A review of the Internal Affairs Complaints and Investigations received during calendar year 2020 revealed there were two (2) complaints/investigations conducted by this police department’s internal affairs function. These two (2) complaints/investigations involved two different officers.
The figures below indicates, that although the number of complaints investigated by the internal affairs function in 2020 increased by one from 2019, the number of investigations is still within the norm of the number of investigations conducted over the last nine-year history of our department.
2020: 2
2019: 1
2018: 3
2017: 2
2016: 3
2015: 3
2014: 3
2013: 5
Below are the divisions of the police department and the number of complaints and investigations that each division received in 2020:
Administration: 0
Support Operations
Criminal Investigations Unit: 0
Conveyance Unit: 0
P.A.C.T.: 0
Boulevard Unit: 0
Field Operations
Patrol Division: 2
These allegations of misconduct investigated by the Internal Affairs Function in 2020 resulted in the below finding(s):
Unfounded: 1
Exonerated: 0
Not Sustained: 1
Sustained: 0
In addition to the above complaint investigated by the internal affairs function, the below information includes complaints handled that did not require internal affairs investigation.
There was only one additional complaint received from a citizen. An investigation into this allegation determined the complaint was unfounded.
The Richmond Heights Police Department handled nearly 20,818 calls for service in 2020 as compared to 20,471 calls for service in 2019. This is an increase of 347 calls.
The small number of complaints received in 2020, when compared to the number of calls for service, reflects a record of professionalism and exemplary service by the police officers of this department.
