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Igoe said he previously worked in Internal Affairs and has served in roles that gave him experience with oversight processes. \"I definitely understand the responsibilities that you have and the importance of the board,\" he said, adding that he will plan \"full transparency and full communication\" and is willing to work with the board on a plan to brief officers department-wide about the board's role.

Board members emphasized the need for the rank-and-file to buy in to oversight work. \"I don't think it's good enough to have buy in from you and not your officers,\" a board member said. Several board members thanked Igoe for meeting with the board and asked him to return for periodic briefings; the board said they will schedule quarterly meetings and submit topic areas to be discussed in advance.

Why it matters: The chief's willingness to meet and to pursue a communications plan with rank-and-file officers was presented as an early step toward operationalizing board oversight and improving cooperation on investigations and complaint processes.

What's next: The board and interim chief agreed to quarterly meetings; the board's chair said the board would supply topics in advance of future briefings.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Dallas - Community Police Oversight Board - Jan 14, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Interim Chief Michael Igoe attended the Community Police Oversight Board meeting on Jan. 14, described his prior oversight experience and told board members he intends to improve communications between command staff and patrol officers to increase buy-in for oversight work.","taxTitle","Dallas, Dallas County, Texas","taxId",2781,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6678292,"Dallas resident urges OCPO and DPD to prioritize unsolved 2021 killing of her mother",232,6452000,6684000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2111955-e3e0674f7e0f7dbda309650894f8015f&start=6452&end=6684","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2111955-e3e0674f7e0f7dbda309650894f8015f/thumbnail_6452000.jpg","/articles/6678292/Dallas/Dallas-County/Texas/Dallas-resident-urges-OCPO-and-DPD-to-prioritize-unsolved-2021-killing-of-her-mother","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6678292-6e97a1f9e41d78a1f06c826115a74900/orig.mp4?Expires=1770512854&Signature=GvcqQlgr9WgL6KyfC8WJEncAjiBb8kXhThLjopPrcw693gmtPVJvY01pO1W6qlhaaG6vMTzuSjyOLlA~sen85KNOFJx7Vk8FIUn54CIyZq8p6lpNbvnw9obhe2dNRKXy7sFc-ibfSdiT5lwQAh2VZtFBy~QPhqFh4QWLC2xYr-8k-8jty2zQc9-JjlAuIRKdTeIAyr3GIyvg1-Jbi4y5NYmbUPa2VmKzGSXnhSFOKunfQYCDP5VnYRWXFnQwDOt3fGHjDTeHnK7nl6Ec9YFTFx91fz2Z8ZryX1i42VRBD1I-8pW6x6iOnwp5kEeMb3mGyNODnBsHW1pw04YB7D4O6A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dr. Angel Durr told the Community Police Oversight Board on Jan. 14 that her mother, Lanetta May Washington, was murdered in South Dallas on April 25, 2021 and that, despite video evidence and officers being at the scene, no arrests have been made.

\"I was the one who had to ID her body,\" Durr said. She told the board the case was later characterized to her as an \"accident,\" even though her on-site inspection showed a clear bullet mark on a pole that she said indicated the shooter's position. Durr said the case was unassigned after 90 days, that reassignment required months of her own persistence, and that she was advised to hire a private investigator if she wanted progress.

Durr asked how the department is modernizing investigative tactics, how it is upskilling personnel and using data and technology to drive decision-making, and how the department tracks work done on a case and accountability for unresolved matters. She said she has offered her own expertise and volunteered to help with data work, and she said she had already filed a formal complaint with the OCPO.

OCPO and board members thanked Durr for speaking and said staff would follow up on her complaint. The turnaround on homicide work and victim-family communication was a recurring theme of the meeting; Durr pressed the board for timelines, more transparent case tracking, and clearer accountability for cold homicide investigations.

Why it matters: Families of homicide victims frequently cite lack of sustained follow-up as a source of trauma and distrust. Durr's testimony asked the board to consider whether OCPO and DPD can do more on cold-case management and on using data science to prioritize unsolved violent crimes for investigation.

