Sheriff Data Collection Request (2021)
| Submitted | Oct. 21, 2022 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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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, separated by type of force and year used in 2021 (for example, information that specifies the number of taser incidents in 2021, baton incidents in 2021, etc.). Please include as part of this a breakdown of how many use of force incidents in each year were related to law enforcement operations and how many were related to correctional/custodial operations.
2. the total number of civilian complaints alleging any form of law enforcement misconduct that were reported and the total number sustained in 2021.
3. the total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of excessive force that were reported and the total number sustained in 2021.
4. the total number of civilian complaints alleging biased policing or racial profiling that were reported and the total number sustained in 2021.
5. the total number of civilian complaints alleging criminal conduct that were reported and the total number sustained in 2021.
6. the total number of officer involved shootings in 2021, both fatal and non-fatal.
When available, I would appreciate being sent individualized data for each item in this request in spreadsheet format. If individualized data are unavailable, please send information that includes aggregate statistics for the item instead.
Note that my requests for civilian complaints are specifically for civilian complaints alleging police misconduct, please do not include complaints filed by one officer/the department against another officer.
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: Franklin County Sheriff's Office
This email is to acknowledge receipt of your request for records. Requests
are processed in the order in which they are received. Please be advised
our office may not keep all of the information you have requested in the
format requested. We do not create records in order to release them. I
will do my best to complie the information you have requested and to
release to you in the simplest format closest to your request as possible.
Please be aware there will be processing fees assessed for this request. I
am unable to provide you a total cost in advance as it will depend upon the
amount of the time actually spent in processing your request. Our basic
research fee is $15.61 per hour. If any of the information requested
requires an employee with special skillset or higher access, their actual
rate will be used for the amount of time their assistance is needed in
processing the request. There is also a $5.00 fee per CD used in the
release (we do not email records).
Please confirm if you wish to continue with this request and whether or not
you wish to put a dollar amount cap on the request.
Thanks and have a wonderful day,
Kim Moritz
Records Clerk - Front Desk
Franklin County Sheriff's Office
#1 Bruns Lane Union, MO 63084
Phone: (636) 583-2560
Fax: (636) 584-6877
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe
Hi, yes I'd like to proceed with this request and can pay the necessary fees to obtain the documents.
Thank you,
Sam
From: Franklin County Sheriff's Office
Thank you for your response. We will begin processing your request and will
be in touch as soon as possible once complete. It may take a few weeks for
us to get back to you due to the fact that I will most likely require time
from a supervisory/command staff level person with higher security access.
Thanks and have a wonderful day,
Kim Moritz
Records Clerk - Front Desk
Franklin County Sheriff's Office
#1 Bruns Lane Union, MO 63084
Phone: (636) 583-2560
Fax: (636) 584-6877
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following The Missouri Sunshine Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 21, 2022. 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: Franklin County Sheriff's Office
When checking the status of this request, I was informed that Cpl Harden, the person tasked with collecting, reviewing, and storing use of force information for our agency is currently out of the office and will be for some time. As soon as he is available, he will gather the information you have requested, however it may be the end of December or January before everything will be collected. We apologize for the extended lead time for this request and will be in touch as soon as possible once we are able to fulfill it.
Thanks and have a wonderful day,
Kim Moritz
Records Clerk – Front Desk
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
#1 Bruns Lane Union, MO 63084
Phone: (636) 583-2560
Fax: (636) 584-6877
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following The Missouri Sunshine Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 21, 2022. 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: Franklin County Sheriff's Office
I am sorry, I have no further updates for you pertaining to this request other than what was sent on 11/15/2022.
* Please be aware our administrative offices will be closed Friday December 23, Monday December 26 and Monday January 2 for holiday.
Thanks and have a wonderful day,
Kim Moritz
Records Clerk – Front Desk
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
#1 Bruns Lane Union, MO 63084
Phone: (636) 583-2560
Fax: (636) 584-6877
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From: Franklin County Sheriff's Office
This email is in response to your Sunshine Law Request for records. We have processed your request. The records are available for release pending payment of the associated processing fees (please see attached invoice). Along with the payment, please also send a self addressed stamped envelope large enough to accommodate mailing of approximately _4_ pages so that we may mail the records to you.
Please forward your payment (in the form of check or money order made payable to Franklin County Sheriff’s Office) and self addressed / stamped mailing envelope to:
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
Attn: Records
#1 Bruns Lane
Union, MO 63084
If you prefer to pick the records up, our office hours are Monday through Friday 8:00am - 4:30 pm (excluding holidays). Please bring along the processing fee and photo identification of the person acutally picking up the records.
If you have any questions, please respond to this email or call (636) 583-2560.
Thanks and have a wonderful day,
Kim Moritz
Records Clerk – Front Desk
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
#1 Bruns Lane Union, MO 63084
Phone: (636) 583-2560
Fax: (636) 584-6877
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe
To Whom It May Concern:
Please find enclosed a check for $31.22 to satisfy the fee associated with the attached public records request.
Thank you.
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
Records
#1 Bruns Lane
Union, MO 63084
From: Franklin County Sheriff's Office
Your payment was received today, however no return mailing envelope was included. The records you requested are available for pickup from our office or you can send to us a self-addressed stamped return envelope as was indicated in the below email and we will mail them to you. By policy, we are unable to fax or email records.
* Please be aware our administrative offices will be closed Monday January 16 for holiday.
Thanks and have a wonderful day,
Kim Moritz
Records Clerk – Front Desk
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
#1 Bruns Lane Union, MO 63084
Phone: (636) 583-2560
Fax: (636) 584-6877
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From: Franklin County Sheriff's Office
I thought I would reach out again. As stated below, payment was received however no return mailing envelope was included. To date, I have not received the mailing envelope. Please also note that my email address has changed and let me know if I need to do anything further beyond sending this email to update my contact information.
New email address is fcsorecords@franklinmo.gov<mailto:fcsorecords@franklinmo.gov>
* Please be aware our administrative offices will be closed Monday February 20th for holiday.
Thanks and have a wonderful day,
Kim Moritz
Records Clerk – Front Desk
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
#1 Bruns Lane Union, MO 63084
Phone: (636) 583-2560
Fax: (636) 584-6877
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From: Franklin County Sheriff's Office
We have not yet received a mailing envelope for these records, nor have we received a response from you regarding this matter.
The records you requested are available for pickup OR release by mail if a self-addressed stamped envelope is received.
Your payment was received and processed almost seven weeks ago.
Thanks and have a wonderful day,
Kim Moritz
Records Clerk – Front Desk
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
#1 Bruns Lane Union, MO 63084
Phone: (636) 583-2560
Fax: (636) 584-6877
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From: Muckrock Staff
Hi Kim,
Thanks so much for looking into this for us. What size envelope should we send?
From: Franklin County Sheriff's Office
The records are available for release. Please send a self addressed stamped envelope large enough to accommodate mailing of approximately _4_ pages so that we may mail the records to you.
Please forward the SASE envelope to:
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
Attn: Records
#1 Bruns Lane
Union, MO 63084
Thanks and have a wonderful day,
Kim Moritz
Records Clerk – Front Desk
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
#1 Bruns Lane Union, MO 63084
Phone: (636) 583-2560
Fax: (636) 584-6877
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