Special Investigations Group

11/10/2022

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated PressWASHINGTON - The Justice Department's inspector general has opened an investigation of the top federal prosecutor in Massachusetts, prompted by U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins' appearance at a political fundraiser featuring first lady Jill Bi...

11/10/2022

10/15/2019

https://ktvu.com/ne
ws/officer-who-fatally-shot-texas-woman-in-her-home-charged-with-murder

10/12/2019

https://www.ktvu.com/news/former-san-mateo-police-officer-could-face-life-in-prison-after-jury-finds-him-guilty-of-ra**ng-5-women

Noah Wi******er would find a potential victim who had committed some minor offense. Then he would make sure none of his fellow officers were in the area and that no major incident was happening that might require his participation and take advantage of that time to commit his crimes, prosecutors sai...

09/24/2019

http://www.ktvu.com/news/ktvu-local-news/off-duty-oakland-officer-who-accidentally-shot-himself-facing-charges

An Oakland police officer has been charged with possession and hampering an investigation after he accidentally shot himself while off-duty in San Leandro. 

09/02/2019

http://www.ktvu.com/news/criminal-justice-reform-turns-to-list-of-dishonest-police-officers

During the 22 years he spent in prison after being convicted of killing a Boston police detective, Sean Ellis believed there was something suspicious about the officers who led the murder investigation. He just couldn't prove it. It would take years of digging and scores of public information reques...

08/30/2019

http://www.ktvu.com/news/off-duty-chp-officer-charged-with-resisting-arrest-brandishing-gun-and-vandalism

A California Highway Patrol officer on medical leave was charged Friday in Sonoma County Superior Court with felony resisting arrest, brandishing a firearm and vandalism during a neighborhood disturbance two weeks ago.

08/29/2019

http://www.ktvu.com/news/ktvu-local-news/former-deputy-avoids-jail-time-s*x-offender-registration-for-s*x-crimes-involving-inmates

MARTINEZ (BCN) A former Contra Costa County sheriff's deputy who pleaded guilty to felony s*x crimes involving female inmates avoided serious jail time or mandatory s*x-offender registration at his sentencing in a Martinez courtroom Wednesday afternoon.

08/01/2019

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/officer-fired-twice-from-one-police-department-became-chief-of-another/

A new USA Today Network investigation uncovered disturbing patterns of officers rising through the ranks despite being convicted of crimes and accused of misconduct

07/30/2019

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/11/14/16649034/lapd-police-plant-evidence-ronald-shields

It’s reportedly the first LAPD body camera video that the media and public have seen.

07/28/2019

Former San Francisco deputy sheriff convicted of insurance fraud involving jailhouse lover

A former San Francisco deputy sheriff accused of having a romantic relationship with a jail inmate who was found with a department-issued firearm she had reported stolen, was convicted of fraud last month. April Myres, 55, was found guilty of mail and wire fraud in an eight-day federal trial that co...