol Car
Viral TikTok Video Shows Prince George's Officer Embracing Woman Before Getting Into Patrol Car The Prince George’s County Police Department has launched an internal investigation after a video of an officer went viral on social media. The video, which had more than 2.3M views as of Tuesday, Sept. 5, shows the officer appearing to embrace and kiss a female before joining her in the back of his police vehicle.  Then, the feed cuts out. @trapploss_ Pg cops dont care lmaoo #fyp #fy #cops #dmv #worldstar #movie *not my video* ♬ original sound - Trapplos The video was posted on Labor Day and had garnered thousands of comments that ranged from sharp-witted to scornful. “Like l…

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by Zak Failla
Hudson
Police & Fire
Union City Police Officer Busted For DWI: Secaucus PD (UPDATED) Union City Police Officer Busted For DWI: Secaucus PD (UPDATED)
Union City Police Officer Busted For DWI: Secaucus PD (Updated) A police officer from Hudson County has purportedly been charged with DWI, according to authorities and various news reports. Mauricio Garces, a 34-year-old Secaucus resident was arrested for driving while intoxicated on Sunday, July 2, Secaucus Police said. Garces has been a police officer in Union City since 2019. At 3:03 a.m., police observed a car stopped in a lane of traffic in the area of Secaucus Road and County Avenue, officers said. The driver of the vehicle was found to be sleeping, police said. Police subsequently arrested and issued Garces a summons, officers said. He was rele…

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by Sam Barron
New Haven
News
Child Porn: Officers Raid Wrong Apartment; New Haven Suspect Commits Suicide Child Porn: Officers Raid Wrong Apartment; New Haven Suspect Commits Suicide
Child Porn: Officers Raid Wrong Apartment; New Haven Suspect Commits Suicide Police are investigating after officers knocked on the wrong door and detained a woman in handcuffs as they searched for a suspect allegedly involved in child pornography in Connecticut. The incident took in New Haven County on Thursday, April 6 in New Haven on East Street. According to the New Haven Police Department Chief Karl Jacobson, officers were serving a search warrant for a suspected child pornographer when they went to the wrong apartment on the wrong floor and knocked in a door with a battering ram. Inside the apartment were a woman and her two children. The woman was handcuffe…

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by Kathy Reakes
Yonkers
Police & Fire
Yonkers Officer Under Investigation For Response To Street Fight Involving Brothers Yonkers Officer Under Investigation For Response To Street Fight Involving Brothers
Yonkers Officer Under Investigation For Response To Street Fight Involving Brothers A police officer is under investigation following accusations they mishandled the response to a street fight that broke out near a bar in Westchester County. Yonkers Police were called at around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25 with reports of a street fight that had broken out near Yonkers and Ridgewood avenues, police said. When officers arrived, they witnessed two men assaulting another man. The victim was repeatedly punched and kicked, including being kicked in the head while on the ground, according to police. A subsequent investigation revealed that several men had been at the bar when a…

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by Michael Mashburn
Alexandria
Police & Fire
Fairfax County Police Officer In Custody For DUI Fairfax County Police Officer In Custody For DUI
Fairfax County Police Officer In Custody For DUI A Fairfax County police officer was arrested for driving under the influence, officials said. Stephen Copp was driving his county vehicle while off-duty, when he was taken into custody for driving under the influence, according to the Fairfax County Police department. The county vehicle was found with front-end damage, authorities reported. The 15-year veteran was placed on administrative leave while the police force conducts an internal investigation, law enforcement said.

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by AJ Goldbloom
Suffolk MA
News
Suffolk DA Convenes Grand Jury For MBTA Officer Accused Of Pulling Gun In Road Rage Incident Suffolk DA Convenes Grand Jury For MBTA Officer Accused Of Pulling Gun In Road Rage Incident
Suffolk DA Convenes Grand Jury For MBTA Officer Accused Of Pulling Gun In Road Rage Incident Days after a report questioned the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office's handling of an off-duty MBTA officer accused of pulling a gun in a traffic dispute, the prosecutor announced Wednesday, Aug. 10, that he convened a grand jury to investigate the incident. Though, Kevin Hayden said pressure from the media had nothing to do with his decision.  “Our office inherited this investigation, along with many others, from the prior administration," Hayden said in a press release. "... Our announcement today comes amid questions about this investigation and the path it took toward a determina…

