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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

04 Jun 2017

Page 7

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

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Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 2017

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7

Independent investigations in officer shooting cases urged

A Stanford study on California officer-involved shootings argues agency-led probes undermine independence and trust. It highlights Wisconsin's dual independent investigators as a model and notes Iowa’s DCI role varies by agency requests amid grand jury reviews and county attorney decisions.

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Stanford Criminal Justice Center Stanford Law School California San Joaquin County Wisconsin Jason Smith Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation Cedar Rapids Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation Greg Buelow CRPD DCI Jerime Mitchell Lucas Jones Jones Iowa Mitch Mortvedt Mortvedt Pottawattamie County Mark Burbridge Denver John Sarcone Polk County Sarcone Stanford
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Iowa DCI Often Helps In Officer Involved Shootings

The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation frequently assists officer involved shooting probes, a practice ongoing for about twenty years. Officials discuss transparency, independence concerns, and varying methods across counties, with calls varying by case and jurisdiction.

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Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation Iowa DCI Mitch Mortvedt Office of Special Investigations Bureau Tina Virgil Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation Virgil Smith
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Five Cedar Rapids officer involved shootings across five years

The Gazette documents five officer involved shootings in Cedar Rapids from 2015 to 2018. Cases include Mitchell shot in 2016 after a confrontation with Officer Lucas Jones and Bivins who died after an ex girlfriend attack. other fatalities and injuries involve Gossman Orth and Johnson. Most cases were ruled justifiable. Bivins was handled by the Attorney General due to conflicts of interest.

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Liz Martin the Gazette Grand Jury Linn County Cedar Rapids Lucas Jones Jerime Mitchell Jones The Gazette Mitchell Markell L. Bivins Bivins Jonathan T. Gossman Gossman Kyle Orth Orth Matthew T. Johnson Johnson DCI Iowa Linn
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United States Jerry Vander Sanden Council Bluffs David Sklansky Stacey Walker Vander Sanden Bers Sklansky Michaela.ramm Thegazette
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