Office of the Police Oversight Monitor

What an amazing morning we had strengthening team communication, collaboration and insight! Takeaways from our Emergenetics session will greatly contribute to how we show up as a team, in turn promoting OPOM’s mission of being a proactive leader in law enforcement accountability.

This was too fun to miss!!! 💛

📣 OPOM is Hiring! 📣

APPLY HERE🔗 https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/cityoffortworth/jobs/7662008003?gh_jid=7662008003

💫 SIX YEARS OF OPOM! 💫

The City of Fort Worth's Office of the Police Oversight Monitor (OPOM) was first established in February 2020 as a mechanism with which to provide oversight and accountability of the Fort Worth Police Department. For the past six years, the office has made tremendous efforts to uphold its mission of serving as a proactive leader in law enforcement accountability and transparency.

OPOM looks forward to many more years of continuing our work in law enforcement accountability through data-driven means, nurturing community and stakeholder relationships. ✨

Brewing up conversations about police oversight - one cup at a time! ☕️

Friday’s Oversight Over Coffee, formerly Coffee with OPOM, was a success! OPOM’s Director, Bonycle Sokunbi, and Deputy Director, Hannah Burleson, greeted customers and shared information about oversight in Fort Worth.

Whether you have questions, concerns, or just want to learn more about police oversight, Oversight Over Coffee is one of many ways to connect with OPOM in the community. Be sure to follow so you don’t miss the next community engagement opportunity!

Such great oversight conversations were had at Saturday’s annual neighborhood awards celebration, wonderfully executed by the City of Fort Worth’s Community Engagement team.

The celebration acknowledges the remarkable work done by Neighborhood Associations and HOAs to keep their communities actively engaged. The OPOM team looks forward to more meaningful opportunities to share and discuss civilian oversight in Fort Worth!

📣Please JOIN US! COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH OPOM

✨ Community Office Hours ✨

📅 Thursday, March 12th
⏰ 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

🏢 Atatiana Carr-Jefferson Community Center
📍 1201 E Maddox Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104


☕️ Oversight Over Coffee ☕️

📅 Friday, March 13th
⏰ 8:30 am to 10:00 am

🏢 HustleBlendz Coffee
📍 120 St Louis Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104

Happy International Women’s Day from team OPOM! 💜

✨ OPOM Community Conversations ✨

✨ Over the past week, Bonycle Sokunbi, Office of the Police Oversight Monitor (OPOM) Director, participated in SteerFW's annual Future of the City: Love Where You Live event. This event focused on civic connection, dialogue, and the definition of loving where you live. Roundtable conversations allowed for deeper community discussions and featured a host of great leaders contributing to Fort Worth’s growth.

✨ During a community town hall in Aurora, Colorado, Bonycle presented and answered questions about civilian police oversight in Fort Worth, particularly processing complaints stemming from police misconduct.

📣 Upcoming COMMUNITY OFFICE HOURS 📣

📅 Tuesday, February 24th
⏰ 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
🏢 Sycamore Community Center
📍 959 E Rosedale St, Fort Worth, TX 76104

📅 Thursday, March 12th
⏰ 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
🏢 Atatiana Carr-Jefferson Community Center
📍 1201 E Maddox Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104

📅 Monday, March 30th
⏰ 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
🏢 Greenbriar Community Center
📍 5200 Hemphill St., Fort Worth, TX 76115

On Saturday, the Office of the Police Oversight Monitor (OPOM) presented at the District 11 Citizenship Workshop, a community event organized by Councilwoman Jeanette Martinez.

Lucy Tarin, OPOM’s Use of Force Analyst, shared valuable insight into OPOM functions, police misconduct, and what the complaint process entails. To ensure understanding and inclusivity, Lucy's Spanish presentation was well received.

Residents also had the opportunity to engage with presenters following the presentations, allowing them to further discuss issues important to them.

Bonycle Sokunbi, OPOM Director, recently joined Fort Worth Police Chief, Eddie Garcia, during a voluntary pepper ball exercise, aimed at exploring non-lethal alternative policing tools.

With a goal of better understanding concerns raised with the use of pepper ball, Bonycle has expressed prioritizing proper training, policy, and transparency if the tool is adopted by FWPD.

📰 Read the full article here: https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/tarrant-county/fort-worth-chief-oversight-director-tested-pepper-ball-rounds-assess-safety-less-lethal-force/287-7da755f5-dd40-44a7-850c-9ac0dae09dfc