Complaints
The Lake Oswego Police Department takes seriously all complaints regarding the Department's service and its members' conduct.
The Department will accept and address all misconduct complaints in accordance with this policy and applicable federal, state, and local law, municipal and county rules, and the requirements of any collective bargaining agreements.
It is also the policy of this department to ensure that the community can report misconduct without concern for reprisal or retaliation.
If you would like to file a complaint about a Lake Oswego Police Department member, please complete the form attached below.
Lake Oswego Police Complaint Form
Lake Oswego Police Complaint Form (Spanish)
You can submit the completed form via email to police-info@ci.oswego.or.us or mail it to:
Administration Lake Oswego Police Department PO Box 369 Lake Oswego, OR 97034
Lake Oswego Police policy provides guidance to department members and establishes appropriate controls to ensure that members of the Lake Oswego Police Department do not engage in racial or bias-based profiling or violate any related laws while serving the community (2015 Oregon Laws c 681 § 2).
The Lake Oswego Police Department will investigate all complaints of alleged bias-based policing complaints against its members. You can file reports/complaints of Bias-Based Policing or "profiling" directly to a supervisor at the police department at (503) 635-0238 or through the Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee (LECC). You may call LECC staff at (503) 725-5221.
