Bakersfield, CA PD Citizen Complaints

Good Afternoon Mr. Cartwright:

Attached is the City of Bakersfield's response to your records request.

Thank you.

Viridiana Gallardo-King
Associate City Attorney
City Attorney of Bakersfield
1600 Truxtun Avenue, Fourth Floor
Bakersfield, CA 93301
(661)326-3633

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January 14, 2018

This is a follow up to a previous request:

Thank you for the acknowledgement of our request. I understand the request may require additional time to process. Please keep me updated.

Respectfully,
-Alex Cartwright

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On Jan. 8, 2018:
Good Afternoon Mr. Cartwright:

Attached is the City of Bakersfield's response to your records request.

Thank you.

Viridiana Gallardo-King
Associate City Attorney
City Attorney of Bakersfield
1600 Truxtun Avenue, Fourth Floor
Bakersfield, CA 93301
(661)326-3633

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On Dec. 28, 2017:
To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following request, copied below. 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.
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On July 18, 2017:
To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the California Public Records Act (California Government Code §§ 6250), I hereby request the following records:

1. What is the total number of citizen complaints made against your department’s officers annually for the last 10 years?

Please include the type of complaint (i.e., use of force, abuse language, unwarranted search) and the result of complaint (i.e., sustained, exonerated).

2. What is the total number of complaints police officers made against their peer officers in department annually for the last 10 years?

Please include the type of complaint (i.e., use of force, abuse language, unwarranted search) and the result of complaint (i.e., sustained, exonerated).

3. What is the total number of calls for service your department received annually for the past 10 years?

4. What is the number of officers involved in shootings in your department for the past 10 years?

Please include the number of officer-involved shootings resulting in discipline.

5. Which of the above data are published publicly? Please provide a link to any and all publicly available reports containing the data above.

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,

Alexander Cartwright

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Good Morning Mr. Cartwright:

We will get back to you as soon as your request is complete.

Thank you.

Viridiana Gallardo-King
Associate City Attorney
City Attorney of Bakersfield
1600 Truxtun Avenue, Fourth Floor
Bakersfield, CA 93301
(661)326-3633

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Good Morning Mr. Cartwright:

Attached are responsive documents regarding citizen complaints and OIS numbers. This is all the information we have. The Bakersfield Police Department included two links which have the 2016 and 2015 IA report.

Thanks.

Viridiana Gallardo-King
Associate City Attorney
City Attorney of Bakersfield
1600 Truxtun Avenue, Fourth Floor
Bakersfield, CA 93301
(661)326-3633

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