How would I go about having an agency outside of our county or district perform an internal investigation of a police officer?
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How would I go about having an agency outside of our county or district perform an internal investigation of a police officer?
I live in a small city of less then 17,000 people. There is a police officer that has been involved in very shady activities, and unfortunately his father is the Chief District Attorney for the county. As you may have figured everything gets swept under the rug. There have been reports of sexually based crimes, unlawful discharge of weapons, destruction of city property, etc. I have not been victimized by this officer personally, however the information gathered has been disturbing.
Asked on April 23, 2013 under Criminal Law, California
Answers:
MD, Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
If you are not a victim, then there really is no reason for you to be investigating someone. It could put you in harm's way, subject you to lawsuits for defamation and invasion of privacy. A victim or series of victims could personally hire a private investigator to surveil this person. You must understand there is a cost associated with this. So if there are issues like this, most agencies on the outside would be like the FBI, who have bigger fish to fry. You can simply inform the FBI but I am not sure how far that would go.
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