Tuesday, March 16, 1999
More time given for police panel applicants
New deadline extends chance to expand pool
BY LISA DONOVAN
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Cincinnati residents still have an opportunity to apply for a seat on the newly formed watchdog panel charged with investigating complaints against police.
City officials extended the deadline to April 19, hoping to find a larger pool of diverse candidates for the Citizens Police Review Panel. About 20 applications were received by Monday, the original deadline.
Assistant Safety Director Rodney Prince, the city administrator charged with handling the applications, said the deadline was extended because several applicants had called in because they didn't have the proper paperwork submitted or it was incomplete.
“I'm not unhappy with the list we have. The ordinance (council passed) requires that our panel be diverse.” The city did not release the names of the applicants.
City council approved organizing the watchdog group in January, largely in response to the 1997 police shooting death of Lorenzo Collins.
The day he escaped from a University Hospital psychiatric ward, Mr. Collins, 25, refused to drop a brick after 15 armed officers surrounded him in a Corryville yard.
While officers were cleared of wrongdoing, his shooting set off protests and prompted a Justice Department mediator to work with groups that recommended a watchdog panel.
After months of lobbying from neighborhood groups and African-American leaders, council voted to form a seven-member panel to review allegations of police misconduct.
The legislation gave City Manager John Shirey authority to pick the panel members. He began soliciting applications in February.
Mr. Shirey did not return a call for comment, but Mr. Prince said he was sure a seven-member panel could be chosen from the current pool.
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