A policy meeting was held to give City Council members an opportunity to request information or follow up on issues of interest to the community. Police Chief Jeri Williams discussed her action plan for the Phoenix Police Department. An additional presentation was made by Assistant City Manager Milton Dohoney, Jr.
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The public was invited to a Community Listening Session concerning the May 27th incident involving the Phoenix Police Department. The forum took place at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church at 1401 E. Jefferson Street and community members shared input and concerns. Among those in attendance were Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, Police Chief Jeri Williams, and other elected leaders and city leadership.
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Page Last Updated at 5:30 p.m. July 2, 2019. Page may be updated to make further clarifications or to answer new questions.
The information on this page is intended to inform and educate the public about certain high-profile incidents, and other related topics from the Phoenix Police Department. See also: OIS Info page.
Watch a video message from Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams regarding the May 27th incident.
06-15-2019 Fact Sheet Summary provided to media & posted on social media (106 KB PDF)06-14-2019 Summary of incident provided to media (67 KB PDF)
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Answer: We expect to have full deployment in Patrol (every responding officer and sergeant) completed by August, 2019, as well as our Crisis Intervention Team Squads. The remaining details will begin soon after to include the Downtown Operations Unit, Transportation Bureau-Traffic & Transit Units, and the Special Assignments Unit—our version of SWAT.
Answer: Typically an allegation of misconduct is routed to our Professional Standards Bureau, what many refer to as Internal Affairs. A supervisor, sergeant or above, will review the incident for possible misconduct and/or policy violation. It may then rise to an internal investigation or be sent to the officer’s precinct to handle internally, depending on the severity.
Answer: The Police Chief may decide to temporarily assign an officer to a position with minimal or no public contact until such time as an inquiry is resolved. This allows the employee to remain productive while on duty. The decision to place an officer on administrative duty also provides investigators in the Professional Standards Bureau the ability to have them immediately respond to their office for questioning regarding the incident.
Answer: Yes. This is in accordance with labor agreements. Unless or until an investigation is concluded, due process will be carried out.
Answer: Based on the results of an internal investigation, or a violation of policy or law so serious, the Police Chief may decide to terminate an employee. The decision to revoke an officer’s certification, or order the reinstatement of a terminated employee, is made by the Arizona Police Officers Standards and Training Board (AZPOST).
Answer: Complaints may be made either by phone to our Professional Standards Bureau, (602) 262-4580, in person at 17 South 2nd Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85003, or online at Phoenix.gov/Police/Neighborhood-Resources/Commendations-Complaints.
Answer: Any employee is obligated to report misconduct to a supervisor as they become aware. Employees may also report other employees suspected of fraud (embezzlement; contract fraud; vendor kickbacks; removal, loss, unauthorized destruction, or inappropriate use or waste of city money or property; falsified documents; specific danger to public health or non-emergency safety issues; or other violations of laws or regulations) using an online form at Phoenix.gov/Auditor/Fraud-Reporting
Answer: Requests for Police public records (i.e. police reports, accident reports, etc.) may be made either in person at Code Enforcement Unit, 1717 East Grant Street, Suite 100, or online by visiting Phoenix.gov/AtYourService (select the Police Public Records Request button). For information about other public records (including Municipal Court, Fire Department, or other City Departments) see and review the Find Public Records page at Phoenix.gov/PIO/Public-Records.
Answer: Please visit Phoenix.gov/OISinfo for the full study results, supporting documentation, the plan to implement recommendations, and updates on our progress.
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Open Data: Phoenix PD OIS DashboardTo be transparent, public information about OIS incidents are posted to a digital dashboard on Phoenix's Open Data portal. The public can review the number of OIS incidents by incident year, by incident month and year, by day of week and year, by quarter and year, by precinct and year, or by Council District and year. Data is provided from January 2017 to the present. New data is added with regular updates.
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Our work must be transparent and ongoing in order to maintain confidence and trust. We welcome your feedback and recommendations and encourage our community members to get involved through your neighborhood Block Watch, Virtual Block Watch, Community Action Officer relationships and/or join us on Facebook and Twitter.
—Jeri L. Williams, Police Chief
Page Last Updated at 9:30 a.m. June 18, 2019. Page may be updated to make further clarifications or to answer new questions.
Watch a video message from Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams regarding the May 27th incident. 05-27-2019 Incident Report (#201900899642) (86 KB PDF)
