Re alado, Tomas (May “Cee Lele"? Mendez, Victoria ‘Thursday, April 02, 2015 2:16 AM Jones, Kevin R; Greco, John A; Wysong, George; Llanes, Rodolfo (Chief of Poticey, Vizcaino, Diana; Green, Christopher; Hunnefeld, Henry; Alfonso, Daniel J. Gomez, Marta; Regalado, Tomas (Mayor); Min, Barnaby Subject: Fwd: DO) investigation of City of Miami Police Department Attachments: 2015.03.31 Letter to City Attomey re investigation and site inspection.paf; ‘We need to discuss! Ay : _ ade Victoria Mendez, City Attorney Begin forwarded message: From: "Trainor, Cathleen [CRT)" Ce: "Wysong George (george.wvsong@miami-police.org)" , "Coon, Laura (CRT)" , "Hart, Charles (CRT)" Subject: DOJ investigation of City of Miami Police Department Dear Ms. Mendez: Hard copies are in the mail. Please give me a call if you have questions. Sincerely, Cathleen S. Trainor Klee = Trial Attorney Confort o United States Department of Justice Rights Dison Lien phat the Special Litigation Section 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW O69. Ake hoe Washington, DC 20530 (202 616-9009 i. arlirt ppUS. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division IMS:LLC:CST:CWHMIC Sul agony Pe DI 207-18-9 Wesingon DCS March 31, 2015 Victoria Méndor, Esq, City Attomey 444 SW 2d Ave, Suite 945 Miami, FL 33130-1910 Re: Investigation of the City of Miami Police Department Deer Ms. Méndez: We write to propose # resolution to the Department of Justice’s pattem or practice civil rights investigation of officer-involved shootings by the City of Miami Police Department (MPD"). As you know, on September 30, 2013 we sent the City of Miami a proposed consent deoree to resolve our finding of a pattern and practice of civil rights violations, On February 6, 2014, we had our first of numerous face-to-face negotiation sessions in Miami, Our most recent negotiation session was on January 22, 2015. Since then, our repeated phone calls and emails to your office have gone unanswered. From this unwillingness to communicate on your part, we ‘can conclude only that the City no Longer wishes to negotiate an agreement to amicably resolve our investigative findings, We are prepared to take all necessary steps to bring about a resolution of this matter. We request that you reply within one week of thie date of this letter with a timetable for resuming negotiations in April and concluding them by May 2015, Ifthe City of Miami does not wish to resume and conclude negotiations, we request that you provide dates in April and May 2015 duriag which we and our expert consultants can ‘conduct a supplemental investigatory site inspection. For this visit, we request thet you provide the following documents within the next two weeks, in eleetronie format: 1. Complete files forall police-involved shootings occurring on or efter Fuly 9, 2013; 2. Copies of all MPD policies und procedures, including policies and procedures to ‘which changes haye been made since July 9, 2013; 3. Copies of all training curricula, schedules, and attendance records for all use of force training given to MPD officers since July 9, 2013;4, Copies ofall complaints alleging officer misconduct in officer-invoived shootings, including investigations and resolution of these complaints, and 5, Description of MPD's current systems for risk management. ‘Thank you for your promipt attention to this matter, Please respond direetly to Special Counsel Laura Coon at (202) 514-1089 or Trial Attomeys Cathleen Trainor at (202) 616-9009 or Charles Hart at (202) 305-3192, We look forward to hearing from you, ce: Mayor Tomés P. Regalado 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 City Manager Daniel J. Alfonso 444 SW 2nd Ave, 10th Floor Miami, FL 33130 George K, Wysong Iil, Esq, City of Miami Police Department Legal Unit 400 NW 2nd Avenue Miami, FL, 33128 Witedo A, Fetter United States Attomey Southern District of Florida 99 NE th Stroct Miami, FL. 33132 Sincerely, Judy & Preston ‘Acting Chief