IPRA Still Backlogged

If they'd stop taking BS complaints, they'd have adequate manpower to do their job within a reasonable amount of time. From the FOP:

• The Lodge was contacted today by the Independent Police Review Authority who informed the Lodge that they cannot meet the standards established by the City Council in completing investigations within six months of initiation. Because of this, the ordinance states that the Chief Administrator shall notify the employee of the general nature of the complaint or information giving rise to the investigation and the reasons for failure to complete the investigation within six months.

  This position should not come as a surprise to anybody. The City Council passed this ordinance with little understanding of the investigative process or concern for the fact that there was an extensive back log due in part to years of understaffing. Today there are 83 cases that fall into this category and officers will be getting a letter explaining the details outlined above. This covers both complaints that have resulted in CR #’s being issued and other investigations that have yet to be resolved. This action does not impact our membership and is more of a nuisance to the Authority in having to justify their actions or lack thereof.

The media also noticed, but we don't have a working password for the Tribune right now. Here's the Sun Times version.