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by Josh Lanier
Worcester
Police & Fire
Worcester Police Officer Allegedly Finagled Pay For Unassigned Off-Duty Work Worcester Police Officer Allegedly Finagled Pay For Unassigned Off-Duty Work
Worcester Police Officer Allegedly Finagled Pay For Unassigned Off-Duty Work A Worcester police officer was arrested for supposedly collecting almost $45,000 for off-duty assignments that he did not work, authorities and MassLive report.  Colby Turner, who was apparently requesting and receiving reimbursement for the assignments, was arrested on Monday, Aug. 1, police said on Facebook. "At this time, we believe this is an isolated incident," Worcester police said. "We will review our policies and procedures related to off-duty assignments, and will be conducting an internal and external audit of the system."  Turner, who has been with WPD for about five y…

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by David Cifarelli
Hackensack
News
VIDEO: Bergen Animal Shelter Worker Seen Abandoning Kitten VIDEO: Bergen Animal Shelter Worker Seen Abandoning Kitten
Video: Bergen Animal Shelter Worker Seen Abandoning Kitten Authorities are investigating the actions of an animal shelter caretaker caught on home security video abandoning a kitten on a Bergen County street. Ring video (see below) shows the Bergen County Animal Shelter and Adoption Center volunteer pulling up in an SUV and leaving the kitten on a snow-shoveled sidewalk on Diamond Way in Moonachie shortly before 2:30 p.m. this past Sunday. There apparently is a colony of strays up the street, which may explain why the woman dropped the cat in that neighborhood. The homeowner, Barbara Morales, said she scooped up the kitten, returned her to the sh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lancaster
News
Two Lancaster Police Officers Terminated Over COVID-19 Protocols, Officials Say Two Lancaster Police Officers Terminated Over COVID-19 Protocols, Officials Say
Two Lancaster Police Officers Terminated Over Covid-19 Protocols, Officials Say Two Lancaster City police officers have been terminated over COVID-19 protocols, the Lancaster Bureau of police said in a statement on Friday. The officers' termination comes on the heels of an internal investigation into the use and submission of false records related to the City’s COVID-19 reporting protocols, police say. Heather Schaeffer and Benjamin Lapp have been terminated from their positions as police officers of the City of Lancaster on Oct. 21, the release stated. The exact reason for the termination was stated as "for violating required standards of conduct, for conduct unbecom…

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by Jillian Pikora
Hartford
Police & Fire
Police Involved In 'Death Pool' Are Demoted, Suspended Police Involved In 'Death Pool' Are Demoted, Suspended
Police Involved In 'Death Pool' Are Demoted, Suspended A police officer who suggested the creation of a “dead pool” for officers to bet on where the first homicide of 2021 would take place has been demoted and suspended without pay. A broader investigation is ongoing, police said, and more officers are facing repercussions. News broke of the death pool over the weekend of Nov. 30. Amid an investigation Chief of the Hartford Police Jason Thody announced the punishment about a week later. Thody said that Det. Jeffrey Placzek has been demoted and suspended without pay for 120 days. “It is critical that every member of the Hartford Police Depa…

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by Kristin Palpini
New Rochelle
Politics
New Rochelle Officials React After Grand Jury Does Not Indict Cop Who Shot, Killed Man New Rochelle Officials React After Grand Jury Does Not Indict Cop Who Shot, Killed Man
New Rochelle Officials React After Grand Jury Does Not Indict Cop Who Shot, Killed Man New Rochelle officials expressed their support for the city’s police department after a Westchester County grand jury opted not to indict an officer who was involved in the fatal shooting of an African American man over the summer. On Wednesday, Nov. 4, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced that a grand jury opted not to indict New Rochelle Police Officer Alec McKenna for his role in the shooting of Kamal Flowers on Friday, June 5. Earlier story - Grand Jury Does Not Indict New Rochelle Police Officer Who Shot, Killed 24-Year-Old Black Man Flowers, a convict…

