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DATE:
TO:
FROM:
MARCH 17, 2026
HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL
ACTING POLICE CHIEF JAMES REIFSCHNEIDER
SUBJECT: RESPONSE TO IPA RECOMMENDATIONS IN REPORT COVERING INVESTIGATIONS AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2025
RECOMMENDATION #1: PAPD should send out a reminder to all officers reminding them of the need to advise detainees of the reason for any stop.
The Department agrees and has issued this reminder.
RECOMMENDATION #2: PAPD should periodically ensure that all supervisors entrusted with conducting complaint investigations are trained in effective techniques for "intake" interviews with complainants.
The Department agrees and will include instructions during a quarterly Supervisor’s meeting.
RECOMMENDATION #3: PAPD should devote renewed attention to the training of supervisors in appropriate interview techniques with the subject of a use of force.
The Department agrees and has already identified this as an area with room for improvement. As a result, the Department provided an instructional block of training on this topic to all supervisors and managers at a meeting on November 6, 2025.
RECOMMENDATION #4: PAPD should advise its supervisors that when reviewing force incidents, they should consider whether taking time and deploying different (and truly empathetic) strategies could have reduced the need to use force.
The Department agrees and will reemphasize this aspect during this year’s biennial Use of Force training.
RECOMMENDATION #5: PAPD should consider whether additional training would be beneficial on how to address arrestees who are injured as a result of a use of force but not yet secured.
The Department agrees and has requested that the manager and supervisors of the Department’s defensive tactics training team explore options for this.
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RECOMMENDATION #6: The Department should assign canine force reviews to supervisors who were not directly involved in/responsible for the specific decisions that precipitated the force.
The Department agrees that where feasible, a canine force review should be assigned to a supervisor who was not directly involved in/responsible for the specific decisions that precipitated the force.
RECOMMENDATION #7: The Department should evaluate different approaches to utilizing the canine when further negotiation or communication with a resistant subject has the potential to be undermined by the dog’s presence.
The Department agrees and changed the canine policy accordingly in 2022 as a result of reviewing the 2021 incident that prompted this recommendation.
RECOMMENDATION #8: PAPD should continue to work with its officers to ensure that recording equipment is functioning properly, and that lapses in compliance with activation policy are met with appropriate accountability.
The Department agrees. This is an ongoing point of emphasis for field personnel in 2026. The Department will continue to hold personnel accountable as appropriate for policy non- compliance in this area.