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Audit: DC Police Chief rejected use of force reforms after Karon Hylton-Brown's 2020 death

The final in a series of three reports commissioned by the Office of the D.C. Auditor claims that Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Pamela A. Smith rejected some of the recommendations to ...
Palo Alto Weekly

Audit: Palo Alto officer violated policies during car chase on city streets

A Palo Alto Police Department vehicle heads down Forest Avenue outside the department’s headquarters on September 11, 2019. Photo by Veronica Weber. A Palo Alto police officer was found to have ...
Bradenton Herald

Miami police audit: One officer worked 3,714 hours at off-duty jobs in one year

Miami Police Chief Jorge Colina’s office said it agrees with the audit findings and welcomes an outside third party overseeing extra-duty jobs for police officers. Daniel A.Varela ...
Newsday

Record-keeping issues found in Suffolk DA's use of asset forfeiture funds in 2019-20, audit says

A recent audit of the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office's use of state asset forfeiture funds in 2019 and 2020 found a series of record keeping issues and the loss of $610 in funds. The Feb. 7 ...
The Boston Globe

Cops are only as good as the training they get, and in Massachusetts it’s a mixed bag

Police reform comes down in the end to one big thing — the performance of the cop on the beat, the one citizens interact with and depend on. That performance is largely dependent on character — and ...
WBOC

Maryland Audit: 36 Police-Custody Deaths Were Homicides, Including Anton Black’s

MARYLAND - A statewide audit in Maryland has reclassified 36 police-custody deaths as homicides, including several on the Eastern Shore. Among the autopsies found to be incorrect in the audit are ...