Agenda Packet 6-19-19 Work Session

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2018 Incident Reviews, Inquiries, Policy Complaints, and Service Complaints Appendix B Page 16 of 48 Received Date Closed Date Time Open (days) Classification Summary Outcome 5/3/18 5/31/18 28 Inquiry RP was concern about a disconnect between his and his wife's calls about a friend who needed Cahoots. Supervisor reviewed the calls made by RP, and found the first was disconnected by RP in order to take a call from his wife; the call taker did not have enough information to dispatch. The second call resulted in a dispatch to Cahoots, but was placed in waiting as Cahoots had calls waiting. Supervisor spoke with RP and addressed his concerns. 5/3/18 6/15/18 42 Performance RP was upset that an officer told the person she had called about trespassing that it was her that called. Review of the body cam noted that the officer pointed at the dumpster where the suspect had been trespassing, but at no point did he say who had called. Sgt. spoke with RP about the findings. 5/5/18 6/18/18 43 Inquiry RP observed an arrest of a woman in which she felt officers used excessive force. Sgt. reviewed body cams of the incident and found in spite of the resistance of the woman officers used only control holds to get the woman into custody. Sgt. spoke with RP about the findings. 5/8/18 6/6/18 28 Performance RP reported an officer driving at a high rate of speed with no lights and siren, then followed him for 1/2 mile before pulling him over. Sgt. reviewed body cam and ICV of the stop and found that officer had sped up and then moved close to RP to get the plate number, then backed up to a safe distance. The officer then made the stop when he had heard back from dispatch. No policy violations were found in the stop. 5/8/18 6/5/18 27 Performance RP felt officers were dismissive of her call for service about a dispute with her roommate in which she was assaulted. Sgt. reviewed police reports and body cams of officers and found that the officer complete a thorough investigation and found a mutually combative situation, which was explained to RP at the scene. The officers acted respectfully and professionally with RP. Sgt. spoke with RP about the findings. 5/8/18 6/13/18 35 Inquiry RP was unhappy with how the investigation into a pedestrian accident involving his son was handled by an officer. Sgt. spoke with RP about EPD policies in regard to traffic accidents, noting that the officer followed policy. 5/8/18 6/22/18 44 Performance RP was unhappy that an officer did not arrest the people RP had pointed out to him who were shooting up in the alley. Sgt. found that the officer observed the people in question and showed no signs of drug use, hence he had no probable cause to make an arrest. The officer explained that to RP at the time. RP did not return calls. June 19, 2019, Work Session – Item 2