http://www.examiner.com/article/nearly-nude-driver-dwi-arrested-wearing-only-an-unzipped-jacket

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Reportedly, a nearly nude driver received a DWI charge Friday in New Jersey. The allegedly drunk woman, who only donned an unzipped jacket at the time of the traffic stop, is also suspected in a hit and run accident that same day. Obviously, a nearly nude driver, DWI charges or not, headlines the news.

According to a Jan. 21 report from Daily Record on this strange news story, Catherine Giaquinto, 36, a resident from Warwick, faces a litany of charges stemming from the driving while intoxicated arrest."

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http://libertycrier.com/front-page/fl-highway-patrol-trooper-in-jail-for-fabricating-arrest-reports/

Florida "Trooper Scott Kunstmann’s dash camera was rolling when he pulled over 71-year-old Robert Culbertson on I-75 back in 2011.

Culbertson was allegedly weaving, so Kunstmann asked a series of questions to determine if a field sobriety test was warranted, and asked another trooper for assistance.

Culbertson admitted to having one beer three hours prior.  In the police report, Kunstmann indicated he smelled alcohol on Culbertson’s breath, but in the dash cam video, the two officers are heard on tape agreeing that they couldn’t smell alcohol.

One of the reocurring themes on my blog related to bad police officers is that we need videos in the police cars to catch when an officer lies, or misremembers things. This is even more important in cases where someone refuses a breath or blood test. If those people did not give a blood test that came back 0, there would be a good chance they would have been found guilty of DWI based solely on the testimony of the officer, if there was not videos.

http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/989329-469/driver-charged-with-dwi-in-fatal-jaffrey.html

"A 34-year-old Jaffrey man was killed Saturday night when a pickup truck operated by an allegedly drunk driver slammed into a tree near the Jaffrey-Fitzwilliam town line, the Keene Sentinel is reporting."

Felony DWI that causes serious bodily injury carries significant penalties including mandatory 14 days up to 7 years in prison. Vehicular manslaughter carries up to 30 years in prison and an up to an indefinite license loss.

http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/oregon-teen-arrested-posting-drivin-drunk-facebook-status-191551764--abc-news-topstories.html

"Jacob Cox-Brown, 18, of Astoria, Ore., about 100 miles west of Portland, was with friends when, police say, he posted the status update on his Facebook page: "Drivin drunk… classsic ;) but to whoever's vehicle i hit i am sorry. :P""

"At about 1 a.m. New Year's Day, officer Riley received a call reporting a hit-and-run crash in Astoria. When officers Riley and Matt Clausen arrived to the scene, they found a white Scion car had been sideswiped, leaving behind car debris, police said. Clausen collected multiple pieces of plastic from the taillight and bumper cover."

"Astoria PD released a statement saying, "Aydt and Clausen went to Cox-Brown's house and found a vehicle that matched the damage done to the two vehicles at the early morning crash.""

I was recently quoted by NHPR about how I expect false arrests to go up. This just shows that dishonest cops can arrest someone for DUI (and if that person refused a breath or blood test, there is a good chance they would be convicted of DUI since it would be there word against the cop. Unfortunately, most police departments do not have videos from the police vehicle. So, a police officer who wants to, can make up things to get an arrest. It is shameful the officer received an award for Trooper of the year for the high number of DUI arrests. It just goes to show an officer could have an incentive to make up things. (Please note this story is exceptionally rare, and an overwhelming majority of police officers are honest. The problem is, without videos, it is difficult to distinguish the good guys from the bad ones)

http://news.yahoo.com/former-cop-accused-faking-duis-021947523--abc-news-topstories.html

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A class-action lawsuit has been filed against a former Utah Highway Patrol trooper and her superiors alleging that she filed false DUI charges during her career.

The department fired Lisa Steed in November for alleged misconduct related to her duties.