Criminal Law

Wheeling police officer arrested for sexual assault www.privateofficer.com
  WHEELING WV Dec 3 2011 – West Virginia State Police arrested Wheeling Police Officer Matthew Kotson Thursday on sexual assault charges after he was allegedly seen peering in the window of a local Catholic grade school where one of the alleged witnesses in the case is employed...

Wheeling West Virginia Police Officer Daniel Griffin Accused Of Stealing Evidence, Trying To Pass Bogus $100 Bill
WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA — A former Wheeling police officer has been accused of stealing evidence and trying to pass a counterfeit bill while working with the department. Daniel Griffin of Triadelphia is charged with petit larceny and obstructing officers...

Security Officer Mathew Little honored by Florida Police Chiefs Association www.privateofficer.com
Miami Fla July 17 2012  The family of Security Officer Mathew Little’s Mother, Father, Brother, Brother’s fiancé, and employees of CIS Security attended the Florida Police Chief’s Association event hosted at the Marriott Beach Resort in Fort Lauderdale Florida...

Man jumps into Ohio River during police pursuit www.privateofficer.com
  WHEELING, W.Va.Oct 12 2011 — Police said a high-speed chase ended with a drunken driver jumping into the Ohio River. John Rush, 48, of Wheeling was arrested and suffered minor injuries during the incident Sunday night...

KCPD releases name of homicide victim from 2000 block of Wheeling
From Tony Rizzo: A woman fatally shot Tuesday in east Kansas City has been identified by police as 24-year-old Shanay N. Moon. The shooting occurred about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 2000 block of Wheeling Avenue...

Latest Restraining Order Against Nutcase Lorain Ohio Police Officer Corey Earl Dropped
LORAIN, OHIO - A civil stalking protection order filed against Lorain police Officer Corey Earl has been dropped. On Thursday, Thomas Pruitt, a corrections officer at the county jail, dropped the request for the order that he filed last week without explanation, according to court records...

Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Career Choices
Descriptions of law enforcement occupations

Police Officer Slander
City of Detroit agrees to $25,000 settlement.

Police Whistleblower
Officer awarded $980,000 for whistleblower violations and retaliation.

Police Officer
City of Tonawanda awards former employee $47,000 wrongful termination settlement.

Boat Crash
Police officer awarded $100,000 settlement after crashing into bridge piling while on duty.

New York City
$1.5 million settlement after a family of four was killed by an off duty drunken police officer.

Motorcycle Cop Accident
Erie police officer awarded $150,000 workers compensation settlement after sustaining serious injuries while on duty.