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Home My WebLink About09-08-1998 ICPD Reports/Memos POLICE CITIZENS REVIEW BOARD A Board of the City of Iowa City 410 East Washington Street Iowa City IA 52240-1826 (319)356-5413 September 3, 1998 R. J. Winkelhake, Chief of Police Iowa City Police Department 410 East Washington Street Iowa City IA 52240 RE: PCRB Complaint #98-12 Dear Chief Winkelhake: In executive session Tuesday evening, September 1, 1998, the Police Citizens Review Board agreed to review PCRB Complaint #98-12 at level $-8-7 B.l{d). The Board requests from you the following information related to this complaint: 1. Identification number of the initial officer; 2. A copy of the policy or procedure regarding traffic stops by unmarked police vehicles; 3. Whether the initial officer was in uniform or in plainclothes? 4. The time interval between when the vehicle was stopped and when backup officers arrived; 5. The procedure for requiring subjects to exit a vehicle prior to a search and for handling situations in which the subject(s) refuses. The Board will be meeting again on Tuesday, September 8, 1998, at 7:00 P.IVI. Would you please deliver one copy of this material by the end of the work day on September 8 to the Board's Administrative Assistant, Sandy Bauer, at the City Clerk's Office. R. J. Winkelhake, Page 2 September 3, 1998 Re: Complaints #98-12 Thank you in advance for your cooperation and assistance in this matter. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Bauer at 356-5413. Sincerely, Paul Hoffey, Chair Police Citizens Review Board cc: ~- PCRB POLICE CITIZENS REVIEW BOARD A Board of the City of Iowa City 410 East Washington Street Iowa City IA 52240-1826 (319)356-5413 September 3, 1998 Mayor Ernest W. Lehman 410 East Washington Iowa City IA 52240 Dear Mayor and Council Members: At our meeting of September 1, 1998, the Police Citizens Review Board unanimously voted to request an extension of the 30-day reporting deadline according to Section 1 of Ordinance No. 973792 for PCRB Complaints #98-11, #98-14 and #98-16. Because we are awaiting additional information requested from the police department, we are requesting a 45-day extension on each of these complaints: · PCRB #98-11 - Report is presently due 9/19/98 45-day extension - Report would be due November 3, 1998 · PCRB #98-14 - Report is presently due 9/20/98 45-day extension - Report would be due November 4, 1998 · PCRB #98-16 - Report is presently due 9/20/98 45-day extension - Report would be due November 4, 1998 The Board has scheduled meetings for every Tuesday evening for the remainder of the year, so your prompt consideration would be most appreciated. Sincerely, Paul Hoffey, Chair Police Citizens Review Board POLICE CITIZENS REVIEW BOARD A Board of the City of Iowa City 410 East Washington Street Iowa City IA 52240-1826 (319)356-5413 September 3, 1998 R. J. Winkelhake, Chief of Police Iowa City Police Department 410 East Washington Street Iowa City IA 52240 RE: Police Chief's Reports to PCRB Dear Chief Winkelhake: The Police Citizens Review Board has noticed an inconsistency in the format of your reports (Chief's Reports) and wanted to bring this to your attention. For example, the officers "number code" has been inadvertently omitted from the PCRB #98-12 report. The Board has become accustomed to the format utilized with PCRB #98-6 which is consistent with most others regarding the officer number code throughout the report, and particularly under the two categories title "Record of Previous Disciplinary Action" and "Record of Previous PCRB Complaint History." Your attention to this matter would be most appreciated! Sincerely, Paul Hoffey, Chair Police Citizens Review Board cc: Stephen Atkins, City Manager Department Memorandum 98-5'0:i DATE: September 4, 1998 _~ ~: TO: Chief Winkelhake ~ ~ Commanders FROM: Captain Widmer SUBJECT: July and August Use of Force Review The bi-monthly "Use of Force Review" Committee met on September 3, 1998. The committee was composed &the following personnel; Captain Hamey Captain Widmer Sgt. Steffen Officer Dreckman Officer Huff A review of the reports submitted during the months of July (23 incidents-39 reports) and August (25 incidents-46 reports) revealed only two issues, both of which are administrative in nature. #1 On the top line &the Use &Force Report, "Type of Incident" refers to a specific crime or type of incident. Simply writing "arrest" is not what we are looking for. #2 When a use of force incident occurs, all officers involved are required to fill out an individual r6port. The only exception to this is an SRT incident. For purposes of the Use of Force Report, SKT incidents are allowed to be documented jointly on one form. We would suggest that "hands-on" contact would generate a report, hence if only one person is physically taken down/cuffed, the primary officer would do the report to document the operation. If two officers do actual "hands-on", then two reports would be required. SRT supervisors are to monitor this. Reports with noted discrepancies are being returned to the respective commanders. IOWA CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST WASHINGTON STREET, IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 (319)356-5275 · FAX# 019) 35r~5449 September 8, 1998 Mr. Paul Hoffey Police Citizen's Review Board 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, IA Dear Mr. Hoffey, This response is in reference to your letter of September 3, 1998 regarding the use of the officers "number code" and the format of the report to the Police Citizen's Review Board. The "number code" was not inadvertently omitted. I did not include the "number code" because the report is much more readable with the term "the officer" rather than a number. However, I will review 98-6 and attempt to submit future reports in the same manner. Sincerely, R. J. Winkelhake Chief of Police