Police Liability payout record request from Sun Sentinel (North Palm Beach Police Department)

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First Name: Mario

Last Name: Alejandro Ariza

Address1: MuckRock News 411A Highland Ave

Address2: DEPT MR 107542

City: Somerville

State: MA

Zip: 02144

Phone Number: 786-210-6548

Your Email Address: requests@muckrock.com

Document or Information Requested: To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Florida Sunshine Law, I hereby request the following records:

I hope this message finds you well. This is a public records request from a member of a media organization, pursuant to Florida Statute 119. In furtherance of an article investigating police misconduct payouts across the county over the past decades, we are seeking documents that show how much your municipal corporation, its legal representatives, or its liability insurance carriers have paid out in civil court since 01/01/2010 because of the actions of its police professionals.

To that end, we kindly request the electronic delivery of an excel spreadsheet with the following information:
- An identifying number for the claim
- The loss date
- An incident indicator description (such as “excessive force, k-9 bite, false arrest/imprisonment, etc.)
- Incurred expenses
- Incurred liability
- Incurred legal expenses
- Paid legal expenses
- Paid total
- Incurred total

This records pull should be interpreted to cover both federal and state court claims. If some of the above figures are not available because of your accounting practices, please endeavor to provide us with as full a picture as possible of the $$$ paid out by your municipality due to lawsuits against its police officers over the past ten years.

Upon request, we can provide a spreadsheet obtained from the BSO that can serve as an example and guide for what we are looking for. Please do feel free to reach out via email or phone should you have any questions.

Very Best
Mario Alejandro Ariza
Federal Courts Reporter
South Florida Sun Sentinel
786.210.6548

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 business days.

Sincerely,

Mario Ariza

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Form Submitted on: 2/1/2021 11:51:45 AM
Referrer Page: https://www.village-npb.org/FormCenter/Public-Record-Request-4/Public-Record-Request-Form-44
Form Address: https://www.village-npb.org/FormCenter/Public-Record-Request-4/Public-Records-Request-44

This is to confirm receipt of your request below. I will check if our Police Department has any records that pertain and let you know. Thanks.

Good morning,
The attached public records request has been fulfilled.
Thank you

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Philippa Davis

Administrative Coordinator | Village of North Palm Beach

Phone: (561) 841-3355 • Fax: (561) 881-7469

501 U.S. Highway 1 • North Palm Beach, FL • 33408

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