WY police data collection (Cody Police Department)

Samuel Sinyangwe filed this request with the Cody Police Department of Cody, WY.
Multi Request WY police data collection
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Wyoming Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

1. the total number of use of force incidents, separated by year, from 2016-2022 (for example, 302 use of force incidents in 2016, 287 use of force incidents in 2017, etc.)

2. the total number of use of force incidents, separated by type of force used and year, from 2016-2022 (for example, information that specifies the number of taser incidents in 2020, baton incidents in 2020, etc.).

3. the total number of civilian complaints alleging any form of law enforcement misconduct that were reported and the total number sustained, separated by year, from 2016-2022.

4. the total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of excessive force that were reported and the total number sustained, separated by year, from 2016-2022.

5. the total number of civilian complaints alleging biased policing or racial profiling that were reported and the total number sustained, separated by year, from 2016-2022.

6. the total number of civilian complaints alleging criminal conduct that were reported and the total number sustained, separated by year, from 2016-2022.

When available, I would appreciate being sent individualized data for each item in this request in spreadsheet format. If individualized data are unavailable, please send information that includes aggregate statistics for the item instead.

Note that my requests for civilian complaints are specifically for civilian complaints alleging police misconduct, please do not include complaints filed by one officer/the department against another officer.

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 7 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Samuel Sinyangwe

From: Cody Police Department

Mr. Sinyangwe ~
Pursuant to your request for detailed records for past years from the Cody,
WY Police Department, I have been informed that this will take an extensive
amount of staff time for the research. When requests like this come up, we
do require a *pre-payment of the estimated amount of time *that it will
take to put it together. Our fees for producing and/or constructing records
and computer services is $20.00 minimum for an hour of staff time. I have
been told it will take a *minimum of 5 hours* to do the research and
worksheet for your request. *Therefore, we will need a down payment of
$100.00 before we would get started on your request.*

Please note that if there is additional time over our estimate, that will
be charged out at $5.00 for each additional 15 min of staff time ($20/hour)
as well as copies of any reports that are done ($1 for the first page;
$0.50 for each subsequent page). This will be billed out and need to be
paid before any records are released.

I have attached a copy of our fees for record requests.

Thank you

Gael L. Sosa
Municipal Court Clerk
City of Cody
PO Box 2200
Cody, WY 82414
(307) 527-7512

“A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” – Albert
Einstein

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DISCLAIMER: City of Cody <https://codywy.gov> electronic
correspondence and associated file attachments are **public records and may
be subject to disclosure in the event of a public records request.*

From: Samuel Sinyangwe


To Whom It May Concern:

Please find enclosed a check for $100.00 to satisfy the fee associated with the attached public records request.

Thank you.

Check sent by Muckrock Staff

Pay to the order of:

City of Cody
Municipal Court Clerk
PO Box 2200
Cody, WY 82414

#11324
Amount of: $100.00
  • Created — 12/18/2023
  • In Transit — 12/20/2023
  • In Local Area — 12/22/2023
  • Processed For Delivery — 12/22/2023
  • Deposited — 12/27/2023

From: Cody Police Department

Regarding your 12/31/23 email checking for your records, I'm sorry to say
that we don't show your original request that you said you submitted on
3/16/23.
The request I show that was received came in on 12/12/23, in which I sent
you a reply of a pre-cost to do the work for the records. Your pre-payment
of $100 was received on 12/26/23 and that request has been turned in for
the work to be performed. As your payment came in during the middle of the
holiday season, I believe there were a couple days where staff were out but
I'm sure that they will start to work on your request this week. As soon as
I have any information on your request, I will contact you.
Thank you

Gael L. Sosa
Municipal Court Clerk
City of Cody
PO Box 2200
Cody, WY 82414
(307) 527-7512

“A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” – Albert
Einstein

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DISCLAIMER: City of Cody <https://codywy.gov> electronic
correspondence and associated file attachments are **public records and may
be subject to disclosure in the event of a public records request.*

From: Cody Police Department

Mr.. Sinyangwe ~
Per your request for data collection from the Cody Police Department, I
have attached the records for you. The records custodian for the PD worked
on your request this morning and the following report was approved and
given to me for release.

Thank you

Gael L. Sosa
Record Technician
City of Cody
PO Box 2200
Cody, WY 82414
(307) 527-7512

“A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” – Albert
Einstein

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DISCLAIMER: City of Cody <https://codywy.gov> electronic
correspondence and associated file attachments are **public records and may
be subject to disclosure in the event of a public records request.*

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