March 2015 Newsletter Events from February 2015

Friday February 27, 2015 LD Consulting held a winter training luncheon in Phoenix. Attendees rated the training as excellent with timely information for law enforcement professionals. For those who could not attend below is a recap. There were four sessions and a great BBQ lunch.

The first session was by Detective Sam Palmer of the Phoenix Police Department. Sam demonstrated how social media can be used to obtain a wealth of information on people through a great intro video. He also went live and demonstrated software available to identify social web activity in our area, during the class, which was very impressive. Sam provided attendees with websites available to develop intel from social media. As I have stated before, if your agency is not using social media, you are missing out. Sam teaches a three day class on social media for law enforcement and can be contacted at palmerconsulting@live.com .

Officer Rob Ferraro of the Tempe Police Department gave a presentation on law enforcement dealing with the mentally ill. He did a great job of presenting the current environment regarding use of force (UOF) and the mentally ill, and spoke of DOJ involvement in the issue, with regard to the Portland Oregon consent decree. He also provided attendees with some great local resources for law enforcement and had several individuals from those agencies present to meet those in attendance.

Lt. Phil Fortner of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) provided an in depth look at the federal court order for the agency resulting from the Melendres decision, regarding racial profiling. He described his presentation as a “precautionary tale” for those in attendance. Lt. Fortner provided valuable information regarding what agencies should do minimize the risk of a similar court order or consent decree to include an Early Intervention System. To date the court order has cost MCSO millions of dollars.

Lt. Mike Giammarino and Sgt. Darin Wunderle of the Phoenix Police Department provided a presentation regarding their research on officer involved shootings (OIS) over the last several years in their department. The department partnered with the Arizona State University and Phoenix City Auditor in their research. They described their methodology for the engagement, based in part on the methodology utilized by the Las Vegas Metro Police in their collaborative effort with the COPS / DOJ. They stressed the importance of being proactive in the analysis of UOF incidents. The final results of their work will be published in the near future.

Thanks to IAPro, PCS, RMIN and PPSLA for their support to make this event possible. Over 50 people from the following agencies attended the training:

AZ Department of Public Safety

AZ Department of Transportation

AZ Department of Agriculture

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Arizona State PD

Prescott PD

Surprise PD

Phoenix PD

Pinetop Lakeside PD

Mesa PD

Maricopa County Attorney’s Office

Gila River PD

EL Mirage PD

Sedona PD

Goodyear PD

Peoria PD

Northern Arizona University PD

Tempe PD

Newsletter Categories: Audit related

U.S. DOJ

Oversight

Technology

Special Interest

Misconduct

Audit related: February 28: Internal audit slams DHS for canceling technology to fight bio-threats February 27, Washington Post: Ever since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 and the anthrax letters that followed, the government has struggled to develop a reliable and easy way to detect pathogens that could signal a devastating biological attack. Last year, a Silicon Valley start-up came close to producing what government scientists considered a breakthrough technology — a device the size of a ski boot that could test for tiny microorganisms at rapid speed, helping to safeguard the nation from bio-threats. But six months before the firm, NVS Technologies, was to deliver its first prototypes, the Department of Homeland Security suddenly canceled its contract. According to a draft audit report and government scientists familiar with the project, the decision was improperly made by a single agency official, without supporting evidence and over the objections of numerous experts within DHS’s Science and Technology Directorate. http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/internal-audit-slams-dhs-for-canceling-technology-to-fight-bio-threats/2015/02/26/43101e2a-bb8b-11e4-b274-e5209a3bc9a9_story.html

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February 26: Auditor criticizes SPD's hiring practices, disciplinary system February 24, King5: Seattle needs to move forward quickly to implement reforms in how the police department handles everything from hiring to promoting and disciplining officers, according to the independent auditor in charge of overseeing the police department's accountability system. Link to audit: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/1676445-opa-auditor-semi-annual-report-july-december-2014.html

http://www.king5.com/story/news/2015/02/24/seattle-police-opa-audit-2014/23968091/

February 21: Police Property Room Inventory February 17, 2015, NY State Comptroller: Audit of 10 municipalities in NY: Auburn (City), Elmira (City), Hamburg (Town), Herkimer County, Irondequoit (Town), Johnson City (Village), Madison County, Newburgh (Town), Troy (City) and Watertown (City). Figure 1 provides relevant statistics for each municipality. http://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/audits/swr/2015/PPRI/global.htm

February 13: IIA Practice Guide: Creating an Internal Audit Competency Process for the Public Sector Strongly Recommended Guidance Link to report: https://na.theiia.org/standards-guidance/recommended-guidance/practice-guides/Pages/Creating-an-Internal-Audit-Competency-Process-for-the-Public-Sector.aspx

U.S. Department of Justice February 28: Holder defends DOJ's Ferguson investigation

February 27, 2015, WASHINGTON (CNN) —Retiring U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is pushing back against critics who say he was too aggressive in the early days of the Ferguson fallout.

He received from some corners for his handling of the Ferguson situation as unfair, especially those who said Holder played too much of an activist role.

Holder was blasted by some for ordering an independent autopsy and opening a parallel investigation into the police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown last year. Though not routine, Holder said, "I'm sure there have been other circumstances in which we have made use of independent investigative techniques."

While it has been reported that the Justice Department will likely not bring civil rights charges against Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson who shot and killed Brown while

March 2015 Newsletter LD Consulting LLC Page 4 of 38 on duty, Holder would not indicate either way, saying the investigation is almost complete and he expects to announce a decision before he leaves office. Wilson was not charged criminally for killing Brown.

http://www.wptz.com/politics/holder-defends-dojs-ferguson-investigation/31517104

February 27: DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE INITIATIVES TO PREVENT AND COMBAT HATE CRIMES

February 27, 2015, DOJ: The Department of Justice Civil Rights Division enforces federal hate crimes statutes. A summary of the prosecutions pursued by the DOJ under Eric Holder during his tenure is attached.

http://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/opa/press-releases/attachments/2015/02/25/hate_crimes_fact_sheet_2.23.15.pdf

February 27: Whoops! The Department of Justice Admits That It Misunderstood U.S. Citizenship Law

February 26, 2015, Huffington Post: We all know that immigration law is complicated. We all know that human beings make mistakes. What we don't expect is that our government can't figure out who its own citizens are. But time and time again, the government disappoints. The latest culprit is the Department of Justice (DOJ), which employs the most powerful attorneys in the country.

The DOJ has the authority to issue deportation orders. In a recent decision, the DOJ admitted that it has been misinterpreting certain citizenship statutes since 2008. As a consequence, DOJ officers have been incorrectly ordering U.S. citizens deported.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/laura-murraytjan/whoops-the-department-of_b_6763514.html

February 26: Federal Officials Close Investigation Into Death of Trayvon Martin

February 24, 2015, DOJ: The Justice Department announced today that the independent federal investigation found insufficient evidence to pursue federal criminal civil rights charges against George Zimmerman for the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26, 2012, in Sanford, Florida. Prosecutors from the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, officials from the FBI, and the Justice Department’s Community Relations Service met today with Martin’s family and their representatives to inform them of the findings of the investigation and the decision.

http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/federal-officials-close-investigation-death-trayvon-martin

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February 26: ACLU asks Department of Justice to investigate Pasco police shooting

February 24, 2015, Tri-Cityherald: The state American Civil Liberties Union has concerns about local police investigating the shooting of Antonio Zambrano-Montes and is asking for federal authorities to intervene.

The ACLU sent a letter Tuesday to Attorney General Eric Holder supporting calls from others in the case to get the U.S. Department of Justice involved.

DOJ officials can better investigate potential civil rights violations and the entire Pasco Police Department, wrote Jennifer Shaw, deputy director, in the letter. She urged federal authorities to assist with the investigation to ensure it’s impartial.

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2015/02/24/3426357_aclu-asks-department-of-justice.html?rh=1

February 24: Coming soon: DOJ report on police shootings

February 23, 2015, philly.com: The U.S. Department of Justice will publish on March 6 the first of three reports on its ongoing review of police-involved shootings in Philadelphia, the civilian-run Police Advisory Commission said today.

http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/dncrime/Coming-soon-DOJ-report-on-police-shootings.html

February 19: Cleveland mayor says he will not "roll over" during Department of Justice negotiations

February 17, 2015, CLEVELAND - Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson said he will not "roll over" to U.S. Department of Justice demands during a city council meeting Tuesday.

