Officer Detail: Benjamin W. Sommer

General Information

Name Benjamin W. Sommer
OpenOversight ID 1485
Department Seattle Police Department
Race White
Gender Male
Birth Year (Age) 1982 (~43 y/o)
First Employment Date 2016-04-14
Number of known incidents 4
Currently on the force Yes

Assignment History

Assignment changes are estimated based on title changes between rosters obtained from the department. As a result, no assignments from before 2011 are available at this time.
Job Title Badge No. Unit Start Date End Date
Police Officer 8399 Southwest Pct 1St W - William 2019-10-14
Police Officer 8399 Southwest Pct 2Nd W - William 2017-06-29 2019-10-14
Police Officer Probation 8399 Southwest Pct 2Nd W - William 2016-10-20 2017-06-29
Police Student Officer 8399 Training - Field Training Squad 2016-04-26 2016-10-20

Salary

Annual Salary Overtime Total Pay Year
$108,580.00 (data incomplete) 2021
$121,357.64 $27,160.43 $148,518.07 2020

Incidents

Incident OPA Case 2018OPA-1025

Date Jan 16, 2018
Report # OPA Case 2018OPA-1025
Department Seattle Police Department
Officers John D. Wheeler , Benjamin W. Sommer
Description

Allegation 1

Name: John Wheeler
Badge #: 8383
Disposition: OPA Contact Log Closed
Discipline:
Incident Type: Contact Log
Finding:

Allegation 2

Name: Benjamin Sommer
Badge #: 8399
Disposition: OPA Contact Log Closed
Discipline:
Incident Type: Contact Log
Finding:

Source: Community Member
Case Status: Completed
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Address Seattle, WA
 

Incident OPA Case 2017OPA-1166

Date Oct 30, 2017
Report # OPA Case 2017OPA-1166
Department Seattle Police Department
Officers John D. Wheeler , Benjamin W. Sommer
Description

Allegation 1 — Bias-free Policing

Name: John Wheeler
Badge #: 8383
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded

Allegation 2 — Bias-free Policing

Name: John Wheeler
Badge #: 8383
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded

Allegation 3 — Bias-free Policing

Name: Benjamin Sommer
Badge #: 8399
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded

Allegation 4 — Bias-free Policing

Name: Benjamin Sommer
Badge #: 8399
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded

Source: SPD - Forwarded
Case Status: Completed
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Address Southwest - WILLIAM - W2
Seattle, WA
 

Incident OPA Case 2017OPA-1085

Date Oct 05, 2017
Report # OPA Case 2017OPA-1085
Department Seattle Police Department
Officers John D. Wheeler , Benjamin W. Sommer , Steven S. Wilske
Description

Allegation 1 — Stops, Detentions and Arrests

Name: Steven Wilske
Badge #: 5161
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Management Action

Allegation 2 — Professionalism

Name: John Wheeler
Badge #: 8383
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded

Allegation 3 — Professionalism

Name: Benjamin Sommer
Badge #: 8399
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded

Source: Community Member
Case Status: Completed
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Address Southwest - FRANK - F1
Seattle, WA
 

Incident OPA Case 2017OPA-0960

Date Sep 11, 2017
Report # OPA Case 2017OPA-0960
Department Seattle Police Department
Officers John D. Wheeler , Benjamin W. Sommer
Description

Allegation 1 — Bias-free Policing

Name: John Wheeler
Badge #: 8383
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded

Allegation 2 — Bias-free Policing

Name: Benjamin Sommer
Badge #: 8399
Disposition: OPA No Allegations Sustained
Discipline:
Incident Type: OPA Investigation
Finding: Not Sustained Unfounded

Source: SPD - Forwarded
Case Status: Completed
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Address Southwest - WILLIAM - W1
Seattle, WA

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