In response to the Office of Police Oversight's recommendation that the complaint against Officer Nicholas Locken be sustained, Police Chief Lisa Davis disagrees, stating that a thorough review of the incident found no violations of APD General Orders. Read the Office of Police Oversight's recommendation here: https://www.austintexas.gov/document/opo-recommendation-case-2025-0222-officer-nicholas-locken
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OF GAY FOUNDED 1839 MEMORANDUM Austin Police Department TO: Gail McCant, Office of Police Oversight Director FROM: Lisa Davis, Austin Police Department Chief of Police DATE: May 6, 2025 SUBJECT: Response to OPO IAD 2025-0222 - Ofc. Nicholas Locken #9454 A thorough review of the incident was conducted by APD's Force Review Unit, the Internal Affairs Division, and Ofc. Locken's Chain of Command. It was determined that no violation of any APD General Orders (GO) occurred, including GO 200 - Response to Resistance. Therefore, this case, was given a Class D classification. Below is a link to the previous statement APD released on this incident for your convenience, which provides additional details. APD Statement Regarding March 2 Incident on 6th St. AustinTexas.gov LAD; mec PD0058 June 2006