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Payment of Reward Offer (DR No. 25-15-04141) / Hit-and-Run / Board of Police Commissioners

Council File 26-0836

Under review — the Police Commission is seeking Council approval to pay a reward in a hit-and-run case to help generate public tips. The Public Safety Committee is scheduled to consider it June 10.

Introduced
2026-06-03
Last changed
2026-06-05
Status
open
Expires
2028-06-05
Committee
Public Safety Committee
Initiated by
Board of Police Commissioners
References
Board Report: 26-143

Brief

The Board of Police Commissioners has requested authorization to pay a reward offer in connection with Detective Report No. 25-15-04141, a hit-and-run investigation. The file was introduced June 3, 2026, and is currently pending before the Public Safety Committee, which scheduled it for review on June 10, 2026. No reward amount is specified in the available materials.

Full summary

This file addresses a routine Board of Police Commissioners request for City Council approval to pay a reward in a hit-and-run case. The Police Commission has authority to recommend such payments as investigative tools to generate public tips and accelerate case resolution. The specific case is referenced as Detective Report No. 25-15-04141. The file was submitted to Council on June 3, 2026, and referred immediately to the Public Safety Committee. As of June 5, the Committee scheduled the item for its June 10 meeting. The materials provided do not include the specific reward amount or other case details, which are typically contained in the supporting Board report (26-143), not visible in this summary. Reward authorizations are ministerial matters that ordinarily pass with little controversy. The file has a standard two-year expiration window (through June 5, 2028) and remains open and pending. Council action is required before any city funds may be disbursed.

Activity (3)

  • 2026-06-05 Public Safety Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on June 10, 2026.
  • 2026-06-05 Board of Police Commissioners document(s) referred to Public Safety Committee.
  • 2026-06-03 Document submitted by Board of Police Commissioners, dated June 3, 2026.

Documents (1)

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