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Sheriff: more complaints tied to new online portal; sustained findings not up, officials say
Summary
At the March 12 St. Mary's County Police Accountability Board meeting, Sheriff Steve Hall told board members the recent increase in complaints tracks with rollout of a public complaint portal; he said sustained findings have not risen and highlighted recruitment gains.
At the St. Mary's County Police Accountability Board meeting on March 12, Sheriff Steve Hall told the board that the year-over-year rise in citizen complaints is largely attributable to the department's new online complaint portal.
"That jump, we believe, is because of the accessibility that we've made complaining on our personnel. We were 1 of the first people in the world to have a public portal established," Hall said,…
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