Blue Lake Tribal Police
Kevin Miller
Chief of Police
Floyd Stokes
Deputy Chief of Police
Brenda Stokes
Police Support Technician
Kyle Mayr
Police Officer
Vincent Felix
Police Officer
Nick Carnahan
Police Officer
To Blue Lake Rancheria’s community members and visitors:
As the Blue Lake Rancheria Tribal Chief of Police, I am committed to provide the highest quality of law enforcement available. In order to achieve this goal, I welcome your comments, suggestions, constructive criticism and valid complaints regarding actions or inactions by members of this Department or matters of department policy.
As an aid to assist me in this regard, a Citizen’s Report form has been prepared. This report can be submitted online or given to any department member at any time of the day of the week, and it will be forwarded to the Administration Division of my department.
Each report will be thoroughly investigated, and I will initiate appropriate corrective action when necessary. You will be informed of the results of the completed investigation.
Any commendation of actions of department employees will result in appropriate recognition.
Should you care to make your report in person, you may come to the Blue Lake Rancheria Tribal Justice Center reception desk at 1 Aiyekwee Loop, Blue Lake, California 95525 and request to talk with the on-duty administrative officer.
If, for any reason, you desire confidentiality in this matter, your request will be honored.
I hope that you will feel free to express yourself on any matter which you feel should be brought to my attention. Each Citizen’s Report will receive my personal attention as I recognize that our first responsibility is to serve and protect the community members and visitors of this Rancheria.
Sincerely,
Kevin Miller
Chief of Police
Investigative Procedure:
A member of the department will be assigned to contact you, and an investigator will interview all available witnesses and involved department members. The investigator will examine all relevant documentary and physical evidence.
Each Citizen’s Report will be examined on its own merit. Should your Citizen’s Report involved an allegation of improper action by a member or members of this department, there are four possible findings which will result from our investigation:
- Sustained: The investigation disclosed sufficient evidence to clearly prove the allegation;
- Not Sustained: The investigation failed to disclose sufficient evidence to clearly prove or disprove the allegation;
- Unfounded: The investigation has produced sufficient evidence to prove that the act or acts complained of did not occur as alleged;
- Exonerated: The acts which provided the basis for the allegation occurred; however, the investigation revealed that the acts were justified, lawful, and proper.
Should the investigation of this Citizen’s Report indicate improper actions by a member of this department, I will initiate corrective action in accordance with the policies and procedures employed in this department. Such actions may include counseling, retraining, or disciplinary action against the employee.
Citizen’s Reports are investigated by members of the department specifically assigned by me. As Chief of Police I feel that it is my responsibility to review the final report and approve the findings of an investigation. I will notify you by mail or email upon the completion of the investigation which is initiated by your report.
In Summary,
Citizen Reports assist me in maintaining the present quality of law enforcement services on the Blue Lake Rancheria and provide a means for improvement. They additionally assure the citizen that corrective action is taken if there is misconduct by a member of this department. Further, a thorough and impartial investigation procedure protects peace officers from unwarranted accusations.