Overview
- At a Nov. 4–5 Public Safety Committee hearing, BPD, the Police Accountability Board, the Administrative Charging Committee, and the mayor’s civil rights office detailed current accountability processes and gaps.
- BPD reported 959 year-to-date complaints involving the public, with 675 officers named and 286 officers carrying two or more complaints.
- Officer Robert Parks, seen in a viral video pursuing a pedestrian with his cruiser in Park Heights, remains suspended pending an investigation.
- Administrative Charging Committee figures showed body-worn camera violations as the second-largest category at 25%, largely late activations, according to Deputy Commissioner Brian Nadeau.
- PAB and charging committee members said requests to supplement BPD investigations often go unanswered, a point disputed by the mayor’s office, as council members pushed for a public complaints database and stronger, more independent PAB powers.