Date: June 11, 2020

To: City Council

From: Eleanor M. Dilkes, City Attorney

Geoff Fruin, City Manager

Re: Follow-up to BLM/Systemic Racism Work Session on June 9, 2020

This memo will provide the information Council requested from city staff at your June 9 work
session. Attached as Exhibit A is Iowa City Police Department (ICPD) “Use of Force” General
Order (GO) 99-05 dated October 23, 2019. All references are to this GO unless noted.

I. IOWA FREEDOM RIDERS DEMANDS

1. Drop all charges against protestors; including citations, tickets, etc.

City Response: As requested by the City Council on June 9 th, below is a list of all
protest and traffic related charges filed by the Iowa City Police Department between
5/30/2020 and 06/03/2020 proximal to demonstration locations, dates, and times.
With the exception of three speeding and stop sign charges, the pending charges
are being prosecuted by the Johnson County Attorney. The Council can make a
request to drop charges

Defendant's
Date/Time Traffic IMPO-
Location City of OFFENSES ARREST
(24HRS) Citation UND?
Residence
20200530 S CAPITOL GARNER,IA OWI-PENDING NO pending NO
1:55 ST/COURT ST RESULTS results
20200530 E BURLINGTON NORTH SPEEDING YES NO NO
23:17 ST/JOHNSON ST LIBERTY,IA
20200605 E BURLINGTON IOWA CITY,IA DRIVING UNDER NO YES NO
21:45 ST/S SUMMIT ST SUSPENSION
20200606 E COLLEGE ST/S MOUNT STOP SIGN YES NO NO
19:46 VAN BUREN ST PLEASANT,IA
20200606 HWY 1 W/MILLER IOWA CITY,IA SPEED YES NO NO
20:30 AVE
20200607 410 E CEDAR OWI,PCS YES YES NO
0:55 WASHINGTON ST RAPIDS,IA MARIJUANA,
POSSESSION OF
FIREARMS
UNDER
UNFLUENCE
 OPS-03.2
20200607 S GILBERT ST/E IOWA CITY,IA VIOLATE YES NO YES
1:31 COLLEGE ST INSTRUCTION
PERMIT,FAILURE
TO PROVIDE
PROOF OF
FINANCIAL
LIABILITY
20200607 HWY 1 W/ORCHARD IOWA CITY,IA LICENSE PLATE YES NO NO
1:33 ST
20200608 E BURLINGTON IOWA CITY,IA NO DL, FAILURE YES NO YES
18:55 ST/S DUBUQUE ST TO PROVIDE
PROOF OF
FINANCIAL
LIABILITY,FAIL TO
DISPLAY
REGISTRATION
PLATE,IMPROPER
USE OF LANES
20200608 E MARKET ST/LINN IOWA CITY,IA EXPIRED YES NO NO
19:51 ST REGISTRATION
20200609 200 S CLINTON ST IOWA CITY,IA OWI NO YES NO
0:09
20200609 E COURT ST/S WHEATON,IL POSSESSION OF NO YES- NO
0:47 GILBERT ST DRUG cited and
PARAPHERNALIA released
20200609 E COURT ST/S IOWA CITY,IA POSSESSION OF NO YES- NO
0:47 GILBERT ST FICITIOUS ID, cited and
POSSESSION OF released
DRUG
PARAHERNALIA
20200603 DUBUQUE/FOSTER IOWA CITY,IA DISORDERLY NO YES NO
22:45 CONDUCT,
UNLAWFUL
ASSEMBLY
20200603 DUBUQUE/MEADOW IOWA CITY,IA UNLAWFUL NO YES NO
23:45 RIDGE LANE ASSEMBLY,
FAILURE TO
DISPERSE

A summary of traffic stops made proximal to demonstrations from 4pm to 2am May 30 to
June 9, 2020 is below (excludes June 7th from 2am to midnight and June 9 th 2am to
midnight as there were no demonstrations):

Total Stops Warnings Citations Arrests Tow

50 37 7 5** 2***
**includes one passenger ***one released, one eligible for release pending owner contact

2. Strong statement from ICPD in favor of protests including deprioritization of

law and order; and property damage. Instead a prioritization of police
accountability for racism while also addressing issues of systemic racism
and inequality.