During the first half of June Officers listed below have been arrested for crimes related to their own personal family violence. Over at http://www.behindthebluewall.blogspot the site brings awareness to an issue that remains behind closed doors. For a police officers family, wives and children, they have no place to turn for assistance from a system that slaps the offender on hand who also happens to be in law enforcement, these are just a handful of the thousands across the country that are swept under the rug and never get reported.RI] Sgt Ciresi, accused of wife assault, sent to prison on other crimes ...he allegedly slapped his former wife, Lisa Ciresi, at her parent's house at 36 Spicer St. during an altercation over the impending sale of their house on South Locust Avenue..____________________________
[CT] Judge Strackbein doesn't protect Officer Knight's son & assures cop this can be resolved ...Knight claimed he only restrained his son to avoid an accident while driving home and "wrapped his son up" at the house in self-defense... Knight told police he was disciplining his son - "acting in a parental intervention role." Judge Hillary Strackbein told Knight that after meeting with family relations officials and avoiding any further incidents, "things should work out"...
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[PA] Officer McCarthy's wife: "I thought he was going to kill me" ...McCarthy, the woman testified, reminded her he was a police officer and that he could kill her. "I thought he was going to kill me..."
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[NH] Chief Brougham's wife: I and my children need to be protected ...THE COURT PAPERS QUOTED THE WIFE AS SAYING, BROUGHAM CALLED AND DEMANDED TO SPEAK WITH THE CHILDREN BEFORE INFORMING HER THAT HE HAD A CAN OF GAS AND WAS PLANNING TO BURN THEIR HOME DOWN AROUND HIM...
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[CA] Update on Chief Gunderson's wife-rape charges & guns, guns, guns ...His attorney, Russell Clanton, contends that seeds of trouble were planted by the chief's former wife, now a Humboldt County sheriff's office dispatcher, who he says has plotted to poison Gundersen's relationship with his current spouse...
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[PA] Officer Turkos shakes off felony family assault charge since wife's bone didn't snap - A Dupont police officer faces charges for assaulting and threatening to kill his wife and stepson... She suffered a broken right arm and bruises on her legs. The 11-year-old complained of pain in his abdomen and neck... "I am the boss." He allegedly told his wife "I will cut you off at the knees" and "I'll kill him (stepson) and I'll kill you"... Turkos is expected to surrender on the charges in the next few days. "We know where he is; it's not like he's on the run"...
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[CA] Officer "Maes told her in Spanish not to tell them anything" ...Anthony Carl Maes, 51, Whittier, is expected to be arraigned Tuesday morning on one misdemeanor count of domestic battery with corporal injury and one misdemeanor count of dissuading a witness from reporting a crime...
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[OH] Nicole Ballenger pleads guilty in the killing her police officer husband Cedric ...POLICE WERE CALLED TO 725 BURLEIGH AVE. ABOUT 7:45 A.M. AND FOUND CEDRIC BALLENGER, 37, DEAD IN AN UPSTAIRS BEDROOM OF THE HOME HE SHARED WITH HIS EX-WIFE AND HIS CHILDREN - SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES... SHE TOLD A 911 DISPATCHER THAT SHE SHOT HER EX-HUSBAND AFTER HE RAPED HER... BALLENGER WAS EXAMINED AT A HOSPITAL BECAUSE OF THE RAPE CLAIM, POLICE SAID, BUT DECLINED TO REVEAL WHAT, IF ANY, EVIDENCE WAS FOUND...
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[CT] Stalking Detective Bruneau working on erasing his charges ...Bruneau is charged with 2 counts each of 2nd-degree stalking and 2nd-degree harassment... If Bruneau finishes the programs the charges would be wiped away... One message read, "I know where you live and I know where he lives... Tell the flavor of the month with you I took a good look. He ain't no match. Have a nice date"...
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[CA] To charge or not charge Ex-Sgt. Rodrigues who defiantly kept his guns? ...The former 25-year San Benito County sheriff's deputy was indicted by a grand jury in December 2007 with three counts of forcible rape, two counts of unlawful sexual penetration and one count each of spousal rape, attempted rape and domestic violence.
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[PA] Fire Battalion Chief Washabaugh's bloody girlfriend, arrest, and the new police dv policy ...Officers and paramedics found [CD] crying and distraught with a swollen nose, red marks on her throat and blood on her feet, chest and legs... She said Washabaugh held her face against a vent and pulled her arm behind her back as he repeatedly threatened to kill her... City officials in December signed a "zero-tolerance" policy on domestic violence involving police officers and vowed to expand those rules to all city employees. The expansion of the policy has not been done yet, but Huss said Washabaugh will be treated "in a manner consistent" with the city police policy...
