Missing Native Americans
| Submitted | June 10, 2021 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Urban Indigenous Collective
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Basic information on all cases (open and closed) of missing American Indian/Alaska Native persons (including juveniles) within your region, from 2000 through 2021; this basic information can include but is not limited to: person name, age, DOB, incident date, case closure date, county/jurisdiction in which person was reported missing.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
I also request that, if possible and pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-212(d), fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest and not made for commercial gain. The requested documents will be processed by a representative of the news media/press and made available to the public at MuckRock.com.
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 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Urban Indigenous Collective
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Connecticut Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 10, 2021. 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: Town Clerk,. Wethersfield
To Whom it may concern,
I received your request today through the mail regarding the above
referenced matter. I will forward it to the police department so that they
can assist you if they have the information.
Should you need to request things through the Town Clerk in the future,
please use the following email address. sue.schroeder@wethersfieldct.gov
Best regards,
Sue
Sue Schroeder
Town Clerk
505 Silas Deane Highway
Wethersfield, CT 06109
860-721-2880
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Connecticut Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 10, 2021. 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: Town Clerk,. Wethersfield
Please see attached document.
From: Urban Indigenous Collective
Thank you for replying back to our FOIA request,
We have a few follow up questions:
1. Do you keep records of missing cases in your jurisdiction?
2. Do you keep these records based on race/ethnicity, gender, age, and/or other demographic characteristics?
3. If you do not have any records pertaining to missing Native Americans/Alaska Natives, do you have any records of murdered Native America/Alaska Natives in file in your jurisdiction?
Thank you in advance for your anticipated participation in the matter.
Sincerely,
Urban Indigenous Collective
From: Town Clerk,. Wethersfield
Good morning,
The Town Clerk's office does not keep records of missing cases. I will
forward this follow up email to the Police Department as I did with your
original request.
Best regards,
Sue
Sue Schroeder
Town Clerk
505 Silas Deane Highway
Wethersfield, CT 06109
860-721-2880
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From: Town Clerk,. Wethersfield
1. Do you keep records of missing cases in your jurisdiction? *Yes*
2. Do you keep these records based on race/ethnicity, gender, age, and/or
other demographic characteristics?* No*
3. If you do not have any records pertaining to missing Native
Americans/Alaska Natives, do you have any records of murdered Native
America/Alaska Natives in file in your jurisdiction? *No*
*Please feel free to contact me with any more questions.*
*Thank You,*
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From: Tanisha Murray <tanisha.murray@wethersfieldct.gov>
Date: Wed, Jun 15, 2022 at 7:46 AM
Subject: Fwd: Connecticut Freedom of Information Act Request: Missing
Native Americans
To: Heather Joly <heather.joly@wethersfieldct.gov>
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From: Sue Schroeder <sue.schroeder@wethersfieldct.gov>
Date: Tue, Jun 14, 2022 at 10:46 AM
Subject: Fwd: Connecticut Freedom of Information Act Request: Missing
Native Americans
To: Tanisha Murray <tanisha.murray@wethersfieldct.gov>
Good morning Tanisha,
Please see the below email. It is a follow up to the email that I forwarded
to you in July of last year.
Thank you,
Sue
Sue Schroeder
Town Clerk
505 Silas Deane Highway
Wethersfield, CT 06109
860-721-2880
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From: <requests@muckrock.com>
Date: Tue, Jun 14, 2022 at 10:03 AM
Subject: RE: Connecticut Freedom of Information Act Request: Missing Native
Americans
To: <sue.schroeder@wethersfieldct.gov>
Town Clerk,. Wethersfield
FOIA Office
505 Silas Deane Highway
Wethersfield, CT 06109
June 14, 2022
This is a follow up to a previous request:
Thank you for replying back to our FOIA request,
We have a few follow up questions:
1. Do you keep records of missing cases in your jurisdiction?
2. Do you keep these records based on race/ethnicity, gender, age, and/or
other demographic characteristics?
3. If you do not have any records pertaining to missing Native
Americans/Alaska Natives, do you have any records of murdered Native
America/Alaska Natives in file in your jurisdiction?
Thank you in advance for your anticipated participation in the matter.
Sincerely,
Urban Indigenous Collective
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On July 7, 2021:
Subject:
Please see attached document.
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On June 21, 2021:
Subject: Connecticut Freedom of Information Act request: Missing Native
Americans
To Whom it may concern,
I received your request today through the mail regarding the above
referenced matter. I will forward it to the police department so that they
can assist you if they have the information.
Should you need to request things through the Town Clerk in the future,
please use the following email address. sue.schroeder@wethersfieldct.gov
Best regards,
Sue
Sue Schroeder
Town Clerk
505 Silas Deane Highway
Wethersfield, CT 06109
860-721-2880
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On June 10, 2021:
Subject: Connecticut Freedom of Information Act Request: Missing Native
Americans
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request
the following records:
Basic information on all cases (open and closed) of missing American
Indian/Alaska Native persons (including juveniles) within your region, from
2000 through 2021; this basic information can include but is not limited
to: person name, age, DOB, incident date, case closure date,
county/jurisdiction in which person was reported missing.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and
this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
I also request that, if possible and pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. §
1-212(d), fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public
interest and not made for commercial gain. The requested documents will be
processed by a representative of the news media/press and made available to
the public at MuckRock.com.
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 4 business
days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Urban Indigenous Collective
View request history, upload responsive documents, and report problems here:
https://www.muckrock.com/
If prompted for a passcode, please enter:
••••••••
Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW ADDRESS
For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 113911
263 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115
PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is
being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share,
and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed
(i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the
department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.
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*TANISHA MURRAY*
*Operations Analyst*
*Wethersfield Police Department*
*250 Silas Deane Highway*
*Wethersfield, CT 06109*
*(860)721-2923*
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Heather Joly
Wethersfield Police Department
Chief of Police Secretary/Records Department Supervisor
860-721-2704 (direct)
860-721-2995 (fax)
heather.joly@wethersfieldct.gov
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