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Police Review Commission 2019 Annual Report Page 11 <br />In 2019, a Board of Inquiry hearing was convened in three cases to make findings on <br />allegations. One hearing did not go forward, however, as the complainant failed to appear. <br />The PRO Regulations require dismissal in such situations (which is distinct from a <br />Summary Dismissal of an allegation). <br />Ten allegations were decided in the remaining two cases. Whether separate types of <br />allegations are lodged against one officer in the same case, or one type of allegation is <br />made against multiple officers, each allegation against each officer is counted individually. <br />For example, if an allegation of discourtesy is made against three officers, the statistics <br />will reflect three separate allegations for that case. <br />Of the 10 allegations considered in 2019, 1 was sustained, none were not sustained or <br />exonerated, 5 were unfounded, and 4 were summary dismissals. A Summary Dismissal <br />occurs when the BOI determines an allegation is wholly without merit. <br />For the Board of Inquiry to make a finding, a majority (at least two of the three <br />commissioners on the BOI) must agree on the same finding. <br />This table shows how the decisions made on allegations in 2019 compare to those of the <br />preceding four years. <br />Finding Categories <br />2015 <br />2016 <br />2017 <br />2018 <br />2019 <br />Sustained <br />1 <br />2 <br />0 <br />2 <br />1 <br />Not Sustained <br />24 <br />3 <br />15 <br />23 <br />0 <br />Exonerated <br />2 <br />1 <br />3 <br />0 <br />0 <br />Unfounded <br />22 <br />2 <br />11 <br />13 <br />5 <br />Summary Dismissal <br />0 <br />2 <br />2 <br />0 <br />4 <br />No Majority Vote' <br />2 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />Total <br />51 <br />10 <br />31 <br />38 <br />10 <br />' A "No Majority Vote" in 2015 occurred when each of the three commissioners voted differently. <br />When there is no majority finding in a case, the matter is essentially dropped. <br />65D-28 <br />