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by Zak Failla
Essex NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities: Newark Officer In 'Troubling' Video Relieved Of Gun, Reassigned Authorities: Newark Officer In 'Troubling' Video Relieved Of Gun, Reassigned
Authorities: Newark Officer In 'Troubling' Video Relieved Of Gun, Reassigned One Newark police officer has been reassigned to desk work only and relieved of his gun after video of him and his colleagues using force to subdue a man surfaced on social media, authorities said. The incident began when police responded to a citizen's complaint of a disturbance May 12, Newark Police Director Anthony Ambrose said. The video captured at the scene shows a man begging police to speak to another man as officers pull him away. The officers appear to tase the man before he falls to the ground. One officer can be seen punching him.  Authorities did not identify the off…

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by Cecilia Levine
Fairfield
Police & Fire
CT Police Sergeant Under Investigation For Sending Inappropriate Texts To Teen CT Police Sergeant Under Investigation For Sending Inappropriate Texts To Teen
CT Police Sergeant Under Investigation For Sending Inappropriate Texts To Teen A high-ranking police official in Connecticut is in hot water after being accused of allegedly sending inappropriate text messages to an underage girl. According to police, a complaint has been filed against Coventry Police Sgt. Michael Hicks, who has been accused of sending the inappropriate messages in 2012 and 2013, the department confirmed. The girl is now an adult and no criminal charges have been filed, but an internal investigation has been launched. The complaint was reportedly filed in September last year. Connecticut State Police has conducted a criminal investigation that is ongo…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Vernon
Police & Fire
Mount Vernon Police Officer Suspended After Being Arrested For Menacing Mount Vernon Police Officer Suspended After Being Arrested For Menacing
Mount Vernon Police Officer Suspended After Being Arrested For Menacing A Mount Vernon police officer has been suspended with pay following an arrest for menacing and harassment over the weekend. Orville Kitson, who pleaded guilty last year to firing his gun without authorization during a late-night incident in 2016, was arrested in Brooklyn on Sunday, Sept. 15, and charged with two counts of menacing, both misdemeanors, and harassment, a violation. Details of what let to Kitson’s arrest have not been released. Mount Vernon Police Commissioner Shawn Harris has stated that Kitson has been suspended as the department conducts an internal investigation. Kitson wa…

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by Zak Failla
Stamford
Police & Fire
Stamford Police Promise 'Full Disclosure' In Investigation Of Four Officers Stamford Police Promise 'Full Disclosure' In Investigation Of Four Officers
Stamford Police Promise 'Full Disclosure' In Investigation Of Four Officers Four Stamford police officers are being investigated for alleged “wrongdoing,” and officials have promised the public a transparent, thorough investigation. The nature of the wrongdoing has not been released, and the Stamford Police Department will not be releasing the names of the officers as the investigation is ongoing. The four officers implicated have been relieved of duty pending the outcome of the investigation. “This is a hard time for the Stamford Police Department,” officials said in a statement. “As you may be aware we are in the midst of investigating four of our own members for…

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by Zak Failla
Yonkers
News
Police Chief In Westchester Under Independent Investigation After Son Takes Gun Police Chief In Westchester Under Independent Investigation After Son Takes Gun
Police Chief In Westchester Under Independent Investigation After Son Takes Gun A hearing officer from Mount Pleasant has been hired to further investigate Eastchester Police Chief Timothy Bonci, whose son allegedly took his father’s gun before turning himself into police custody in July. While he is being investigated internally by two lieutenants in the department, town officials have appointed Mount Pleasant Judge Robert Ponzini to lead a separate, independent probe, according to a lohud report. The nature of the independent investigation was not clear, and town officials have not yet laid out a timetable regarding the probe moving forward. Bonci is not facing any c…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield
Sports
Ollie Contests UConn 'Just Cause' Firing, Says He Will 'Defend My Honor' Ollie Contests UConn 'Just Cause' Firing, Says He Will 'Defend My Honor'
Ollie Contests UConn 'Just Cause' Firing, Says He Will 'Defend My Honor' Kevin Ollie, who was fired as men’s basketball coach at the University of Connecticut, is contesting the university's decision was made with "just cause" and said he will "work vigorously to defend my honor." UConn said in the fall it had hired a law firm and was conducting an internal investigation after receiving allegations about violations that were not specified. Ollie's firing is with cause, UConn said, meaning the university does not believe it is obligated to play the remaining five years on a seven-year $18 million contract. "The University of Connecticut,…

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by Joe Lombardi