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1. Accordingly, the investigation into this incident has been closed. This decision is limited strictly to the department’s inability to meet the high legal standard required to prosecute the case under the federal civil rights statutes; it does not reflect an assessment of any other aspect of the shooting.
2. Closed Case Summaries (2020 - Present) This table contains links to all Closed Case Summaries published online since 2020. Closed Case Summaries posted between 2015-2019 are available on the OPA website at.
3. 18, the OPA closed the case, posting the summary report on its website. “A 5-minute conversation”.
4. Closed case summaries on the complaints and a dozen others were posted to the OPA’s website Wednesday. As of October, OPA had received 19,000 complaints about officer behavior and the departmen.

Seattle Police Department Office of Professional Accountability OPA Closed Case Report Apr June 2014 9 Case Summary Case Finding 13-0524 The complainant, a supervisor within the Department, alleged the named employee failed to report a Use of Force statement made by an officer of another agency that was heard while assisting in taking a suspect into custody.

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The Office of Police Accountability (OPA) has authority over allegations of misconduct involving Seattle Police Department (SPD) employees relating to SPD policy and federal, state, and local law. OPA investigates complaints and recommends findings to the Chief of Police. OPA is led by a civilian director and supervisors, while its investigations are carried out by a mix of SPD sergeants and civilian investigators.