Investigation Police

• Mesa Police Taking Unusual Step in Lewis' Padlock Investigation

Mesa police are giving special treatment to the investigation on the assault of recall candidate Jerry Lewis. Sgt. Ed Wessing, Mesa police spokesman, said the department is going to check a padlock apparently thrown at Lewis on Saturday for fingerprints and DNA evidence, a step that normally wouldn't be done in most other simple assault cases.

• Arizona Capitol Times
• August 03, 2011

• Bangor Pastor Was Under Investigation by State Police Before His Death

BANGOR, Maine -- The Rev. Robert Carlson was under investigation by the Maine State Police before he was found dead in the Penobscot River on Sunday, according to Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety. The investigation started "last Thursday at the request of the Penobscot County District Attorney's Office," McCausland said late Monday afternoon. "State police began an investigation of Carlson and this was after the DA's office had received a letter.

• Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.
• November 16, 2011

• City Police 'Brutality' Incident Spurs Investigation

By William Kaempffer Register Staff wkaempffer@nhregister.com NEW HAVEN -- An incident -- in which police are seen on video punching and kicking a man who allegedly pulled a sawed-off rifle from his pants, fled and then fought with officers -- triggered an internal affairs investigation and a protest against police brutality.

• New Haven Register
• July 26, 2011

• State Police Investigation Complete, Results Turned Over to Special Prosecutor

PETERSBURG - It will now be up to a special prosecutor to determine whether a fatal shooting of a motorist by a Petersburg police officer was justified. State Police Sgt. Thomas Molnar said that special agents with the Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Richmond Field Office, have completed their investigation into the fatal shooting on Dec. 15. Molnar said that the report was turned over to Commonwealth's Attorney Cassandra Conover for review to determine whether or not the shooting was justified.

• Progress - Index, The; Petersburg, Va.
• March 26, 2011

• Examining the effect of trust, procedural justice, perceived organizational support, commitment, and job satisfaction in Royal Thai police: the empirical investigation in social exchange perspective.

1. INTRODUCTION The organizational behavior research has main objectives to understand the role of aptitude, perception, and behavior of individual,...

• Journal of Academy of Business and Economics
• Vol. 11 Nbr. 3, May 2011

• Defense in Rape Case Questions Rumford Police Investigation

PARIS -- The defense attorney in a sexual assault trial Wednesday questioned the investigative methods of Rumford police officers and a DNA analyst at the Maine State Police Crime Laboratory. Capt. Daniel Garbarini of the Rumford Police Department and former Rumford police Lt. Mark Cayer took the stand Wednesday afternoon in Oxford County Superior Court to testify about their roles in the investigation of James V. Cole, 32, of Rumford.

• Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.
• April 01, 2011

• Parkersburg Mayor Requests an Inquiry On Police Officers: ; Investigation Will Focus On Possible Civil Rights Violations

PARKERSBURG - Concerned about the police department, Parkersburg Mayor Bob Newell has requested a federal investigation into alleged violations by some officers. Newell has contacted the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Charleston requesting an investigation into possible civil rights violations.

• Charleston Daily Mail
• November 08, 2011

• Fbi Civil Rights Investigation Targets Police in Parkersburg

PARKERSBURG - Parkersburg Mayor Bob Newell says the FBI is investigating whether city police violated the civil rights of two people who were arrested, and that he requested the probe. I want to make sure there is a lot of transparency with what we do," Newell told media outlets. "When police officers get into trouble it is always good to have a federal agency look into those allegations.

• Charleston Gazette
• November 08, 2011

• State Police: No Bias in Stop ; Investigation Into Traffic Stop Involving Detective Completed

BLOOMINGTON -- State police investigators found no racial bias in an off-duty trooper's traffic stop of a Bloomington detective in September 2004, according to a statement Wednesday. The Illinois State Police Division of Internal Investigation found Master Sgt. Greg Beoletto did not use racial bias in stopping detective Michael Johnson, the statement said.

• The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL
• July 21, 2005

• Ridley-Thomas Aide Under Police Investigation

According to observers, the distinguished, bookish-looking [Frank Prater] has managed to ingratiate himself to political shakers and movers, all with the backing and support of [Mark Ridley-Thomas]. While Prater was reportedly appointed by Councilmember [Bernard Parks] to the Neighborhood Council Funding Program, such is not the case according to Parks' camp. After "inheriting" Prater from Ridley-Thomas, Parks appointed him to another position, unaware of his apparent propensity for conducting suspicious financial transactions. At the time Parks and Ridley-Thomas were on the best of terms with Ridley-Thomas endorsing Parks as LAPD Police Chief in 2002 and in Parks' run the city council in 2003. Given these endorsements, some see Ridley-Thomas as being disingenuous in his current critici...

• Sentinel; Los Angeles, Calif.
• August 27, 2009