There are some cops who don't wear a badge or carry a gun, but they sure know how to break the law. From planting drugs to killing suspects, here are five times cops went rogue. Number one, Rampart scandal. Imagine a squad of elite Los Angeles police officers taking on the city's gangs. Sounds like a good thing, right? Well, in the 1990s, that's exactly what the community resource against street hoodlams or crash did. But instead of upholding the law, this special anti-gang unit became the very thing they were supposed to fight, a crime ring. Led by Sergeant Stacy Dean, aka the Black Panther, the Crash members got so bold that they even robbed banks. And when they weren't busy collecting an interestfree loan from the teller, they were dealing drugs, framing suspects, and beating them up. In 1998, an internal investigation uncovered that they had also planted evidence in at least 70 cases, all to secure wrongful convictions. The scandal shook LA and showed that corruption could spread even to the finest police departments. Number two, Baltimore Gun Trace Task Force. Created in 2007 to tackle the gun violence in Baltimore, the specially trained officers of the Gun Trace Task Force seemed like just what the city needed. But instead of going after the bad guys, this elite unit of cops turned into bad guys themselves. They robbed citizens, planted drugs, and stole thousands in overtime pay. When not busy milking their police power, they falsified reports and used their authority to cover their tracks and silence witnesses. In 2018, eight officers were convicted. It was called one of the worst police scandals in US history. Number three, Chicago torture cops. In the 1970s and 80s, a notorious police unit led by Commander John Burge ruled Chicago's southside. But instead of fighting crime, they spread terror. Burge and his team of detectives used brutal tactics like beating, electroshocking, and suffocating suspects until they confessed. At least 100 wrongful convictions were tied to their violent methods, and many innocent men spent decades in prison before their release. The torture only stopped when Burge was finally fired in 1993. But the damage done by this rogue unit of cops still resonates today. Number four, NYPD mafia cops. It's hard to believe that cops would secretly work for the very criminals they are supposed to catch, but that's exactly what happened in the 1980s and '90s when two New York City detectives, Luis Apalto and Steven Carakapa, moonlighted as hitmen for the Luchese crime family. They gave mob bosses inside info, carried out hits, and covered up murders. When they were finally sentenced to life in prison, it was called the biggest corruption scandal in the NYPD's history. And number five, small town scandals. It's easy to assume that police corruption only happens in big cities, but these small town scandals prove otherwise. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, a sheriff's deputy was caught on camera planting drugs during traffic stops. And in Florida, in 2014, officers in the small town of Bal Harbor were accused of laundering more than $70 million in drug money. They did this under the cover of sting operations, showing that police corruption isn't just a big city problem. It's a cancer that can strike anywhere. When cops turn dirty, the whole justice system cracks. Do you think corruption can ever be stopped? Comment below. This is Dark Realities. And if you want to see another video just like this one, then check out the link in the description. Thanks for watching.