What's next: Durr said she had completed a formal complaint and requested follow-up; OCPO acknowledged receipt and said staff would follow up and that Durr had asked for a response. Board members and OCPO staff said they would work to ensure the complaint receives attention and to investigate whether procedural changes or data tools could improve case reassignment and tracking.","At the Jan. 14 Community Police Oversight Board meeting Dr. Angel Durr described the unsolved 2021 murder of her mother in South Dallas, said she had to identify the body, and urged the board and Dallas Police to apply data and investigative expertise to cold cases and to improve follow-up and family communication.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6678298,"CPOB approves one independent review, declines two others and adopts annual report; minutes approved",654,11010000,11664000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2111955-e3e0674f7e0f7dbda309650894f8015f&start=11010&end=11664","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2111955-e3e0674f7e0f7dbda309650894f8015f/thumbnail_11010000.jpg","/articles/6678298/Dallas/Dallas-County/Texas/CPOB-approves-one-independent-review-declines-two-others-and-adopts-annual-report-minutes-approved","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6678298-8490abe4855998abef3bf766a71b7775/orig.mp4?Expires=1770512854&Signature=B4wAh8imJlowq9ODVUlvPimHMvEIMI4gswRzpXfLAAHmUdgFiQolTCX0A3FKP0di7GxqQ1IT1d0iCb9YrwL-yUFN-QEUhVhfwU5dQCqpS~ehPlYJjkKAyIzUh6K0RiOu1px6tom2~H0fvTnA84F1Eei4gnTVMD4WbXFKSeWMXIXANs13eYvnlpPwjcTemlCaSVn-dPHPQbR9O~n1ahybUTOXDtf3URLNIwbowkVUs2vUAtUfuzjeZK7VwnxJOZVgO0GXCz7h4t~r3SSemq3TG0FGuJvJkPpClW5PM6FGDcormR3124UTcqRyf6zmKvivwssHf7c0POgc9-IFzuTqcQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Community Police Oversight Board (CPOB) took several formal actions at its Jan. 14 meeting:

- Independent investigation approved: The board voted to direct the OCPO to conduct an independent review of complaint EC2024-1186 (Elijah Hannah), a traffic-stop arrest from Oct. 13, 2024. The board's preliminary review noted disagreement between the Internal Affairs Division's conclusion that no policy violation occurred and OCPO's observation that the internal review did not fully address an allegation of improper or false arrest. After discussion the board voted to open an independent investigation; the motion passed unanimously.

- Independent investigations declined: The board voted not to refer two other independent review requests for full independent investigation: a 2022 nightclub arrest complaint from Ricardo Suprise and a July 2024 complaint about an off-duty officer's uniform and demeanor (filed by Haley Colbert). OCPO and Internal Affairs had conducted preliminary reviews; the board accepted those findings and declined to open independent follow-ups on those two matters.

- Administrative actions: The board approved the Dec. 10, 2024 minutes (motion carried) and unanimously adopted the OCPO annual report for submission to City Council with minor typographical edits.

What the board recorded: For the Hannah matter the board found reason to investigate further because the internal affairs preliminary review had not examined an allegation of false or improper arrest in sufficient depth. For the other two complaints, the board accepted internal-review findings that either no policy violation was supported or that the issue (an incomplete uniform) had been handled through the chain of command.

Why it matters: The independent review authority is a central tool for OCPO oversight. The board's decision to open one independent review and decline two others shows the board exercising its gatekeeping role while conserving investigative resources for cases where preliminary reviews leave open potentially unaddressed policy issues.

