Lincoln Police Department
Policies and Procedures
Complaint Review and Internal Affairs
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HOW TO MAKE A COMPLAINT
1.
If you wish to make a complaint about the actions of an officer or about any aspect of law-
enforcement operations, please:
a.
Come to the department and tell any employee that you want to make a complaint; or
b.
Call the department or the town manager's office and tell the person answering the phone
that you want to make a complaint; or
c.
Write your complaint and mail it to the chief of police/sheriff.
2.
A supervisory officer will assist you in filling out a complaint form. This form asks you to identify
yourself and then to give specific details about your complaint.
3.
Your complaint will then be investigated. You may be contacted and asked additional questions about
your complaint.
4.
If it is going to take a long time to investigate your complaint, you will receive a letter telling you
approximately when you may expect a reply.
5.
When your complaint has been investigated, the chief of police/sheriff will review the investigation
and will write you a letter explaining what has been found out about the matter.
Appendix 1 to 2-I1
Lincoln Police Department
Policies and Procedures
Complaint Review and Internal Affairs
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LINCOLN POLICE DEPARTMENT
CITIZEN COMPLAINT FORM
CONFIDENTIAL
Name of complainant:
____________________________________________________________
At what address can you be contacted?:
__________________________________________
What phone number? Residence:
____________________ Work: __________________
Date and time of incident: __________________________________________________________________________
Location of incident:
_________________________________________________________________________
Name of officer(s) or employee(s) against whom complaint is being filed, or other identifying marks (car number, badge
number, etc.)
Rank:
____________