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OCPO reports death in custody, opens director‑initiated investigation and declines independent review request
Summary
The board received three investigative updates: a police stop that resulted in a death on April 29, a director‑initiated review of an officer’s language during a traffic stop, and an independent review request related to a collision; the board voted not to open an independent investigation in the collision case.
The Office of Community Police Oversight’s special investigator, Greg Huff, briefed the Community Police Oversight Board on May 13 about three separate matters: a death in custody, a director‑initiated independent investigation, and an independent review request.
Critical incident — death in custody: Huff said that on April 29 Dallas police stopped a vehicle whose license plate was linked to a man with outstanding felony warrants. Officers recovered suspected cocaine and two stolen handguns at the scene. The person stopped, identified in the briefing as 55‑year‑old Horace Groves III, reported feeling…
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