Formal complaint: Purpose and scope and other policy violations

OF
CITY
OFFICE OF
POLICE OVERSIGHT
NOTICE OF FORMAL COMPLAINT
ICMS #: 2021-1072
November 29, 2021
Complaint: The complainant alleges: My complaint is from multiple days including but not
limited to yesterday
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and the day before on
Officers involved are
, District Rep of APD and his partners in crime. They are on record harassing unhoused
neighbors that are in a wheelchair, blind, disabled adn a black blind man against the law.I have
filed a report with Cpl
and then again yesterday with another cpl
These officers
are not only threatening to arrest people for being too poor to have a house in Austin, they are
also involved in theft of peoples" tents and property, ids, medication, dog food, and they even
arrested a blind black man in order to steal all his property yesterday. The State and Federal laws
are clear. Housing is the only solution, not criminalization, abuse, harassment and threats. The
American Disabilities Act protects these individuals from these theft and threats operations.
Regardless of the directives and City"s wishes to the contrary.
has threatened to attack me with his hand shaking on his gun at least twice now. I called
those in. Check the dates on my phone calls. Both times for advocating for housing and the law
to be upheld by him. Both times
had to physically restrain
for attacking me.
To prevent
from taking police abuse to a new level. This officer is a danger to himself
and others and needs to be immediately fired and disarmed before he kills someone like
did, one month after I filed a police complaint of abuse, threats and
harassment of unhoused people.
The supervisor yesterday I spoke to did not give me an incident number.
Officer
yesterday refused to identify his name and badge number and laughed at me
several times unprofessionally. None of the officers involved with me yesterday upheld the law.
In fact
pulled his taser on me for advocating for them to leave the disabled unhoused
people alone. Free Speech is not a crime, neither is filming or being free press. Get your training
updated and get these bad cops off the streets as they are hurting people that are unhoused and
will eventually get the City sued.
Please look at what APD and the City Council are doing by creating sociopaths that target the
poor. This is the case study: The Stanford Prison Experiment.
The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to
communications will be provided upon request.
OF
GINE
QUARTER
OFFICE OF
POLICE OVERSIGHT
NOTICE OF FORMAL COMPLAINT
This notice of formal complaint is a request for Internal Affairs to initiate an investigation to
determine if the employee conduct is within compliance of APD policy, Civil Service Rules, and
Municipal Civil Service Rules.
Recommended Administrative Policies to Review (to include but not limited to):
301.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
All persons deserve protection by fair and impartial law enforcement and should be able to
expect similar police response to their behavior wherever it occurs. Employees will serve the
public through direction, counseling, assistance, and protection of life and property. Employees
will be held accountable for the manner in which they exercise the authority of their office or
position. Employees will respect the rights of individuals and perform their services with
honesty, sincerity, courage, and sound judgment.
301.2 IMPARTIAL ATTITUDE AND COURTESY
Employees shall provide equal and fair protection of all rights under local, state, and federal law
for all members of the community. Law enforcement will be conducted in an impartial and
equitable manner.
In an effort to create an organizational culture that is inclusive and nondiscriminatory, employees
shall act professionally, treat all persons fairly and equally, and strive to interact with the
community in a positive manner. Employees will perform all duties objectively and without
regard to personal feelings, animosities, friendships, financial status, occupation or employment
status, sex, disability status, housing status, mental health or ability, citizenship, language,
national origin, creed, color, race, religion, age, political beliefs, sexual orientation, gender
identity, gender expression, ethnicity, or social or ethnic background. Employees will endeavor
to understand and respect cultural, national, racial, religious, physical, mental, and other
differences.
301.3 CUSTOMER SERVICE AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS
APD constantly works to establish direct contacts with the community we serve. Without
grassroots community support, successful enforcement of many laws may be difficult, if not
impossible. Community involvement can be an effective means of eliciting public support, can
serve to identify problems in the making, and may foster cooperative efforts in resolving
community issues. Input from the community can also help ensure that agency general orders
accurately reflect the needs of the community.
The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to
communications will be provided upon request.
OF
CITY
LOSTED
OFFICE OF
POLICE OVERSIGHT
NOTICE OF FORMAL COMPLAINT
303.3.1 WHEN DEPARTMENT ISSUED BWC SYSTEM USE IS REQUIRED
This section is not intended to describe every possible situation where the system may be used.
In some circumstances it may not be possible to capture images of an incident due to conditions
or location of the camera, however the audio portion can be valuable evidence and is subject to
the same activation requirements. The BWC should only be activated for law enforcement
purposes.
(b) Examples of when the department issued BWC system must be activated include, but
are not limited to:
6. Any contact that becomes adversarial in an incident that would not otherwise
require recording.
328.2 POLICY
The Department strives to provide law enforcement services to our diverse community while
respecting the racial, cultural, or other differences of those we serve. It is the policy and practice
of the Department to provide law enforcement services and to enforce the law equally, fairly, and
without discrimination toward any individual or group.
328.3 MEMBER RESPONSIBILITIES
Every member of this Department shall perform their duties in a fair and objective manner and is
responsible for promptly reporting any known instances of racial or bias-based profiling to a
supervisor.
Recommended Classification: The OPO is permitted to make a preliminary recommendation on
the classification of administrative cases.
The OPO recommends this complaint receive a B classification.
The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to
communications will be provided upon request.