Police Data Collection Request (2020)
| Submitted | March 11, 2021 |
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Arizona Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:
1. the total number of use of force incidents, separated by type of force used in 2020 (for example, “27 taser incidents in 2020, 3 baton incidents in 2020, etc.)
2. the total number of civilian complaints alleging any form of law enforcement misconduct that were reported and the total number sustained in 2020.
3. the total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of excessive force that were reported and the total number sustained in 2020.
4. the total number of civilian complaints alleging biased policing or racial profiling that were reported and the total number sustained in 2020.
5. the total number of civilian complaints alleging criminal conduct that were reported and the total number sustained in 2020.
6. all information reported to the FBI’s National Use-of-Force Data Collection program to date.
Note that my requests for civilian complaints are specifically for civilian complaints alleging police misconduct, please do not include complaints filed by one officer/the department against another officer.
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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Arizona Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 11, 2021. 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: Surprise Police Department
Hello Samuel Sinyangwe:
We did receive your March 11th e-mail and we process public records requests in order of receipt. Our current turnaround time is approximately 4 weeks; however, this timeline does vary depending on the complexity of the requests in our queue.
I hope you have a good weekend.
Sincerely,
Sarah
Sarah Henderson
Records Specialist
Surprise Police Department
14250 West Statler Plaza, Suite 103
Surprise, AZ 85374
Phone: (623) 222-4330
Fax: (623) 222-4002
From: Surprise Police Department
Mr. Sinyangwe,
Attached are the documents requested, thank you.
Norma E. Chavez
Records Supervisor
Surprise Police Department
14250 W. Statler Plaza, Suite 103
Surprise, AZ 85374
Office (623) 222-4224 Fax (623) 222-4002
PRIVILEGED & CONFIDENTIAL: The information contained in this electronic message is privileged or confidential information intended only for the use of the addressee(s). If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. No privilege has been waived by your inadvertent receipt of this correspondence. If you have received this e-mail in error, please contact me immediately at norma.chavez@surpriseaz.gov<mailto:tiffany.copp@surpriseaz.gov> or (623) 222-4224 (internally, extension x4224).
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