Police pinned down Alton Sterling to the ground when he was selling CDs outside a Baton Rouge convenience store in Louisiana on Tuesday after receiving a tip from an anonymous caller on 911 about Sterling pointing his gun at someone. As Sterling lay immobile‚ the police shot him several times. In the video released on Youtube‚ one of the police officers is seen yelling‚ "He’s got a gun!" After a few seconds‚ Sterling is shot by the cops. Baton Rouge Police Department spokesman Cpl. L’Jean McKneely
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With so much fire going towards the police department about corrupt or crooked police officers what is the true definition of a corrupt officer? Well‚ a corrupt officer is a police officer that is going against the law for personal gain‚ such as‚ taking drugs for themselves and selling back into the community‚ taking bribes from crime lords and going after people who caused them grief in high school. The dictionary definition of a corrupt is‚ “cause to act dishonestly in return for money or personal
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The scenario starts by introducing T. G. Redd‚ a sworn Henrico police officer. As a sworn law enforcement officer in the state of Virginia‚ Redd has certain powers and responsibilities‚ even while off-duty and out of his jurisdiction. While off-duty at Stony Point Fashion Park of Chesterfield‚ Virginia‚ Redd comes across Mike Richards‚ a man Redd had obtained warrants in Henrico for Breaking and Entering‚ Vandalism‚ and Malicious Wounding‚ though had yet to serve them. As Richards is leaving the
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My career with the New York Police Department has spanned thirty years and has been met with both personal and professional achievements. Coming from a long line of civil servants‚ joining the NYPD was a natural progression. However‚ I strove to do something no other family member had done before‚ achieve a supervisory role. After scoring in the top one percentile on my Sergeant’s examination and with three years in rank‚ I was promoted to the rank of Sergeant at the age of 23. Overcoming the
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circumstances revolving around this incident revealed. Officer Dossey attempted to conduct a traffic stop of a bicyclist for a vehicle code violation he observed. The bicyclist fled and a short vehicle pursuit ensued. The suspect made an unsafe turning movement during the pursuit by swerving to the right almost colliding with the patrol vehicle and then back to the left. The suspect then suddenly decreased his speed without signaling causing Officer Dossey‚ who was making a left turn to pursue him‚ strike
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job of making drivers feel more relaxed. Since being promoted‚ most of my work consists of doing paperwork and making sure everyone else is doing what they are supposed to. Sometimes I miss being on the front lines. Growing up‚ I wanted to be a police officer because I felt my skills would be very useful in that position. Due to the dangers of the position‚ my wife had her worries and I just sort of drifted away from that. Sometimes I still think of what might have been. Would I have been
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Matthew and David- Thank you for the opportunity to interview for the Loan Officer Training Program at your brokerage. I will not reiterate my interest in the program because I hope that is clear by now. But more so address the cons that I face as a potential MLO. Being young and not from around here. As I told Dave‚ I am the oldest of 6 little people‚ my siblings. I helped my single parent mother raise Billy‚ Angel‚ Shakirah‚ Michael‚ Maykalya‚ and Victoria in Chicago‚ and as a result I had
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Summary of the case The case concerns an eyewitness interview carried out by Police Officer Paul Williams on Thursday 27th September 2017. The eyewitness‚ 28-year-old Thomas Peters‚ was coming back home from the Odeon cinema on a Tuesday night shortly after 10pm when he heard loud shouting in a nearby alleyway. He there saw two men in their twenties‚ arguing. Thomas Peters described one of them‚ the aggressor‚ as being tall and muscly‚ wearing a maroon shirt and dark jeans‚ and having no hair. Thomas
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and the affect they have on an officers’ working ability on a day to day basis. Being placed in a real life situation and a reenactment would most likely have two different results. Yes the officers would have some sort of traumatic experience while being involved in the reenactment and training process; but real life situations would cause a more traumatic impact on one’s life. Police departments could take a lot away from this study. Being that many police officers go through different stages of
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Police officer powers under PACE 1984 First contact with justice For most people‚ the first contact they have in a legal problem will involve the police. The police have the responsibility of investigating matters‚ search for evidence such as witness statements or forensic evidence that will support a case if it should go to court‚ as well recommending to the CPS whether or not a case should go to court. The main law that governs the powers that the police have is the Police and criminal evidence
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