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DPA reports backlog and audits update; Police Commission advances updated Missing Persons DGO to meet-and-confer
Summary
DPA reported 47 new investigations and 58 closed cases since the last meeting, and said it will publish a policy‑failure briefing; the commission approved a revised Missing Persons DGO (6.01) to be used in meet‑and‑confer.
The Department of Police Accountability (DPA) reported to the Police Commission on April 2 that the office had opened 47 new investigations since the last meeting and closed 58 cases. Executive Director Paul Henderson summarized DPA’s ongoing audits and investigations, including an update on the office’s pending use-of-force audit and the agency’s effort to capture ‘policy failure’ trends for future recommendations.
DPA caseload and audits
Henderson told commissioners that DPA currently has 91 cases pending with the chief, two cases pending with the commission, and 15 investigations open longer than 270 days — 13 of which are in a subpoena (tolling) status; two remaining long-duration cases are expected to be provided to DPA by the end of the week. Henderson said the department asked for an…
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