What happens after a Request for an Investigation is filed?
The Board’s Investigator will poll the Board and ask them whether they want the complaint investigated. If five Board members answer in the affirmative, the Investigator will initiate an investigation. The Investigator will conduct a side-by-side investigation with the Internal Affairs Unit of the Police Department. The Investigator will participate in all interviews, have access to all evidence, and may compel witnesses to be interviewed. Once the Investigator has finished the investigation, it is presented to a panel comprised of five Board members. The panel will deliberate and send a recommendation to the Police Chief regarding whether or not the complaint should be sustained, along with any other recommendations the panel, at its discretion, decides to send.