After the meeting, he told NewsChannel 5 Investigators it would not be good for the city to go along with all of the department's plans regarding police reforms. The mayor and DOJ are negotiating a consent decree to implement reforms in the Cleveland Police Department.

http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-news/cleveland-metro/cleveland-mayor-says-he-will-not-roll-over-during-department-of-justice-negotiations

February 15: F.B.I. Director Speaks Out on Race and Police Bias

February 12, 2015, NY Times: WASHINGTON — The F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, delivered an unusually candid speech on Thursday about the difficult relationship between the police and African-Americans, saying that officers who work in neighborhoods where blacks commit crimes at a high rate develop a cynicism that shades their attitudes about race.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/13/us/politics/fbi-director-comey-speaks-frankly-about-police-view-of-blacks.html?_r=1

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February 9: Dr. Nancy Rodriguez sworn as director of NIJ

February 9, 2015, DOJ: From 1998–2012, Dr. Rodriguez was a professor in Arizona State University’s (ASU) highly respected School of Criminology and Criminal Justice. She was named Associate Dean for Student Engagement in ASU’s College of Public Programs in 2012.

http://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOJOJP/bulletins/efd54b

February 8: US government faces pressure after biggest leak in banking history February 8, 2015, The Guardian: The US government will come under intense pressure this week to explain what action it took after receiving a massive cache of leaked data that revealed how the Swiss banking arm of HSBC, the world’s second-largest bank, helped wealthy customers conceal billions of dollars of assets. The leaked files, which reveal how HSBC advised some clients on how to circumvent domestic tax authorities, were obtained through an international collaboration of news outlets, including the Guardian, the French daily Le Monde, CBS 60 Minutes and the Washington-based International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. The files reveal how HSBC’s Swiss private bank colluded with some clients to conceal undeclared “black” accounts from domestic tax authorities across the world and provided services to international criminals and other high-risk individuals. http://www.theguardian.com/news/2015/feb/08/us-government-biggest-leak-banking-history-questions-irs-taxes

February 2: White House budget: Justice Department would see a small funding increase February 2, 2015, Washington Post: The Justice Department would see a small funding increase under President Obama’s proposed budget, but key Justice agencies, such as the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, would have to make do with less money, budget documents show. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/wp/2015/02/02/white-house-budget-justice-department-would-see-a-small-funding-increase/

Oversight

February 22: Police Are Learning To Accept Civilian Oversight, But Distrust Lingers

February 21, 2015, NPR: Today there are more than 200 civilian oversight entities around the country, though their powers to investigate and punish officers vary. The

March 2015 Newsletter LD Consulting LLC Page 7 of 38 entities are usually the product of contentious negotiations with police unions, which tend to distrust them.

"You need to have an appropriate mindset towards policing," says Jim Pasco, the national executive director of the Fraternal Order of Police. He believes civilians just aren't qualified to judge whether a cop followed a department's rules governing use of force.

http://www.npr.org/2015/02/21/387770044/police-are-learning-to-accept-civilian-oversight-but-distrust-lingers

Technology

February 28: Oakland Police Test Cloud Storage for Body Camera Video

February 26, 2015, Govt Tech: The city, which has the largest deployment of police body cameras in the world, will use a data storage system that meets the FBI's standards for security.

Oakland is piloting the VERIPATROL platform for the Microsoft Azure Government cloud. Oakland retains video from its body-worn cameras on an in-house system for five years, but recently found the volume of video being stored was overwhelming its servers. VIEVU and Microsoft recently collaborated to make a CJIS-capable version of VIEVU’s VERIPATROL platform for the Microsoft Azure Government cloud.

http://www.govtech.com/data/Oakland-Police-Test-Cloud-Storage-for-Body-Camera-Video.html?utm_source=newsletter_editorial&utm_medium=saturday_edition&utm_campaign=GovTech_Today&elq=1981e6bebfbd40b5bcfb1db49a204c09&elqCampaignId=10403&elq=2b093a4d655848f9a2b3607540727abd&elqCampaignId=10469

February 28: Seattle PD has a YouTube channel for its body camera footage

As you may recall, we posted several articles recently regarding Seattle’s hack a thon, which resulted in these changes, interesting reading, with potential implications for other agencies. Lt. Dan.

February 27, 2015, engadgeit.com: Seattle's officer-worn camera footage is making its way online, but if you were hoping for anything Cops-like you're likely to be disappointed. In accordance with privacy measures, faces aren't the only parts of a shot that are blurred out -- most of the time it's the entire frame, and audio's been scrubbed as well. Seattle's police department's using methods recommended by volunteer hacker Tim Clemans, and according to SPD Blotter, the redacting process only took half-a-day to process four hours of raw video. Comparatively, the force's old methods would take upwards of a 60 minutes to obfuscate a single minute of footage.

As of now there're a handful of clips ranging from 4-to-30 minutes in length, with a majority of SPD BodyWornVideo's uploads coming from last month's Martin Luther King Day protests. The plan, according to The Seattle Times, is for the tools to get further

March 2015 Newsletter LD Consulting LLC Page 8 of 38 refinements and then distribute them, for free, to other law enforcement agencies -- maybe even yours.

http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/27/seattle-police-bodycam-youtube/

February 27: Iowa bill would require body cameras for police

February 25, 2015, USA Today: DES MOINES, Iowa — The state's law enforcement officers would be required to wear body cameras whenever they interact with the public under an Iowa House bill that echoes a national push to improve relationships between officers and the communities they serve.

The bill is one of 85 pieces of body camera legislation under consideration in 30 states, according to the Denver-based National Conference of State Legislatures.

Bills in 12 states, including Iowa, would require law enforcement officers to wear body cameras. Other proposed legislation would set policies on when recordings are required, how long the recordings should be stored and who can view them.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/02/25/iowa-bill-require-body-cameras-police/24030005/

February 27: Social Media Emboldens Islamists, Challenges Law Enforcement

Officials worry online propaganda attracts recruits, but monitoring helps catch suspects

http://www.wsj.com/articles/social-media-emboldens-islamists-challenges-law-enforcement-1424997011

February 26: Drone hearings put law enforcement, privacy interests at odds

February 25, 2015, CTPost: HARTFORD -- Civil libertarians and public defenders clashed with law-enforcement authorities Wednesday over Connecticut's future use of unmanned aerial drones in criminal investigations.

Arguments over the use of drones and the length of time their information might be kept by police were the focus of a hearing before the Program Review and Investigations Committee, which is researching how the General Assembly should legislate the devices later this year.

http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Drone-hearings-put-law-enforcement-privacy-at-6101683.php

February 20: Canadian Guidance for the use of body-worn cameras by law enforcement authorities

February 18, 2015, Privacy Commissioner of Canada: This guidance document aims to identify some of the privacy considerations law enforcement authorities1 (LEAs) should take into account when deciding whether to outfit law enforcement officers with body-

March 2015 Newsletter LD Consulting LLC Page 9 of 38 worn cameras (BWCs). Also described is the privacy framework that should be part of any law enforcement BWC program in order to ensure compliance with Canada’s personal information protection statutes.

https://www.priv.gc.ca/information/pub/gd_bwc_201502_e.asp

February 20: Google Calls FBI's Plan to Expand Hacking Power a 'Monumental' Constitutional Threat

February 18, 2015, National Journal: Google is warning that the government's quiet plan to expand the FBI's authority to remotely access computer files amounts to a "monumental" constitutional concern.

The search giant submitted public comments earlier this week opposing a Justice Department proposal that would grant judges more leeway in how they can approve search warrants for electronic data.

http://www.nationaljournal.com/tech/google-calls-fbi-s-plan-to-expand-hacking-power-a-monumental-constitutional-threat-20150218

February 19: FAA Proposes New Rules for Unmanned Aircraft Systems

February 17, 2015, GPS World: The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed a framework of regulations that would allow routine use of certain small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in today’s aviation system for commercial purposes.

FAA Overview link: http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/rulemaking/media/021515_sUAS_Summary.pdf

http://gpsworld.com/faa-proposes-new-rules-for-unmanned-aircraft-systems/

February 18: Hackers steal directly from banks in 'new era' of cyber crime

February 16, 2015, USA Today: An international band of cyber crooks that worked its way into dozens of banks has experts warning of a "new era" of cybercrime where criminals steal directly from banks instead of their customers.

And the problem could soon spread to other industries, experts warn…….

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/02/16/bank-hesit-cybersecurity-kaspersky-report/23509937/

February 18: Cybersecurity Summit: Obama, Apple CEO Announce Private-Public Integration

February 13, 2015, Govt Tech: The White House Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection highlighted the state of increasing cyber threats and news of cooperation that spans sectors in the form of an information-sharing order.

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February 17: Panel Recommends Delays in Seattle Police Body Cameras

February 14, 2015, ABC News: The 12-member commission has struggled for months to come to agreement on the issue. The group supported a plan to try out the camera in the East Precinct, but it is now saying the department should pause the plan to make the cameras permanent until more study can be completed.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/seattle-delays-plan-police-body-cameras-28969736

February 16: US proposes new rules regulating drone use

February 16, 2015, AP: Washington (AFP) - US aviation regulators unveiled sweeping new guidelines Sunday governing the use of small unmanned drones, proposing that the devices can only fly in daylight, must remain within users' sightlines and cannot fly near manned aircraft.

http://start.toshiba.com/news/read/category/US%20News/article/afp-us_issues_new_rules_governing_use_of_drones-afp

February 13: Ford Police Interceptor Utility goes RoboCop

February 12, Fox News: The 2016 Police Interceptor Utility bows at the Chicago Auto Show this week featuring fresh looks and some nifty new tech. The Explorer-based cruiser has firmly grasped the mantle handed to it by the classic Crown Victoria Interceptor since it went on sale in 2012, and now accounts for over half of the police cars sold in the USA, outselling even Ford’s own Taurus-based Police Interceptor Sedan by a 2 to 1 margin.

The new model gets updated…….

