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POLICECITIZENSREVIEWBOARDABoardoftheCityofIowaCity410EastWashingtonStreetIowaCityIA5224018263193565041TOCityCouncilComplainantStephenAtkinsCityManagerRJWinkelhakeChiefofPolicernorTlOfficersinvolvedincomplaintFROMPoliceCitizensReviewBoardREInvestigationofPCRBComplaint0306and0307DATE29October2003ThisistheReportofthePoliceCitizensReviewBoardstheBoardreviewoftheinvestigationofComplaintPCRB0306and0307theComplaintBoardsResponsibilityUndertheCityCodeoftheCityofIowaCitySection887B2theBoardsjobistoreviewthePoliceChiefsReportReportofhisinvestigationofacomplaintTheCityCoderequirestheBoardtoapplyareasonablebasisstandardofreviewtotheReportandtogivedeferencetotheReportbecauseofthePoliceChiefsprofessionalexpertiseSection887B2WhiletheCityCodedirectstheBoardtomakefindingsoffactitalsorequiresthattheBoardrecommendthatthePoliceChiefreverseormodifyhisfindingsonlyifthesefindingsareunsupportedbysubstantialevidenceareunreasonablearbitraryorcapriciousorarecontrarytoaPoliceDepartmentpolicyorpracticeoranyFederalStateorLocalLawSections887B2aBoardsProcedureTheComplaintswerereceivedattheOfficeoftheCityClerkonJune30andJuly22003AsrequiredbySection885oftheCityCodetheComplaintswerereferredtotheChiefofPoliceforinvestigationTheChiefsReportsweredueonSeptember292003andOctober12003respectivelyandwerebothfiledwiththeCityClerkonSeptember292003TheBoardvotedtoreviewtheComplaintsinaccordancewithSection887B1aontherecordwithnoadditionalinvestigationPCRB0306and0307Page1 TheBoardmettoconsidertheReportonOctober142003andOctober292003FindinRsofFactInordertoclarifytheComplainantsinthesetwoComplaintstheywillbereferredtoasComplainant0306andComplainant0307OntheeveningofMay242003a911callwasreceivedfromComplainant0307whostatedthathiswifehadjustthreatenedhimwithaknifeThreeofficersrespondedtothiscallWhenthefirstofficerarrivedComplainant0307invitedhimintotheresidenceTheofficerobservedComplainant0306inthekitchenoftheresidencewithaknifeinherhandTheofficeraskedhertoputtheknifedownandshecompliedThesecondofficerardvedatthistimeandtookComplainant0306outsideoftheresidencewhilethefirstofficerremainedinsidetheresidencewithComplainant0307AtthattimethethirdofficerarrivedandremainedoutsideoftheresidenceComplainant0307thendescribedtheincidentsignedavoluntarystatementasfollows1wasinhouseandshebecamemadshehadknifeinhandsheslicedmewithitThefirstofficerobservedawoundonComplainant0307shandconsistentwithaknifecutandtookphotographsofitComplainant0306toldthesecondandthirdofficersthatshewasusingtheknifetocutfoodandthatalthoughsheandherhusbandhadarguedsheneverhadusedtheknifetothreatenorcuthimThefirstandsecondofficersconferredandconcludedthatthisincidentfellunderIowaCodeSection236122bdandrequiredmandatoryarrestComplainant0306wasarrestedandplacedinthepatrolcarComplainant0307remainedintheresidencewiththecouplestwominorchildrenComplainant0306waslatertransportedtotheJohnsonCountySheriffsDepartmentbythethirdofficerApparentlyComplainant0306sbrotherandhisgidfriendhadbeenintheresidenceatthetimeoftheincidentbuthadleftbecausetheyhadbeenddnkingalcoholicbeveragesandfearedpossiblearrestforthatNeitherofthemreappearedatthesceneoreverofferedanystatementsabouttheincidentConclusionInconsistenciesintheinformationgivenbybothComplainant0306andComplainant0307maketheincidentmorecomplextoanalyzeTheBoardhasreliedonthesignedstatementbyComplainant0307andonthetranscriptofthe911calltodeterminethattherewasrealdangerinvolvedintheincidentThereweredifficultiesincontactingeitheroftheComplainantsandanyotherwitnessestotheincidentThefactthatanactualinjurytoComplainant0307shandwasconsistentwithaknifecutlendscredencetohisoriginalcomplaintbothinthe911callandinhissignedstatementthenightoftheincident0CDFlPCRB0306and0307rnoage2 Alleqation1ImproperUnlawfulArrestTheBoardfindsthattheChiefsconclusionthatthereisnosubstantialevidencetosupporttheallegationofimproperorunlawfularrestonMay24iscorrectandisnotunreasonablearbitraryorcapriciousThedecisionofthefirstandsecondofficersthatthisincidentfellunderIowaCodeSection236122bdwasreasonableandcorrectandrequiredamandatoryarrestNOTSUSTAINEDAlleqation2ImproperConductTheBoardfindsnoevidenceofimproperconductonthepartsofthefirstsecondorthirdofficersThereforetheChiefsconclusionthatthereisnosubstantialevidencetosupporttheallegationofimproperconductonMay24iscorrectandisnotunreasonablearbitraryorcapriciousNOTSUSTAINEDAlleqation3FalseReportTheBoardreliesonthesignedvoluntarystatementoftheComplainant0307givenonMay24thatComplainant0306cuthimwithaknifeandalsoonthetranscriptofthe911callThereisnoevidenceofafalsereportonthepartofthefirstsecondorthirdofficerThereforetheChiefsconclusionthatthereisnosubstantialevidencetosupporttheallegationofafalsereportonMay24iscorrectandisnotunreasonablearbitraryorcapriciousNOTSUSTAINEDCommentNonePCRB0306and0307Page3