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By TChris, Section Misconduct
Posted on Fri Apr 08, 2005 at 01:27:26 PM EST
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A police officer assigned to a South Jersey high school has been arrested for having several sexual encounters with a 17 year old student. Officer Eric Allen, who (like all arrestees) is presumed innocent, had been assigned to the Absegami High School as a resource officer.

An officer in Lacey, Washington was reinstated after the Police Guild grieved his termination. Keith Mercer's superiors complained about his poor work habits, alleging that he allowed two sexual assault investigations to "slip through the cracks." After Mercer jokingly put a gun to his head in front of an officer who asked him how he was handling the stress of the investigation, Mercer was fired. An arbitrator decided that the incident involved "horseplay" rather than "misconduct," warranting only a three day suspension. Horseplay with a gun isn't misconduct?

Finally, this story from Arizona:

Glendale police have been forced to scrap 158 domestic-violence cases because the detective assigned to the cases falsified reports and failed to file the necessary paperwork, officials say.

Brad Moore is alleged to have filed reports in 242 cases falsely claiming that the cases had been submitted to city prosecutors to be tried as misdemeanors.

In fact, 158 cases were left uncompleted and never turned over to prosecutors, police said.

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    Re: Police Stories (none / 0) (#1)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Fri Apr 08, 2005 at 03:35:23 PM EST
    Well, it's a sad day when pointing a gun at your own head won't draw a hearty laugh- "One step closer and I'll shoot!" Or is that now old-fashioned humor that shocks the sensitive modern reader?

    Re: Police Stories (none / 0) (#2)
    by Sailor on Fri Apr 08, 2005 at 09:15:53 PM EST
    Horse play with a gun for a cop may be SOP. Letting investigations fall thru the cracks should be reason enough for dismissal.

    Re: Police Stories (none / 0) (#3)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Apr 09, 2005 at 06:04:55 PM EST
    I hope it was girls and not boys, but you never know about cops. and how old is Allen 18 years old? and did i see horseplay with a gun? good god, what a third world joke.

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