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2015/02/11/ford-police-interceptor-utility-goes-robocop/

February 13: New LAPD Program Seeks to Dethrone City as King of Hit-and-Run

February 12, Govt. Tech: A new alert system will pit the efforts of the police, the private sector, the city and the public against one of Los Angeles' bloody problems.

http://www.govtech.com/public-safety/New-LAPD-Program-Seeks-to-Dethrone-City-as-King-of-Hit-and-Runs.html

February 13: Pennsylvania’s Outdated Law Impacts Funding for 911 Systems, Officials Say

February 12, 2015, Gov Tech: The law, enacted in 1990, doesn’t sufficiently address cellphones and other wireless devices.

http://www.govtech.com/public-safety/GT-Pennsylvanias-Outdated-Law-Impacts-Funding-for-911-Systems-Officials-Say.html

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February 13: Dallas County Judges: New Case-Tracking Software Riddled with Glitches

February 12, 2015, Gov. Tech: Judges argue that the software is ineffective and could cause all sorts of problems, including losing inmates in jail. The company, American Cadastre.

http://www.govtech.com/computing/Dallas-County-Judges-New-Case-Tracking-Software-Riddled-with-Glitches.html

February 13: Jacksonville, Fla., Police 'Calls for Service' Website Halted Due to Safety Concerns

February 12, 2015, Gov Tech: (TSN) -- A website version of a police scanner introduced six months ago as part of a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office initiative to communicate with residents has been shut down over concerns about officer safety, according to police officials.

http://www.govtech.com/internet/Jacksonville-Fla-Police-Calls-for-Service-Website-Halted-Due-to-Safety-Concerns.html

February 13: Phone Thefts Drop as Kill Switches Become More Common

February 11, Gov Tech: In August, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill requiring all smartphones sold in California after July 1 to contain kill switches, but technology companies already are moving to meet the requirement nationwide.

http://www.govtech.com/security/Phone-Thefts-Drop-as-Kill-Switches-Become-More-Common.html

February 13: Advocates Join Fight To Eliminate Detroit's Rape Kit Backlog

February 12, NPR: In Detroit six years ago, 11,000 untested rape kits were found in an abandoned police storage unit.

Since then, most of those kits have been sent to crime labs for testing. Prosecutors say the initial results point to at least 188 serial rapists. Often the same DNA shows up in multiple rape kits, or matches DNA in other state databases. But investigating all the results will take millions of dollars the city says it just doesn't have.

The backlog of untested rape kits is not just a problem in Detroit. For example……

http://www.npr.org/2015/02/10/384129985/advocates-join-fight-to-eliminate-detroit-s-rape-kit-backlog

February 13: Keeping the heat on the Secret Service

February 12, 2015, Politico: Republicans and Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee rarely agree on anything, but Reps. Jason Chaffetz and Elijah Cummings are turning up results in their drive to dump the top leadership at the troubled Secret Service.

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/02/keeping-the-heat-on-the-secret-service-115140.html?hp=c3_3

February 12: New App Tech Helps Police Catch Phone Thieves

February 12, 2015, Govt. Tech: As smartphone technology advances, so does anti-theft software, and a growing number of apps are giving users the ability to lock, erase and track phones with GPS.

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February 12: Report: Cars are Vulnerable to Cyber Attack

February 10, 2015, Govt. Tech: U.S. Senator Edward Markey issued a report raising concerns about the ability of hackers to remotely take control of cars or steal personal information from increasingly sophisticated IT systems.

http://www.govtech.com/security/Report-Cars-are-Vulnerable-to-Cyber-Attack.html

February 12: President Launches New Cybersecurity Office

February 10, 2015, Govt. tech: A new office charged with analyzing and integrating cybersecurity threat data collected by regional intelligence agencies aims to do for cybersecurity what the National Counterterrorism Center did for terrorism.

http://www.govtech.com/security/Obama-Launches-New-Cybersecurity-Office.html

February 12: Bartlett TN. PD nationally recognized for social media campaign

February 9, 2015, WREG: BARTLETT, Tenn. — It seems almost everyone is turning to social media these days including law enforcement. The Bartlett Police Department was recognized for its social media campaign. The International Association for Chiefs of Police ranked the department in the top ten for social media in a department of their size, which is around 110 officers.

http://wreg.com/2015/02/09/bartlett-pd-nationally-recognized-for-social-media-campaign/

February 10: Police Union Demands Audit of Oakland, Calif., Technology Department

February 9, Govt. Tech: In a Feb. 3 letter to the city auditor, Sgt. Barry Donelan accused the department of costing taxpayers millions of dollars by mishandling a project to upgrade the city's Oracle-made software suite.

http://www.govtech.com/local/Police-Union-Demands-Audit-of-Oakland-Calif-Technology-Department-.html

February 9: Drivers' Licenses on Phones Coming to California?

February 6, 2015, Govt. Tech: Assemblyman Matt Dababneh this week introduced AB 221, legislation that would let the Department of Motor Vehicles develop a mobile application for a digital driver’s license, which would be accessed via smartphone.

http://www.govtech.com/state/Your-Drivers-License-Could-Be-on-Your-Phone-if-a-California-Legislator-Gets-His-Way.html

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February 8: Miami police take matters into their own hands, look to sabotage Waze’s crowd-sourced data

February 6, 2015, Pando: According to the news outlet, officers in the city have decided to fight back. “Hundreds of officers downloaded the app to try and steer the data in the wrong direction [by reporting false information on their activity],” the news outlet reports.

http://pando.com/2015/02/06/miami-police-take-matters-into-their-own-hands-look-to-sabotage-wazes-crowd-sourced-data/

February 8: Sheriff Joe bought 700 body cameras

February 5, 2015, AZ Central: Maricopa County Sheriff's Office purchased 700 wearable cameras for its deputies.

Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who initially stated he opposed body cameras, decided back in October that the Sheriff's Office would save money by choosing to buy them as opposed to vehicle cameras.

The decision, however, was not made independently, as U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow ordered the agency to get recording devices back in 2013. This came after Snow ruled Maricopa County deputies were discriminating against Hispanics during their patrol operations.

http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2015/02/05/taser-announces-sheriff-office-bought-700-body-cameras/22930349/

February 7: For police body cameras, big costs loom in storing footage

February 6, 2015, Washington Times: ST. PAUL, Minn. — The rush to outfit police officers with body cameras after last summer’s unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, threatens to saddle local governments with steep costs for managing the volumes of footage they must keep for months or even years.

The storage expenses — running into the millions of dollars in some cities — often go overlooked in the debates over using cameras as a way to hold officers accountable and improve community relations.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/6/for-police-body-cameras-big-costs-loom-in-storing-/

February 7: China suspected in major hacking of health insurer

February 5, 2015, Washington Post: The massive computer breach against Anthem, the nation’s second-largest health insurer, exposes a growing cyberthreat facing health-care companies that experts say are often unprepared for large attacks.

Hackers gained access to the private data of 80 million former and current members and employees of Anthem in one of the largest medical-related cyber-intrusions in history.

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Special Interest:

March 2: Baltimore Police fight release of secret pay audit

March 2, 2015, Baltimore Sun: The Baltimore Police Department is fighting the release of a secret audit that found a number of officers had misrepresented their educational credentials and wrongly received pay benefits as a result, new court filings show..

The audit was performed in April 2014 after an anonymous tip to Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts revealed that a high-ranking commander had used a bogus degree from a diploma mill to earn a pay bonus. The commander, Lt. Col. Clifton McWhite, resigned and was later criminally charged with theft.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-baltimore-police-resumes-audit-20150302-story.html

March 2: Seattle Police Chief O’Toole aims to re-energize department

March 1, 2015, Seattle Times: Seattle Police Chief Kathleen O’Toole has spent much of her first eight months seeing that federally mandated reforms are carried out while still balancing all the other duties the public expects of the department.

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/seattle-police-chief-otoole-aims-to-re-energize-department/

February 28: San Diego leaders seek more study of alleged racial profiling by police

February 28, 2015, LA Times: The San Diego Police Department is trying to assess whether its officers are guilty of racial profiling in traffic stops, as some community activists allege..

Statistics released this week suggest that black and Latino drivers are more likely to be pulled over than white drivers, and once stopped are more likely to be searched than white drivers who have been stopped.

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-san-diego-racial-profiling-20150228-story.html

February 28: St. Louis police chief blames ‘Ferguson Effect’ for drop in self-initiated policing

February 25, 2015, Fox2: ST. LOUIS (KTVI) – The best police officers don`t just fight crime, they try to stop it before it strikes. That might mean checking on something suspicious that`s not part of a regular call. Fox Files investigator Chris Hayes found the pre-emptive strikes dropped dramatically last year in St. Louis City.

March 2015 Newsletter LD Consulting LLC Page 15 of 38 The numbers are down so much, some are asking if that’s why the entire second floor of a St. Louis jail is empty. Police Chief Sam Dotson warns not to jump to the conclusion that this is bad.

http://fox2now.com/2015/02/25/st-louis-police-chief-blames-ferguson-effect-for-drop-in-self-initiated-policing/

February 28: California Prop. 47 report finds fewer drug arrests, less crowding in jails

February 25, 2015, LA Times: Less than four months after California voters approved Proposition 47, the landmark law is already having significant effects on Los Angeles County's criminal justice system..