Next steps: OCPO's special investigator will conduct the authorized independent review; the board and OCPO indicated they will report back to the board with timelines for completion. OCPO also will submit the adopted annual report to City Council per its ordinance schedule.","At its Jan. 14 meeting the Community Police Oversight Board voted unanimously to open an independent investigation into a disputed Oct. 2024 traffic arrest (EC2024-1186). The board declined independent reviews of two older complaints and approved its annual report and the Dec. 10, 2024 minutes.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6678301,"Office of Community Police Oversight previews public complaint dashboard to board",441,6783000,7224000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2111955-e3e0674f7e0f7dbda309650894f8015f&start=6783&end=7224","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2111955-e3e0674f7e0f7dbda309650894f8015f/thumbnail_6783000.jpg","/articles/6678301/Dallas/Dallas-County/Texas/Office-of-Community-Police-Oversight-previews-public-complaint-dashboard-to-board","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6678301-4c21572c98341bdaa34e522090a68709/orig.mp4?Expires=1770512854&Signature=XOpHOsKjX1p1Tc9O43r2rfiHt7uQzFpCIbIRJmJOtpXp7r67jYgN3IdXP2gRUB~Ju6gVp7njzPJMH2RT3IcgIjKPHg1hdqLXCBtpE170l000gRCgZF2eCr2anx2ZEdLEwwdqMOyPcqX~se5q3D16zDF30av6ZGUmqjNBQH0PXSK85blroVWrXF7aMWEZ~q63mGa5OAXeGj2oMvw7H6s1KQoaJiQIMC218PtYUd460F4kniseELZeke38tZ7X7KeP3AwZ5iiWLvHtbPhWzk95L6mAVdI~fHyYJFigG1GCXXUVqgkzKPbNNI6Q4kfPsQX69Asj4Rk4FIbixqOvM~J~Ew__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Office of Community Police Oversight (OCPO) previewed a public complaint and accommodations dashboard at the board's Jan. 14 meeting, showing how the office intends to publish complaint volumes, demographics, resolution timelines and officer commendations.

Sierra Montoya Obasuei, OCPO policy analyst, described the dashboard's goals: to increase transparency about how complaints are received and processed and to display complaint demographics (age, race, gender), complaint intake methods and outcomes, and a map view by ZIP code and council district. Dr. Britta Andrzejk, the city's chief data officer, and the Office of Data Analytics and Business Intelligence then demonstrated an interactive prototype.

The dashboard, the presenters said, is organized into four pages: complaint overview, complaint demographics, complaint resolutions and accommodations. Each page includes top-line metrics (for example, complaints per month, median days to close) and filterable visuals; a table also allows complainants to enter an external case number to view status. The OCPO said the dashboard will cover fiscal years 2019'2025 and will be updated monthly.

OCPO officials asked the board for feedback about data filters and whether to exclude \"noise\" such as repeated or out-of-jurisdiction calls from public-facing maps. Board members asked whether repeated callers could be filtered, whether complaints originating outside the city would be excluded from the maps, and how to ensure the data displayed is not skewed by a small number of persistent complainants.

The OCPO said it would incorporate board feedback, take the dashboard to the public safety committee for review, and work with Dallas PD's data teams and the city's analytics office on final publication. Tamika Morrison, a data analytics manager who performed the live demo, and the OCPO said they would supply the board a timeline for public release; presenters suggested a near-term rollout after adjustments.

Why it matters: The dashboard is intended to give residents a clearer, up-to-date view of complaint activity and outcomes and to provide the board with a shared data resource for oversight. The board suggested specific filters (for repeat callers and out-of-jurisdiction complaints) to make public maps more actionable and avoid misleading clustering caused by a few noisy data points.

