Police Accountability Board Reviews ACC’s 62-Case Report; Public Comment Questions Findings and Transparency

The Baltimore County Police Accountability Board received a report from an ACC representative that the advisory/case review body met three times and resolved 62 cases, including 19 use-of-force cases, and provided a precinct-by-precinct breakdown of complaints and outcomes.

“We resolved 62 cases,” the ACC representative said, and provided counts by precinct and by allegation type: complaints for rude or unprofessional behavior, use-of-force policy violations, harassment, theft, body-worn camera policy violations and a small number of allegations of racial bias or profiling. The presentation noted which complaints resulted in charges and which did not.

During public comment, members of the Baltimore County Police Accountability Coalition and other residents pressed the board for greater transparency and stronger oversight. A speaker identified in the transcript as Miss Richeus said the board should “do more, say more, and be the representative of the public that the law calls you to be.”

Claire Landers, who said she is a social worker, specifically questioned why certain sexual-assault allegations were not found to be founded by the ACC and urged the board to advocate for access to complaint files. “It makes me not have confidence in the process of evaluation,” Landers said.

An ACC representative replied that staff and board members watch hours of body-worn camera footage from multiple angles and that, after review, the panel did not find evidence to substantiate certain allegations. “We watch literally hours of body-worn camera... and we say with 1000 percent certainty, there was no [sexual assault] that occurred,” the representative said.

After discussion of casework and staffing items, the board moved to enter a closed session to discuss legal matters under Maryland law. A motion to enter closed session cited Maryland Code, General Provisions §3-305(b)(7); another member seconded and the chair closed the public session.

The PAB also received updates about ACC and PAB vacancies and set up a hiring committee to interview candidates. The board scheduled its next quarterly meeting for June 15 at noon in Room 118 of the Towson Historic Courthouse.