A new report by the county chief executive office attempts to measure the effects of the law, which downgrades some drug and theft felonies to misdemeanors, though officials said it's still far too early to draw final conclusions.

http://www.latimes.com/local/crime/la-me-0226-prop47-report-20150226-story.html

February 28: How to Stop Overzealous Prosecutors - Make them answer for the cost of incarceration.

February 28, 2015, Slate: When a local prosecutor sends a convicted felon to prison, the cost of keeping him locked up—an average of $31,286 per year—is paid for entirely by the state, not the county where the prosecutor holds office. The problem with this setup, some argue, is that prosecutors end up enjoying a “correctional free lunch,” meaning they can be extremely aggressive in their charging decisions without having to worry about how much it will cost the local taxpayers who elected them. If prosecutors were forced to take the cost of incarceration into account, the theory goes, there might not be 1.36 million people in America’s state prisons.

Ball, the author, is the first to admit his proposal is not likely to be enacted, and would involve a radical rethinking of criminal justice funding. And yet, “People have told me this idea is crazy, but my response to them is look around, have you noticed the system we have now?

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/crime/2015/02/overzealous_prosecutors_hold_them_accountable_by_defunding_state_prisons.html

February 28: Private police carry guns and make arrests, and their ranks are swelling

February 28, 2015, Washington Post: In Virginia individuals can obtain police powers using a little-known provision of state law that allows private citizens to petition the courts for the authority to carry a gun, display a badge and make arrests. The number of “special conservators of the peace” — or SCOPs, as they are known — has doubled in Virginia over the past decade to roughly 750, according to state records.

March 2015 Newsletter LD Consulting LLC Page 16 of 38 The growth is mirrored nationally in the ranks of private police, who increasingly patrol corporate campuses, neighborhoods and museums as the demand for private security has increased and police services have been cut in some places.

The trend has raised concerns in Virginia and elsewhere, because these armed officers often receive a small fraction of the training and oversight of their municipal counterparts. Arrests of private police officers and incidents involving SCOPs overstepping their authority have also raised concerns.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/private-police-carry-guns-and-make-arrests-and-their-ranks-are-swelling/2015/02/28/29f6e02e-8f79-11e4-a900-9960214d4cd7_story.html

February 28: Killed By Police website

In case you have not seen this website, here is the link. Their site includes links to social media and news articles regarding listed incidents. Their site description is listed below. LT. Dan.

Corporate news reports of people killed by nonmilitary law enforcement officers, whether in the line of duty or not, and regardless of reason or method. Inclusion implies neither wrongdoing nor justification on the part of the person killed or the officer involved. The post merely documents the occurrence of a death. Est. May 1, 2013

http://www.killedbypolice.net/

February 28: Police Sergeants’ Union and New York City Reach Contract Deal

February 26, 2015, NY Times: New York City has reached a contract agreement with the sergeants’ union, the latest signpost in Mayor Bill de Blasio’s bid to move beyond the police conflict that recently consumed his administration.

The tentative contract with the Sergeants Benevolent Association grants an 11 percent wage increase over seven years, retroactive to 2011, with a series of other benefits. It leaves the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association as the only police union without a new agreement.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/27/nyregion/deal-reached-between-police-sergeants-union-and-new-york-city.html?_r=0

February 28: Police want violence against officers to be hate crime

February 28, 2015, The News Star: The National Fraternal Order of Police wants violence against police officers that's motivated by anti-police bias to be added to the Congressional hate crimes law.

March 2015 Newsletter LD Consulting LLC Page 17 of 38 F.O.P. National President Chuck Canterbury recently told USA Today the organization that represents 330,000 members in every region of the country will ask Congress to update the hate crime statute to better protect the men and women in blue.

http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/local/2015/02/28/police-want-violence-officers-hate-crime/23687055/

February 28: Colorado Crime Suspects Can Search Victims' Homes: Court

February 27, 2015, Huffington Post: DENVER (AP) — An appeals court added Colorado to the list of states that can allow criminal suspects to search victims' homes to bolster their defense — a move that raised concerns among prosecutors and victims' advocates.

Courts have allowed defendants to get confidential records and have victims ordered to undergo psychological evaluations, and defense attorneys regularly seek evidence from cellphones, computers and other property. The appeals court said it found no ruling or state law specifically addressing access to a private home.

Defendants would have to show that the search would yield evidence that is "relevant, material and necessary to his defense," according to the ruling. Courts would have to balance that justification against the resident's privacy interests.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/27/crime-suspects-search-hom_n_6772878.html

February 28: Time for one upstate Delaware police force?

February 28, 2015, Delaware on line: With some Wilmington neighborhoods besieged by gunmen and downtown workers increasingly worried about personal safety, Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice Leo E. Strine Jr. thinks the three major police forces in northern Delaware should become one.

The notion of merging city, state and New Castle County police into a single upstate unit makes perfect sense to Strine, the most prominent official in Delaware ever to advocate for an idea that has been discussed quietly for years, but never seen a concerted effort to make it a reality.

http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/crime/2015/02/27/time-one-upstate-police-force/24146711/

February 28: Hundreds Ask Cleveland to Reopen Police Mini-Stations

February 28, 2015, ABC: Hundreds of people are asking Cleveland to reopen police mini-stations as leaders consider reforms for the city's police department.

The Northeast Ohio Media Group reports ( http://bit.ly/18tHB7D ) more than 1,500 people have signed a petition demanding the mini-stations' return.

March 2015 Newsletter LD Consulting LLC Page 18 of 38 The city established the stations at community centers in the 1990s to connect officers and residents, but closed them in 2005.

Councilwoman Dona Brady has said staffing the mini-stations might have prevented the November fatal police shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, who was carrying a pellet gun when he was shot outside a recreation center that was once home to a mini-station.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/hundreds-cleveland-reopen-police-mini-stations-29268744

February 28: Activists protest alleged Chicago police 'black sites'

February 28, 2015, USA Today: Activists in Chicago gathered Saturday for a protest and march against alleged "black sites" in the city where police supposedly hold suspects and witnesses for long periods without public records and access to lawyers.

The Chicago Police Department has denied The Guardian's reporting, saying there is nothing inappropriate happening at Homan Square.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/02/28/activists-protest-alleged-chicago-police-black-sites/24180197/

February 28: Councilman introduces legislature to ban typewriters in the NYPD

February 27, 2105, LEO: Councilman Dromm became concerned about the issue when a constituent complained that police had lost a criminal report she made about being assaulted. The report had been transcribed on a typewriter and only one copy was made.

Gizmodo reported that all 77 precincts in New York still have typewriters. Supposedly, the reason they keep the archaic devices is because some forms have not been digitized. For residents, it creates an inconvenience as they cannot fill out forms online for things like a sound permit for an outdoor gathering. Instead they have to go to their local precinct and have the information typed onto a form the old-fashioned way.

http://www.leoaffairs.com/news/councilman-introduces-legislature-to-ban-typewriters-in-the-nypd/

February 28: University of Minnesota Drops Racial Descriptions From Crime Alerts

February 26, 2015, Time: Suspect descriptors will now only be included on a case-by-case basis. The University of Minnesota will no longer include vague racial descriptions in e-mailed campus wide crime alerts, after pressure from student groups.

http://time.com/3724115/university-of-minnesota-race-police-crime-alerts/

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February 28: Bipartisan sentencing bill gets White House support

February 25, 2015, USA Today: WASHINGTON — President Obama is throwing his support behind a bipartisan proposal to change the nation's sentencing laws by cutting many mandatory minimum sentences in half.

That commitment came out of a meeting with 16 members of Congress at the White House Tuesday night, called by the president to gather their ideas on how to overhaul the criminal justice system.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2015/02/25/obama-sentencing-reform-mandatory-minimum-sentences/24013133/

February 27: As APD chief anniversary arrives, DOJ reforms begin

February 26, 2015, KOAT: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —It's been exactly a year since Gorden Eden was sworn in as Albuquerque's police chief, and it hasn't been the easiest year.

Eden is responsible for implementing historic Department of Justice reforms within the Albuquerque Police Department.

The DOJ stepped in after determining that APD has a pattern of using excessive force. As Eden's one-year anniversary arrives, the DOJ is watching closely. Eden walked into a department dealing with a lot of controversy.

http://www.koat.com/news/as-apd-chief-anniversary-arrives-doj-reforms-begin/31493796

February 27: No street parties, no citations: Alaska quietly ushers in legalized marijuana

February 24, 2015, Star Tribune: JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska on Tuesday became the third U.S. state to legalize marijuana. But the historic day passed with little public acknowledgement in a state with a savvy marijuana culture that has seen varying degrees of legal acceptance of the drug for 40 years.

http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/293799381.html

February 26: To shoot or not to shoot? Researchers test how police react to danger

February 24, 2015, Today: Data from a recent study shows that white and African-American officers alike hold a stronger subconscious bias against African-American suspects — and that they are now overcompensating for that bias, becoming more hesitant to shoot minority suspects. Researchers believe that's because those officers fear backlash.

