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Print An off-duty Los Angeles police officer was arrested Friday in Inglewood on suspicion of kidnapping, criminal threats and assault with a deadly weapon, the Inglewood Police Department confirmed Monday. Nicolas QuintanillaBorja, 29, was arrested after Inglewood officers responded to a radio call about a family disturbance in the 3500 block of West 116th Street about 5:47 a.m. Friday and interviewed victims and witnesses at the scene, Inglewood police said. They said QuintanillaBorja had identified himself as an off-duty officer from the LAPD’s 77th Division prior to being arrested. The Inglewood department did not provide any more specifics about the incident. QuintanillaBorja could not be reached for comment, and it was unclear Monday whether he had an attorney. ....
WILLIAM H. FREIVOGEL and PAUL WAGMAN Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting ST. LOUIS Timothy Loehmann wanted to be a police officer like his father. He got a job in Independence, Ohio, but it didn t go well. His supervisors allowed him to quit after he suffered a dangerous lack of composure during firearms training. The department concluded he would not be able to cope or make good decisions under stress. The deputy chief wrote Loehmann could not follow simple directions, could not communicate clear thoughts nor recollections, and his handgun performance was dismal. Cleveland Police did not check on Loehmann s history in Independence before hiring him. Also, Ohio law required a felony before an officer would lose his badge. So it was Loehmann who responded in the fall of 2014 to the Cleveland park where 12-year-old Tamir Rice was playing with what turned out to be a toy gun. Loehmann shot him dead. ....
Wandering cops shuffle departments, abusing citizens WILLIAM H. FREIVOGEL and PAUL WAGMAN/Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting April 28, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 8 1of8FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 file photo, police hold their clubs as they form a line in front of supporters of President Donald Trump on Election Day in Beverly Hills, Calif. Red states such as Florida and Georgia lead the way in decertifying officers with past problems, while there is no decertification in two of the bluest and biggest in the country – California and New Jersey.Ringo H.W. Chiu/APShow MoreShow Less 2of8FILE - This Wednesday, April 21, 2021 booking photo provided by the Minnesota Department of Corrections shows Derek Chauvin, who was convicted the previous day of murder and manslaughter in the 2020 death of George Floyd. Chauvin’s prosecution illustrates that officers who come to public attention in abuse cases ofte ....
WILLIAM H. FREIVOGEL and PAUL WAGMAN Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting ST. LOUIS Timothy Loehmann wanted to be a police officer like his father. He got a job in Independence, Ohio, but it didn t go well. His supervisors allowed him to quit after he suffered a dangerous lack of composure during firearms training. The department concluded he would not be able to cope or make good decisions under stress. The deputy chief wrote Loehmann could not follow simple directions, could not communicate clear thoughts nor recollections, and his handgun performance was dismal. Cleveland Police did not check on Loehmann s history in Independence before hiring him. Also, Ohio law required a felony before an officer would lose his badge. So it was Loehmann who responded in the fall of 2014 to the Cleveland park where 12-year-old Tamir Rice was playing with what turned out to be a toy gun. Loehmann shot him dead. ....
Updated 4 hours ago Wandering Police Officers Big Impediment To Reform: Report A 2020 study showed officers who move to other police departments often run into disciplinary problems after they are rehired. William H. Freivogel and Paul Wagman/Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting ST. LOUIS (AP) Timothy Loehmann wanted to be a police officer like his father. He got a job in Independence, Ohio, but it didn’t go well. His supervisors allowed him to quit after he suffered a “dangerous lack of composure” during firearms training. The department concluded he would “not be able to cope or make good decisions” under stress. The deputy chief wrote Loehmann “could not follow simple directions, could not communicate clear thoughts nor recollections, and his handgun performance was dismal.” ....