Use of force (response to resistance) guidance, policies, and data (St. Louis County Police Department)
| Multi Request | Use of force (response to resistance) guidance, policies, and data |
| Submitted | July 29, 2020 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Beryl Lipton
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the The Missouri Sunshine Law, I hereby request the following records related to this agency's policies on and reporting of uses of force and responses to resistance:
• Policies.
Any and all policies guiding appropriate and inappropriate uses of force by any member or representative of this agency. These may also include “Response to Resistance” policies and similar guidance.
Please also provide all policies regarding the use of lethal, less-lethal, and non-lethal weapons (for example: TASERs pepper ball guns, rubber bullets, gases, sprays, water, etc.), including all policies regarding borrowing, accessing, or assuming responsibility for such weapons, tools, and ammunition.
Please also provide all policies or guidance related to reporting or tracking discharges from or uses of such weapons, as well as any other applicable policies or directives related to the acquisition, use, and reporting of weapons or tools.
Please also provide all policies and guidance used to evaluate any use of force or adjudicate administrative and internal investigations into any use of force or weapon discharge.
• Instructions for reporting. Any and all instructions and guidance related to the reporting of uses of force by any member or representative of this agency.
• Forms, coding descriptions, and other guidance.
All forms, codes, guides, and guidance used in the reporting and review of uses of force or weapons, including:
Any list of codes or definitions for terms or tags used in the reporting, collection, or review of uses of force.
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to report or track uses of force by this agency.
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to report or track the borrowing or use of lethal, less-lethal, and non-lethal weapons
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to report or track any discharge of force from firearms, tools, or weapons employed by this agency
A copy of any guidance, requirements, laws, and policies issued by the state, including those issued as part of grant or other funding requirements, regarding this agency’s responsibilities for reportings uses of force or weapons
A copy of any guidance, requirements, laws, and policies issued by the federal government, including those issued as part of grant or other funding requirements, regarding this agency’s responsibilities for reportings uses of force or weapons
• Use of Force Data
For the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the period from January 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020, data on the each use of force by representatives of this agency, including but not limited to:
Date, time: The date (month, day, year) and time of the incident
Location: Street address, block, and other relevant location information
Subject(s) information: race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender, resultant or related injuries sustained or alleged, weapon type (if applicable) in the possession of each involved individual, arrests or charges associated with the incident
Officer information (for each involved officer): employee number or other unique identifier used for the officer, race, resultant or related physical injuries, patrol division, unit
Incident details: incident or other unique identification number for the use of force incident
Type of force details: a description of each type of force used
Body camera or other footage: Inventory of any video record was created of the incident and/or a copy of the captured footage from all present cameras
Disposition of investigation into the incident: The current or final status of each use of force incident, including whether challenges to the use of force were sustained or dismissed or if the incident had no or is currently under investigation
Please provide the information as a csv spreadsheet, if possible, and if not possible, please provide incident reports sufficient to show the requested data.
• Discharge Report Data
For the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the period from January 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020, data on each discharge of a firearm and other weapons by representatives of this agency, including but not limited to:
Date, time: The date (month, day, year) and time of the incident
Location: Street address, block, and other relevant location information
Incident description and details
Tool or weapon used, including any unique identifier or identification number
Number of discharges
Subject(s) information: race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender, resultant or related injuries sustained or alleged, weapon type (if applicable) in the possession of each involved individual, arrests or charges associated with the incident
Officer information (for each involved officer): employee number or other unique identifier used for the officer, race, resultant or related physical injuries, patrol division, unit
Type of force details: a description of each type of force used
Disposition or status of any investigation or follow-up review of the incident
Please provide the information as a csv spreadsheet, if possible, and if not possible, please provide incident reports sufficient to show the requested data.
If any portion of materials responsive to this request should be deemed unavailable or non-disclosable, please specifically identify the portions of the records or the specific information that is unavailable and the reason for the unavailability.
If any portion of this request is unclear or if this request could be modified to reduce the burden of producing responsive documents or provide them more efficiently or expeditiously, please reply with a request for clarification or a proposed modification.
This request is being made by a reporter as part of a journalistic investigation. It is being submitted as part of a project to better understand uses of police force nationwide, which has been of public interest for many years and which is of particular interest to large new swaths of the public following the widely-seen death of George Floyd and the First Amendment-protected demonstrations and public discussion that have followed.
In the event that there are fees appropriately assessed in association with this request, 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,
Beryl Lipton
From: St. Louis County Police Department
Dear Beryl Lipton:
Your request for records from the St. Louis County Police Department has been received.
Due to the state of emergency in St. Louis County and ongoing health concerns, there is currently reduced on-site staffing for the Department. The Department will therefore need additional time to determine if it possesses records responsive to the request
and to evaluate if the records are open or closed in whole or part pursuant to the applicable provisions of Chapter 610 RSMo and Chapter 114 SLCRO. We do not anticipate being able to fulfill this request for several weeks due to the above and the extensive
nature of said request.
