Use of Force/Complaints Data (City of Alhambra)
| Tracking # |
PR 19-25 |
| Multi Request | Use of Force/Complaints Data |
| Submitted | Jan. 23, 2019 |
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1. The total number of police use of force incidents, broken down by type of force used, between 2013-2017 (separated by year).
2. The total number of people that police used force against, between 2013-2017 (separated by year).
3. The total number of police use of force complaints reported between 2013-2017 (separated by year).
4. The total number of police use of force complaints sustained between 2013-2017 (separated by year).
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Samuel Sinyangwe
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 23, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: City of Alhambra
Hello Mr. Sinyangwe,
Your request was not received until January 30, 2019. At this time, your request is still being processed. I will be in contact when the requested documents become available. Your request has been assigned as reference number PR 19-25.
Thank you and have a great day.
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Linda Thai | Clerical Assistant II
City Clerk's Office
111 S. First St. | Alhambra, CA 91801
T: (626) 570-5090 | F: (626) 576-8568
www.cityofalhambra.org<http://www.cityofalhambra.org/>
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From: City of Alhambra
Good afternoon Mr. Singyangwe,
Going forward, your point of contact will be May Ung, records manager at Alhambra PD. She has been cc'd in this email.
Thank you and have a great day!
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Linda Thai | Clerical Assistant II
City Clerk's Office
111 S. First St. | Alhambra, CA 91801
T: (626) 570-5090 | F: (626) 576-8568
www.cityofalhambra.org<http://www.cityofalhambra.org/>
[cid:image002.jpg@01D03A06.D2A2BE00]<http://www.facebook.com/CityofAlhambra> [cid:image003.jpg@01D03A06.D2A2BE00] <https://twitter.com/CityofAlhambra> [cid:image004.jpg@01D03A06.D2A2BE00] <http://www.youtube.com/user/CityofAlhambra> [Instagram] <http://instagram.com/cityOFALHAMBRA>
From:
Sergeant Steven Carr
Alhambra Police Department
Professional Standards
scarr@alhambrapd.org<mailto:scarr@alhambrapd.org>
Cell 626-703-7207
Desk 626-570-5117
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 23, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #PR 19-25.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: City of Alhambra
Please feel free to contact me with any questions.
Regards, Sgt. Steve Carr
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe
Hi, thanks for this response. To clarify, my request is not for records that are contained within personnel files or records of investigations. I’m requesting aggregate statistics showing the number of times the police department used force and the types of force used, as well as a separate request for the aggregate totals of complaints received and number sustained. This information is not subject to the limits on disclosure of personnel files, nor is it impacted by SB1421. Its simply a request for aggregate, non-identifiable statistics on a subject of considerable public interest. I’ve made this request to dozens of police agencies in California and they’ve honored this request.
Thank you,
Sam
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 23, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #PR 19-25.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: City of Alhambra
To whom it may concern,
We are working on your request and are in the process of compiling the statistical data that you requested. We anticipate providing that information on or about March 19, 2019. Thank you for your patience. If you have any questions or concerns I can be contacted directly at 626-570-5117.
Regards,
Steven Carr
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~WRD000
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 23, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #PR 19-25.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 23, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #PR 19-25.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: City of Alhambra
From: requests@muckrock.com [mailto:requests@muckrock.com]
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2019 2:05 AM
To: Carr, Steven
Cc: Ung, May
Subject: RE: California Public Records Act Request #PR 19-25
City of Alhambra
PRA Office
101 South 1st Street
Alhambra, CA 91801
April 15, 2019
This is a follow up to request number PR 19-25:
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 23, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #PR 19-25.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
Filed via MuckRock.com
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For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
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411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516
PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share, and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.
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On March 13, 2019:
To whom it may concern,
We are working on your request and are in the process of compiling the statistical data that you requested. We anticipate providing that information on or about March 19, 2019. Thank you for your patience. If you have any questions or concerns I can be contacted directly at 626-570-5117.
Regards,
Steven Carr
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On Feb. 26, 2019:
Hi, thanks for this response. To clarify, my request is not for records that are contained within personnel files or records of investigations. I’m requesting aggregate statistics showing the number of times the police department used force and the types of force used, as well as a separate request for the aggregate totals of complaints received and number sustained. This information is not subject to the limits on disclosure of personnel files, nor is it impacted by SB1421. Its simply a request for aggregate, non-identifiable statistics on a subject of considerable public interest. I’ve made this request to dozens of police agencies in California and they’ve honored this request.
Thank you,
Sam
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On Feb. 25, 2019:
Please feel free to contact me with any questions.
Regards, Sgt. Steve Carr
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On Feb. 8, 2019:
Sergeant Steven Carr
Alhambra Police Department
Professional Standards
scarr@alhambrapd.org<mailto:scarr@alhambrapd.org>
Cell 626-703-7207
Desk 626-570-5117
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On Feb. 7, 2019:
Good afternoon Mr. Singyangwe,
Going forward, your point of contact will be May Ung, records manager at Alhambra PD. She has been cc'd in this email.
Thank you and have a great day!
[cid:image001.png@01D22607.DA653CA0]<file:///E:\City%20of%20Alhambra\City%20Manager\Marketing\cityofalhambra.org>
Linda Thai | Clerical Assistant II
City Clerk's Office
111 S. First St. | Alhambra, CA 91801
T: (626) 570-5090 | F: (626) 576-8568
www.cityofalhambra.org<http://www.cityofalhambra.org/>
[cid:image002.jpg@01D03A06.D2A2BE00]<http://www.facebook.com/CityofAlhambra> [cid:image003.jpg@01D03A06.D2A2BE00] <https://twitter.com/CityofAlhambra> [cid:image004.jpg@01D03A06.D2A2BE00] <http://www.youtube.com/user/CityofAlhambra> [Instagram] <http://instagram.com/cityOFALHAMBRA>
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On Jan. 23, 2019:
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1. The total number of police use of force incidents, broken down by type of force used, between 2013-2017 (separated by year).
2. The total number of people that police used force against, between 2013-2017 (separated by year).
3. The total number of police use of force complaints reported between 2013-2017 (separated by year).
4. The total number of police use of force complaints sustained between 2013-2017 (separated by year).
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Samuel Sinyangwe
Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.comhttps://accounts.muckrock.com/accounts/login/?url_auth_token=AABLULZt50nHm6bU2hovwgNsY4M%3A1hFxXW%3ACD_g_GfA_Jc7vLq4tKHtjBXETrY&next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.muckrock.com%2Faccounts%2Flogin%2F%3Femail%3Dscarr%2540alhambrapd.org%26next%3D%252Faccounts%252Fagency_login%252Fcity-alhambra-5908%252Fuse-of-forcecomplaints-data-city-of-alhambra-67996%252F#agency-reply
Is this email coming to the wrong contact? Something else wrong? Use the above link to let us know.
For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 67996
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516
PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share, and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe
Hi, thanks for sending this information. Unfortunately, this is not in the correct format. The data here combines all use of force incidents from 2014-2018. My request specified that I need this data separated by year. So it should be a response similar to this, but with the number and type of incidents separated for 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
Thanks!
Sam
From: City of Alhambra
Here you go Sam
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