A part-time police officer has reportedly been charged for allegedly abusing his girlfriend’s young children with a Taser-like weapon.
Kevin McCann, 47, of Lawrence Township, Ohio, has been charged with two counts of felonious assault and two counts of felony child endangering. McCann allegedly used a Taser-like weapon this on Christina Robinson’s 3-year-old daughter and 2-year-old son, the Canton Repository reports.
Authorities do not believe McCann shocked the children and they do not believe the weapon he allegedly used in this incident was given to him as part of his official duties, according to the newspaper.
Robinson, 22, also of Lawrence Township, is charged with four counts of felony child endangering.
Both suspects were arraigned Wednesday and denied all charges. They remain in the Stark County Jail with bond set at $500,000.
The two children in question and a younger sibling have been placed with a relative with supervision provided by the Stark County Department of Job and Family Services, the newspaper reports.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer has been charged with sexually assaulting two female motorists while in uniform and operating his patrol car.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Officer Marcus Jackson, 25, was charged with sexual battery, second-degree sex offense, extortion, kidnapping, indecent exposure and two counts of felonious restraint. He was being held in lieu of bond totaling $360,000 ahead of a court hearing Thursday, according to jail records. The records did not indicate whether he had an attorney, and a jail spokesman did not immediately return a call seeking information.
Jackson was immediately fired after his arrest Wednesday night, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Rodney Monroe said.
“To have one of our own involved in such a despicable act is not only a violation of the public trust, but a complete dishonor to this officer and every officer that wears this badge,” Monroe said. “We work very hard to gain and maintain the public’s trust, and this knocks us backward.”
The case began after a relative reported Monday that a 17-year-old girl said she was ordered into Jackson’s car on Dec. 18, driven to another location, and assaulted. The girl said the officer had been wearing his uniform and driving his marked patrol car.
On Tuesday, a 21-year-old woman told detectives she’d been assaulted under similar circumstances the previous night, Monroe said.
Both of the reported incidents happened between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m. in east Charlotte, where Jackson was on duty.
“It is profoundly disappointing when one of our police officers engages in such heinous conduct,” Mayor Anthony Foxx said in a statement. “It obscures the fact that the vast majority of our officers are dedicated, hardworking people.”
Monroe added that “it would be naive” to think others had not been assaulted by Jackson, according to a report Thursday in the Charlotte Observer.
The police chief reportedly released Jackson’s photo at a news conference in the hopes that other potential victims will come forward.
Hurricane, Meredith and Vicky the intern decided to take a little road trip to Tiger Wood’s house in Orlando. At first MJ thought Fester would be funny to dress in drag but he knew Meredith would get more press.
Once they arrived Meredith hopped out of the car and ran out in her bikini and heels holding up a sign that said ‘Tiger – They Offered Me $500,000 – I’m Keeping My Mouth Shut!’ Security tried to kick her off the property but she refused to move so they called the police. Traffic was slowed down at least a quarter of a mile each way with passengers taking pictures and laughing as they drove by.
Meredith continued to scream, ‘’He’s Not a Tiger He’s A Cheetah!’’ to all the cars as they drove but finally had to leave when they were pulling cars over and issuing tickets to everyone that stopped.
Jason Anderson Charged With Manslaughter As Police Release Shocking Car Crash Tape (VIDEO)
Milford police released video today of a deadly collision that killed two teens in June.
The dashboard cam of a police cruiser shows a speeding Officer Jason Anderson pass on the right side of the road and barrel into Ashlie Krakowski and David Servin as they made a left-hand turn. Servin died at the scene. Krakowski died later at the hospital.
Anderson was driving 94 mph and did not have his lights or siren on. Even worse, the officer was not responding to a call and had no reason to be speeding.
The officer has been charged with manslaughter but is on paid leave from the department.
In Lincoln Park, Michigan, a 17-year-old called 911 when her father (recovering at home from brain surgery) had a seizure. Her first call didn’t go through, so the panicked girl hung up and tried again. While the phone was still ringing, the girl said “what the #.” Apparently 911 calls are recorded even while the phone is ringing, so the police officer heard her say it. When the officer answered the call, he was only interested in the fact that the girl said “fuck” and wouldn’t help.
Tenn. trooper suspended over white pride e-mail
Fri Nov 13, 3:40 pm ET
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A Tennessee state trooper who accidentally sent an e-mail proclaiming white pride to 787 state employees has been suspended for 15 days without pay and will have to attend diversity training.
The e-mail from Trooper Brent Gobbell states, in part, “You rob us, carjack us, and shoot at us. But, when a white police officer shoots a black gang member … you call him a racist.” It also includes a list of racist epithets.
The state Department of Safety says Gobbell sent the e-mail to himself so he could print a copy. He did not realize he had also sent it to hundreds of state employees.
An investigation revealed that Gobbell later deleted his responses to the original e-mail and attempted to delete the original too. Gobbell has apologized.
Photographer detained for taking photos of the LA subway system
By David Markland
November 8th, 2009 @ 10:25 PM Law Enforcement, Mass TransitThe photographer “Discarted” has gone done it again and threatened national security by violating the laws of the MTA and taking photos of the Los Angeles subway system that he could very likely end up selling to Al Qaeda. Seems perfectly reasonable that he be detained by LA Sheriffs, right?
Except that there is no rule prohibiting public photography in Los Angeles subway systems. And any detainment would require a reasonable suspicion of the subject having committed a crime… which may have occurred, but the only unusual activity the Sheriff ever cites is Discarted’s act of taking photos.
After handcuffing Discarted, the sheriff doing most of the talking, Officer Richard Gylfie, is heard threating threatening to put him the FBI’s “hit list” and will be flagged and detained before boarding planes, trains, or other forms of transportation where an ID is checked. And why? Apparently for not shivering in fear to Gylfie’s demands to tell him why he’s taking photos… or maybe I’m missing something.
As if it needs repeating, photography is allowed in public spaces, including the subway system. Its a shame that the same people who we pay to enforce our laws are blatantly ignorant of this, and instead abuse the power that we bestow upon them to harass and intimidate.
