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Formal complaint: Arrest requirement for assaultive offenses and responsibility to know and comply
Complainant alleges that after she was assaulted and a man locked himself in her apartment, officers told her to leave her apartment. The OPO declines to make a recommendation.
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Formal complaint: When department issued BWC system use is required and other policy violations
Officers may have violated Austin Police Department policy during a call and subsequent investigation related to a check welfare incident. The OPO recommends that this allegation receive an A classification.
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Formal complaint: Impartial attitude and courtesy and other policy violations
Complainant alleges that APD officers may have violated policy when, after responding to a call she made to 911 for assistance, they began "interrogating her about drug use and alcohol use and mental illness." Complainant alleges that as a result of…
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Formal complaint: Acts bringing discredit upon the department and other potential policy violations
The Office of Police Oversight received an anonymous complaint alleging that a sergeant approached numerous individuals to get them to support a claim that a police employee is homophobic and sent his son to conversion therapy. The OPO recommends…
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Formal complaint: Impartial attitude and courtesy and other potential policy violations
Police officers may have violated Austin Police Department policy during a call that involved two men. The OPO recommends that this allegation receive an A classification.
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Formal complaint: De-escalation of potential force encounters and other potential policy violations
Complainant alleges police officers may have used excessive force with her grandson. The OPO recommends that this allegation receive an A classification.
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Formal complaint: Use of force to affect a detention, an arrest, or to conduct a search and pain compliance techniques
Complainant alleges that officer(s) used excessive force for a traffic ticket warrant and that he was assaulted by an officer who “punched him in the face/ jaw." The OPO recommends that this allegation receive a B classification.
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Formal complaint: Response to resistance
Complainant alleges that officers used excessive force and “left critical information out of” affidavits. The OPO recommends that this allegation receive an A classification.
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Formal complaint: Acts bringing discredit upon the department and negotiations on behalf of suspect
Complainant alleges her granddaughter was molested by an Austin police officer’s son, and the officer allegedly did not report it. The OPO recommends that this allegation receive an A classification.
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Formal complaint: OPO recommends independent investigation
The OPO received a complaint against Assistant Chief Jennifer Stephenson of the Austin Police Department, alleging misconduct. Allegations of misconduct by an Assistant Chief or the Chief of Police are outside the scope of the OPO and have been…
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