2015-1077954
NOTE: The release of all Final Summary Reports is mandated pursuant to the City of Chicago Municipal Code (Section 2-78-145, viewable here) and the Consent Decree in State of Illinois…
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On October 5, 2016, the City Council passed an ordinance that created Chicago’s newest agency, the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) after months of public outcry over what was…
1085722
…February 27, 2019. Pursuant to a request from the City’s Department of Law, COPA re-opened the investigation on November 7, 2019, and re-closed the investigation on August 19, 2020, with…
Data Dashboards
…allegations by Police District and Allegation Type. Demographics: Allegation categories by race and/or sex. Closed Cases: A detailed breakdown of closed COPA investigations. * On September 15, 2017…
How to Read a Final Summary Report
…case portal also contains older cases that were closed using the old template. Accessing Summary Reports All of our Summary Reports of Investigation are available online for review. …
1081642
…related to this incident. Extension Letter Pursuant to Section IV(B) of the City of Chicago’s Video Release Policy, the Independent Police Review Authority has submitted an Extension Letter to…
Shannon Hayes, Director of Investigations
…in Chicago since 2004, starting as an investigator with the Office of Professional Standards and the Independent Police Review Authority. Shannon became a Supervising Investigator at the Civilian Office of…
2019-0000246
During the post-COPA review of this case, and after CPD initially wrote it’s non concurrence letter included herein, COPA and CPD agreed to COPA’s initial findings and discipline….
Summary Reports Posted
1092474 2019-0001849 2019-0002625 Please visit the case portal via the link below to review all reports. …
Andrea Kersten, Chief Administrator
…in 2020, Kersten was tapped to form COPA’s Protest/Civil Unrest Unit, a specialized squad uniquely organized to receive, review and triage mass protest-related complaints. Kersten brings a career of public…