Boulder’s City Attorney’s Office has cleared Police Oversight Panel co-chair Maria Soledad Diaz of wrongdoing, concluding an investigation into a formal complaint the Boulder Police Officers Association filed against her in January alleging bias.
The complaint marked the first time the union has targeted an individual panel member with such a filing.
“The investigation is complete and it was determined that Maria-Soledad Diaz did not violate the city’s Code of Conduct based upon her participation in Panel decisions and in statements she has made,” Shannon Aulabaugh, a spokesperson for the city, told Boulder Reporting Lab in an email. City officials did not provide a copy of the city attorney’s report in time for publication…