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Franklin Bennett
The Citizens' Police Complaint Board reviewed two complaints against IMPD officers.
Franklin Bennett
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Hi,everyone I will be live-tweeting the regular meeting of The Citizen Police Complaint Board.Tonight’s meeting is taking place at the Fay Biccard Glick Neighborhood Center. @mirrorindy @indydocumenters
05:02 PM Nov 18, 2024 CST
The Board prepares to start the meeting and hear citizens complaints.
The meeting was called to order at 6:15 pm by the president of the board Kenneth Riggans.
We begin tonight with case CPCO #2023-037F. The Case of Christine Anderson.The complaint is against three officers.She alleged that Detective Masterson spoke inappropriately to her during her arrest for alleged was determined that Anderson was being 1/2 prostitution.It
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Trafficked.She also alleges that another detective Sergeant Wilkerson inappropriately touched her pelvic area during the sting operation.2/2
“I think that the bigger question is whether IMPD should still be arresting people for prostitution”-Evan Shearin, Board member
“Undercover officers often put themselves in positions of criminal’s to conduct undercover operations” said officer David Bolling in response to why the officer touched Christine Anderson’s pelvic area.
As it relates to detective Wilkerson the board voted to exonerate and agreed with Internal Affairs in this matter.
In regard to detectives Maston and Hartman,the board voted to sustain and to also schedule a follow up meeting with the IMPD chief in regard to the misconduct.
Glen Schmidt’s complaint centers around the fact that 1)During a domestic dispute between he and his girlfriend, that detective Howard and Slishinger didn’t view video that would have corroborated his allegations his girlfriend assaulted him. 1/2
Schmidt, a former officer also alleges the officers took his department issued handgun and other department issued also said due to this incident he felt he was strong-armed to sign a letter of resignation by lieutenant John Baker.2/2 items.Schmidt
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The criminal charges against Schmidt in regard to domestic violence as violence were dismissed.
In regard to the first allegation of sub-standard performance by an officer the board chose to exonerate the regard to the second allegation of not using proper procedure using a body cam and sub-standard performance during an investigation the board 1/2 officer.In
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In regard to the case follow up for Tabitha Kemp and Mike and Melissa Bolivia from last month the board voted to affirm the sustained findings of last month.
As far as announcements,next month’s meeting will take place at Martindale-Brightwood library.