Records request from BuzzFeed News: Incident reports for crimes of aggravated assault
| Submitted | Feb. 12, 2018 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Peter Aldhous
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to Florida's Sunshine Law (Fla. Stat. secs. 119.01 to 119.15 (1995)), I hereby request the following records:
Police incident or arrest reports for all crimes of aggravated assault recorded in 2016 (including descriptions of the incident).
Because aggregated statistics on these crimes are reported annually to the FBI under the Uniform Crime Reporting program by your agency, I believe you retain these records.
This request is made as part of the Documenting Hate Project, a collaboration involving dozens of news organizations including BuzzFeed News, led by ProPublica. Coverage from the project is compiled at https://projects.propublica.org/graphics/hatecrimes#hatecrime-coverage.
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 would request your response within ten (10) business days.
Sincerely,
Peter Aldhous
Science reporter | BuzzFeed News
tel: 415 800 3471
cell: 415 503 7323
989 Market Street, Suite 490
San Francisco CA 94103
From:
Good evening Mr. Aldhous,
The Hollywood Police Department has received your request via a fax from MuckRock News (see attached) reference "Police incident or arrest reports for all crimes of aggravated assault recorded in 2016 (including descriptions of the incident).
Attached is the list of aggravated assaults in 2016.
In order to begin processing the reports for each incident, our Records Unit will need a $150 deposit. The estimated cost of the complete request is at least $300.
Please let us know if you will accept these estimated costs. If you do not respond to this email within 10 business days after the date this statement is sent, your request will be deemed withdrawn, unless you have advised the city that you will accept and will agree to pay the estimated cost, or modify your request in response to the cost estimate.
Thank you
Miranda Grossman
Public Information Manager
Hollywood Police Department
Phone: 954-967-4279
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Miranda Grossman
Public Information Manager
City of Hollywood
Police Department
3250 Hollywood Blvd
P.O. Box 229045
Hollywood, FL 33022
Office:
E-mail: MGROSSMAN@hollywoodfl.org
[www.hollywoodfl.org]
Notice: Florida has a broad public records law. All correspondence sent to the City of Hollywood via e-mail may be subject to disclosure as a matter of public record.
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