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September 19, 2012 Item 7.a New Business September 13, 2012 Incident Reviewed and Submitted by: Commissioner David A. Singleton, Vice Chairman CITY OF ROSEVILLE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION ROSEVILLE INCIDENT ON FEBRUARY 6, 2012 FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW On Friday July 6, 2012, the Roseville Human Rights Commission received a written request from some Roseville residents to review an incident that occurred with the Roseville Police Department, East Metro Swat, and a individual who is a Roseville resident suffering from mental illness. While it is not the role of the Roseville Human Rights Commission to conduct internal affairs inquires of the Roseville Police Department, it is however in our jurisdiction to ensure that government services are being responsive, accessible, and understandable to all citizens in the City of Roseville. The Roseville Human Rights Commission and the Chairman appointed me to review the incident and report my findings upon completion. I would like to thank the City Manager, Bill Malinen, Chief of Police Rick Mathwig, and Communication Specialist, Carolyn Curti for their cooperation and immediate response to the concerns regarding this incident. Findings of Facts: On or about February 6, 2012, the Roseville Police Department was called to check the welfare of an individual who was possibly attempting suicide. While on the scene Officers observed an individual who had a gun in his possession and was verbally aggressive and non - compliant with direct orders to drop the weapon. After numerous attempts to communicate with the individual to resolve the situation, Roseville Officer's followed protocol by calling the East Metro Swat Team to assess and attempt to resolve the crisis situation. Roseville Police Department was relieved of command and EMS crisis negotiators had command to handle this situation. Crisis negotiators who are trained to work with mentally disturbed individuals, attempted to work with the individual in question, however he was non responsive to any efforts to communicate. Police and crisis negotiators consulted with the individuals home care nurse and his mother, however nationally recognized crisis negotiator trainings have cautioned that the use of live family members to directly negotiate with barricaded subjects is considered counterproductive because emotionally charged individuals can be unpredictable. There came a time when all efforts had been exhausted and non - lethal force was used to affect compliance and to eliminate the increasing risk of self - inflicted harm, as well as, the protection of the general public.