File 01 · Missouri · Draft

Winona Police Department

Review: Jan. 1, 2025 – Oct. 13, 2026; historical limits below
TCF Available-Record Grade 1.0 · Working model

Provisional — limited record. Only a state-directory police contact entry is graded. It lists phone, address and fax; the bounded entry does not state emergency routing or a service timetable. No conduct is assessed.

Department research fileSaved review · Oct. 13, 2026

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The assessment

Available-record grade50.0Out of 100 · Provisional

Evidence coverage5%1 of 20 checks

Public sentimentNR0 reviewed / 0 eligible in retained sample; no new collection

2.5 of 5 assessed weight points; 1 of 20 checks, 5% rubric coverage. 19 checks remain Unknown. Only a state-directory police contact entry is graded. It lists phone, address and fax; the bounded entry does not state emergency routing or a service timetable. No conduct is assessed.

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Version note. Rescored the archived October 5, 2026 TCF report against TCF Available-Record Grade 1.0 on October 13, 2026; old points were not translated. Historical event findings, crime/staffing context and social research retain the 2026-10-05 cutoff. Only the state municipal-agency directory (S18), Shannon financial-report search page (S19), and the already-cited 2021 financial statement (S20) were reopened on 2026-10-13. The overall period end reflects this limited publication refresh, not a complete updated investigation. Original editions remain linked below. The changed method or evidence is not a performance trend. No authenticated agency emblem was verified; the reserved patch space remains empty.

Earlier editions

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Oct. 5, 2026 · TCF Method 2.0 draft
NR · NR/100 · 0% coverage. Different methods and assessed checks are not a performance trend.

Category / evidence statusTCF Available-Record Grade 1.0

Category assessment from the saved Winona draft
Category	Earned / assessed weight	Assessed checks / category coverage
Conduct, force and custody	NR (Unknown)	0 of 7 (0%)
Accountability	NR (Unknown)	0 of 5 (0%)
Transparency	NR (Unknown)	0 of 4 (0%)
Training and supervision	NR (Unknown)	0 of 2 (0%)
Service and communication	2.5 / 5	1 of 2 (50%)

The record so far

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Tcf Evidence Assessment · 2026-10-13

Bounded directory publication review

The refreshed state directory entry meets two of four P2 components: police phone/address and a separate fax route. Emergency routing and a response or escalation timetable are absent from this bounded directory entry. This does not establish that the information is absent from every agency publication. Scope: Only the Winona entry in the state Municipal Law Enforcement Agencies directory, PDF pp. 101-105 with field headings pp. 1-5, reviewed 2026-10-13. A statewide publication about this agency; not the universe of Winona publications.

Saved research · page 10

Other Verified Context · 2025 reporting year

2025 traffic-stop reporting

The state-published agency table supplies current activity context: 741 stops, 25 searches and six stop-related arrests. It is not a completed legal-compliance audit or misconduct finding. Scope: Winona Police Dept. traffic stops only; original October 5 evidence cutoff.

Saved research · page 10

Allegation · 2026-05-19 report; alleged event 2026-02-27

Reported lawsuit by the police chief

E Communications reported that chief Chester Allan Brewer sued Shannon County sheriff personnel over an allegedly retaliatory arrest. The archived review did not obtain the petition or later ruling; disposition remains unverified at its cutoff. Scope: Allegations about county personnel, not a sustained finding against Winona officers. No event refresh after October 5.

Saved research · page 10

Other Verified Context · 2019-05-01

Historical payroll correction verified by auditor

The auditor’s December 2018 follow-up sample supported improved timekeeping and pay controls, including police pay tied to actual hours worked. Scope: Historical city payroll controls outside the event window; not current conduct or training compliance.

Saved research · page 10

Other Verified Context · 2019-04-15

Historical ticket controls remained unresolved

The audit follow-up found police bond-money collection had ended, resolving that control issue. Ticket sequence, transmittal and disposition controls remained unimplemented then. Present status was not verified. Scope: Joint police/municipal-court controls; historical audit status, not current misconduct.

Saved research · page 10

Other Verified Context · FY2024

Historical roadway-safety grant

MoDOT’s Southeast Coalition recipient list named Winona Police Department for radar equipment. Delivery, use and training effectiveness were not assessed. Scope: Favorable equipment-support context outside review period.

Saved research · page 10

Other Verified Context · 2026-03 report on 2025 filings

Federal forfeiture filing entry requires context

The State Auditor listed Winona among agencies not filing an equitable-sharing form. Its footnote says nonparticipation removes the filing requirement. Participation was not established, so no noncompliance finding is made. Scope: Compilation through February 28, 2026; no adverse rating.

Saved research · page 10

Scope and evidence gaps

Rescored the archived October 5, 2026 TCF report against TCF Available-Record Grade 1.0 on October 13, 2026; old points were not translated. Historical event findings, crime/staffing context and social research retain the 2026-10-05 cutoff. Only the state municipal-agency directory (S18), Shannon financial-report search page (S19), and the already-cited 2021 financial statement (S20) were reopened on 2026-10-13. The overall period end reflects this limited publication refresh, not a complete updated investigation. The only assessed check is public-access publication in a bounded state directory. The available-record result does not estimate agency-wide conduct or compare fairly with agencies reviewed against different evidence subsets. The original report verified no standalone official agency website or authentic Winona badge. The badge slot remains empty; no substitute emblem was created. Outcome checks remain Unknown because retained aggregates, allegations and historical audits do not supply complete current primary episode evidence. Unknown earns neither credit nor penalty. The new directory’s generation date is not a certification of a current filled roster, live contact test or service quality. Fax counts only as a published written route; receipt or timely response was not tested. Current budget and staffing remained unresolved after a limited publication refresh. Reopening a 2021 statement does not turn it into a 2026 appropriation. Court and social evidence was not refreshed. The chief lawsuit concerns county personnel; historical audit and grant context is outside the current event window. Original cross-state Winona contamination and access gaps remain disclosed. No records requests were sent; a website reader failure is not agency refusal. The original search was a nonexhaustive public-web discovery review across identity, policies, internal affairs, oversight, courts, staffing, budget, FBI UCR, balanced media and seven social platforms. No complete incident sampling frame was obtained. The migration is not a representative conduct sample; directory publication evidence measures only the identified published contact set.

Selected source links

Links reproduced from the saved research. Findings retain the report’s original review date.

Municipal Law Enforcement Agencies — refreshed Winona directory entryState of Missouri Open Data
Vehicle Stops Report: 2025 - Winona Police Dept.Missouri Attorney General / University of Missouri
Winona Police Chief sues the Sheriff and two deputiesE Communications / Mike Robertson
City of Winona - Follow-up Report on Audit Findings, 2019-032Missouri State Auditor

The full source register is in the research PDF.

Agency response

Not requested by TCF for the original draft or this migration. Existing public agency statements are attributed to their sources; no records request or right-of-reply request was sent.