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Monthly Complaint Summary

During the month of July 2012 the following complaints against APD employees (initiated both by citizens and by Department supervisors) were investigated and completed, with the following dispositions:

Monthly Complaint Summary - July 2012

Source of Complaint	Type of Complaint	Findings
Citizen	Use of Force	Not Sustained
Internal	Insubordination	Sustained
Internal	Confidential Information	Sustained
Internal	Cooperation w/Employees	Sustained
Internal	Use of Force/Obedience Law	Sustained
Internal	Vehicle Operations	Sustained
Citizen	Performance of Duty	Unfounded
Citizen	Public Relations	Unfounded
Citizen	Attention to Duty	Unfounded
Internal	Vehicle Operations	Sustained
Internal	Administrative Review - Crash	In Compliance
Internal	Administrative Review - Crash	In Compliance

Disposition definitions for performance complaints are as follows:

Unfounded:

The allegation is false or not factual.

Exonerated:

the incident occurred, but was lawful and proper.

Not Sustained:

Insufficient evidence exists to either prove or disprove the allegation.

Sustained:

The allegation is supported by sufficient evidence to justify a reasonable conclusion of guilt.

Policy Failure:

The investigation revealed that the alleged acts did occur; however, the officer was acting in accordance with established departmental policy.

In Compliance:

The investigation revealed that the policies and procedures of the Department were followed (to be used with Administrative Inquiries only)

For questions or comments regarding this information, please contact Lt. Jack Fichtel of the Office of Professional Standards at (630) 256-5003, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.