Missouri police data collection (Blue Springs Police Department)
| Multi Request | Missouri police data collection |
| Submitted | July 16, 2021 |
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the The Missouri Sunshine Law, I hereby request the following records:
1. the total number of use of force incidents reported by the police department, separated by year and by type of force used from 2013-2020 (for example, "27 taser incidents in 2019, 3 baton incidents in 2020, etc.)
2. the total number of civilian complaints alleging any form of law enforcement misconduct that were reported and the total number sustained from 2013-2020, separated by year (for example, 8 complaints in 2016, 2 complaints sustained in 2016, 4 complaints in 2017, 1 complaint sustained in 2017, etc.)
3. the total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of excessive force that were reported and the total number sustained from 2013-2020, separated by year.
4. the total number of civilian complaints alleging biased policing or racial profiling that were reported and the total number sustained from 2013-2020, separated by year.
5. the total number of civilian complaints alleging criminal conduct that were reported and the total number sustained from 2013-2020, separated by year.
6. all information reported to the FBI’s National Use-of-Force Data Collection program to date.
7. a list of all officer involved shootings that were directed at a person from 2013-20 (excluding shootings of animals and accidental discharges that are not directed at a person).
8. the total amount of money paid out in lawsuits and settlements relating to allegations of police misconduct per year from 2013-20. This includes copies of all reports, lists, databases, or individual documents that detail lawsuits brought against the city's police department and the outcome of lawsuits brought against the city's police department including any financial settlement occurring from 2013-20. It should also include any documents that your department submits to local, state, or federal agencies listing the number and/or status of lawsuits brought against the police department. This request includes any documents compiled quarterly, annually, or in other increments as well as any documents or databases that contain responsive information.
If only partial information is available responsive to one or more of these requests, please provide all of the information that is available.
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 3 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Samuel Sinyangwe
From:
The following form was submitted via your website: Public Records Request
Date: 07/20/2021
First Name: Samuel
Last Name: Sinyangwe
Address1: MuckRock News DEPT MR 115976
Address2: 411A Highland Ave
City: Somerville
State: Massachusetts
Zip: 02144-2516
Email: requests@muckrock.com
Phone Number: 617-299-1832
Records Description (be specific): Subject Title / Date / Type of Record: To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the The Missouri Sunshine Law, I hereby request the following records:
1. the total number of use of force incidents reported by the police department, separated by year and by type of force used from 2013-2020 (for example, "27 taser incidents in 2019, 3 baton incidents in 2020, etc.)
2. the total number of civilian complaints alleging any form of law enforcement misconduct that were reported and the total number sustained from 2013-2020, separated by year (for example, 8 complaints in 2016, 2 complaints sustained in 2016, 4 complaints in 2017, 1 complaint sustained in 2017, etc.)
3. the total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of excessive force that were reported and the total number sustained from 2013-2020, separated by year.
4. the total number of civilian complaints alleging biased policing or racial profiling that were reported and the total number sustained from 2013-2020, separated by year.
5. the total number of civilian complaints alleging criminal conduct that were reported and the total number sustained from 2013-2020, separated by year.
6. all information reported to the FBI’s National Use-of-Force Data Collection program to date.
7. a list of all officer involved shootings that were directed at a person from 2013-20 (excluding shootings of animals and accidental discharges that are not directed at a person).
8. the total amount of money paid out in lawsuits and settlements relating to allegations of police misconduct per year from 2013-20. This includes copies of all reports, lists, databases, or individual documents that detail lawsuits brought against the city's police department and the outcome of lawsuits brought against the city's police department including any financial settlement occurring from 2013-20. It should also include any documents that your department submits to local, state, or federal agencies listing the number and/or status of lawsuits brought against the police department. This request includes any documents compiled quarterly, annually, or in other increments as well as any documents or databases that contain responsive information.
If only partial information is available responsive to one or more of these requests, please provide all of the information that is available.
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 3 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Samuel Sinyangwe
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Number of Copies Needed: 1
Additional Information:
Form Submitted on: 7/20/2021 4:05:15 AM
Referrer Page: http://www.bluespringsgov.com/FormCenter/Governance-2/Public-Records-Request-47
Form Address: http://www.bluespringsgov.com/FormCenter/Governance-2/Public-Records-Request-47
From:
Good morning,
This will acknowledge receipt of two Public Records Requests from your organization. I have attached the second request received at 4:02 AM for your information – the email below was received at 4:05 AM. After review, it appears as if these requests are identical, and our office will respond to the Records Request in the email below. Your request has been forwarded to Captain Jeff Sargent in the City's Police Department for response.
