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DATE: OCTOBER 1, 2025
TO: HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: POLICE CHIEF ANDREW BINDER
SUBJECT: RESPONSE TO IPA RECOMMENDATIONS IN REPORT COVERING INVESTIGATIONS AS OF MAY 31, 2025
RECOMMENDATION #1: PAPD should evaluate the warnings in any use of force incident to determine whether different warnings might have been effective.
The Department agrees and, consistent with existing policy, will continue to evaluate the effectiveness of warnings in use of force incidents.
RECOMMENDATION #2: PAPD should continue to emphasize to supervisors the need to timely review body-worn cameras when they do not operate as intended to ensure that the operators had undertaken proper testing and maintenance protocols.
The Department agrees and, as part of its continued emphasis on this issue, the Department has implemented guidelines designed to expedite supervisor review of incident footage.