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Independent police monitor reports June case counts, training plans and backlog updates
Summary
Independent Police Monitor Sherry reported one full case review completed in June, 13 files awaiting redaction, 41 open docket items (27 classified) and upcoming training for officers on the Address Confidentiality Program in Q3.
Sherry, the city's Independent Police Monitor, presented the panel's regular case-file and operations update for June 2025.
She said the office completed one full case-file review in June and that 13 files were in the redaction process and awaiting panel review. "As of July 8, the open docket between the monitor, the panel and PSU is 41 cases; of those, 27 are classified, two were pending monitor classification and 12 are in preliminary investigation with professional standards," Sherry reported.
Sherry summarized specific closed cases and recommendations. For MI2024-083, she said BPD sergeant 1 responded to a civil-assist request during a fire-inspection visit; the panel recommended allegations be unfounded with coaching on the Address Confidentiality Program (ACP), and BPD agreed. Sherry said BPD plans to provide ACP training to officers in Q3.
She reviewed other case-level findings (MI2025-017, MI2025-019) where the monitor recommended allegations be unfounded; she said officers will receive coaching on relevant general orders where the monitor identified practice issues. Sherry reported that in June the monitor classified 16 complaints: eight as misconduct, zero as serious misconduct, one community inquiry, four community feedback items and three unspecified incidents. Three investigations were found thorough and complete.
Sherry listed recent community engagement events she had attended and reminded members that panel case-review scheduling can be affected by redaction workload at BPD; she told the panel that redaction delays appear to be easing and multiple cases are expected to move to review in the coming weeks.
Panel members asked for more context about the number and stage of open cases; Sherry clarified that many of the classified items were recently classified and that not all classified cases are slated for panel review. She said the panel's cadence of reviewing one to two cases per meeting is keeping up with the docket.
