Related News: Cop who stole nude pics off arrested women’s phones gets no jail time

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. Ars Technica published an article titled Cop who stole nude pics off arrested women’s phones gets no jail time.

A now-former California Highway Patrol (CHP) officer who was charged with criminal felony charges after seizing and distributing racy photos copied from arrestees’ phones has pleaded no contest and will serve no jail time.

Sean Harrington’s plea deal, which was finalized on Tuesday, means that he receives a 180-day suspended sentence, three years of felony probation, and according to local media accounts, “must also speak at a community violence solutions class to tell everyone what he did.” Harrington resigned from the CHP last year after the charges were filed.

Source: Ars Technica

Related News: MPD officer caught on video drag racing gets his job back

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The Montgomery Police Department is confirming that the motorcycle officer who was captured on video drag racing with a private citizen will get his job back.

WSFA 12 News first reported the story earlier this week after video of the race was posted on YouTube. The story has since gone viral with national reports from outlets such as CNN and NBC’s Today Show.

Source: WSFA

Related News: Dothan judge hears arguments in case of officer disciplined for Facebook posts

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. The Dothan Eagle published an article titled Dothan judge hears arguments in case of officer disciplined for Facebook posts.

Before a Dothan judge can determine whether the city’s personnel board acted appropriately in upholding the discipline of a police officer who made controversial Facebook posts, he must first determine the criteria he can consider to make his ruling.

Circuit Judge Butch Binford heard arguments Tuesday in the case of Dothan Police Cpl. Raemonica Carney, who was disciplined by Police Chief Greg Benton earlier this year after he was made aware of Facebook posts she made concerning Christopher Dorner, a former Los Angeles Police Department officer who is believed to have killed two officers and two others before being pursued to a California cabin where an exchange of gunfire occurred. A fire erupted in the cabin and Dorner died in the fire.

Source: Dothan Eagle

Related News: Guilty plea entered by man who tried to entice Huntsville police officer’s children, led police on high-speed chase before fiery crash (updated)

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. AL.com published an article titled Guilty plea entered by man who tried to entice Huntsville police officer’s children, led police on high-speed chase before fiery crash (updated).

A Hazel Green man charged with attempting to lure two children of a Huntsville police officer into his car entered a guilty plea today on charges of attempted kidnapping and enticing a child for immoral purposes.

Nicholos Kirk Roberts, 42, was arrested in December 2011 after leading police on a high-speed chase after the kids’ father found him. Roberts’ truck ultimately crashed on a Memorial Parkway service road and law enforcement officers had to pull him out of the vehicle before it burst into flames.

Source: AL.com

Related News: Posts on cop killing at center of officer discipline

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. The Dothan Eagle published an article titled Posts on cop killing at center of officer discipline.

Thursday’s four-hour Dothan Personnel Board hearing dealt with the weighty issue of free speech as parties wrestled with just how far a uniformed police officer can go in posting potentially explosive comments on social media.

Source: Dothan Eagle