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Police Commission pushes to clear years-old disciplinary cases; agrees targeted calendar effort
Summary
Commissioners reviewed a newly published disciplinary-case docket and agreed to target the oldest unset matters by ordering counsel and officers to appear so trial dates can be set; they discussed using closed session to finalize assignments and exclude writs or criminally stayed cases.
The Police Commission spent significant time on July 7 addressing a backlog of disciplinary cases, some dating to 2004'006, and agreed on a targeted approach to set hearings and reduce the docket.
Commissioner James Hammer said the commission must "set trial dates" and described multi-year cases as an "embarrassment" that undermines department discipline and public trust.…
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