Regular Meeting

The meeting starts with the office report.The Board had 116 total contacts last month in regard to complaints.A training was conducted this past Saturday that discussed the use of force and the new tasers that will be in use by IMPD.The minutes were approved from February.

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The first case on the docket is the follow up case of Latasha Griffin. The board disagreed with the Internal Affairs findings.

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The next follow up case is Keisha Kenton.The Board disagreed with the Internal Affairs findings and found both Officers Getz and Reyes to be in violation of chain of command and body-cam protocols.

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First up on the new case reviews for tonight is Aimee Spencer.Neither Spencer nor the public safety officer is present tonight.The nut graf of this case is there was a medical crisis and Spencer was unconscious and transported to the hospital.

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She alleged that the officer failed to secure her property.She alleges over 3,000 dollars was stolen from her.The Board affirmed the Internal Affairs findings that there was a lack of evidence to prove that Spencer was in possession of the money at the time of the incident.

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Next up on the docket is the case of Lydia Garcia. She was not present tonight give testimony and the Board chose to affirm the findings of the Internal Affairs findings that the officer didn’t violate any protocols.

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Next up on the docket is Natasha Tucker-Grays, shown here giving testimony.She alleges that the officer didn’t want to fill out an accident report after she was involved in a car accident.She alleged Officers Emmel and Kwiatkowski also told her that there was no damage 1/2

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Which after an inspection showed there was damage to her car. She alleged the officers became upset and tried to dissuade her from doing a crash report. The Board voted to disagree with the Internal Affairs findings to exonerate the officers.

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Next up on the case docket is the case of Micheal Hughes. Here is the summary of the case.

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Officer Yohe provides testimony in the case review of Micheal Hughes complaint.The Board agreed with Internal Affairs findings that Officer Yohe be exonerated from any alleged wrongdoing.

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Next up on the case review docket is Gloria Avila. Her complaint is that on April 29, 2024, IMPD was dispatched to Avila’s residence in regard to to an individual who had a protective order against her husband parking across the street. Avila stated that her husband was on

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probation and the business across the street permitted parking for various construction projects. Officer Luster explained it was not a criminal offense. She didn’t agree with Officer Luster and requested a supervisor.Sergeant Leeds was dispatched to the scene and gave

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Avila a detailed explanation why no criminal act was committed. Her allegations center around the fact that the protected individual would display a handgun.The Board chose to accept Internal Affairs findings that Officer Luster be exonerated, Officer Leeds be exonerated and

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a third Officer, Jerry Terry who was at the scene be found culpable for not activating his body worn camera.

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Next up on the case docket is Artez-Dancy Richardson. Richardson was arrested after a routine traffic stop and search of his car revealed weed,an electric scale and a burnt roach.Richardson’s complaint centers on the officer calling Richardson’s boss at IndyGo and have him come

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to the scene to show that he was impaired and not fit to drive his bus at the time.Richardson didn’t feel the officer was within his right to contact his supervisor.The Board agreed with Internal Affairs findings that the officer be exonerated.

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The last case on the docket is the case of Michael Billingsley. He alleges he was asked to leave a building by an officer and the officer used overly aggressive language with him.Body-cam footage was shown that Billingsley initiated the aggression and the officer did not show

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an unprofessional level of aggression and the Board came to the same conclusion as Internal Affairs that the officer did not violate any professional protocols.

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The Board voted unanimously yes to the proposed amendments to the Rules of Procedure.

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The meeting adjourned at 7:54 p.m. This concludes the Citizens Police Complaint Board meeting. For additional meeting coverage check out documenters.org

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If you or anyone you know feels they were the victim of police misconduct then please contact the Citizens Police Complaint office.

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Citizens' Police Complaint Board Meeting Agenda

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Meeting agenda that includes case numbers for each complaint.

Agency Information

Citizens' Police Complaint Board

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The Citizens’ Police Complaint Board (CPCB) reviews complaints brought to the attention of the Citizens’ Police Complaint Office. The board has nine voting members, three non-voting members, and one IMPD member, the City-County Council appoints six members and one IMPD member, and the Fraternal Order of Police appoints one member.

Content Warning: This agency discusses police misconduct and often reviews bodycam footage.

Current Board Members:

Craig Cordi, member
Ranissa E Dycus, member
Kelly Doucet, member
David Bolling, ex-officio
Kenneth Riggins, member
Timothy Jeffers, member
Patrice Abduallah, member
Evan Shearin, member
Kortney Bond, member
Brett B Thomas, member
Scott Carpenter, ex-officio

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