Council hears that IA sustained charges for eight officers after camera‑room review but no discipline was imposed

During discussion of a resolution calling for an investigation of the police department camera room, the Police Commissioner (speaker 5) said an injured‑on‑duty supervisor reviewed building security cameras and referred concerns to internal affairs. "Internal affairs ended up investigating 8 officers using all of the cameras in the building that are used for security footage," the commissioner told the committee, and he said IA sustained charges of absence from duty for all eight and falsifying business records for two officers.

The commissioner said the file was opened in 2024, sustained by the prior commissioner (identified in the transcript as Gramaglia), but for administrative reasons the paperwork and discipline were not served until 2025; when the sustained findings were recorded there was no discipline administered. Council members pressed whether the district attorney or corporation counsel had been consulted about potential criminal charges related to falsified records; the transcript does not record a definitive answer but members said they wanted to dig deeper.

Committee members expressed concern about the lack of discipline despite sustained findings and the delayed service of paperwork. Chair (speaker 1) suggested using the council’s subpoena power to seek explanations from former commissioners about how the decision was reached; assistant corporation counsel Lisa Yeager (speaker 6) confirmed the council has subpoena authority and that the former officials are local. The committee discussed follow up with the law department and possible subpoenas of former commissioners Gramaglia and Wright to understand the decision‑making process.