Florida sheriff's data (Sumter County Sheriff's Office)
| Multi Request | Florida sheriff's data |
| Submitted | July 12, 2019 |
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Florida Sunshine Law, I hereby request the following records:
1. The total number of deputy-involved 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. A copy of all complaints reported by civilians against deputies between 2013-2018.
4. A copy of any documents indicating whether the civilian complaints identified in request #3 were sustained.
5. The policy manual of the sheriff's department.
6. The current union contract between the county and any sheriff's deputies unions.
7. All records regarding deputy-involved shootings (including fatal shootings, non-fatal shootings and shootings at a civilian that missed) between 2013-2018, including incident-level information specifying the date of each incident, race and gender of all subjects involved, what weapon if any they were armed with, any injuries or deaths resulting from the incident, the names of all deputies involved, whether administrative investigations found the incidents to be justified under sheriff's department policy and any disciplinary actions taken against the deputies as a result of the incident.
8. All records regarding civilian deaths or serious injuries resulting from deputy-involved use of force between 2013-2018, including incident-level information specifying the date of each incident, race and gender of all subjects involved, what weapon if any they were armed with, any injuries or deaths resulting from the incident and the names of all deputies involved.
9. The number of in-custody deaths in jails from 2013-2018 (separated by year), broken down by cause of death (homicide, suicide, accidental, natural causes, etc.)
10. Statistics showing the total jail population each year from 2013-2018 (separated by year).
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,
Samuel Sinyangwe
From:
Good Afternoon Samuel,
We have received your public records request. Due to the nature of the request some of the information will have to be gathered from other departments within our agency. We will provide you with an estimate of the total cost within the next 10 business days.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact us.
Thank you,
Bailey Bedgood
Records Clerk
Phone: 352-569-1691
Fax: 352-569-1666
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Florida Sunshine Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 12, 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: Sumter County Sheriff's Office
Good Afternoon Samuel,
We have estimated that your request will take an extensive amount of time to process. Please see the attached estimated invoice for the total amount and let us know how you would like to proceed.
Thank you,
Michelle Keszey
Criminal Records Division
7361 Powell Road
Wildwood, FL 34785
(Main)352-569-1669
(Fax)352-569-1666
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe
Hi, in an effort to limit this request and the cost associated with it please provide an estimate for the cost of completing the following requests:
1. The total number of police use of force incidents, broken down by type of force used, between 2013-2018 (separated by year).
2. The total number of people that police used force against, between 2013-2018 (separated by year).
3. A copy of all complaints reported by civilians against police between 2013-2018.
4. A document indicating whether the civilian complaints identified in request #3 were sustained.
7. A list of all police shootings (including fatal police shootings, non-fatal police shootings and police shootings at a civilian that missed) between 2013-2018 that includes the date of each shooting, the names and race of each officer and subject involved, any weapons the subject was allegedly armed with, any injuries or death caused by the shooting, and whether or not the shooting was ruled justified following investigation.
8. A list of all uses of force causing death or serious injury between 2013-2018 that includes the date of each incident, the names and race of each officer and subject involved, any weapons the subject was allegedly armed with, and whether or not the use of force was ruled justified following investigation.
Thanks,
Sam
From: Sumter County Sheriff's Office
We have received your email. If this is a public records request, your request will be processed in accordance with the Florida Public Records Law. You will be advised as soon as possible regarding estimated costs. If payment is due in advance please note we accept cash, check, or money order made payable to the Sumter County Sheriff's Office.
From: Sumter County Sheriff's Office
On July 29th 2019 an invoice was sent to you in regards to this request.
Upon payment of the invoice amount, we will provide you with copies of the records.
As of today I do not have money being received by your department for the records. Please see the attached invoice again for the records you are requesting.
If you would like us to proceed with the request please let us know.
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe
To Whom It May Concern:
Please find enclosed a check for $601.62 to satisfy the fee associated with the attached public records request.
Thank you.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Florida Sunshine Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 12, 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: Sumter County Sheriff's Office
Good Morning,
As of 09/04/2019 we have not received payment for this request.
Can you please advise to what address you sent the payment to?
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From: Sumter County Sheriff's Office
A copy of documents responsive to the request.
From: Sumter County Sheriff's Office
A copy of documents responsive to the request.
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