Formal complaint: Responsibility to know and comply and Acts bringing discredit upon the department

OF
GIVE
CUSTOMER
OFFICE OF
POLICE OVERSIGHT
NOTICE OF FORMAL COMPLAINT
ICMS #: 2021-0883
August 24, 2021
Complaint: The complainant alleges: Hi, my name is
I am the mother of officer
son
who was born
Our son is 5 months old currently and
I am writing this email to inform the department of incidents that has happened between me and
The goal that I am trying to achieve is to get help for officer
and also get some
resolutions and answers as to what has been done with these incidents when they occurred and
were reported to his Corporal when they happened. Me and Officer
started dating in
3 months later we found out we were expecting and I moved from
to
to be with
and of course to raise our child.
On
had been out drinking at a friends house
who lives in
). I
called
Police department on
due to him becoming verbally abusive towards me and
wanting to have sex. I have attached the police report. I would like to know what was the result
of this incident.
had mentioned that he "had" to report it to his sgt. Was a copy ever pulled,
was an investigation ever performed. Never once did I receive a call for a statement.
On
I was 37 weeks pregnant at the time I received a call from
around
who was down in
and called crying and was also super intoxicated.
said he was going to driving from
back fo
and started mentioning to me over phone call
that he wanted to harm himself, I know he carries a weapon in the truck SO I started to cry and fear
for his safety. Not only because of the gun but also because he was driving. I got extremely
overwhelmed and my stress levels were high I immediately contacted his brothers wife
attached for screen shot. I couldn't get a hold of
and I instantly thought the worse. That
he either harmed himself, got pulled over or wrecked. I stated to contact all his friends and I also
contacted
Who then went to drive by
house to see if his truck was outside and it
wasn't. I informed
that
was suicidal and I was scared.
immediately said he had
to make a report to peer support.
finally reached out to me around
stating how his
phone had died and he had pulled over and took a nap in hopes that the drunk ness would wear off.
He made it home @
.
When I arrived at his house I noticed his truck was damaged (he had just
got that truck a few weeks prior) and he mentioned how he doesn't remember how it happened
and believed he hit a guard rail on the way from
to
He begged me to not tell anyone
about anything, by then it was too late since I had already called people to help me find him.
Within the next few days he found a local company in
to fix his truck and he rented a car
from
(a bmw) while his truck was in the shop for a few days
ended up paying about
,00" for this repair. I want to know where is the peer support? The report was made, did they get
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OF
GINE
SUBTOTAL
OFFICE OF
POLICE OVERSIGHT
NOTICE OF FORMAL COMPLAINT
him help? As this behavior continued it has been affecting me mentally. Not only hindering my
healing after having a C-Section but many other incidents were
has and continues to do
many things that have effected how we communicate in front of our son.
I would like to do a in person statement of other incidents along with me showing the proof.
I have texted and wrote an email to his corporal
and it seems like it just gets brushed off.
This is unacceptable that I have reached out many times and no one has followed up. The fact that
I feel like I need to keep going up the chain in command is very disappointing to me because I've
been here asking for help for
to better himself to be a better father to our son. I'm not sure
if it's the stress of the job that has been spiraling.
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):
900.1.1 RESPONSIBILITY TO KNOW AND COMPLY The rules of conduct set forth in this
order do not serve as an all-inclusive list of requirements, limitations, or prohibitions on employee
conduct and activities; employees are required to know and comply with all Department policies,
procedures, and written directives. (a) Employees will maintain a working knowledge and comply
with the laws, ordinances, statutes, regulations, and APD written directives which pertain to their
assigned duties.
900.3.2 ACTS BRINGING DISCREDIT UPON THE DEPARTMENT Since the conduct of
personnel both on-duty or off-duty may reflect directly upon the Department, employees must
conduct themselves at all times in a manner which does not bring reproach, discredit, or
embarrassment to the Department or to the City. (a) Employees will not commit any act which
tends to destroy public confidence in, and respect for, the Department or which is prejudicial to
the good order, efficiency, or discipline of the Department.
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.
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communications will be provided upon request.