March 2015 Newsletter LD Consulting LLC Page 20 of 38 http://www.today.com/news/shoot-or-not-shoot-researchers-test-how-police-react-danger-2D80502502

February 26: Chicago police misconduct payouts topped $50 million in 2014

February 25, 2015, Chicago Reporter: The City of Chicago paid $54.2 million in settlements and verdicts for police misconduct cases last year, including more than $9.5 million in attorneys’ fees, according to an analysis of city law department data by The Chicago Reporter.

http://chicagoreporter.com/chicago-police-misconduct-payouts-topped-50-million-in-2014/

February 26: Increased Law Enforcement Cooperation between U.S. and Europe

February 25, 2015, euintheus.org: The close and trusted cooperation between the U.S. and Europe is getting even tighter. Two senior officials from Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement agency, visit Washington, DC this week.

http://www.euintheus.org/press-media/increased-law-enforcement-cooperation-between-u-s-and-europe/

February 26: Paterson police give residents advice on interactions with law enforcement officers

February 25, 2015, NorthJersey.com: PATERSON – The four teenagers sitting in the make-believe car seemed nervous as two Paterson police officers questioned them. The driver had no license and a boy in the passenger’s seat kept reaching down to the floor.

http://www.northjersey.com/towns/paterson/paterson-police-give-residents-advice-on-interactions-with-law-enforcement-officers-1.1277627

February 20: “They need to be collected and destroyed:” DOJ takes lead in coordinating drug disposal program

February 18, 2015, MADISON (WITI) – Attorney General Brad Schimel has announced the Department of Justice will now take the lead in coordinating a prescription drug disposal program in Wisconsin.

http://fox6now.com/2015/02/18/they-need-to-be-collected-and-destroyed-doj-takes-lead-in-coordinating-drug-disposal-program/

February 20: FBI cracks down on public corruption

February 17, 2015, KSAT: SAN ANTONIO - Money and greed are the two most common reasons corruption can be found in a business and the FBI McAllen office said they've had several high-level cases in the last few years.

March 2015 Newsletter LD Consulting LLC Page 21 of 38 "What drives public corruption is what I call the ‘gatekeeper concept’ and the gatekeeper, meaning if you want to get to this you got to come through me," said FBI Supervisory Special Agent Rock Stone.

In 2014, Hidalgo County Sheriff Lupe Trevino was charged with money laundering and sentenced to five years in federal prison.

http://www.ksat.com/content/pns/ksat/news/2015/02/17/fbi-cracks-down-on-public-corruption.html

February 20: UC Berkeley report: California cities ‘criminalize’ homeless

February 19, 2015, Sacramento Bee: Cities across California are becoming more aggressive in citing and arresting homeless people for simple activities like standing, sitting or resting in public places, according to a report released Thursday by a legal clinic at the University of California, Berkeley.

The report, unveiled by the Berkeley law school’s Policy Advocacy Clinic, finds that local laws against vagrancy are increasingly “criminalizing” the homeless in an effort to drive them from communities and “make them someone else’s problem.”

http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article10646747.html

February 20: Boston City payroll soars after police and fire deals

February 14, 2015, Hefty contract settlements with Boston’s police and firefighters last year contributed substantially to the largest increase in the city’s payroll in modern history, records released Friday show.

In 2014, the city spent 7.5 percent more on worker salaries, climbing to a new all-time high of $1.5 billion.

The surge in spending can be attributed in large part to an arbitration award for police patrol officers that sparked controversy in the 2013 race for mayor. The ruling gave patrol officers a 25.4 percent raise over six years, provided retroactive pay, and set the benchmark for other police and fire negotiations.

In 2014, the city paid one police captain $416,000, and seven officers took home more than $300,000. Compensation for 58 other officers topped $250,000.

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/02/13/police-fire-contracts-drive-largest-payroll-increase-modern-boston-history/4P8vcL7cNWWpkiI8Lno06N/story.html

February 19: President picks new Secret Service director

February 18, 2015, WASHINGTON — Joseph Clancy will fill the position after four months as acting director. President Barack Obama on Wednesday chose the former Secret Service special agent he installed temporarily in the wake of security breaches to

March 2015 Newsletter LD Consulting LLC Page 22 of 38 become the agency's next director, brushing aside an independent panel's conclusion that the job should go to an outsider.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-chooses-joseph-clancy-as-new-secret-service-chief/2015/02/18/65d0821e-b795-11e4-a200-c008a01a6692_story.html

February 19: Cameras catch man punching himself in face in Oregon jail cell in bid to pin assault on cops

A good case for video in the holding area. Lt Dan

February 17, 2015, NY Daily News: Aleksander Robin Tomaszewski, 33, thought if he beat himself and blamed it on the Lane County Sheriff's Office, he'd wiggle his way out of trouble. Instead, the lie was caught on video and he was slapped with more charges and kept in jail for a month.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/man-claiming-police-brutality-camera-punching-article-1.2119757

February 19: Medford disputes national crime growth ranking, says data is wrong

Here is another case of crime stats becoming an issue. This is a great area to audit. Lt. Dan.

February 15, 2015, Oregon Live: Though both agencies concede their cities' violent crime rates rose, the analysis blows the increases out of proportion.

"Things are not always as they appear," said Medford Police Chief Tim George, who has launched a review of the violent crime data for the city of 78,000 to set the record straight.

For example, he said, 125 simple assaults were misclassified in 2013 as aggravated assaults and included incidents in which relatively harmless objects such as shoes or water bottles were thrown at someone. The agency did the same with threats where the person wasn't actually able to follow through on them.

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2015/02/cities_at_top_of_national_crim.html#incart_m-rpt-1

February 19: Ferguson Mayor Wants Justice Department Findings Released

February 17, 2015, FERGUSON, Mo. -- The Mayor of Ferguson, Missouri wants the Justice Department to release the findings of its investigations stemming from the shooting of Michael Brown, Junior.

March 2015 Newsletter LD Consulting LLC Page 23 of 38 It’s been more than six months since Brown was fatally shot by then-Ferguson Police officer Darren Wilson. The U.S. Justice Department has been conducting a civil rights investigation of Wilson as well as a broader investigation of the Ferguson Police. Mayor James Knowles, III, wants the findings of those released soon.

Knowles said there are still groups protesting in the region.

http://www.ozarksfirst.com/story/d/story/mayor-wants-fed-report-on-ferguson-released/25813/yIid70EBhUKRinfJ3RL49Q

February 18: Suspect painted real gun to make it look like a toy

February 12, 2015, RayComGroup: When confronted by the Tucson AZ. SWAT team the suspect immediately threw down a handgun and surrendered. He was taken into custody without incident but officers quickly realized something was different about the gun.

Sgt. Dugan says the tip was painted orange to resemble a toy gun saying, "this illustrates the hazards and split second decision making officers can face on a daily basis. It it also depicts how criminals will stoop to the lowest levels and emulate children at play when committing crimes in our community."

http://raycomgroup.worldnow.com/story/28099645/tpd-suspect-painted-real-gun-to-make-it-look-like-a-toy

February 17: Dallas police organize community coalition for policy input

February 14, 2015, Dallas News: The Dallas Police Department is testing that theory, and is trumpeting it in its early stages as another victory for community policing.

Some officers are leery of the idea, concerned that the department isn’t hitting enough sections of the city and will value input from amateurs over the opinions of those who actually do the job.

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/metro/20150214-dallas-police-organize-community-coalition-for-policy-input.ece

February 17: City body camera no-bid contracts raise questions

WASHINGTON — In the race to equip police officers with body cameras, some cities are bypassing traditional purchasing rules to award vendors with controversial no-bid contracts.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/02/15/body-cameras-police-contracts/23293881/

February 17: Denver police chief defends action, city officials support him

February 16, 2015, LEO Affairs: Denver Police Chief Robert White on Sunday defended his policy ordering police not to interfere with protesters, saying he found it “disgusting”

March 2015 Newsletter LD Consulting LLC Page 24 of 38 that they vandalized a memorial for fallen police officers while officers had to stand by and watch, but he said their restraint was necessary to protect the community.

Protesters threw red paint on the memorial outside the department’s headquarters Saturday during a march against police brutality.

Officers and the city’s police union were upset after they were told not to interfere.

In an email sent throughout the department on Sunday, White said there are only rare occasions when police would have to take “immediate enforcement action” during a demonstration.

http://www.leoaffairs.com/featured/denver-police-chief-defends-action-city-officials-support/

February 17: Denver police union calls for chief’s resignation after memorial desecrated during protest

February 16, 2015, Washington Times: More than a hundred people marched to the Denver Police Department headquarters on Saturday in support of 17-year-old Jessie Hernandez, who was fatally shot by police during a criminal incident in January, a local CBS affiliate reported.

Two men were reportedly arrested for criminal mischief after protesters poured red paint over the memorial dedicated to officers killed in the line of duty, located in front of the police department.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/16/denver-police-union-calls-for-chiefs-resignation-a/

February 17: Police Department offers safe haven for Craigslist deals

February 11, 2015, 11Alive: WOODSTOCK, Ga -- Another metro Atlanta police agency is providing a safe place for Craigslist customers to close their transactions. The Woodstock Police Department is welcoming the public to use their lobby or parking lot to meet buyers and sellers.

http://www.11alive.com/story/news/local/woodstock/2015/02/11/craigslist-safe-haven-crimes-woodstock/23269619/

February 17: Police Union OKs New 5-Year Contract with San Diego

February 13, 2015, Times of San Diego: The San Diego Police Officers Association announced Friday that 88 percent of its membership voted to approve a tentative five-year contract with the city.

