News Release for Immediate Release January 23, 2006 Police Complaints Board and Office of Police Complaints Issue Fiscal Year 2005 Annual Report (Cont.)   PCB issued four detailed reports and sets of recommendations to the Mayor, the Council, and MPD's Chief of Police over the course of the year addressing the handling of minors in the care of arrested persons, publication of MPD orders on the Internet, pretextual stops of bicyclists, and property damage caused by District of Columbia police action. The reports discussed PCB's examination of these issues and the recommendations included changes designed to reduce the occurrence of police misconduct in the future. Under the First Amendment Rights and Police Standards Act of 2004, which granted PCB the authority to monitor and evaluate MPD's handling of First Amendment assemblies held in the District of Columbia, OPC monitored MPD's handling of the antiwar and anti-globalization protests that occurred in Washington in September 2005. "Between the increased number of complaints that were closed, issuing four detailed proposals for police reform, and the new protest monitoring duties we undertook, the agency had a very productive year," said Philip K. Eure, OPC's executive director. "These efforts have allowed us to be a positive force for better policing in Washington, DC."   To see a copy of the report and its appendices, select the links below: OPC 2005 Annual Report* Appendix A* Appendix B* Page 2 of 2      1  2