Attachment A
Attachment A12/15/2025
Independent Police
Auditor Annual Report
Presentation to the Pasadena City Council
December 15, 2025
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1 Authority from PMC 2.30.020.08
a. Serve as a best-practices advisor to the community police oversight commission; b. Have unimpeded access to all police department personnel complaints and investigations thereon, for auditing and reporting purposes, and, upon request and where feasible, be permitted to ob'serve briefings'received, interviews conducted, and deliberations on personnel matters including, but not limited to, use of force reviews, administrative reviews, and internal affairs reviews; c. Review all categorical uses of force by police department personnel to assess whether the police department's investigation into a use of force was complete, thorough, objective, and fair;
d. Review investigations of personnel complaints of bias-based policing; e. As directed by or in conjunction with the community police oversight commission, recommend changes and additions to police department policies^ procedures, and officer training;
f. Issue public reports and give public presentations to the commission regarding police department operations, to the extent permissible under applicabFe law; g
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Overview: IPA Services Since January 2025
Reviews of completed PPD investigations & observation of all Review Boards Critical Incidents
• Vehicle Pursuits
• Allegations of Misconduct fby request and/n progress^ • Use of Force (in progress)
Recommendations for systemic improvement: mediation program, traffic stops/RIPA data collection
Additional review topics as requested by CPQC Ad Hoc Committees:
responses to persons experiencing crisfs, review technology developments Community Engagement for public transparency and access 3 Overall Impressions and Findings: PPD
Strong commitment to accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement Collaborative and engaged with IPAand CPOC
Areas for continued growth
• Consistency and documentation of processes, consistent record-keeping • Recommendations for clarifying pursuit philosophy and policy modifications • Tracking progress against previous audits and responding to new recommendations identified
• Enhanced data collection and transparency in traffic stops / RIPA reporting • Collaboration for new technology
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Recommendations to Date
Report
Pretext Stop: Curbing
Vehicle Pursuit Policy
Critical Incident: Mr.
Youines
Complaint Case Review
Vehicle Pursuit Review
(pending PPD response)
Use of Force Review
(in draft]
Total Implemented
Recommendations Progress
"Agree in Disagree
Concept"
TBD
TBD
5 Critical Incident
Review
Review of PPD's administrative
investigation of the officer-involved
shooting (OIS) of Mr. Adam Youines
• Five recommendations related to process
• Several repeated from prior reviews;
Department "agree in concept"
Pending cases:
• April 14, 2024 (Mr. Andrade) incident
pending criminal & admin review
• September?, 2025 (PPD) incident
administrative review in progress
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Vehicle Pursuit
Review
7 Complaint
Review
• Attended POST-certified course
offered by PPD
• Sampled % (10 cases) and reviewed
two cases sent to IA
• Reviewed internal process for
alignment with best practices & policy
• Reviewed tactics for alignment with
policy
• Key recommendations:
• Opportunity to clarify a "Pursuit
Philosophy" and recalibrate
• Vehicle Pursuit policy modifications
•IPA may review closed complaint cases
to determine if the investigation was
"thorough, fair, and complete"
Individual case review at the request of
the complainant by contacting the
CPOC and/or IPA directly
• Review does not change outcome, but may
inform process and/or procedure
• Three requests to review closed complaint
cases
Planned formal review in Q2 2026
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Use of Force
Review
9 Traffic Stops /
RIPA Data
Collection
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Reviewed 15 cases: all closed
Categorical Uses of Force from June 1,
2024-June 30, 2025
Tracking progress against 2023 IPA audit
New process and procedural
recommendations identified
Draft report under review by PPD
Presented an overview of the survey
conducted by former IPA
Worked with CPOC Ad Hoc Committee
to frame recommendations
Results:
• Update policy regarding practice of
"curbing"
• Collection of data regarding curbing on
Rl PA form
• Evaluate and report out on RIPA collection
(generally) and practice of curbing
specifically
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Community
Police
Mediation Pilot
Program
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Reviewed and approved PPD policy
regarding mediation
Supported CPOC staff in seeking best
practices
Framed program requirements
RFP in process to select vendor
Pilot plan includes evaluation metrics
and reporting
CPOC Ad Hoc
Committee
Support
Engagement with each CPOCAd Hoc
Committees on regular basis
Highlights include:
• Developed and approved new Rules
regarding "Complaint Intake" & "Meetings
with PPD"
• Finalized pretext stop / curbing project
• Developing training and onboarding
• Identifying best workflow for CPOC review
of PPD policies (e.g. new technology)
• Reviewing responses to calls for service
involving persons experiencing mental
health crises
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Community
Engagement
13 • "Meet the IPA" events in Villa and
Robinson Parks
• District Liaison meeting
• Briefing and rides with all 7 PPD Patrol
teams
• "Coffee with a Cop" and Department-
sponsored events
Meetings with key stakeholder groups,
including PPOA leadership
• Individual conversations with
community members
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FY2025-26 IPA Review Plan
Q1 2026
Use of Force
' Tracking progress against
2023 IPA audit
New process and
procedural
recommendations
identified
Draft report with PPD
Q2 2026
Complaint Review
Anticipate sampling cases
from all levels of review
(section-level & IA) starting
late December
Review to identify progress
against recommendations
from IPA 2024 audit
Identify new trends or
challenges
Report expected Q2 2026
Q2 2026
Special Topic TBD
Ad Hoc to inform special
topic review
Possible topics include
responses to persons
experiencing crisis, calls
involving domestic
disturbance, calls
involving interaction with
vulnerable populations
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