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12 <br /> <br />• Members provided ideas for possible charges: such as disturbing the peace, or disorderly <br />conduct and menacing. Ultimately, they conjectured that the Springfield city prosecutor <br />would have trouble proving whether Officer A hit RP intentionally or pounded on his <br />window. <br /> <br />MARCH CASE REVIEW: ALLEGATION OF UNSATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE <br />DURING A WELFARE CHECK <br /> <br />Summary of Facts <br />• Officer A was dispatched to a welfare check of a person living in a garage. The witness reported <br />that the person was not answering his phone. He also had previously expressed concerns about <br />the other residents at the location, and that the other residents had left the location when they <br />learned police were responding. <br />• Officer A looked through a pedestrian door leading to the garage. He saw a plastic swimming <br />pool wrapped with bindings on top of a hand truck. He did not examine the pool, and briefly <br />looked around the ground floor of the residence before clearing the scene. <br />• Three days later, EPD responded after a murder victim was found by a family member. The <br />victim was found wrapped in the swimming pool. The investigation showed that the victim had <br />been there during Officer A’s welfare check. <br />• This complaint was internally reported, and the investigation was suspended until the homicide <br />case was closed. <br />• Officer A stated in his interview that he felt he took necessary steps to conduct a welfare check <br />and that he had received no information that led him to believe there was a violent crime victim <br />at the scene. <br /> <br />Allegations <br />1) Unsatisfactory Performance: Officer A failed to take appropriate action when he was <br />dispatched to this welfare check. <br /> <br />Recommended Adjudications <br />1) Unsatisfactory Performance <br />• Auditor’s Office recommendation: Sustained <br />• EPD chain of command recommendation: Sustained <br />• Interim Director: Sustained <br /> <br />Issues for the CRB: <br />1) Complaint Intake and Classification <br />a. Internally reported classification: Allegation of Misconduct <br />• Ms. Pitcher clarified that the complaint was submitted internally, and the matter was <br />discussed with the employee as soon as it was discovered (even though the internal <br />investigation was suspended pending the outcome of the related criminal investigation). <br />• Board members agreed with the classification. <br />June 19, 2019, Work Session – Item 2