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[MD] Senator Brinkley- No arrest. No charges. Sallie used his hands to hit herself? ...she attempted to grab his hands and hit herself in the face with them... Brinkley opted not to take a lethality screening, which law enforcement officers use to determine if someone is in lethal danger of domestic violence. Many political officials are referring to it as a private matter... The incident resulted in no criminal charges...
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[FL] Deputy Harris cleared as Tara recants and is arrested. ..."HE ATTEMPTED TO GUIDE HER OUT OF THE ROOM BY BUMPING HER CHEST TO CHEST, BUT SHE TRIPPED AND FELL IN THE HALLWAY, AN ARREST REPORT STATES."... WHO CAN THE VICTIMS OF OFFICER INVOLVED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN HERNANDO COUNTY CALL? NOT THE POLICE - SO WHO?
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NYPD Officer Chaudhry spots his ex - Car chase & armed confrontation - A jealous off-duty city cop burst past the security booth of a Long Island college Friday and confronted his ex-girlfriend and her new beau at gunpoint, police said. "I am a cop. Don't f--- with me. I'll shoot you"...
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[CA] Firefighter Zawacki dv arrest: His department has no specific policy ...An Orange County Fire Authority firefighter is back on the job just two days after being booked in county jail on suspicion of attacking his girlfriend... The OCFA does not have a specific policy regarding relieving employees from their duties following an arrest for domestic violence...
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[CT] Will Officer Orbegozo get away with this armed domestic attack too? - HE HAD JUST BEEN ARRESTED FOR ATTACKING A WOMAN - MAYBE THE SAME VICTIM AS THIS TIME (A FEMALE POLICE OFFICER) - 2 WEEKS EARLIER, BUT THE PROSECUTOR DECIDED TO NOT PROSECUTE HIM. NOW THE STILL-EMPLOYED COP FORCES A FEMALE POLICE OFFICER OUT INTO THE WOODS AND PISTOL WHIPS HER - AND NOW WHAT??? - NOW THEY ARE TRYING TO DECIDE IF THEY SHOULD SUSPEND HIM OR TAKE AWAY HIS WEAPON? THOSE ARE THE BEST OPTIONS THEY COULD COME UP WITH - AND IT TAKES TIME TO FIGURE THOSE OUT?
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[FL] Deputy Francis lost his job but what about being accountable for the actual CRIMES? ...The unlawful conduct case stemmed from a dropped domestic battery complaint. The conduct unbecoming case stemmed from the discovery of illegal firearm attachments... In November 2007, Francis and his live-in girlfriend argued and he pushed her down a flight of stairs, knocking her unconscious for several hours. Francis was arrested for domestic battery...
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[OH] The police lt. who had his wife Vickie Barton killed can't have a new trial - "IN THE PARLANCE OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS, VICKIE BARTON HAD BECOME A "COLD CASE." NOT A FRIEND, NOT A HEALER, NOT A DAUGHTER. A COLD CASE... THE TERM SOUNDS IMPERSONAL, NOTHING LIKE THE WOMAN WITH THE "WARM BROWN EYES" AND EVER-PRESENT SMILE REMEMBERED BY FORMER COLLEAGUES..."
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[UT] Ex-wife of "resigned" Sgt. Spencer: "What helps is he has a new victim..." ..."What helps is he has a new victim. He's done with me"... She called police on four occasions and police officers stood outside with her husband, laughing and joking, while she packed a bag to leave. She also tried to call 911 three other times, but her husband ripped the phone away and threatened a murder/ suicide while holding a gun to her head... Armando L. Gutierrez, Sr., who is Spencer's father-in-law, was outraged... "This was not justice — it was 'protect your own,"... Gutierrez's wife, Delsie, said she also feared that Spencer will hunt her daughter down and murder her once he is out...
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[FL] Deputy Sheila Grandison stabbed repeatedly by her husband ...The couple's eldest child told officers he heard his mother screaming, "Help me," then saw his father on top of his mother, stabbing her in the neck and back with a kitchen knife... "The child attempted to save his mother by attacking his father, who reportedly stated that he would cut him if he did not stop...
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[GA] Deputy Yancey says he killed the man who killed his officer wife Linda - I'm not going to say anything here about what I am thinking. What I think doesn't matter. I'll just let the law enforcement officers do their job, and I believe they are on this one, determined to find the answers to the questions. Condolences to all who love the people involved. Prayers are lifted for the Yancey children, Derrick and Linda's families, for the family of the man yet to be identified, and for truth and justice.