The deal includes pay raises of 3.3 percent in each of the final two years of the deal, which was detailed by city and police leaders last week and still needs final approval by the City Council.

March 2015 Newsletter LD Consulting LLC Page 25 of 38 The agreement is aimed at stopping an outflow of experienced officers who have been leaving for higher pay at nearby law enforcement agencies.

http://timesofsandiego.com/politics/2015/02/13/police-officers-union-approves-new-contract-city-council-give-full-approval/

February 16: Six arrested for allegedly forging checks from the El Paso County Sheriff's Office

If your agency issues checks to inmates, you may want to read this. Lt. Dan.

February 16, 2015, EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. - The El Paso County Sheriff's Office is investigating a case involving forged checks, from the Sheriff's Office own account.

Officials said when an inmate is released from the Criminal Justice Center, they are issued a check from the Sheriff's Office. The check has the Sheriff's Office account information at the bottom.

Investigators say several people started using that account number and cashing checks for various amounts.

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/six-arrested-for-allegedly-forging-checks-from-the-el-paso-county-sheriffs-office

February 15: Family of man killed by Pasco police files $25 million claim

February 13, 2015, PASCO, Wash. -- The family of an orchard worker who was fatally shot by Pasco police after he was accused of throwing rocks at officers has filed a $25 million claim against the city.

http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/2015/02/13/family-of-man-killed-by-pasco-police-file-25-million-claim-against-city/23379241/

February 15: U.S. court backs law enforcement officers in black teen's shooting

February 15, 2015, James Town Sun: WASHINGTON, - A U.S. appeals court on Friday ruled that federal law enforcement officers cannot be sued for shooting a black 16-year-old four times in 2007 as he attempted to drive away from them after the officers had asked to speak to him.

http://www.jamestownsun.com/news/nation-and-world/3678322-us-court-backs-law-enforcement-officers-black-teens-shooting

February 15: Arizona Sheriff Faces Contempt Hearing in Profiling Case

February 13, 2015, ABC News: An Arizona sheriff known for clashing with the federal government and cracking down on illegal immigration will face a civil contempt-of-court

March 2015 Newsletter LD Consulting LLC Page 26 of 38 hearing because his office repeatedly violated orders issued in a racial-profiling case, a U.S. judge said Thursday.

U.S. District Judge Murray Snow ruled in 2013 that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office had systematically singled out Latinos in regular traffic and special immigration patrols.

The judge scheduled an evidentiary hearing for April 21-24 on allegations Arpaio and his top aides acted in contempt during the case. If Arpaio is found in contempt, he could face daily fines.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/arizona-sheriff-faces-contempt-hearing-profiling-case-28952215

February 15: Police Taser Deer, Saw Off Its Antler To Save Its Life In Rescue - VIDEO

February 12, 2015, The Concourse: Minnesota. People woke up to a strange sight: two white-tail bucks, their antlers hopelessly locked after a fight, one of them already dead with a broken neck. The other one was sure to be too, if he couldn't be freed—a coyote was circling the scene. So they called the cops, who immediately formulated a plan: break out the power tools and non-lethal weaponry.

http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/police-taser-deer-saw-off-its-antler-to-save-its-life-1685391395

February 15: Shoot or don't shoot: Police scenarios prove eye-opening for civil rights leaders

February 14, 2105, Fox News: Quanell, a former Nation of Islam member, is one of at least two black activists to take the police training tests. Both he and Arizona activist the Rev. Jarrett Maupin came away from the experience with a newfound understanding of the pressure on police officers, not to mention a new message for black youth who come in contact with law enforcement officers.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/02/12/shoot-or-dont-shoot-police-scenarios-prove-eye-opening-for-civil-rights-leaders/

February 15: Effectiveness vs. Equity in Policing: is a Tradeoff Inevitable?”,

February 12, 2015, Police Foundation: The Police Foundation has released the latest in their Ideas in American Policing series. This paper, “Effectiveness vs. Equity in Policing: is a Tradeoff Inevitable?”, written by Dr. Robin Engel and Dr. John Eck, challenges the long-standing belief that reducing crime must come at the cost of community relations.

http://www.policefoundation.org/sites/g/files/g798246/f/201502/PF_IIAP_EngelandEck_Jan2015.pdf

February 13: The Many Causes of America’s Decline in Crime

March 2015 Newsletter LD Consulting LLC Page 27 of 38 February 12, 2015, The Atlantic: A new report finds that locking up more offenders isn't making people any safer—and may even be counterproductive.

http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2015/02/the-many-causes-of-americas-decline-in-crime/385364

February 13: D.C. police captain loses whistleblower case against Chief Cathy Lanier

February 12, 2015, Washington Times: A demoted Metropolitan Police Department captain lost his whistleblower lawsuit Wednesday against Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier, with a jury deciding his claims were not protected information.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/11/dc-police-captain-loses-whistleblower-case-against/

February 13: Quick of Info on Oakland Police Shooting May Signal Change

February 10, 2015, The relatively quick and detailed release of information this past weekend regarding Oakland’s first officer-involved shooting in almost two years signals a new culture of transparency in the department, experts and observers say.

http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/02/10/opds-fast-release-of-info-on-police-shooting-may-signal-broader-trend

February 13: NYPD wants to replace its scooter fleet with Smart cars

February 12, 2015, NY Daily News: The Mercedes-Benz Smart cars seat one person and have air conditioning and air bags. Nine Smart cars — at a cost of $119,000 total — have been purchased for the pilot program, but only one has been put on patrol, in Central Park. As many as 100 more could then replace aging scooters, which can cost up to $27,000 each, officials said.

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nypd-testing-smart-cars-replace-scooters-article-1.2110959

February 13: NYC police officer charged in stairwell shooting of unarmed man

February 12, 2015, (Reuters) - A rookie New York City police officer was charged with second-degree manslaughter and five other offenses on Wednesday for the fatal shooting of an unarmed man in a dark stairwell of a housing project last November.

Officer Peter Liang was patrolling with his partner in the Brooklyn housing project at about 11:15 p.m. on Nov. 20 when his gun discharged a single bullet, killing Akai Gurley, 28, who was in the stairwell a flight below with a female companion.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/11/us-usa-police-new-york-idUSKBN0LF1LY20150211

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February 13: House panel says reforms needed for law enforcement’s asset seizures

February 12, 2015: Members of a House Judiciary subcommittee agreed Wednesday that legislative reforms are needed to prevent local and state police from seizing cash and property under federal law without clear evidence of criminal wrongdoing.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/wp/2015/02/11/house-panel-says-reforms-needed-for-law-enforcements-asset-seizures/

February 12: Joseph Yahner appointed Phoenix chief of police

February 12: Joseph Yahner, a 30-year Phoenix Police Department veteran who twice has stepped in to lead the force after controversial ousters of police chiefs, has become the permanent police chief.

http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2015/02/11/phoenix-police-chief-yahner-gets-permanent-appointment/23235107/

February 12: Pittsburg area Sheriff Deputy Who Shot Suspect Tests Positive for Drugs

February 10, 2015, Pittsburgh CBS: Informed sources say that a mandatory drug test of the deputy after the shooting revealed that he had trace amounts of cocaine in his system.

http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2015/02/10/sources-sheriff-deputy-who-shot-suspect-tests-positive-for-drugs/

February 12: Federal justice attorney calls Portland's community-monitored police reform agreement 'innovative'

February 10, 2015, OregonLive: A civil rights lawyer with the U.S. Department of Justice said the federal agency will rely heavily on Portland's new Community Oversight Advisory Board to learn whether Portland police are complying with a settlement to improve use of force policies, training and oversight.

Jonas Geissler, a senior trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice, explained the history that led to the creation of the community board and called the panel "innovative'' at its first substantive meeting Monday night.

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2015/02/federal_justice_attorney_calls.html

February 12: Restructured state law enforcement programs would fall under new agency

February 10, 2015, VTDigger.org: The Shumlin administration and a House and Senate committee are pressing forward with a proposal to promote the Vermont Department of Public Safety to an agency. The plan, which would go into effect on July 1, would roll up law enforcement activities across state government and E911 dispatch services.

March 2015 Newsletter LD Consulting LLC Page 29 of 38 Keith Flynn, the commissioner of the department, says the plan is designed to centralize services, save money and make public safety programs more efficient.

https://vtdigger.org/2015/02/10/restructured-state-law-enforcement-programs-fall-new-agency/

February 12: Sikhs Who Serve: Texas County Sheriff's Office Makes History

February 10, 2015, NBC News: Harris County Sherrif's Office (HCSO) in Texas became the country's largest Sheriff's office to allow an observant Sikh American to serve with his articles of faith, including turban and beard, as part of his uniform.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/sikhs-who-serve-texas-county-sheriffs-office-makes-history-n302916

February 12: El Cajon Police Department has a quota system

February 9, 2015, 10News: EL CAJON, Calif. - Police quotas for arrests and traffic tickets may be illegal, but sources say they're a daily part of life at the El Cajon Police Department.

http://www.10news.com/news/investigations/sources-el-cajon-police-department-has-a-quota-system

February 12: Secret Service Deputy Demoted as Panel Chairman Presses for Firing

September 9, 2015, NY Times: WASHINGTON — Senior officials at the Department of Homeland Security on Monday demoted the deputy director of the Secret Service, amid criticism from the agency’s most ardent critic on Capitol Hill.

