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2. Summit Police Department

   Complaint Information Sheet

    

   The members of the Summit Police Department are committed to providing law enforcement services that are fair, effective, and impartially applied. It is in the best interests of everyone that your complaint about the performance of an individual officer is resolved fairly and promptly. The Police Department has formal procedures for investigating your complaint. These procedures are designed to ensure fairness and protect the rights of both citizens and law enforcement officers:

   
   

   1. Reports or Complaints of officer/employee misconduct must be accepted from any person, including anonymous sources, at any time.

   
   

   2. Complaints shall be accepted regardless of age, race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or immigration status of the complaining party.
   
   3. Your complaint will be sent to a superior officer or a specially trained internal affairs officer who will conduct a thorough and objective investigation.
   
   4. You might be asked to help in the investigation by giving a detailed statement about what happened or providing other important information or documents.
   
   5. All complaints against law enforcement officers are thoroughly investigated. You will be kept informed of the status of the investigation and its ultimate outcome, if requested, and you provide contact information. The exact discipline imposed is confidential, but you will be advised of the ultimate finding, namely : 

    

   1. Sustained: A preponderance of the evidence shows an officer violated any law; regulation; directive, guideline, policy, or procedure issued by the Attorney General or County Prosecutor; agency protocol; standing operating procedure; rule; or training.
   2. Unfounded: A preponderance of the evidence shows that the alleged misconduct did not occur.
   3. Exonerated: A preponderance of the evidence shows the alleged conduct did occur, but did not violate any law; regulation; directive, guideline, policy, or procedure issued by the Attorney General or County Prosecutor; agency protocol; standing operating procedure; rule; or training.
   4. Not Sustained: The investigation failed to disclose sufficient evidence to clearly prove or disprove the allegation.

   
   6. If our investigation shows that a crime might have been committed, the county prosecutor will be notified. You might be asked to testify in court.
   
   7. If our investigation results in an officer being charged with a violation of department rules, you might be asked to testify in a departmental hearing.
   
   8. If our investigation shows that the complaint is unfounded or that the officer acted properly, the matter will be closed.
   
   9. Internal affairs investigations are confidential and all disciplinary hearings shall be closed to the public unless the defendant officer requests an open hearing.
   
   10. You may call the Internal Affairs Investigator, Captain Ryan Peters, at 908-277-9380 with any additional information or any questions about the case.

6. Summit Police Department

   Internal Affairs Complaint/Reportable Incident Report

8. Complaint classification

   1. Citizen complaint
   2. Departmental complaint
   3. Anonymous
9. Internal Affairs Case Number

11. Complainant

13. Name
14. ID/Badge Number (if applicable)
16. Address
18. City
19. State
20. Zip Code
22. Home Phone
23. Cell Phone
24. Work Phone
26. Email
27. Date of Birth
    Date of Birth
28. Age
29. Sex
31. Race (Optional - for statistical purposes only)

33. Incident

35. How was this reported? (Citizen and/or anonymous complaints only)

    1. Walk-in
    2. Phone

    1. Voicemail
    2. Email

    1. Mail

    1. Other (explain)
37. Incident location
38. Date and time of incident
    Date and time of incident

    Date and time of incident
39. Date and time of report
    Date and time of report

    Date and time of report
40. Ref. case number(s)
42. Nature of complaint (check all that apply)

    1. Crime
    2. Excessive force
    3. Improper arrest

    1. Improper entry
    2. Improper search

    1. Differential treatment
    2. Demeanor

    1. Rule infraction
    2. Other (explain below)
44. Complaint made against:
46. Officer's name
47. Badge Number
48. On/off duty?
49. Uniform/plain clothes?
51. Officer's name
52. Badge number
53. On/off duty?
54. Uniform/plain clothes?
56. Officer's name
57. Badge number
58. On/off duty?
59. Uniform/plain clothes?
61. Officer's name
62. Badge number
63. On/off duty?
64. Uniform/plain clothes?
66. 1. Additional officers listed below in narrative
68. Description of incident:
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70. 1. Receive an email copy of this form.
71. Email address

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72. Submit

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