Police data collection project (Cranston Police Department)
| Multi Request | Police data collection project |
| Submitted | July 20, 2020 |
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Rhode Island Access to Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1. the total number of use of force incidents, separated by year and by type of force used from 2016-2019 (for example, "27 taser incidents in 2016, 3 baton incidents in 2017, etc.)
2. the total number of civilian complaints alleging any form of law enforcement misconduct that were reported and the total number sustained, separated by year (for example, 8 complaints in 2016, 2 complaints sustained in 2017, 4 complaints in 2018, 1 complaint sustained in 2019, etc.)
3. the total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of excessive force that were reported and the total number sustained from 2016-2019, separated by year
4. the total number of civilian complaints alleging biased policing or racial profiling that were reported and the total number sustained from 2016-2019, separated by year
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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Rhode Island Access to Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 20, 2020. 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:
This is in response to your request from 7/29/2020 received via fax.
Michael P. Dunton
Cranston Police Department
Chief Record Clerk
Terminal Agency Coordinator
401-477-5022
Fax 401-477-5112
STATEMENT OF CONFIDENTIALITY
The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended strictly for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain highly confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, distribution, copying and/or use in any manner is unauthorized and strictly prohibited, please notify Michael P. Dunton at the Cranston Police Department by email and/or telephone, 401.942.2211, and permanently destroy all copies of this message as well as any document(s) which may be attached.
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