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Ombudsman report finds March takedown outside policy; commission adopts ten recommendations
Summary
A Spokane use-of-force closing report concluded an officer's takedown in March 2024 was outside department policy and urged changes to review-board procedures, supervisor responsibilities and training. The commission accepted the report’s ten recommendations and SPD leaders described immediate steps and training adjustments.
The Office of Police Ombudsman presented a closing report on an officer-involved takedown that occurred in March 2024 and concluded the action was outside Spokane Police Department policy; the commission voted to accept the report’s ten recommendations.
"The officer picks up the subject by their waistband...and then slams them onto the ground," the report presenter said while describing cell-phone video from a neighbor that captured the moment force was used. The subject sustained an elbow injury and later sought medical care; the report noted the injury and that the incident led to review-board proceedings.
The report said the takedown involved an "exceptional technique" not in SPD's defensive-tactics manual and raised concerns about the review-board process, timeliness of reviews, supervisor…
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