Broken Arrow, OK PD Citizen Complaints
| Submitted | July 20, 2017 |
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From: Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Oklahoma Open Records Act, 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 would request your response within ten (10) business days.
Sincerely,
Alexander Cartwright
From: Alexander Cartwright
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Oklahoma Open Records Act, 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 would request your response within ten (10) business days.
Sincerely,
Alexander Cartwright
From: Dauer, Tanya
Mr. Cartwright,
We have received your open records request, at the top of the request that you sent us it states that there is a non-refundable search fee charge of $20.00 per hour. At this time it is estimated that it will take around 8 hours which will be $160.00. Please advise if you want us to continue with your request and get the information that you are requesting, and also we would have to receive the payment before we mail out the information.
Thank you,
Tanya Dauer
Records Supervisor
Broken Arrow Police Department
1101 N 6th St.
Broken Arrow, OK 74012
918-451-8280
918-451-8262
From: Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
Hello Ms. Dauer,
I would like to proceed; I am willing to pay the $160.00. Please send me the payment instructions.
Thank you for following up with me in a timely manner.
Respectfully,
Alex Cartwright
From: Dauer, Tanya
Mr. Cartwright,
Please send check or cashier check in the amount of $160.00 to:
Broken Arrow Police Department
ATTN: Tanya Dauer
1101 N 6th ST
Broken Arrow, OK 74011
Once we receive the payment I will email the documents to you.
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
Please find enclosed a check for $160.00 to satisfy the fee associated with the attached public records request.
Thank you.
From: Broken Arrow Police Department
A copy of documents responsive to the request.
From: Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
I am writing to follow up on my original request made on 7/20/17
Thank you very much for providing the information we requested. I am writing to ask for some clarification regarding the data on officer-involved shootings you provided us with. What constitutes an officer-involved shooting in your department? For example, some departments do not count misses while others count all discharges; some include shots at animals. Other departments include intentional and accidental shootings; others do not. Please explain to us how your department classifies the OIS included in the numbers you sent to us.
Very Respectfully, Alex Cartwright
From: Broken Arrow Police Department
I have sent this to Captain Shaw, he is out of the office until June 11th.
From: Broken Arrow Police Department
From: Shaw, Michael
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2018 11:25 AM
To: Dauer, Tanya <TDauer@BrokenArrowOK.Gov>
Subject: RE: Oklahoma Open Records Act Request: Broken Arrow, OK PD Citizen Complaints
The Broken Arrow Police Department classifies an officer involved shooting as anytime an employee uses deadly force by discharging a firearm at a human being, regardless of the results. If the result is death, injury, property damage, no injury, no property damage or a miss, it is still an officer involved shooting.
Unintentional discharges and mercy killings of animals are tracked and investigated, but are not considered as officer involved shootings.
From: Dauer, Tanya
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2018 9:38 AM
To: Shaw, Michael <MShaw@BrokenArrowOK.Gov<mailto:MShaw@BrokenArrowOK.Gov>>
Subject: FW: Oklahoma Open Records Act Request: Broken Arrow, OK PD Citizen Complaints
Think this is the report that you compiled last year.
From: requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com> [mailto:requests@muckrock.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2018 6:22 AM
To: Dauer, Tanya <TDauer@BrokenArrowOK.Gov<mailto:TDauer@BrokenArrowOK.Gov>>
Subject: RE: Oklahoma Open Records Act Request: Broken Arrow, OK PD Citizen Complaints
June 5, 2018
This is a follow up to a previous request:
I am writing to follow up on my original request made on 7/20/17
Thank you very much for providing the information we requested. I am writing to ask for some clarification regarding the data on officer-involved shootings you provided us with. What constitutes an officer-involved shooting in your department? For example, some departments do not count misses while others count all discharges; some include shots at animals. Other departments include intentional and accidental shootings; others do not. Please explain to us how your department classifies the OIS included in the numbers you sent to us.
Very Respectfully, Alex Cartwright
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On Aug. 16, 2017:
A copy of documents responsive to the request.
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On Aug. 11, 2017:
To Whom It May Concern:
Please find enclosed a check for $160.00 to satisfy the fee associated with the attached public records request.
Thank you.
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On Aug. 2, 2017:
Mr. Cartwright,
Please send check or cashier check in the amount of $160.00 to:
Broken Arrow Police Department
ATTN: Tanya Dauer
1101 N 6th ST
Broken Arrow, OK 74011
Once we receive the payment I will email the documents to you.
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On July 31, 2017:
Hello Ms. Dauer,
I would like to proceed; I am willing to pay the $160.00. Please send me the payment instructions.
Thank you for following up with me in a timely manner.
Respectfully,
Alex Cartwright
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On July 27, 2017:
Mr. Cartwright,
We have received your open records request, at the top of the request that you sent us it states that there is a non-refundable search fee charge of $20.00 per hour. At this time it is estimated that it will take around 8 hours which will be $160.00. Please advise if you want us to continue with your request and get the information that you are requesting, and also we would have to receive the payment before we mail out the information.
Thank you,
Tanya Dauer
Records Supervisor
Broken Arrow Police Department
1101 N 6th St.
Broken Arrow, OK 74012
918-451-8280
918-451-8262
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On July 20, 2017:
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Oklahoma Open Records Act, 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 would request your response within ten (10) business days.
Sincerely,
Alexander Cartwright
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Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/accounts/agency_login/broken-arrow-police-department-8962/broken-arrow-ok-pd-citizen-complaints-40181/?email=TDauer%40brokenarrowok.gov&uuid-login=49cc17a8-807a-408d-9fa3-9ba001aba0d1#agency-reply
Is this email coming to the wrong contact? Something else wrong? Use the above link to let us know.
For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 40181
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516
PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share, and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.
From: Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
Hi,
Thanks so much for your help with this request! I really appreciate it.
Sincerely,
Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
From: Broken Arrow Police Department
The Broken Arrow Police Department classifies an officer involved shooting as anytime an employee uses deadly force by discharging a firearm at a human being, regardless of the results. If the result is death, injury, property damage, no injury, no property damage or a miss, it is still an officer involved shooting.
Unintentional discharges and mercy killings of animals are tracked and investigated, but are not considered as officer involved shootings.
Mike Shaw | Police Department /Professional Standards Unit Captain
1101 North 6th Street, Broken Arrow, OK 74012
Office: 918.451.8200 ext.8766
Fax: 918.451.0979
Email: mshaw@Brokenarrowok.gov<mailto:mshaw@Brokenarrowok.gov>
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From: Broken Arrow Police Department
I have highlighted below the response he sent you on June 11th.
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