San Diego police oversight board moves closer to full authority as approved by voters

San Diego police oversight board moves closer to full authority as approved by voters

The Commission on Police Practices, the San Diego Police Department’s oversight board, moved a step closer Wednesday to obtaining a fuller scope of authority it has lacked since the board was approved by voters in 2021. Since the commission was established, it has been operating without permanent operating procedures, which would grant the board the ability to conduct independent investigations with subpoena power into alleged police misconduct …

AFC calls for independent police oversight authority

In the wake of the recent police killings of Ronaldo Peters and Keon Fogenay in Linden, the Alliance For Change (AFC) today called  on all parties in the National Assembly to rise above politics and act urgently to establish an Independent Police Oversight Authority (IPOA). The article AFC calls for independent police oversight authority appeared first on Stabroek News.