Sheriff's Use of Force/Complaints Data (San Bernardino County Sheriff) • MuckRock

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From: Samuel Sinyangwe

06/03/2019

Subject: California Public Records Act Request: Sheriff's Use of Force/Complaints Data (San Bernardino County Sheriff)

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

1. The total number of sheriff's deputy use of force incidents, broken down by type of force used, between 2013-2018 (separated by year).
2. The total number of people that deputies used force against, between 2013-2018 (separated by year).
3. The total number of use of force complaints reported between 2013-2018 (separated by year).
4. The total number of use of force complaints sustained between 2013-2018 (separated by year).
5. The policy manual of the sheriff's department.
6. The current union contract between the city and any sheriff's deputy/police officer unions.

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: San Bernardino County Sheriff

06/12/2019

Subject: Your first record request #19-495 has been opened.

San Bernardino County

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Hi there

Your first San Bernardino County record request (request number #19-495) has been submitted.
It is currently unpublished and is not available for the general public to view.

As the requester, you can always see the status of your
request by signing into the San Bernardino County Public Records
portal here.

If you haven't already activated your account,
click here to get started.
Once your account is activated, your request will be visible at the following link:
Request #19-495.

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From: San Bernardino County Sheriff

06/24/2019

Subject: [External Message Added] San Bernardino County public records request #19-495

San Bernardino County

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Hi there

A message was sent to you regarding record request #19-495:

June 24, 2019

Samuel Sinyangwe

Re: Public Records Act request

Dear Mr. Sinyangwe:

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department (“Department”) is in receipt of your Public Records Act request.

Pursuant to Government Code section 6253(c), and due to the voluminous request, we are requesting an extension of fourteen (14) days to review your request. We will contact you again on or before July 10, 2019 and provide you with an updated status.

Sincerely,

San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department

From: Muckrock Staff

07/09/2019

Subject: RE: California Public Records Act Request: Sheriff's Use of Force/Complaints Data (San Bernardino County Sheriff)

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 3, 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: San Bernardino County Sheriff

07/11/2019

Subject: [External Message Added] San Bernardino County public records request #19-495

San Bernardino County

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Hi there

A message was sent to you regarding record request #19-495:

July 11, 2019

Samuel Sinyangwe

Re: Public Records Act request

Dear Mr. Sinyangwe:

Please be advised that we are still working on your request. We will contact you on or before July 31, 2019 and provide you with and update.

Sincerely,

San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department

From: Muckrock Staff

07/26/2019

Subject: RE: California Public Records Act Request: Sheriff's Use of Force/Complaints Data (San Bernardino County Sheriff)

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 3, 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:

07/26/2019

Subject: Re: RE: California Public Records Act Request: Sheriff's Use of Force/Complaints Data (San Bernardino County Sheriff)

Hi,
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Best, Rachel

From: San Bernardino County Sheriff

10/10/2019

Subject: [External Message Added] San Bernardino County public records request #19-495

San Bernardino County

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Hi there

A message was sent to you regarding record request #19-495:

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department (“Department”) is in receipt of your Public Records Act request.

Pursuant to Government Code section 6253(c), we are requesting an extension of fourteen (14) days to review your request. We will contact you again on or before October 24, 2019 and provide you with an updated status.

From: San Bernardino County Sheriff

11/04/2019

Subject: Your San Bernardino County public records request #19-495 has been closed.

San Bernardino County

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Hi there

Record request #19-495 has been closed. The closure reason supplied was:

This request has been fulfilled.

From: San Bernardino County Sheriff

11/04/2019

Subject: [External Message Added] San Bernardino County public records request #19-495

San Bernardino County

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Hi there

A message was sent to you regarding record request #19-495:

The following information is responsive to your request. Records related to citizen complaints are only maintained for 5 years pursuant to Penal Code section 832.5(b). The Department transitioned to a digital UOF tracking system in 2017 which has allowed for the compilation of more detailed information for the 2017 and 2018 calendar years.

2013

Total Number of Incidents: 864

2014

Total Number of Incidents: 937

Total Number of Complaints: 15

Total number Sustained: 0

2015

Total Number of Incidents: 1076

Total Number of Complaints: 34

Total number Sustained: 0

2016

Total Number of Incidents: 915

Total Number of Complaints: 35

Total number Sustained: 0

2017

Total Number of Incidents: 828

Total Number of Subjects: 904

Types of Force:

* 12 gauge bean bag shotgun: 15

* 40mm Foam: 3

* Arm Bar: 6

* Baton: 28

* Body Weight: 82

* Car-to-Car / PIT: 44

* Control Hold: 76

* Elbow Strikes: 41

* Feet: 7

* Firearm: 12

* Fist: 210

* Flashlight: 6

* Hands: 55

* Hands and Feet: 27

* Kick: 13

* Knee Strike: 84

* LVNR: 9

* OC Oceoresin Capsicum: 95

* Other: 11

* Palm Strikes: 9

* Pepper ball launcher: 38

* Pepper spray: 18

* Personal Body Weapon: 3

* Physical Resistance: 14

* Pressure Points: 3

* Pull: 15

* Punch: 87

* Push: 19

* Radio: 1

* RCB Collapsible Baton: 12

* Shield: 12

* Sting ball grenade: 24

* Takedown: 48

* Taser - Arc After Deployment: 6

* Taser - Direct Contact Deployment: 6

* Taser - Drive Stun: 7

* Taser - Probe Deploy:

* Taser Effective - Arc After Deployment: 26

* Taser Effective - Direct Contact Deployment: 29

* Taser Effective - Drive Stun: 41

* Taser Effective - Probe Deploy: 135

* Taser Ineffective - Arc After Deployment: 5

* Taser Ineffective - Direct Contact Deployment: 6

* Taser Ineffective - Drive Stun: 24

* Taser Ineffective - Probe Deploy: 83

* Vehicle: 3

Total Number of Complaints: 24

Total number Sustained: 0

2018

Total Number of Incidents: 1091

Total Number of Subjects: 1191

Types of Force:

* 12 gauge bean bag shotgun: 26

* 40mm Foam: 1

* Arm Bar: 17

* Baton: 19

* Body Weight: 188

* Car-to-Car / PIT: 27

* Control Hold: 153

* Elbow Strikes: 27

* Feet: 3

* Firearm: 31

* Fist: 232

* Flashlight: 3

* Hands: 50

* Hands and Feet: 10

* Head: 1

* Hobble: 5

* Kick: 22

* Knee Strike: 131

* LVNR: 23

* N/A Alleged Only: 1

* OC Oceoresin Capsicum: 110

* OIS Non-Fatal: 2

* Other: 14

* Palm Strikes: 13

* Pepper ball launcher: 99

* Pepper spray: 98

* Personal Body Weapon: 8

* Physical Resistance: 16

* Pressure Points: 13

* Pull: 36

* Punch: 159

* Push: 23

* RCB Collapsible Baton: 25

* Shield: 6

* Sting ball grenade: 42

* Takedown: 165

* Taser Effective - Arc After Deployment: 20

* Taser Effective - Direct Contact Deployment: 8

* Taser Effective - Drive Stun: 44

* Taser Effective - Probe Deploy: 123

* Taser Ineffective - Arc After Deployment: 8

* Taser Ineffective - Direct Contact Deployment: 5

* Taser Ineffective - Drive Stun: 27

* Taser Ineffective - Probe Deploy: 64

* Vehicle: 4

Total Number of Complaints: 25

Total number Sustained: 0

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