You can now submit complaints of local law enforcement through Community Law Enforcement Watch (CLEW) – an alternative complaint portal created and operated by ACoPP.
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City Answers Budget Questions
Q: Where is the budget information regarding what money comes to dispatch/LPD from other departments when dispatchers dispatch other city resources? A: Per agreement with Albany County, 20% of annual municipal expenditure for operation of the Laramie Albany County Records & Communications Center (LARC) is reimbursed. These amounts are published within the budget publication. In …
Laramie City Council Meeting on Police Oversight
The City of Laramie has been meeting with an ACoPP representative to discuss the Laramie Police Department’s budget each week for the past month. Now, city officials plan to discuss police oversight issues during the next work session on February 23 at 6pm. Although the details of this meeting aren’t apparent, officials are likely to …
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City’s Special Budget Committee Enlists ACoPP’s Help
What do you want to know about the City’s policing budget?
Sheriff David O’Malley is Not a Friend of Mine
The people of Wyoming petition Governor Gordon remove Albany County Sheriff David O’Malley from office. Under Wyoming Statute §18-3-902, the Governor can direct the Wyoming Attorney General to remove county officials guilty of misconduct or malfeasance. Sheriff O’Malley has violated his oath to office and blatantly disregards public safety.
The Fight Against Police Violence Starts at Home
Meaningful change results from focusing your energy on shifting the dynamic in your community. Please, join us in this struggle for justice here at home and nationally. We are in it for the long haul, and we hope you are, too.
Interview With Albany County Sheriff’s Office Former Inter
Alexander Simon wanted to be a police officer – at least before he interned at the Albany County Detention Center. Now, Simon can’t envision himself in law enforcement because of what he witnessed during his 240-hour internship inside the jail.
Community Forum Update
ACoPP is going to work to create our own oversight board here in this community, whether county or city officials want it or not.
Community Oversight Boards 101
What are Civilian Oversight Boards?Civilian oversight boards, or COBs, are bodies of primarily non-police community members who oversee a variety of operations related to policing. These boards compare closely to school boards – a group of elected community members overseeing a public service that tax money pays for. The earliest forms of COBs began in the …
ACoPP Hosting Community Forum on Civilian Oversight of Police
Join Albany County for Proper Policing for a forum on civilian oversight of law enforcement from 6 – 8 p.m. on Thursday, August 29 at the Lincoln Community Center (365 W Grand Ave.)