Internal Affairs
P: (336) 229-3540
F: (336) 229-3146
The Burlington Police Department's Internal Affairs Unit conducts investigations into allegations of police misconduct. The Internal Affairs Unit is a component of the Administrative Services Division.
The Internal Affairs Unit is staffed by the Assistant Chief ? Support Bureau and a Lieutenant. The unit reports directly to the Chief of Police or in his absence, the next highest-ranking officer in command. The staff of the Internal Affairs Unit is as follows:
Assistant Chief Greg Seel: (336) 229-3543
Lieutenant Chad Slaughter: (336) 229-3544
The Burlington Police Department conducts an annual statistical summary of the investigations conducted throughout the year. Below is the Internal Affairs Unit's Annual Statistical Internal Affairs Summary:
2009: The Burlington Police Department's Internal Affairs Unit conducted eight investigations during the year 2009. All of the cases were classified sustained.
2008: The Burlington Police Department's Internal Affairs Unit conducted two investigations during the year 2008. Both of the cases were classified sustained.
2007: The Burlington Police Department's Internal Affairs Unit conducted eight investigations during the year 2007. All of the cases were classified sustained.
2006: The Burlington Police Department?s Internal Affairs Unit conducted ten investigations during the year 2006. Six of those cases were classified not sustained. Four were sustained.
2005: The Burlington Police Department?s Internal Affairs Unit conducted six investigations during the year 2005. Two of those cases were classified not sustained. Four were sustained.
2004: The Burlington Police Department?s Internal Affairs Unit conducted eight investigations during the year 2004. Seven of those cases were classified unsubstantiated. One was substantiated.
Registering a Complaint (Brochure)
The Burlington Police Department is concerned about the conduct of its employees and desires to ensure that the agency maintains the highest professional standards. To that end, every complaint is considered important and will be thoroughly investigated by the agency.
As part of the Burlington Police Department's concern for the public and the citizens of Burlington, we present the procedures you should follow in order to register a complaint against the Burlington Police Department or an employee of the agency.
To register a complaint, follow the guidelines below:
Contact the Burlington Police Department either in person or by phone. Ask to speak with the on-duty supervisor.
Report the complaint to the on-duty supervisor. The on-duty supervisor will need the details of your complaint and will also need your full name, address, telephone number and other information that may be important.
The on-duty supervisor may have to complete a Burlington Police Department Complaint Report after you have spoken to them. If a report is required, the complaint will be forwarded to the appropriated personnel for further investigation.
A representative of the Burlington Police Department will contact you for further information that may be necessary to complete the investigation of your complaint.
If you should have questions or concerns please contact someone from the list of personnel in the Internal Affairs Unit.
Links to other Internal Affairs sites:
North Carolina Internal Affairs Investigators Association
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