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December 18, 1997
CITY OF IOWA CITY
Mr. Rod Sullivan
1733 Wilson Street
Iowa City IA 52245
Dear Mr. Sullivan:
Thank you for your correspondence of 12/17/97 regarding vehicle "safety checks"
conducted periodically by officers of the Iowa City Police Department. It has been
distributed to all of the Police Citizen Review Board for careful study.
Although recently established, the Board has received a number of presentations by
members of the police department relating to policies, procedures, rules and regulations.
This process is continuing and further review of present policy is being scheduled for
future meetings.
The concern you expressed over the use of discretion by police officers was discussed at
length by board members and the Chief of Police at a November meeting. The practice of
police safety checks has not been reviewed at this time; however, I would be happy to
place it on the agenda at one of our January sessions.
If you would be interested in attending, please call the PCRB office (356-5413 or
356-5041) and we will see that you are contacted at the time this issue becomes an agenda
item.
Very truly yours,
Paul Hoffey, Chairman
Police Citizen Review Board
P sb,
410 EAST WASHINGTON STREET • IOWA CITY. IOWA 52240.1626 • (319) 356-3000 • FAX (319) 356-5009
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Z am u)t y1«� +o cLues+ion +he involvemen+
OF the zoivoiC �y Poioce,'De.po, l rnen+ In acc-f-ions
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-%-ho,+ I believe 4-o be d�rec-+ \/+olcx+tons of Ehe
fill of R'9h4s . I om speaklr,<� OF the so-called
SaFe-�-� C%ec;k5-H-,acl- al(ou1 laev enForcemen-l-
oFp)cers 4-c S+op -ever(j vehicle colon( a ccrl�Tn
s4 retcl, OF rood . S+, ng opera_I ions " of i-h-5Pe
care o_() o.FFron+ -l-o our- Lt-b i'�mendmen+ Rl9h+4s
+o -Fr-e� m P r-wm Z l legal Searc k and
ides Z rec�(i z fl,ot some cour(s fn some
pa r-+s o f:� 4+ie co a n-�r -q have rU 1 ed -�k ci, -- 4i-i i s
Prac+tce is QnS1-i+u4-i0not,(. L J47scigree wi4-k
-l-h � s i n-1-erpre-fu�-� o✓> , I�u-l--f�a-I- i s no-F- -�-,e. bas;s
For m�j otr79umen+. Lauj enFor semen I- c�2enc7les
f-ciL47nel& e,xerc.se discre-Kon cilhen choos/01)8-
laws -I� These f-y p f cal 1 b
Var From Cr Mmun l-f y -�o cornm�-rn I �-y , o_nof
hopeFv i! r�P IeC! 4-h �J i ! I of �e peo p Ie .
Some local examples include. �o�y�uo.lk� nc�, e�.�h;ch
�5 bcys;ea(l� igrZorec� �n �oc.>JaC�-;-�. OFF�cers
I er�d o loo I-� +-he. o+4,,er cjb,y tjhen open
con- t ne-r5 o f alcohol appeoar- around K nn-tcl<
Sock t um . dew peopie are acnr ,S i-eA por d r c <n
(o(c rnph on I -SC). 7-kp- ZCPD obv oust
has some la4-,`+ude In +-fans off' adherence. 4-o
�aws . 1 aPprec�af-e +his 7 - ICPD
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ji 6e(--+ -e-s . We connc{ s-�nJ for- our rl9h+s 4-c
be +rample� bL3 +hose. cjho oi-e- su)orn 4-0 upAold
4-hem. T--O,+ s u) h �4 +ke- C� n Rev'ec 3c c�
wo,5 c rec ��e8 . C ko pe 4-h s board t i l I see
F� c, e:Ack-rn ne 4-b, s p r^c�c+Lc� ar7� p� i i F f�
rest- .
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Rod Sullivan
1-733 Wool ls6nS+.
1DUXa C1+9 , IA 5 y5
354 --7199
CITY OF IOWA CITY
December 12, 1997
Mr. Rod Sullivan
1733 Wilson St.
Iowa City IA 52245
Dear Mr. Sullivan:
Thank you for your letter to the Police Citizen Review Board dated December 7, 1997. I
will pass it onto the Board members at their next regular meeting for response.
Very truly yours,
Sandra Bauer
Assistant to the PCRB
410 EAST WASHINGTON STREET • IOWA CITY, IOWA 51310-1826 • t319) 356-5000 • FAX (319) 356-5009