Charlotte police use of force policy
Submitted | Sept. 23, 2016 |
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From: David Bixenspan
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to North Carolina Public Records Law (G.S. ยงยง 132-1 through 132-10), I hereby request the following documents:
All of the department's written policies on the use of both lethal and nonlethal force.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public in my capacity as a journalist for Abrams Media, 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,
David Bixenspan
From: Emken, Judy
Dear David- all of the CMPD policies and directives are available on line at the CMPD website.
Let me know if you are unable to locate them.
Judith C. Emken
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
Senior Assistant City Attorney
600 East Trade Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
(704) 353-1062
From: David Bixenspan
Hi Judith,
I checked the website. The link is broken, and nobody responded to my informal email about it, so I filed an official request. Please send me a copy, and you may also want to make sure to tell the website staff to get that fixed.
Thanks,
David Bixenspan
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 Sept. 23, 2016. 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: Robinson, David C.
David,
I just checked and at www.cmpd.org<http://www.cmpd.org>, all of our directives are listed, and it is working. Our Use of Deadly Force Directive is at 600-018. Here is also a link to the location on the website. Let me know if you have any further issues.
http://charlottenc.gov/CMPD/Documents/Resources/CMPDDirectives.pdf
Lt. David Robinson
CMPD Public Affairs
704-336-7042
From: David Bixenspan
Yup, thanks. What was gone was a page listing just the use of force policy.
Thanks again.
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