Clearwater, FL PD Citizen Complaints
| Tracking # |
W030665-022118 |
| Submitted | July 18, 2017 |
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From: Alexander Cartwright
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to Florida's Sunshine Law (Fla. Stat. secs. 119.01 to 119.15 (1995)), 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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I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 18, 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.
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To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 18, 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.
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To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 18, 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: 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 18, 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: 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 18, 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: 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 18, 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to Florida's Sunshine Law (Fla. Stat. secs. 119.01 to 119.15 (1995)), 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: Clearwater Police Department
Dear Alexander Cartwright:
Thank you for your interest in public records of the Clearwater Police Department. Your request has been received and is being processed. Your request was received in this office on 2/21/2018 and given the reference number W030665-022118 for tracking purposes.
Records Requested: 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.
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From: Clearwater Police Department
Dear Alexander Cartwright,
Thank you for registering with the City of Clearwater Public Records Center. Below you will find your login and password information. Please log in to the Open Records Center to update any contact or password information and to track the progress of your request.
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From: Clearwater Police Department
RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of February 21, 2018, Reference # W030665-022118
Dear Alexander Cartwright,
The invoice or estimate of fees for your public records request is available. Charges are subject to change from request to completion based on complexity of the request. A final invoice will be provided with any outstanding balance(s) due. Please review and reply to this email confirming your acceptance of the initial charges and your preferred method of payment.
A partial or full payment can be made by mail, in-person or online:
* By mail or in-person at: Clearwater Police Dept - Records
645 Pierce Street
Clearwater, FL 33756
* Online by clicking the ‘Pay Now’ button located on your invoice
NOTE: Public records cannot be released until full payment is made. If you have any questions, contact the records department at 727-562-4441.
Respectfully,
Dawn Lazzaro
Clearwater Police Records Unit
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Dear Alexander ,
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From: Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
I am sorry to request this again, can you please reset the password once more? I am unable to log in.
If possible, can you simply send the request to the response via email?
From: Clearwater Police Department
A letter stating the requester must agree to or prepay assessed or estimated fees in order for the agency to continue processing the request.
From: Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
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Please find enclosed a check for $3.96 to satisfy the fee associated with the attached public records request.
Thank you.
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Dear Alexander Cartwright,
Thank you for your payment. This letter is to confirm that we have received your payment for on invoice number W030665-022118.
The public record request is almost complete. If there is a change to the amount owed due to the complexity of the request, another detailed invoice will be provided. If no balance is owed, the records unit will provide notification that your records are complete and available for release.
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Sincerely,
Clearwater Police Records Unit
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From: Clearwater 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 7/18/2017
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. We requested the total number of annual officer involved shootings each year for the past 10 years.
While you sent us data on officer complaints, the OIS data seems to have been overlooked. Could you please provide that data? If not, could you please clarify that your department does not collect OIS (officer involved shooting) data.
If you are able to provide the data, please define 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.
Respectfully, -Alex Cartwright
From: Clearwater Police Department
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There were no OIS in 2008, 2011, or 2014. The data provided is for officer involved shootings when an officer shoots at an individual, regardless if the subject is hit or not. Other shootings such as at animals or unintentional discharges are categorized as “Firearm Discharges” only and typically reviewed at the first line supervisor level.
Date Disposition #Ofcs Involved
3/2/2009 Exonerated 2 4/27/2009 Exonerated 2
10/31/2009 Exonerated 1
10/12/2010 Exonerated 1
7/25/2012 Exonerated 1
12/23/2012 Exonerated 2
8/16/2013 Exonerated 2
10/26/2013 Exonerated 1
7/1/2015 Exonerated 2
6/26/2016 Sustained 1
10/19/2017 Exonerated 1
Incidents - 11
Officers - 16
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From: Clearwater Police Department
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Theattached should cover what is being sought. There were no OIS in 2008, 2011, or2014. The data provided is for officer involved shootings when an officershoots at an individual, regardless if the subject is hit or not. Othershootings such as at animals or unintentional discharges are categorized as“Firearm Discharges” only and typically reviewed at the first line supervisorlevel. Thank you for your follow up and clarification. Clearwater Police Records
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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
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