All articles tagged with #undercover officers
Police are investigating after shots were fired at Oak Park Mall when two shoplifting suspects confronted two undercover officers. During the struggle, one of the suspects grabbed an officer's gun and fired a single shot inside the mall. No one was injured, and both suspects are now in custody. The mall is closed for the evening but expected to reopen tomorrow. This incident follows a shooting at Independence Mall just two days ago.
Scott Meyer, a 52-year-old man from Oshkosh, Wisconsin, has been sentenced to over 10 years in federal prison for attempted child enticement. Meyer exchanged sexual messages with an undercover officer, whom he believed to be a 15-year-old girl, and requested explicit photos while encouraging her to run away from home. He was arrested when he planned to meet the girl for sex. This is not Meyer's first offense, as he had previously committed a similar crime in Shawano County. After serving his prison sentence, Meyer will be subject to a lifetime of supervised release.
A man in his 20s was shot and killed by an undercover police officer in Louisville's Portland neighborhood after he attempted to carjack two officers with a gun. The officers were attempting to apprehend a suspect in an unrelated investigation. The suspect died as a result of his injuries, and neither of the officers were injured. Kentucky State Police will lead the investigation into the shooting.
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) mistakenly exposed the identities of dozens of officers working undercover to investigate national security breaches, drug cartels, and other dangerous criminal enterprises. The mistake arose when the city responded to a public records request by releasing the names, photographs, and badge numbers of more than 9,000 officers. None of the officers - undercover or otherwise - were given advance warning or offered an opportunity to raise objections to their information becoming public. The police union has lodged a formal complaint to demand accountability from the LAPD chief and his top legal adviser.
Three LAPD officers have sued the owner of an anti-police site called killercop.com after their photos were published with an alleged “bounty” on them. The lawsuit demands that the photos and other identifying information be deleted from the website. The release of the photos has roiled the LAPD, with some officers considering retirement because of it. Dozens of undercover officers are expected to bring a class-action lawsuit against the department. The plaintiffs in the lawsuit against Sutcliffe claim that the alleged threats, combined with their photos being circulated online, have caused them emotional distress.
LAPD Chief Michel Moore admits mistake after the department released private information, including names and photos of undercover officers, as part of a California public records request. The release has led to threats against LAPD officers, with some anti-police websites putting a target on them. The LAPD is investigating the matter, and Chief Moore is looking at the possibility of criminally charging anyone threatening police officers. The department is also facing potential lawsuits from officers who feel their lives have been put at risk.
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is investigating its chief and constitutional policing director after the names and photos of undercover officers were released to a watchdog group that posted them online. The Stop LAPD Spying Coalition posted over 9,300 officers' information and photographs in a searchable online database, following a public records request by a reporter for progressive news outlet Knock LA. The LAPD's release of the undercover officers' names and photographs was inadvertent, and the department is investigating the matter.