Resident tells commission auditor report shows Davis officers may have used policy to bypass constitutional protections
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Summary
A resident told the commission she believes the Independent Police Auditor’s report documents Davis officers entering her locked vehicle and later failing to follow inventory procedures, which she says constitutes an unlawful search; the commission received the comment during public comment and took no immediate action.
During the public-comment period, a resident who identified herself as Jessica described a complaint she filed that appears in the Independent Police Auditor’s report (released on the auditor’s website in May 2025) and said the report documents conduct that she says violated the Fourth Amendment.
Jessica told the commission she was the subject of an incident in 2024 and that the auditor’s summary and subsequent responses by department staff mischaracterized her knowledge of policy and the harm she experienced. "The auditor's report admits DPD officers acted in, quotes, literal contravention of department policy," she said, and accused an officer of lying in writing about inventory procedures. She asked the commission to "reject this read analysis and demand real time for the literal contraventions happening in our city today."
The commission did not take action on the allegation during the meeting; staff reminded the commenter that general public comment items are recorded and that matters not on the agenda are typically listened to and may be referred for later consideration. The auditor and staff previously described the auditor’s work as a public review; the commission awaits any formal staff follow-up or an agenda item that would permit a considered response or an investigation.
The commission’s agenda later included a status update from the Independent Police Auditor about the taser review but did not address this specific complaint during that item.
Because the matter was raised during public comment, commissioners made no immediate findings and the statement remains an allegation pending any formal staff action or docketed agenda item.
