Good Cops

Peoria Cop Demoted for Shot-Up Obama Shirt Credited With Saving Life of Shot MCSO Deputy

By Matthew Hendley Tue., Apr. 30 2013 at 2:19 PM
Categories: Bad Cops, Good Cops
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Peoria Officer Pat Shearer
The Peoria Police Department will host a meeting Wednesday between Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Deputy Ruben Garcia -- who was shot in the face in January while responding to a call -- and the two Peoria cops credited with saving his life.

One of those Peoria cops is Ryan Bakke, and the other is Pat Shearer, who made national news early last year for a photo on his Facebook page of a bunch of kids who'd just shot up a T-shirt depicting President Barack Obama.

See also:
-Peoria Cop Demoted for Picture of Freshly Shot-Up Obama T-Shirt on Facebook Page
-Barack Obama T-Shirt (Apparently) Blasted by Arizona Kids, from Cop Facebook Page
-Donald Miller ID'd as Shooter of MCSO Deputy Ruben Garcia
-MCSO Deputy in Critical Condition After Being Shot Several Times in Peoria

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Bad Cops

Aaron Smith, Ex-Tempe Cop, Pleads Guilty to Stealing From Police Department

By Matthew Hendley Fri., Apr. 12 2013 at 10:27 AM
Categories: Bad Cops
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Aaron Smith
Aaron Smith, a former Tempe patrol officer who decided to steal from a building full of cops -- the police department -- has pleaded guilty to a theft charge.

Smith, who was caught taking some cash, bikes, and a GPS unit that didn't even work, told his fellow officers that he was suffering from "extreme financial hardship."

See also:
-Tempe Cop Aaron Smith Arrested, Accused of Stealing From Police Department


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Bad Cops

Bill to Get Rid of FLDS-Lovin' Cops in Colorado City Back Again

By Matthew Hendley Fri., Feb. 15 2013 at 12:22 PM
Categories: Bad Cops, I'm Only a Bill
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A bill that would disband the police force in Colorado City is back again this legislative session.

For whatever reasons, legislators ended up killing almost the same exact bill last session, and the allegedly corrupt "marshals" on the Utah/Arizona border -- whom Attorney General Tom Horne contends are still loyal to child rapist Warren Jeffs and his Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints -- still have policing power.

See also:
-Woman Free After Being Held by FLDS in Colorado City for a Decade
-Colorado City Now Has Cops That Enforce Arizona Laws Instead of a Child Rapist's
-Tom Horne Sending Cash to Mohave County Sheriff's Office to Patrol Colorado City
-Tom Horne's Effort to Get Rid of FLDS-Lovin' Cops in Colorado City Killed in Legislature
-New Times Special Report: Polygamy in Arizona


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Bad Cops

Video Released of David Hulstedt Shot in Back, Then Dragged 400 Feet on Knees by Scottsdale Police

By Ray Stern Thu., Aug. 16 2012 at 1:02 PM
Categories: Bad Cops

See also: Scottsdale Police Used Excessive Force in '08 Shooting of Man Left as Paraplegic, Judge Rules

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After writing Tuesday about the troubling case of David Hulstedt, the mentally ill man shot in the back by Scottsdale police, we obtained the full video (see below) of the incident from Hulstedt's lawyer.

Recorded by Hulstedt's neighbor through a screen, the video shows what happened during and just after the 2008 shooting. Watch as Scottsdale police shoot Hulstedt, handcuff him, then drag him on his knees 400 feet across rough ground and asphalt.

Hulstedt's suing for $40 million even as he still faces criminal proceedings stemming from his treatment of his 2-year-old daughter.

U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow ruled last week in the lawsuit that Scottsdale police used excessive force on Hulstedt, shooting the unarmed man without warning.


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Scottsdale Police Used Excessive Force in '08 Shooting of Man Left as Paraplegic, Judge Rules

By Ray Stern Tue., Aug. 14 2012 at 3:21 PM
Categories: Bad Cops

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In this still shot from a video, David Hulstedt can be seen dropping his 2-year-old girl after being shot in the back by Scottsdale police officers. The video, taken by Hulstedt's neighbor, provided key evidence in a lawsuit against police.

