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Madison
PoliceDepartment
S
upervisor's
ObservationReport
:
l.r+.
Case
Number:
Date
of
Report::
Date
of lncident:lncident Location:Supervisor:
-21-09Allen
Gerard
Supervisor
Signature:
Thisincídentconcernstheconduct
of:
an
John
McDevitt
#743Summaryof
Observation
(attachadditionatsheefs
if
necessary)
I have
concludedthelnternalAffairs
investigatingfor
thiscaseand have
listedthe
following(6)MadisonPolice Standards
of
:onduct
sectíonsfor reviewandconsideration
by
the MadisonPoliceCommission.
An
indexed binderhas beenprepared
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lntroduction
On
or
aboutMarch
20,
2008,MadisonChief
of
Police
Paul Jakubson
sent
a
departmentemail
to
LieutenantJonathanDobbinauthorizing
him
to
draw
an
lnternalAffairscase
#
08-06.
Thiswas
in
reference
to
alleged
misconduct
ofMadison
Patrolman
John
McDevitt
whilehe wasworking
on
Lt.
Dobbins'
shift,
February
n
2008,
case
incident
0800001717.
Chief
Jakubsonstated
that
he
wanted
hisresponses
in
writing
and
remindedhim
that:
(Sterling
was
terminated
for
cause
of
lyingduring
investigation).
Lt.
Dobbin began
his
interview
ofPatrolman
McDevitt
onApril 09,
2008which
was
abruptlyterminated
by
ChiefJakubsonbeforeitcouldbe cornpleted.Theunfinished interviewwas transcribed
by
SheilaButch
TranscriptionServices.
Chief
Jakubson
was
subsequently
placed
on AdministrativeLeaveby
the
Madison
Police
Commissionlater
in
April
of
2008.
The
McDevitt
l.A.was
reassigned
to
this
Lieutenant,
Gerard.
I
interviewedPatrolmanMcDevitt
on
April30, 2008
and
had
it
transcribed
by
DelVecchio
ReportingServices.
An
administrative
decisionwas
madetoforward
a
numberof
open
lnternal
Affairs
investigations,including
the
McDevittl.A.
#
08-
06,
to
the
ConnecticutState Police
tnternal
Affairs
Unit
for
reviewand
potential
investigation.
lt
was
decÍded
that
l.A.
#
08-06
and
all
corresponding
documents
Subscribed and
swornto
me
this
âÍ
day
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would
be'returned
to
Madison
police
for
investigation
and
a
final
conclusion.
Variousrelateddocumentsfrom
the
McDevittinvestigation
were
returned
to
this
agency
fromthe ConnecticutState
Police
onor about November
24th,2008
withthe
remaining
documentsreturnedon December
17,2008.
The
investigation
was
conductedand
concluded
by
this
Lieutenantas
follows:
Summary
Thefollowing
facts
and circumstancesarestated
from
personalknowledge,frominformation
received
from other
law
enforcement
officersacting
in their
officialcapacity,frominterviews
of
persons
involved
in incidents
regarding
the
actions
ofMadisonPolicePatrolman
John
McDevitt;
Madison
Patrolrnan
John
McDevitt'sown admissionsand testimony,
and
fromofficialdocuments.
Patrolman
John
McDevitt
shield
#
743was
dispatched
asthe
primaryinvestigatingofficer
to
an audiblealarm
at
Madison
on
February
l,
ZOO8.
PatrolmanMcDevitt
had
a
back-up
officer;
Baxter
on
scene
shortly
after he
arrived.Upon
PatrolmanMcDevitt's
arrival,
he
never
exited
from
his
patrolcar
nor
did hemake any
attempt
to
investigate
thecause
of
thealarm.
He
hadhis
backup
officerclear,
indicating
that
he
was
all
set.
Patrolman
McDevitt
Subscribedand
swornto rne
this
J(
day
of
lc^t-,2006,
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.î
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