PROVIDENCE â The Attorney Generalâs Office recently ordered the release of internal affairs (IA) reports detailing police misconduct and neglect of duty, among other complaints, from the Narragansett Police Department (NPD), finding that the department had violated the Access to Public Records Act (APRA). Names and other identifying information can be redacted in the released documents, according to the finding. Â
âIn a number of the IA reports we analyzedâ¦, the public interest in disclosure was clear: the allegations concerned official misconduct, the misconduct was sustained, and the report shed light on the Departmentâs response,â said the Attorney Generalâs Office in its conclusion.