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DPA reports 144 complaints in third quarter; sustained rate about 9%
Summary
Deputy Director Eric Baltazar told the commission DPA received 144 complaints in the third quarter, closed 131 and sustained 12 (about a 9% sustain rate). He outlined staffing levels (14 investigators, average caseload 29), pending caseloads and ongoing policy work on use-of-force and crisis intervention.
Deputy Director Eric Baltazar presented the Department of Police Accountability's third-quarter report during the May 3 Police Commission meeting. He said DPA received 144 complaints in the period, closed 131 and sustained 12 cases—roughly a 9 percent sustained rate. Baltazar pointed commissioners to detailed outcomes listed in the full report.
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