Civilian Review Board affirms inspector general findings, votes policy recommendation to verify addresses after wrong‑house entry

The Civilian Review Board on an afternoon at the Marion Franklin Community Center voted to accept the Columbus inspector general's findings in a series of misconduct reviews and approved an additional policy recommendation asking police to verify house numbers (mailbox or visible street number) rather than rely only on GPS when approaching a residence.

The vote followed a quarterly update from the inspector general's office and a lengthy committee report approving the majority of recommended dispositions. Management analyst Nate Ryan summarized the quarterly trends for the board, and Deputy Inspector General Blunt said investigators in the IG's office have been increased to eight to handle caseloads.

Why it matters: the board's action formalizes a procedural recommendation intended to reduce wrong-address entries by officers, a concern raised after one case in which police entered a residence with weapons drawn. The meeting also reflected continuing tension over the board's use of time: members debated whether to keep detailed, public case readouts or devote more meeting hours to policy review, follow-up on recommendations from the 2020 safety commission, and public-facing data transparency.

The board accepted the inspector general's recommended dispositions for multiple cases presented by Committee 1 and by Committees 2 and 3. During Committee 1's report, a holdover case involving officers entering the wrong house…