Redactions in GPD’s misconduct files raise questions about oversight and transparency

Gainesville police released six internal affairs reports this year, but withheld the names of officers despite sustained findings of misconduct.

The reports, released between April and June, include incidents where a juvenile suspect was found carrying a loaded gun after being left unsearched in a patrol car, a police employee booked a landmine into evidence without notifying superiors and a school officer disclosed child sex crime allegations to the suspect’s father before detectives could intervene.

Each case is officially closed. But the names are gone…

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