All documents are being produced electronically. If you require physical documents, they will be sent via US Mail and may incur an additional cost. We will be in touch with you as soon as we have an estimate of what is available and the cost. This request
will be priced as research time.
Feel free to call if you have any questions before I'm able to get back with you.
Heather
Heather Hannon DSN 4044 Record Room Supervisor ST. LOUIS COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT 7900
Forsyth Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63105 Phone: 314-615-3719 Fax: 314-615-7247
Disclaimer
The information contained in this communication from the sender is confidential. It is intended solely for use by the recipient and others authorized to receive it. If you are not the recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in relation of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful.
From: St. Louis County Police Department
Good afternoon. I'm writing with an estimate of cost for your request.
The Planning and Analysis Department will be working to fill your request. It's estimated that it will take 13 hours at the rate of $26.73 for a total of $347.49 plus an additional 10 cents per page. Not know what the page count will be, I will ask them
to get started on the request when we receive payment of $347.49 with the understanding that an additional 10 cents per page will be required before the request will be released. Please let me know if you agree with these terms.
Thank you,
Heather
Heather Hannon DSN 4044 Record Room Supervisor ST. LOUIS COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT 7900
Forsyth Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63105 Phone: 314-615-3719 Fax: 314-615-7247
From: Hannon, Heather Sent: Monday, August 10, 2020 11:15 AM To: requests@muckrock.com Subject: Records Request
Dear Beryl Lipton:
Your request for records from the St. Louis County Police Department has been received.
Due to the state of emergency in St. Louis County and ongoing health concerns, there is currently reduced on-site staffing for the Department. The Department will therefore need additional time to determine if it possesses records responsive to the request
and to evaluate if the records are open or closed in whole or part pursuant to the applicable provisions of Chapter 610 RSMo and Chapter 114 SLCRO. We do not anticipate being able to fulfill this request for several weeks due to the above and the extensive
nature of said request.
All documents are being produced electronically. If you require physical documents, they will be sent via US Mail and may incur an additional cost. We will be in touch with you as soon as we have an estimate of what is available and the cost. This request
will be priced as research time.
Feel free to call if you have any questions before I'm able to get back with you.
Heather
Heather Hannon DSN 4044 Record Room Supervisor ST. LOUIS COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT 7900
Forsyth Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63105 Phone: 314-615-3719 Fax: 314-615-7247
Disclaimer
The information contained in this communication from the sender is confidential. It is intended solely for use by the recipient and others authorized to receive it. If you are not the recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in relation of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful.
From: St. Louis County Police Department
Good afternoon. Regarding the below email sent on 8/13/2020, please let me know if you will be wanting the information.
Thank you,
Heather
Heather Hannon DSN 4044 Record Room Supervisor ST. LOUIS COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT 7900
Forsyth Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63105 Phone: 314-615-3719 Fax: 314-615-7247
From: Hannon, Heather Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2020 5:02 PM To: requests@muckrock.com Subject: Re: Records Request
Good afternoon. I'm writing with an estimate of cost for your request.
The Planning and Analysis Department will be working to fill your request. It's estimated that it will take 13 hours at the rate of $26.73 for a total of $347.49 plus an additional 10 cents per page. Not know what the page count will be, I will ask them
to get started on the request when we receive payment of $347.49 with the understanding that an additional 10 cents per page will be required before the request will be released. Please let me know if you agree with these terms.
Thank you,
Heather
Heather Hannon DSN 4044 Record Room Supervisor ST. LOUIS COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT 7900
Forsyth Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63105 Phone: 314-615-3719 Fax: 314-615-7247
From: Hannon, Heather Sent: Monday, August 10, 2020 11:15 AM To: requests@muckrock.com Subject: Records Request
Dear Beryl Lipton:
Your request for records from the St. Louis County Police Department has been received.
Due to the state of emergency in St. Louis County and ongoing health concerns, there is currently reduced on-site staffing for the Department. The Department will therefore need additional time to determine if it possesses records responsive to the request
and to evaluate if the records are open or closed in whole or part pursuant to the applicable provisions of Chapter 610 RSMo and Chapter 114 SLCRO. We do not anticipate being able to fulfill this request for several weeks due to the above and the extensive
nature of said request.
All documents are being produced electronically. If you require physical documents, they will be sent via US Mail and may incur an additional cost. We will be in touch with you as soon as we have an estimate of what is available and the cost. This request
will be priced as research time.
Feel free to call if you have any questions before I'm able to get back with you.
Heather
Heather Hannon DSN 4044 Record Room Supervisor ST. LOUIS COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT 7900
Forsyth Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63105 Phone: 314-615-3719 Fax: 314-615-7247
Disclaimer
The information contained in this communication from the sender is confidential. It is intended solely for use by the recipient and others authorized to receive it. If you are not the recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in relation of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful.
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