Following an administrative review of a police motorcycle crash that injured a dozen people at last year’s Festival of Lights, the Palm Springs Police Department Tuesday announced a series of operational changes aimed at preventing any similar occurrences in the future.

“We accept responsibility as a police department and we will make sure this never happens again,” PSPD Chief Andy Mills said in a video message posted online announcing the completion of the administrative review.

He added that during the review, “there are seven things that we found wrong and seven solutions.”

City Manager Scott Stiles said in a statement, “The police department is taking meaningful action not only to reform the way it operates, but to rebuild the public’s trust.”

On Dec. 7, 2024, Officer Kenney Merend

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