Scottsdale police used excessive force in 2008 when they shot a man in the back without a warning, rendering him a paraplegic, a judge has ruled.

David Hulstedt, who was 35 at the time of the shooting, filed a $40 million lawsuit against the city in 2009.

An August 6 ruling in the suit by U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow describes how police showed up to Hulstedt's north Scottsdale home because they were concerned about the safety of the man's 2-year-old daughter, but then caused the girl to be injured in a fall when they shot Hulstedt for no good reason.

One officer may have lied in his statements about the incident to make the shooting seem justified, the judge's ruling states.

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Bad cops

Phoenix Cop Christopher Wilson, Liaison to LGBT Community, Admits to Sexual Misconduct With Two Teenage Boys

By Jason Lewis Wed., Aug. 8 2012 at 11:10 AM
Categories: Bad Cops, Bad cops
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Phoenix police arrested now-former fellow officer Christopher J. Wilson last night for alleged sexual misconduct with two teenage boys.

Wilson admitted to having improper sexual relationships with a 14-year-old and a 17-year-old,  according to Phoenix police Sergeant Trent Crump.

An investigation into Wilson's misconduct began yesterday afternoon after the parents of the 14-year-old victim came forward to police to disclose Wilson's sexual contact with him, Crump says.

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Bad Cops

Tempe Cop Aaron Smith Arrested, Accused of Stealing From Police Department

By Matthew Hendley Mon., Jul. 30 2012 at 8:34 AM
Categories: Bad Cops
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Now-former Tempe Police Officer Aaron Smith.
Aaron Smith, a patrol officer with the Tempe Police Department for more than seven years, was arrested this weekend for allegedly stealing some of the department's stuff.

Smith, who told his (now former) fellow officers that he was suffering from "extreme financial hardship," is accused of taking some cash, bikes, and a GPS unit that didn't even work, according to Tempe police.

According to Tempe PD, officers noticed earlier this month that stuff around the department was starting to go missing.

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The Feds

Tom Horne Ain't Mad About Justice Department Suing Colorado City

By Matthew Hendley Thu., Jun. 21 2012 at 4:32 PM
Categories: Bad Cops, The Feds, Those Wacky Mormons
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That's Tom Horne, and he approves this lawsuit.
Believe it or not, an elected official in Arizona is pleased with something the federal government did.

Attorney General Tom Horne handed out his thoughts on the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division suing Colorado City -- the town on the Utah/Arizona border that child rapist Warren Jeffs used to call home -- and he's likin' what he's seein'.

"I am very pleased that the US DOJ has taken legal action to join us in this fight," Horne says. "I have offered the support of my office in pursuing this case and look forward to justice being served."

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Colorado City Sued by Justice Department; Child Rapist Warren Jeffs Still Running the Joint

By Matthew Hendley Thu., Jun. 21 2012 at 3:13 PM
Categories: Bad Cops, Religulous, The Feds, Those Wacky Mormons
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Colorado City -- the town on the Utah/Arizona border that child rapist Warren Jeffs used to call home -- is being sued by the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division for religious and housing discrimination.

The feds say the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and Jeffs are still running Colorado City and the neighboring Utah town of Hildale to their fanatical religious liking -- a fact several of Arizona's legislators continue to deny.

Much of the lawsuit brings allegations against the "Marshal's Office" for policing on the basis of FLDS law, instead of enforcing actual laws.

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Tom Horne Sending Cash to Mohave County Sheriff's Office to Patrol Colorado City

By Matthew Hendley Thu., Jun. 7 2012 at 11:46 AM
Categories: Bad Cops, For the Kids, Religulous, Those Wacky Mormons
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The Arizona Legislature didn't really feel the need to replace the police force in Colorado City with deputies from the Mohave County Sheriff's Office, so Attorney General Tom Horne's pulling out Plan B.

The AG's office announced today that it's sending $420,000 to the Sheriff's Office for overtime pay to patrol the city, on top of the Warren Jeffs kiss-asses that are supposed to be policing the town.

Colorado City, the spot on the Utah/Arizona border that the child-rapist Jeffs used to call home -- and remains the home to members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints -- currently is patrolled by marshals whom Horne believes are loyal to Jeffs instead of the law.

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