The Missouri Sunshine Law authorizes public agencies to charge fees for providing access to, or furnishing copies of, public records. If there is a fee associated with your request, you will receive an estimate which may include the cost of staff time required to make the records available, as well as the cost of copying or reproducing records. This estimate will need to be paid in advance of research being conducted, or copies made.
Sheryl Morgan
City Clerk
City of Blue Springs, Missouri
903 W. Main Street
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Office: (816) 655-0494
Email: smorgan@bluespringsgov.com<mailto:smorgan@bluespringsgov.com>
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Online Form Submittal: Public Records Request
From: Blue Springs Police Department
You recently submitted a public records request to the City of Blue Springs, Missouri. In order to respond to your request, please provide me with a specific description of conduct that you consider "police misconduct" in number 8.
Jacqueline Sommer
City Attorney
City of Blue Springs, Missouri
903 W. Main Street
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Office: (816) 220-4583
Email: jsommer@bluespringsgov.com<mailto:jsommer@bluespringsgov.com>
From: Blue Springs Police Department
Dear Mr. Sinyangwe,
Attached is an estimate of the costs for the City of Blue Springs' time researching its records in response to numbers 1 through 7 of your records request. I emailed you earlier today to get additional information so that number 8 can be researched. There may be additional costs involved in that work. Once payment in full is received we will begin working on your request and will provide the response in pdf format.
Please make your check in the amount of $56.40 payable to "City of Blue Springs" and remit it to my attention. You may contact City Clerk Sheryl Morgan if payment will not be in the form of a personal or certified check. If payment for numbers 1 - 7 is not received by August 4, 2021, I will consider that portion of the request closed.
Jacqueline Sommer
City Attorney
City of Blue Springs, Missouri
903 W. Main Street
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Office: (816) 220-4583
Email: jsommer@bluespringsgov.com<mailto:jsommer@bluespringsgov.com>
From: Samuel Sinyangwe
To Whom It May Concern:
Please find enclosed a check for $56.40 to satisfy the fee associated with the attached public records request.
Thank you.
City of Blue Springs
Jacqueline Sommer
903 W. Main Street
Blue Springs, MO 64015
From: Blue Springs Police Department
Mr. Sinyangwe,
I have received payment for the cost of record research and gathering for your requests numbered 1 though 7, and I will provide the document(s) as you instructed..
If I don't receive adequate, specific description of the term "police misconduct" as used in your request number 8 by 5:00 pm CST on Friday, August 6, 2021, I will consider that portion of your request closed.
Jacqueline Sommer
City Attorney
City of Blue Springs, Missouri
903 W. Main Street
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Office: (816) 220-4583
Email: jsommer@bluespringsgov.com<mailto:jsommer@bluespringsgov.com>
From: Blue Springs Police Department
Mr. Sinyangwe,
We are unable to upload documents to the link provided on your public records request made to the City of Blue Springs. The link would not open.
Attached is the City's response to requests 1-7. We will consider that portion of your request closed.
Jacqueline Sommer
City Attorney
City of Blue Springs, Missouri
903 W. Main Street
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Office: (816) 220-4583
Email: jsommer@bluespringsgov.com<mailto:jsommer@bluespringsgov.com>
From: Blue Springs Police Department
Mr. Sinyangwe, you have contacted the Blue Springs Police Department Records Unit about a records request that I answered on August 3, 2021. Please see the email I sent, below, and the attached records.
Additionally, I was unable to provide a response to your #8 as you didn't provide the clarification that I requested on July 20, 2021.
Call me at 816-220-4583 if you have further questions. If I don't hear back from you by 5:00 pm CST November 9, 2021, this matter will be considered closed.
Jacqueline Sommer
City Attorney
City of Blue Springs, Missouri
903 W. Main Street
Blue Springs, MO 64015
Office: (816) 220-4583
Email: jsommer@bluespringsgov.com<mailto:jsommer@bluespringsgov.com>
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