What's next: The OCPO will collect the board's suggested edits, refine the prototype with the analytics team, and present a revised dashboard for approval before posting it publicly.","The OCPO and the city's data analytics team demonstrated a new public-facing dashboard that will display complaint counts, demographics, resolutions and accommodations. Officials said the dashboard covers 2019'2025 data and will be updated monthly; they invited board feedback before public release.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6678307,"Police data consultant tells Dallas oversight board disparities reflect reported suspects, not population",1385,2033000,3418000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2111955-e3e0674f7e0f7dbda309650894f8015f&start=2033&end=3418","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2111955-e3e0674f7e0f7dbda309650894f8015f/thumbnail_2033000.jpg","/articles/6678307/Dallas/Dallas-County/Texas/Police-data-consultant-tells-Dallas-oversight-board-disparities-reflect-reported-suspects-not-population","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6678307-3d1911b054f2d035d26893e1f567330c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770512854&Signature=SewCx5qXWrSHAtY~63g~yrU05PPsZy25~qjCoSznT63jW~WYvgGX0XObig3pVZ61urJUX52vT4Dl3j5QoOGfDHtQ-OEPiSsm8b7-4OLc~h~OrgeYYBr6BUH3bTLNhPRP~krnq1efzHjeiff-Mtkpf8RvK7RoFLX7XVR4VekO6SygjpxtQ2XOLUo3Z5ndC2TV3C6coEXlvFrJM3wK3qajpsFgQGWeBZt2u-KrZb7-Eb3SHTVS9H~N2v7yGRgVkoHzw~9FJ7btb7E9pbfyjPlKO3i7D-3j2N1kAzGrispvgI2qlrtICu~HPv3bMWaaTNqFGDFoo5-vDFOixJ6CnmkPxg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Bob Scales, chief executive of Police Strategies LLC, told the Community Police Oversight Board on Jan. 14 that racial disparities in Dallas arrest and use-of-force data are real but that simple comparisons to city population don't identify their cause.

Scales, who said he built the force-analysis system used by Dallas Police Department, told the board that analysts must consider context: whether contacts began from calls for service or officer-initiated stops, suspect behavior, age and gender, and whether arrests are linked to crimes reported by community members. He recommended using risk-adjusted benchmarks such as reported crime suspects, not raw census population, to test for evidence of bias.

That approach, Scales said, changes interpretation. \"If 60% of reported crime suspects in a jurisdiction are a given group, you should expect arrests to reflect that distribution,\" he said. \"Reported crime suspects is a much better benchmark to look at than census data.\"

Scales summarized several findings from his review of Dallas PD data (2020'2024): about two-thirds of use-of-force incidents began with calls for service rather than officer-initiated contacts; roughly 4% of arrests result in a use of force; and a relatively small group of officers account for a disproportionate share of arrests and force incidents. He also showed dashboard maps that identify two ZIP codes, 75216 and 75220, as arrest hotspots, with differing demographic profiles in each ZIP code.

Board members pushed on implications. Board member Jonathan Maples said the monthly arrest-by-district report \"disturbs me\" and asked whether the city's high arrest totals for some groups could reflect overpolicing. Scales responded that disparities in society'income, housing, and victimization'often drive disparities in policing data, and he urged the board to dig into root causes before drawing conclusions about police bias.

Other board members asked technical and policy questions. Brandon Friedman and others noted that arrest-level conclusions depend on additional data, such as whether blood or toxicology testing confirmed intoxication in individual DWI arrests, and asked for access to the dashboards and underlying datasets. Scales said the dashboards and the underlying incident-level extractions exist and offered to provide the board with copies and follow-up analyses.

Why it matters: The board has for months requested clearer explanations for high arrest rates by race in some council districts. Scales's presentation provided a roadmap for deeper analyses the board and department can pursue to assess whether disparities reflect policing choices or broader community patterns.

What's next: Scales said his team can run tailored follow-up analyses if the board supplies specific questions. The board asked the Office of Community Police Oversight and Dallas PD to collaborate with Scales on data-sharing and to make the dashboard available to the board for continued review.

Scales' presentation and the ensuing discussion highlighted the limits of population-based comparisons and the need for incident-level, risk-adjusted analysis before assigning cause or recommending policy changes.","Bob Scales, a consultant who helped build Dallas PD's force-analysis system, told the Community Police Oversight Board that raw comparisons of arrests to city population can mislead; he urged the board to use risk-adjusted benchmarks such as reported crime suspects and incident context to test for bias and highlighted ZIP-code arrest hotspots.","actionData","errors"]

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