Finalists for the interim police monitor position are, from left: Aeiramique Glass Blake, Mary Opler and Brooke Blakey.
Despite the controversy that has dogged Madison’s Office of the Independent Police Monitor, 37 people applied to run the office on an interim basis following the resignation of former independent monitor Robin Copley in October. Three finalists made the cut, all of whom have worked in police oversight.
“We [want to] make sure that we can get someone who can help us make sure that work gets done,” Maia Pearson, chair of the Police Civilian Oversight Board, said at a Nov. 12 board meeting to hear from the finalists. “In that interest, this process has been expedited.”…