Sheriff Data Collection Request (2021)

Samuel Sinyangwe filed this request with the Comal County Sheriff of Comal County, TX.
Submitted Oct. 23, 2022
Status
Rejected

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From: Samuel Sinyangwe

Subject: Texas Public Information Act Request: Sheriff Data Collection Request (2021)

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

1. the total number of use of force incidents, separated by type of force and year used in 2021 (for example, information that specifies the number of taser incidents in 2021, baton incidents in 2021, etc.). Please include as part of this a breakdown of how many use of force incidents in each year were related to law enforcement operations and how many were related to correctional/custodial operations.

2. the total number of civilian complaints alleging any form of law enforcement misconduct that were reported and the total number sustained in 2021.

3. the total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of excessive force that were reported and the total number sustained in 2021.

4. the total number of civilian complaints alleging biased policing or racial profiling that were reported and the total number sustained in 2021.

5. the total number of civilian complaints alleging criminal conduct that were reported and the total number sustained in 2021.

6. the total number of officer involved shootings in 2021, both fatal and non-fatal.

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 10 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Samuel Sinyangwe

From: Comal County Sheriff

Subject: None

Mail (Postmarked Nov. 1, 2022)

The request has been rejected by the agency.

From: Comal County Sheriff

Subject: None

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Good Morning,

Pursuant to your Texas Public Information Open Records request, it is implicit in several provisions of the Act that the Act applies only to information in existence. This, the Act does not require a governmental body to prepare new information in response to the request. Nor does the Act require a governmental body to prepare answers to questions or do legal research. Section 552.227 states that “[a]n officer for public information or the officer’s agent is not required to perform general research…” Your request does not request any such specific document or record held by this agency.
This request is considered complete.

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