Office of the Independent Police Monitor Blog

This office has an open and active independent investigation into the killing of Corey Ruiz by a City of Madison police officer. I will not share details of that investigation here, and nothing in this statement should be read as a finding or a…

Evidence related to the killing of Corey Ruiz was requested from MPD and denied. This office issued a subpoena to compel that evidence. The Madison City Attorney, the District Attorney, and the Mayor of Madison are supporting that obstruction.

The Office of the Independent Police Monitor (OIPM) of the City of Madison today publicly releases its investigative findings in the in-custody death of Richard Lee Johnson, a 32-year-old Black man who died on December 31, 2024, one day after going…

This investigation was designated a Public Interest Matter with Special Circumstance status. The full investigative report will be made available on the OIPM website.