Overview

• The pact is legally binding and allows the state to seek remedies if the department fails to comply.
• An independent monitor will oversee implementation over five years to ensure sustained progress.
• Required changes include revised use-of-force and internal affairs practices, stronger accountability and supervision, expanded data analysis, and a redesigned Early Intervention System.
• The reforms follow revelations of a swastika painted inside an impounded car and hundreds of racist, homophobic and antisemitic texts, which led prosecutors to dismiss dozens of cases.
• Former officers Christopher Tomsic and Cody Weldin pleaded guilty to felony vandalism in April 2025, received probation and restitution, surrendered POST certifications, completed community service, and must take anti-racism coursework.