Dallas, Texas
A former state trooper was found guilty Friday of using excessive force during an October 2009 traffic stop on the Dallas North Tollway.
Arturo Perez, 43, was convicted of misdemeanor assault in connection with the traffic stop, which was recorded on dash-camera video. The drunken-driving suspect, Megan Fox, had hit a wall near Lemmon Avenue. She was not charged with any crimes.
Prosecutors with the Dallas County district attorney's public integrity unit said Perez committed a crime when he threw Fox face-first into a concrete highway divider, leaving her with a deep gash in her chin.
Misdemeanor court Judge Jane Roden will decide his sentence during a hearing on Thursday. He faces up to a year in the county jail but could receive probation.
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Monday, December 13, 2010
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Fort Worth Police Officer Arrested For Sexual Assault
Fort Worth, Texas
A Fort Worth police officer was arrested on a sexual assault charge a day after he resigned from the force.
Daniel Lopez, a six-year veteran, was taken into custody Wednesday at a relative's home in Arlington.
His bail was set at $150,000, though he had yet to be jailed late Wednesday, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Lopez has been on restricted duty since last month when a criminal investigation began into the allegation against him.
Police would not reveal the circumstances of the accusation against Lopez.
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A Fort Worth police officer was arrested on a sexual assault charge a day after he resigned from the force.
Daniel Lopez, a six-year veteran, was taken into custody Wednesday at a relative's home in Arlington.
His bail was set at $150,000, though he had yet to be jailed late Wednesday, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Lopez has been on restricted duty since last month when a criminal investigation began into the allegation against him.
Police would not reveal the circumstances of the accusation against Lopez.
Source
Dallas Police Officer Jailed In Houston For Driving Drunk
Houston, Texas
A Dallas police officer was arrested in Harris County early today on suspicion of driving while drunk. Senior Cpl. James Steen, 48, faces one class B misdemeanor count of driving while intoxicated.
Steen will be placed on administrative leave, pending administrative and criminal investigations.
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A Dallas police officer was arrested in Harris County early today on suspicion of driving while drunk. Senior Cpl. James Steen, 48, faces one class B misdemeanor count of driving while intoxicated.
Steen will be placed on administrative leave, pending administrative and criminal investigations.
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Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Houston Police Officer's Deeply Disturbing Racist Postings On Facebook Investigated
Houston, Texas
The Houston Police Department has launched an internal investigation after an officer posted on Facebook that she would arrest anyone of a certain nationality for merely looking at her in a certain way, along with numerous deeply disturbing comments.
Numerous postings by Officer Deyna Carabajal, 32, spelled out her dislike for Hondurans, including numerous posts where she suggested she would arrest them for various reasons.
"Zero tolerance 4 yall today," she wrote in one of her posts. "Y'all look at me wrong at all today -- y'all riding," she wrote. "Riding" is police lingo for taking a trip to jail.
Officer Carabajal, who joined the Houston Police Department in 2001, is assigned to patrol the Fondren Division in southwest Houston.
In some of her postings, the officer wrote her entries on Facebook while she said she was on duty being paid by taxpayers.
The Houston Police Department has launched an internal investigation after an officer posted on Facebook that she would arrest anyone of a certain nationality for merely looking at her in a certain way, along with numerous deeply disturbing comments.
Numerous postings by Officer Deyna Carabajal, 32, spelled out her dislike for Hondurans, including numerous posts where she suggested she would arrest them for various reasons.
"Zero tolerance 4 yall today," she wrote in one of her posts. "Y'all look at me wrong at all today -- y'all riding," she wrote. "Riding" is police lingo for taking a trip to jail.
Officer Carabajal, who joined the Houston Police Department in 2001, is assigned to patrol the Fondren Division in southwest Houston.
In some of her postings, the officer wrote her entries on Facebook while she said she was on duty being paid by taxpayers.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Dallas Cop Fired For Putting Gun To Head of Urinating Man and Double-Dipping In Pay Thinks His Punishment Is Too Harsh
Dallas, Texas
A Dallas police officer accused of inappropriately putting his gun to the head of a man who was urinating in public and double-dipping on his off-duty employment has been fired.
Senior Cpl. Mike Jones has denied the allegations. He says he thinks he's being punished more harshly than officers who have committed more serious offenses.
Dallas Police Chief David Brown declined to comment on the case. He fired Jones on Friday.
The Dallas Morning News reports an internal investigation found Jones reported working off-duty jobs at the same time he was doing other police work and worked an off-duty job within 24 hours of calling in sick.
The incident involving the gun happened in July 2009 when Jones found the man urinating on a wall outside an apartment building.
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A Dallas police officer accused of inappropriately putting his gun to the head of a man who was urinating in public and double-dipping on his off-duty employment has been fired.
Senior Cpl. Mike Jones has denied the allegations. He says he thinks he's being punished more harshly than officers who have committed more serious offenses.
Dallas Police Chief David Brown declined to comment on the case. He fired Jones on Friday.
The Dallas Morning News reports an internal investigation found Jones reported working off-duty jobs at the same time he was doing other police work and worked an off-duty job within 24 hours of calling in sick.
The incident involving the gun happened in July 2009 when Jones found the man urinating on a wall outside an apartment building.
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Thursday, December 2, 2010
El Paso Settles Suit for $55k To Traumatized Couple After Cops Raided Home Looking For Son Already In Jail
El Paso, Texas
The couple that lived in military housing has since left El Paso, after what even the city manager calls a traumatic moment with police.
Paula and Ricky Bell found out their son was wanted by police, so they took him downtown and turned him in.
But days later, and while her son was still in jail, Paula says she was in the shower when police started banging on the door. Practically nude, she ran out to tell them to hold on for a minute but she says they didn't listen.
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The couple that lived in military housing has since left El Paso, after what even the city manager calls a traumatic moment with police.
Paula and Ricky Bell found out their son was wanted by police, so they took him downtown and turned him in.
But days later, and while her son was still in jail, Paula says she was in the shower when police started banging on the door. Practically nude, she ran out to tell them to hold on for a minute but she says they didn't listen.
Source
Austin Police Officer Tackles Deaf Woman From Behind, Then Arrests Her For Ignoring His Commands To Stop
Esther Valdez is deaf. On June 16, 2009, the 24-year-old found herself in trouble with the Austin Police Department – booked into jail for resisting arrest, a charge punishable by up to a year in jail – because she could not hear Officer Steven Willis yelling at her to stop as she walked along a North Austin sidewalk with her girlfriend, Ceci Bermudez. Note: Valdez is the one on the left.
Officer Willis, who doesn’t seem to understand sign language, mistook the intense hand communication as a public disturbance, he says.
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Hey moron, it's sign language!
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