Long-time Providence, Rhode Island Police Chief Dean Esserman resigned last July after news reports surfaced that underage individuals were drinking alcohol at his daughter's high school graduation party in the backyard of their home. Despite the fact that the Chief was chaperoning his daughter's graduation party and abruptly sent everyone home when he discovered some of the guests had brought alcohol to his home, the local news media kept the story going.

Under a policy adopted in 2008, The Nebraska State Patrol has rejected potential recruits with tattoos or other body art that would be exposed while in uniform. Five of the 228 candidates invited to a pre-training camp orientation session back in October of last year were immediately rejected because they had "visible tattoos."

Two Manhattan Beach, California police officers, fired for their roles in an off-duty hit-and-run crash, are both seeking $10 million from the city in damages.
According the Daily breeze newspaper, the cops allege they have not only been inhumanely treated, they also might have to flee the country.