Representative Jason Chaffetz, Republican of Utah, who is the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, had said the deputy director, A. T. Smith, should be dismissed. Mr. Chaffetz said Mr. Smith had been part of the agency’s string of mishaps and scandals.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/10/us/secret-service-deputy-demoted-as-panel-chairman-presses-for-firing.html?_r=2

February 9: DOJ issues guidelines for body armor

https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/247281.pdf

February 9: Untold number of police killings in Va. go unreported or uncounted

February 7, 2015, Richmond.com: Electronic coding errors, reporting inconsistencies, jurisdictional issues and police noncompliance with standard crime

March 2015 Newsletter LD Consulting LLC Page 30 of 38

reporting guidelines have caused an untold number of officer-involved fatal shootings of civilians to go unreported or uncounted in Virginia.

http://www.richmond.com/news/article_c656c2ba-b51a-5b91-b1c7-6b6cee89b336.html

February 9: Newport evidence room burglarized

February 9, 2015, Burlington Free Press: Newport City police were unaware that their evidence room had been burglarized Sunday until a Probation and Parole officer told police empty evidence bags were found in a city residence, Vermont State Police said on Monday.

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/local/2015/02/09/vsp-troy-man-stole-drugs-guns/23121829/

February 8: Austin police ID man killed after firing at officers in helicopter

February 8, 2015, The Statesman: Officers said they saw the suspect walk in and out of a garage multiple times with various weapons. Police would not say how many weapons he had, but did mention the use of a rifle and a shotgun.

At 11:18 p.m., both police on the ground and a tactical flight officer in the helicopter reported the suspect firing the weapon again. It was then that the helicopter began taking fire, Manley said. officer Serrato saw the suspect laying on the ground and aiming a rifle at the helicopter.

“Believing that he was about to again fire at Air 1, putting the lives of the officers inside Air 1 in immediate danger, (Serrato) fired one shot and that shot struck the suspect in this case and fatally wounded him,” Manley said.

http://www.statesman.com/news/news/crime-law/acevedo-austin-police-kill-man-who-fired-at-office/nj6tX/

February 9: Police Militarization: Reality, Hype, or Natural Evolution?

http://inpublicsafety.com/2015/02/police-militarization-reality-hype-or-natural-evolution/

February 8: Dallas officer dies in murder-suicide

February 8, 2015, WFAA: An off-duty Dallas police officer and a woman were pronounced dead after gunfire at the Lake Highlands Landing apartments Saturday night, police said.

The dead officer was identified as 40-year-old Larry Tuttle, a six-year veteran of the department assigned to the South Central Patrol Division.

http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/crime/2015/02/07/officer-involved-shooting-dallas-apartment/23067481

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February 7: 40% Of State, Federal Prison, Jail Inmates Have Chronic Medical Conditions

February 5, 2015, BJS: Presents the prevalence of medical problems among state and federal prisoners and jail inmates, highlighting differences in rates of chronic conditions and infectious diseases by demographic characteristic. The report describes health care services and treatment received by prisoners and jail inmates with health problems, including doctor's visits, use of prescription medication, and other types of treatment. It also explains reasons why inmates with health problems were not receiving care and describes inmate satisfaction with health services received while incarcerated. Data were from the 2011–12 National Inmate Survey.

http://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=5219&utm_source=newsfrombjs-020515&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Medical%20Problems%20of%20State%20and%20Federal%20Prisoners%20and%20Jail%20Inmates%202011%E2%80%9312&utm_campaign=newsfrombjs

February 7: More Police Departments Bar Officers From Shooting At Moving Vehicles

February 6, 2015, The Crime Report: Police officers shooting at speeding cars to stop suspects is standard fare in movies and TV shows. In real life, more law enforcement agencies are curbing the practice, says the Wall Street Journal……..

http://www.thecrimereport.org/news/crime-and-justice-news/2015-02-shooting-moving-cars

February 7: Two views of Cleveland police body camera rollout

February 5, 2015, WKYC: CLEVELAND -- By Friday, 233 officers in Cleveland's Fourth District should be wearing Taser body cams.

Are they officers' new best friends or an additional distraction in a dangerous job?

Taser, the company that makes the cameras, has a field service manager in town handling the techno-training and painting a very upbeat picture of an easy-to-use-device that will help protect officers and the public.

Taser's Billy Doss says studies have found incidents of excessive force by police and citizen complaints against police have both been reduced in cities using the cameras.

But Cleveland Police Patrolmen's Association President Steve Loomis calls the cameras an additional distraction that will take the officer's focus and attention away from potentially dangerous situations at hand.

http://www.wkyc.com/story/news/local/cuyahoga-county/2015/02/05/cleveland--two-views-of-cpd-body-camera-rollout/22945015/

March 2015 Newsletter LD Consulting LLC Page 32 of 38 But Cleveland Police Patrolmen's Association President Steve Loomis calls the cameras an additional distraction that will take the officer's focus and attention away from potentially dangerous situations at hand.

February 7: President Seeks To Revive Program For Training Police In Anti-Terror Work

February 6, 2015, The Crime Report: Buried in the budget plan for the DOJ Office of Justice Programs is a request for $2,000,000 "for a program to improve State and local law enforcement intelligence capabilities including antiterrorism training and training to ensure that constitutional rights, civil liberties, civil rights, and privacy interests are protected throughout the intelligence process." The President has scheduled a conference on the subject for Feb. 18. The session, which had been delayed, was set after the massacre at France's Charlie Hebdo magazine.

http://www.thecrimereport.org/news/crime-and-justice-news/2015-02-obama----slatt-revival

February 7: A fight over access to video from LAPD body cameras is shaping up

February 5, 2015, LA Times: Although the LAPD's policy has yet to be finalized, Chief Charlie Beck said the department doesn't intend, in general, to release the recordings unless required by a criminal or civil court proceeding. The LAPD considers the recordings evidence, he said, investigative records exempt from public release under California's public records law.

http://www.latimes.com/local/crime/la-me-lapd-cameras-20150205-story.html#page=1

February 7: FBI Fears Loss Of Anti-Terror Tools If Patriot Act Section Dies

February 5, 2015, The Crime Report: Federal officials are worried that key tools used to hunt terrorists and spies could fall victim to the fight over the government’s controversial phone-surveillance program, reports the Wall Street Journal. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, using authority in a soon-to-expire section of the 2001 Patriot Act, may seek “tangible things’’ to aid in terrorism or intelligence probes, such as hotel bills, credit-card slips and other documents. The law's section 215 allows the FBI, with a court order, to take “books, records, papers, documents, and other items.’’

http://www.thecrimereport.org/news/crime-and-justice-news/2015-02-fbi-fears-loss-of-tools

February 7: Police accountability measures flood state legislatures after Ferguson, Staten Island

February 5, 2015, Washington Post: More than a dozen states are considering new legislation aimed at increasing police accountability in the wake of incidents in Ferguson, Mo.; Staten Island, N.Y.; and Cleveland that left unarmed black men dead at the hands of officers.

March 2015 Newsletter LD Consulting LLC Page 33 of 38 http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2015/02/04/police-accountability-measures-flood-state-legislatures-after-ferguson-staten-island/

February 7: Cost of Colorado theater shooting case exceeds $5 million months before opening arguments

February 3, 2015, Yahoo.com: The criminal court case against Colorado theater gunman James Holmes has already absorbed at least $5.5 million in public monies, according to records obtained by Yahoo News.

That’s $2 million more than the estimated average cost of a completed Colorado death penalty trial — and the contentious Holmes proceeding is still months away from opening arguments.

http://news.yahoo.com/cost-of-colorado-theater-shooting-exceeds-5-million-months-before-opening-arguments-185259025.html

February 5: Police officer acquitted in 95-year-old's beanbag gun death

February 5, 2015, MSN: A suburban Chicago police officer was acquitted Wednesday of felony reckless conduct for killing a 95-year-old World War II veteran by shooting him with a beanbag gun at close range.

Park Forest Police Officer Craig Taylor was charged after the July 2013 death of John Wrana. In a courtroom packed with officers supporting Taylor, Cook County Judge Luciano Panici said there was nothing criminal about Taylor's actions and that the officer did "what he was trained to do."

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/police-officer-acquitted-in-95-year-olds-beanbag-gun-death/ar-AA8YEFM

February 5: Millions of DNA Samples Stored in Warehouse Worry Privacy Advocates

February 4, 2015, Govt. Tech: Unlike most states, California keeps frozen samples taken from a newborn's heel indefinitely and shares them with genetic researchers, for a fee.

http://www.govtech.com/data/Millions-of-DNA-Samples-Stored-in-Warehouse-Worry-Privacy-Advocates.html

February 4: The IACP launces the Protect and Serve Initiative webpage:

February 4, 2015, IACP: The webpage, announced by IACP President Richard Beary in December, brings together a collection of new and existing resources to help tell the true story of law enforcement and assist law enforcement in building sustainable community relationships. On the webpage, IACP members can find talking points, model policies, facts and figures about law enforcement, stories from the field, research reports, legislative resources, communications materials, and much more.

