Boulder police monitor reports 56 open cases, up four from October

Boulder’s independent police monitor reported 56 open cases as of Nov. 5, four more than the 52 she reported as of Oct. 6. The latest count includes 21 classified cases, five awaiting classification and 30 in preliminary investigation with the Police Support Unit, the monitor told the Police Oversight Panel.

The Oct. 6 count included 19 classified cases, four awaiting classification, 26 in preliminary investigation and three listed as performance-and-conduct case reviews, the monitor reported at the panel’s October meeting.

At the November meeting, the monitor also said three performance-and-conduct reviews had not been sent to her. She said she had not seen them and did not know why they had not been referred. The meeting did not establish whether those reviews were included in the 56-case count or how they relate to the three listed in October.

At the October meeting, a city attorney’s representative said the department was using the previous General Order 120, which does not include the performance-and-conduct process, and that work on a replacement order was underway.

Other complaint handling and panel oversight continued. In September, the monitor classified nine cases and observed eight interviews. At its October meeting, the panel voted to take up two separate cases for review. The city says the panel reviews completed internal complaint investigations and can recommend dispositions and discipline.

One complaint, MI2026-019, was closed in September after the complainant did not cooperate. The monitor said she recommended administrative closure, and the department agreed. That closure was separate from a panel case-file review.