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DPA tells commission backlog of long investigations dropped; flags document delays in Q4 2024
Summary
Department of Police Accountability Executive Director Paul Henderson reported a reduction in cases exceeding 270 days and highlighted a spike in document‑production noncompliance in Q4 2024, and described case X as a policy‑failure investigation closed as not sustainable.
Executive Director Paul Henderson of the Department of Police Accountability (DPA) told the Police Commission that the DPA has reduced the number of investigations that exceed 270 days and that the office is tracking document‑production delays that complicated one high‑profile case.
"We've reduced the number of cases exceeding the 270‑day mark from an average of 6 in 2023 to an average of just 2 in 2025," Henderson said during his report to the commission. He also said the office had performed a "deep dive" into a case he identified as "case X," which he characterized as a policy‑failure case and therefore subject to different internal timelines.
Why it matters: DPA is the city's civilian oversight agency for policing. Timely investigations are a core element of oversight; delays in evidence or document…
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