This is a bit tardy because of recent travels, but for March it is the story about former Police Chief Bruce Barlow from Mendenhall, Mississippi:
The indictment said Barlow instructed “his officers to seize cash at every arrest, including money from people arrested for misdemeanors.” When some of those people were arrested, Barlow offered to let them go or reduce charges if they forfeited their property and money, the indictment said. Sometimes he allegedly demanded more money “purporting to be contributions to the police department’s ‘drug fund.’ ” If the payment was in cash, the money rarely made it to the drug fund, the indictment said.
When then-Chief Barlow became aware that he was under investigation, he started committing more crimes:
Barlow tried to create and back-date an inventory list of the property he had taken and took money purported to be for the drug fund to Mendenhall City Hall for deposit, the indictment said. The former chief also is charged with attempting to “intimidate, threaten and corruptly persuade” a witness to lie to the grand jury.
Worst of the Month — March 2013 is a post from PoliceMisconduct.net