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[SC] Janie Johnson's police leiutenant husband "resigned" (for his dv offenses) before he killed them both ...Ms. Johnson told deputies she was struck in the nose and the gun was pointed at her and Mr. Delfino, according to the report. Both victims said Mr. Johnson threatened to kill them. Officers also noted Ms. Johnson was outside in the cold with no jacket or shoes and was visibly frightened...
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[ME] Officer Regan finally fired May 12th. Pleading not guilty to discharging a gun in the house? ...Brian Regan, 39, was indicted in May on charges of reckless conduct with a weapon and criminal threatening with a weapon, both Class C crimes, as well as criminal threatening, assault and two counts of domestic violence assault...
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[CA] Deputy Gonzalez - spousal battery & false imprisonment charges ...The deputy, identified as 27-year-old Joel Gonzalez, was booked into the county jail on suspicion of spousal battery and false imprisonment...
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[GA] Fired Police Sgt. Parker finally indicted for murdering wife, dispatcher Theresa ...The couple was going through a divorce at the time. There have been widespread searches to find the body. Parker has denied involvement in the murder of his estranged wife...
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[GA] Chief Bolton on murder of deputy's wife, Officer Linda Yancey - Dekalb's police chief [Terell Bolton] is talking about double homicide that's left two boys without a mother and a Stone Mountain community in mourning. 44-year-old Linda Yancey was killed Monday...
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[OH] While checking on the well-being of Prison Officer Hatfield's wife police found... - Middletown police found seven vials of anabolic steroid and 16 packs of anabolic steroid tablets Jan. 25 while conducting a welfare check on Hatfield's spouse...
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[NY] Fired, reinstated, arrested Officer Lewis arrested a 2nd time in 2 months ...Lewis is accused of grabbing and pushing his wife after she apparently tried to prevent him from leaving the home with their 1-year-old son... He allegedly grabbed her around the neck during a later encounter in his vehicle... In 1998, Lewis was fired by then-Mayor Albert Jurczynski on the recommendation of a hearing officer who said Lewis had a history of disciplinary problems... A state arbitrator reversed the hearing officer's decision...
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[WA] Officer Galusha allowed to resign before disciplined on attacking his officer-wife ...He is charged in Benton County District Court with two counts of assault, one with a domestic violence allegation... Witnesses told officers that Galusha dragged his 24-year-old wife after grabbing her hair and putting her in a headlock... He then "slammed her up against the wall twice"...
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[MD] 1/2 a mil bail for "former officer" Breeding's "various crimes ...Bond of a half-million dollars set on a former police officer [?] arrested Sunday night following a domestic assault was apparently determined out of concern for his personal safety and the safety of victims in cases pending against him... Officers noticed injuries to the victim consistent with the allegation... Various pending criminal cases [?] apparently also factored in the high bond continued by Price...
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[NC] Sheriff Holland stands by his firing Deputy Hoover before a conviction - "...AS SHERIFF, I AM OFTEN FORCED TO MAKE DIFFICULT DECISIONS WHICH CAN BE LIFE ALTERING. MY PERSONAL FEELINGS, FRIENDSHIPS, AND RELATIONSHIPS CAN NOT INFLUENCE THOSE DECISIONS... TO TERMINATE DEPUTY HOOVER'S EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO A CONVICTION OR AN ACQUITTAL WAS BASED UPON THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE INFORMATION OBTAINED DURING THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION. I TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT DECISION AND IS ONE I STAND FIRMLY BEHIND"...
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[OH] Officer Gearhart charged with [armed] menacing - A Columbus police officer faces criminal charges after he became involved in a family fight last week in Circleville...
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[GA] Linda Ann (Thomas) Yancey - "I will never forget that beautiful smile of hers" - The wife of a DeKalb County sheriff's deputy was laid to rest Saturday. Linda Yancey was shot and killed in her Stone Mountain home Monday... The Thompson sisters said no one at Saturday's funeral was focused on the police investigation. Their focus was strictly on Yancey's life and memory. "She's a good person and I know she's in a better place now...
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Mother of Officer Maselli's murder-suicide victim, Shirley Fontanez, is suing - The mother of a teenager fatally shot by a Manhattan cop last year says she was repeatedly harassed after telling top cops that one of their own was dating her underage daughter, a lawsuit claims...
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