Notice of complaint related to 2022-1121
The complainant alleges that an Austin Police Department police station has negative imagery.
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CITY
CURRENT
OFFICE OF
POLICE OVERSIGHT
FOUNDED
NOTICE OF COMPLAINT
December 16, 2022
ICMS #: 2022-1121
On December 12, 2022, the OPO received a phone complaint.
The complainant alleges: The complainant recently went to the police station at
.
In the main office where the public walks in there is a very sinister-looking
mask that has the thin blue line on top of it. It's a very threatening-looking black and white
flag with a narrow blue stripe. That symbol of the thin blue line has a very strong racial
hostility message, and the complainant felt threatened by the fact that that was posted by
police in their own offices. The complainant is hoping that they can take it down and
appreciates the recipient of the complaint for their attention to this act of racial hostility.
This notice of 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.