March 2015 Newsletter LD Consulting LLC Page 34 of 38 www.theiacp.org/protectandserve

February 4, 2015, Washington Post: Ferguson, Mo., police begin testing new ‘less-lethal’ attachment for guns

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/ferguson-mo-police-department-is-first-in-us-to-test-less-lethal-gun-attachment/2015/02/03/c6772af8-abb7-11e4-ad71-7b9eba0f87d6_story.html

February 2: Obama Seeks More Funds for Police, Prisoner Reentry, Pretrial Diversion

February 2, 2015, The budget includes $97 million to expand training and oversight for local law enforcement, increase the use of body-worn cameras by police officers, provide "additional opportunities for police department reform,” and experiment with better "community and law enforcement engagement in 10 pilot sites.

Link to budget: http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2016/assets/budget.pdf

http://www.thecrimereport.org/news/crime-and-justice-news/2015-02-obama-doj-budget

February 1: Police performance measurement: an annotated bibliography

January 31, 2015, Crime Science Journal: This study provides information to assist those involved in performance measurement in police organizations. The strategies used to identify the literature are described. Thematic sections cover; general overviews; methodological issues; performance management in other industries; national, international and cross-national studies; frameworks (e.g. Compstat; the Balanced Scorecard); criticisms (particularly unintended consequences); crime-specific measures; practitioner guides; performance evaluation of individual staff; police department plans and evaluations; annotated bibliographies in related areas, and; other literature. Our discussion offers two conclusions: the measures best aligned with performance are typically more expensive, while most operational data should only provide contextual information; the philosophy of open governance should be pursued to promote transparency, accountability and communication to improve police performance.

http://www.crimesciencejournal.com/content/4/1/1

February 1: ACLU Reaches Settlement With Gaylord PD In Civil Rights Case

January 31, 2015, CBS: GAYLORD, Minn. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota has reached a $40,000 settlement with the Gaylord Police Department and the Sibley County Sheriff’s Office in a case that alleged racial profiling.

March 2015 Newsletter LD Consulting LLC Page 35 of 38 The ACLU announced the settlement Friday. In addition to the monetary award, the agreement calls for both agencies to receive diversity training, outfit all squad cars with reliable dashboard cameras, and provide translators in some settings.

The case stems from the 2012 arrest of Jesus Sierra, who has lived in Gaylord for years and is of Mexican origin. ACLU attorney Teresa Nelson said authorities had no evidence she committed a crime, but she was arrested and interrogated.

http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2015/01/31/aclu-reaches-settlement-with-gaylord-pd-in-civil-rights-case/

Law Enforcement Misconduct

February 28: Miami Gardens, FL. Chief arrested in prostitution sting

February 28, 2015, Sun-Sentinel: Chief Johnson was fired by the city of Miami Gardens. Johnson took the helm shortly after the owner of 207 Quickstop convenience store filed a lawsuit claiming Miami Gardens officers habitually harassed his minority employees and customers.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/crime/fl-miami-gardens-police-chief-prostitution-charge-20150228-story.html

February 28: Sweetwater FL detective uses stolen plates on his UC car to avoid road tolls

http://www.local10.com/news/sweetwater-detective-faces-up-to-20-years-in-prison/31513058

February 26: Former Fresno detective pleads guilty to taking bribe from drug dealer

February 23, 2015, Fresno Bee: A former Fresno police detective on Monday pleaded guilty to a federal charge of taking a $20,000 bribe from a suspected drug dealer.

Derik Carson Kumagai, 41, faces up to five years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine when he is sentenced May 4 by U.S. District Judge Anthony W. Ishii.

http://www.fresnobee.com/2015/02/23/4393822_former-fresno-detective-pleads.html?rh=1

February 21: FBI agent accused of stealing heroin had first been addicted to painkillers

February 18, 2015, Washington Post: Court documents say, agents found stolen drug evidence in Lowry’s car. In the weeks that followed, criminal cases against 28 defendants, some of whom had pleaded guilty and been sent to prison, were dismissed after authorities deemed them tainted by Lowry’s alleged misconduct. Procedures at the Washington Field Office that allowed Lowry to repeatedly check drugs out of an evidence vault, and keep the packages for months without notice, were scrutinized, and changes were made.

March 2015 Newsletter LD Consulting LLC Page 36 of 38 Video news report http://www.wjla.com/articles/2014/11/fed-prosecutor-says-more-drug-cases-may-be-tossed-due-to-fbi-agent-misconduct-probe-109085.html

Link to graphics regarding the case: http://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/local/fbi-evidence/

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/fbi-agent-accused-of-stealing-heroin-had-been-addicted-to-painkillers/2015/02/18/bf372cb0-8aac-11e4-a085-34e9b9f09a58_story.html

February 18: Ex-Police chief gambled away stolen cash

February 17, 2015, WishTV: GREENSBURG, Ind. (WISH) — Police arrested former Greensburg police chief Stacey Chasteen Tuesday after she admitted to gambling away tens of thousands of dollars she stole from the department’s property room, according to court documents.

In November, Chasteen abruptly resigned from the department. Just a couple weeks later, a police department employee noticed $72,945 in cash missing from the property room.

http://wishtv.com/2015/02/17/ex-greensburg-police-chief-turns-herself-in/

February 17: Kentucky Police Chief Convicted Of Lying To FBI

February 14, LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Federal prosecutors say the police chief in Hillview has been convicted of lying to FBI agents.

Police officers testified that Caple asked an officer to move the backpack to a location believed to be off the mayor's property and failed to report the incident to protect the mayor from bad publicity.

http://www.wbko.com/home/headlines/Kentucky-Police-Chief-Convicted-Of-Lying-To-FBI-291977181.html

February 15: Firing upheld for Allegheny County deputy sheriff who used cocaine

February 13, 2015, Pittsburgh Post Gazette: The firing of an Allegheny County sheriff’s deputy who tested positive for cocaine hours after he was involved in a fatal shooting was upheld today.

Deputy Richard Dwyer and a union representative met with Sheriff William P. Mullen and others in the sheriff's office for less than an hour today, the sheriff said.

http://www.post-gazette.com/local/region/2015/02/13/Firing-upheld-for-Allegheny-County-deputy-sheriff-who-used-cocaine/stories/201502130185

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February 15: Former Orange County deputy convicted of sexually abusing boy

February 13, 2015, WFTV: ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A former Orange County deputy will spend the rest of his life in prison after he was convicted of sexually abusing a teenage boy.

Louis Mercado’s case has been playing out for the last seven years. Mercado was a school resource officer when he met the child.

http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/former-orange-county-deputy-convicted-sexually-abu/nkBJ8/

February 15: Shreveport police detective arrested after alleged sexual assault

February 13, 2015, KTBS: A Shreveport Police Department detective has been arrested after allegedly sexually assaulting a woman during a criminal investigation interview in his office.

http://www.ktbs.com/story/28105794/shreveport-police-detective-arrested-after-alleged-sexual-assault

February 15: Alabama officer fired and charged with assaulting Indian man VIDEO

February 13, 2015, CBS News: MADISON, Ala. - An Alabama police officer has been charged with assault and will be fired after authorities say he badly injured a man visiting from India whom he stopped to question as the victim was walking through his son's neighborhood. The man has filed a lawsuit, and the FBI has opened an investigation.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/eric-parker-alabama-police-officer-charged-with-assaulting-indian-man/

Related story: Fundraising page created for Eric Parker, Madison officer arrested for assaulting Indian grandfather

http://www.al.com/news/huntsville/index.ssf/2015/02/donation_site_created_for_eric.html

February 13: Probation for ex-Tempe police officer who tipped off suspect

February 12, 2015, AZCentral: A former Tempe police officer was sentenced to 18 months of probation Wednesday for tipping off a drug suspect with whom she was romantically involved in 2013.

http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/tempe/2015/02/11/tempe-cop-sentenced-for-tipping-off-suspect-abrk/23235879/

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February 13: Rogue Detroit police 'terrorized' medical marijuana community, lawyer says

February 12, 2015, MLive: DETROIT, MI -- A group of rogue Detroit police officers, including one who committed suicide in front of his parents' home last month, are accused in a federal civil lawsuit filed Wednesday of conducting illegal raids and seizures of medical marijuana businesses and users.

http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2015/02/rogue_detroit_police_terrorize.html

February 13: Officer charged in connection with pawning police items

February 12, Oklahoma City — An Oklahoma City officer is accused of pawning police gear, over the period of multiple months.

http://www.krmg.com/news/news/local/officer-charged-pawning-police-items/nj6tL/

February 13: Capitol Police Diversity Officer Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement

February 11, Roll Call: Nearly 10 months after she was escorted from Capitol Police headquarters, the civilian employee who headed the department’s Office of Diversity pleaded guilty to embezzling public money during her previous employment at Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

http://blogs.rollcall.com/hill-blotter/capitol-police-diversity-officer-pleads-guilty-to-embezzlement/?pos=adpb

February 8: Second Seattle police officer put on leave for social-media posts

February 7, 2015, Yakima Herald: A department official said the move related to a story posted on The Stranger website Friday that identified Seattle police Officer Sam Byrd as posting inflammatory Tweets about race, gays, President Obama and other subjects.

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestnews/2895803-8/second-seattle-police-officer-put-on-leave-for

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