Carrollton, TX PD Citizen Complaints
| Submitted | July 20, 2017 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Alexander Cartwright
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Texas Public Information 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 look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Alexander Cartwright
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 20, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Alexandra Cardaropoli
Good morning, Mr. Cartwright:
A clarification letter was sent to you on July 31, 2017. Once we receive clarification we will continue processing your request.
Thank you,
Ali Cardaropoli
Admin Support Spec./City Secretary’s Office
City of Carrollton
972-466-3582 direct
972-466-3252 fax
From: Alexandra Cardaropoli
Good morning, Mr. Cartwright:
A clarification letter was sent to you on July 31, 2017. Once we receive clarification we will continue processing your request.
Thank you,
Ali Cardaropoli
Admin Support Spec./City Secretary’s Office
City of Carrollton
972-466-3582 direct
972-466-3252 fax
From: Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
Hello Mr. Cardaropoli,
I have not received the July 31 , 2017 letter referenced in your email to me on Aug 8, 2017. Can you please re-send the letter? Or could you please tell me what you need clarification on?
Respectfully,
Alex Cartwright
From: Alexandra Cardaropoli
Good afternoon, Mr. Cartwright,
Please see the July 31, 2017 Clarification Letter attached.
Thank you,
Ali Cardaropoli
Admin Support Spec./City Secretary’s Office
City of Carrollton
972-466-3582 direct
972-466-3252 fax
From: Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
Ali,
The letter does not describe what you require clarification on. In fact, the letter says that the clarification is detailed in some kind of portal (which I have never heard of nor have access to). If you could simply tell me what needs to be clarified I would be glad to help so we could move forward.
Respectfully, Alex Cartwright
From: Alexandra Cardaropoli
Good morning, Mr. Cartwright,
You should have received an automatic email with your customer portal information. You login at www.cityofcarrollton.com/openrecords<http://www.cityofcarrollton.com/openrecords> with your email and the password provided to you in the automatic email. If you did not get an email, you can always have the system send you another password.
I have attached a copy of your request. As stated in the clarification letter, the Texas Public Information Act is triggered when a person submits a written request to a governmental body asking for records already in existence. The Act does not require a governmental body to create new information, to do legal research, or to answer questions. Please clarify the specific documents you are requesting. For a definitions list of our most commonly asked for documents, please go to: http://www.cityofcarrollton.com/government/city-manager-s-office/city-secretary/make-your-open-records-request-here/open-records-definitions.
Thank you,
Ali Cardaropoli
Admin Support Spec./City Secretary’s Office
City of Carrollton
972-466-3582 direct
972-466-3252 fax
From: Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
Hello,
Thank you for following up.
I am requesting document(s) that contain the information described in my request. If that is not sufficiently specific, I would like to request City of Carrollton PD Annual Reports for 2007-2017.
Respectfully,
Alex Cartwright
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 20, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Alexandra Cardaropoli
Good morning, Mr. Cartwright,
We are waiting for your approval of the Estimated Charges sent to you on August 15th(please see attached). Once we receive your approval, we will continue processing your request.
Thank you,
Ali Cardaropoli
Admin Support Spec./City Secretary’s Office
City of Carrollton
972-466-3582 direct
972-466-3252 fax
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
Please find enclosed a check for $108.00 to satisfy the fee associated with the attached public records request.
Thank you.
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 20, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Alexandra Cardaropoli
Good morning, Mr. Cartwright,
From: Alexandra Cardaropoli
Good morning, Mr. Cartwright,
I’m afraid that the letter that was sent with your check was returned due to no forwarding address. Please provide us with a new mailing address, and we will return your check to you.
Thank you,
Ali Cardaropoli
Admin Support Spec./City Secretary’s Office
City of Carrollton
972-466-3582 direct
972-466-3252 fax
From: Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
Please send the check to 21 Union AVE NE Apt 1, Grand Rapids MI 49503.
Why can't the request be fulfilled?
Respectfully,
-Alex Cartwright
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Texas Public Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 20, 2017. 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: Carrollton Police Department
Good morning,
Thank you for your interest in open records for the City of Carrollton. I sincerely apologize for any delay in response to you. Since your last email to the City, there has been a change in personnel, and Ali is no longer the coordinator for open records.
Since your request was submitted about 4 years ago and has since been closed, I would suggest submitting a new open records request through our online portal. You can do so by visiting the following link:
You will be given an option to submit a request to the City (Building Inspection, Environmental Services, Engineering, etc.) or the Police Department. If you do not see the name of the document you are looking for or you feel you need to provide more information than the text box is allowing you, you can attach a document with additional request details to your online request.
Based on your previous request, you may also want to check out the Police Department's Transparency page to see if any of the information you are looking for can be found there. I have provided that link as well:
https://www.cityofcarrollton.com/departments/departments-g-p/police/transparency
Please keep in mind that the Public Information Act does not require a governmental body to create new information, to do legal research, or to answer questions. In preparing a request for documents, please make a request for a particular document without the form of a question. Tips for successful open records requests can be found at the following link:
https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/open-government/members-public/how-request-public-information
Regards,
Jessica Farrias
Open Records Coordinator
City Attorney's Office
City of Carrollton
972-466-3015
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Texas Public Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 20, 2017. 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Texas Public Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 20, 2017. 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Texas Public Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 20, 2017. 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: Carrollton Police Department
Good morning,
Since your request was submitted about 4 years ago and has since been closed, you will need to submit a new open records request through our online portal. You can do so by visiting the following link:
https://carrolltontx.mycusthelp.com/webapp/_rs/(S(gnju2cydrbowuvevhkkzl55d))/supporthome.aspx
You will be given an option to submit a request to the City (Building Inspection, Environmental Services, Engineering, etc.) or the Police Department. If you do not see the name of the document you are looking for or you feel you need to provide more information than the text box is allowing you, you can attach a document with additional request details to your online request.
Based on your previous request, you may also want to check out the Police Department's Transparency page to see if any of the information you are looking for can be found there. I have provided that link as well:
https://www.cityofcarrollton.com/departments/departments-g-p/police/transparency
Please keep in mind that the Public Information Act does not require a governmental body to create new information, to do legal research, or to answer questions. In preparing a request for documents, please make a request for a particular document without the form of a question. Tips for successful open records requests can be found at the following link:
https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/open-government/members-public/how-request-public-information
Regards,
Jessica Farrias
Open Records Coordinator
City Attorney's Office
City of Carrollton
972-466-3015
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