Vance Summers
Service Record
Decatur Alabama Police Department
| Rank | Officer, Sergeant[1] |
| Dates of Service | Hired in 2006.[1] |
| Last Known Status | Unknown |
Commendations
2019 Top Ten Award
In 2019, Summers and other officers received a firearms Top Ten Award from the department.[2]
2019 Safe Driving Award
In 2019, Summers and other officers received a Safe Driving Award from the department.[2]
Incident Reports
2011 Use of Excessive Force
In 2011, Summers kicked a man in the ribs during an arrest.[1]
Response Timeline
In February 2011, Summers was suspended without pay for 10 days. Summers served two days of suspension and was moved to six months probation.[1]
2023 Death of Steve Perkins
Response Timeline
Summers was moved to administrative duties.[3]
On December 7, 2023, three officers were fired and a fourth was placed on unpaid suspension. Summer's status was not publicized.[4][5]
On December 12, 2023, Perkins' family filed a lawsuit against the city, the officers, the towing company, and the bank.[6]
LEO Ratings
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Logan Sparkman, News 19 obtains personnel files of officers involved in Stephen Perkins shooting, WHNT, 2023-12-15
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2019 Annual Report, City of Decatur, 2019
- ↑ Javon Williams, Decatur Police Chief: Officers who shot Steve Perkins violated policy, WAFF, 2023-11-18
- ↑ Javon Williams, Three officers fired, one officer suspended in connection to Steve Perkins shooting death, WAFF, 2023-12-07
- ↑ Jaide Timm-Garcia, Former Alabama police officer charged with murder in fatal shooting of a Black man outside his home, CNN, 2024-01-05
- ↑ Josiah Elmore, ‘Crippling to the City’: Perkins family files lawsuit, attorney names officers involved, WHNT, 2023-12-12
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