 Several instances of misconduct by Columbus police officers have been reported over the years.In January 1998, at least seven Division officers were arrested for aiding local drug rings.On 6 August 2015, the Civil Rights Division on the US Department of Justice found that "CPD officers are engaged in a pattern or practice of using excessive force, making false arrests and lodging false charges, and conducting improper searches and seizures in violation of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution."