Item A: Tri-Annual Report to CC from Police Auditor

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complaint as unfounded. reviewed a booking, and it appeared that an officer used excessive force against a man he brought to the jail. A criminal investigation was performed by EPD and reviewed by the Lane County District crime. An administrative investigation followed to determine whether the officer had violated policy during the contact. The investigation showed that the officer had not engaged in the actions alleged; no evidence supported the claim that he had violated law or policy during the contact. Our office found the investigation to be thorough, fair, and complete, and we agreed with the EPD chain of command that the allegations should be adjudicated as unfounded. The Chief agreed as well, and the Civilian Review Board reviewed the case in January 2012. The CRB agreed that the administrative investigation was well done and with the adjudication as unfounded. A third criminal conduct allegation arose following the detention of a man on suspicion of stealing a car. prior to the detention was no longer there; he suspected that officers had taken the money. A criminal investigation criminal charges against any of the involved officers. The criminal investigation was adopted for the internal affairs process; our office found the investigation to be thorough, fair, and complete. The align with the in-car video (ICV) recording; the reporting party was also inconsistent about the amount of money stolen and its composition, stating at different times that it was $100, $200, or $400 that had been stolen (made up of either $100 bills or $20 bills). Given the inconsistencies, our office agreed with the EPD chain of command that the allegation should be adjudicated as unfounded. A fourth criminal conduct allegation arose following the transport of a reporting party to Buckley House. The reporting party stated that he was wearing a ring at the time, and that he believed the officers stole file charges due to insufficient evidence. The investigation showed that other property of the reporting party that he had claimed was stolen was eventually found at the bar where he had been drinking, and that there was a significant amount of time between the last time the reporting party recalled wearing the ring and when he arrived at Buckley House without the ring, during which the reporting party could not account for his whereabouts or the people he may have come into contact with. The complainant also admitted that he had consumed a large quantity of alcohol. No evidence supported the allegation that the officers involved took or removed property from the reporting party. The investigation was adopted for purposes of the internal investigation, which our office found to be thorough, fair, and complete. We agreed with the EPD chain of command that the allegation should be adjudicated as unfounded. 15