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Citizen Complaint Report October 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016

Report of Citizens Complaints Received by the Sheriff's Office – October 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016

Quarterly, the Marin County Sheriff's Office releases a report on the status of citizen complaints of officer misconduct.  Below, and attached, is the information for the past quarter as reported to the County Board of Supervisors.  Click on the "Download PDF" link at the bottom for a copy of the actual report. 

Number of complaints alleging rudeness or deportment: 1           
Unfounded: 0
Exonerated: 0
Not Sustained: 0
Sustained: 0
Frivolous: 0
Referred Disposition: 0
Still Pending Investigation:  1            

  1. The complainant was unhappy that a deputy did not properly investigate an incident he was reporting and that the deputy acted unprofessionally.

2. An inmate at the county jail alleged that a deputy verbally attacked him and was unprofessional.

Number of complaints alleging excessive force:                0

Unfounded:                                                                           0

Exonerated:                                                                           0

Not Sustained:                                                                       0

Sustained:                                                                              0

Frivolous:                                                                              0

Referred Disposition:                                                            0

Still Pending Investigation:                                                   0

 

Number of complaints alleging general policy violations: 0
Unfounded: 0
Exonerated: 0
Not Sustained: 0
Sustained: 0
Frivolous: 0
Referred Disposition: 0
Still Pending Investigation: 0

1. A citizen alleged he and the passenger in his vehicle were racially profiled and illegally searched.

Number of Complaints Pending from Previous Quarter: 2    
Unfounded: 0
Exonerated: 1   
Not Sustained: 0
Sustained: 0
Referred Investigation: 0
Frivolous: 0
Still Pending Investigation:
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