Dallas, TX, PD Citizen Complaints
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| Tracking # |
201715399 |
| Submitted | July 20, 2017 |
| Due | Sept. 21, 2017 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Alexander Cartwright
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am an Economics Professor in the College of Business at Ferris State University, and I am engaged in an empirical research project on police behavior and citizen complaints. This project requires me to request data from your department. If you have questions about my request or suggestions, I would be happy to discuss them with you.
1. What is the total number of citizen complaints (allegations of misconduct) made against your department’s officers annually for the last 10 years? If your department logs complaints in a database, spreadsheet, or other log, a copy of those logs is fine instead.
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? If your department logs complaints in a database, spreadsheet, or other log, a copy of those logs is fine instead.
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? If your department logs calls for service in a database, spreadsheet, or other log, a copy of those logs is fine instead.
4. What is the annual number of officers involved in shootings in your department for the past 10 years? Any documentation or reports that detail the annual number of officer-involved shootings in your department for the past 10 years would be sufficient.
Please include documentation regarding how many of these officer-involved shootings involved disciplinary action. (Please list officer firearm discharge directed at a person separately from a shooting involving an animal and separately from accidental firearm discharges).
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.
Collecting this information is very important to my research, so I would like to emphasize, if you have questions about my request or suggestions, I would be happy to discuss them with you.
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,
Alexander Cartwright
From: Monjaras, Aurelia
July 21, 2017
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Alexander Cartwright
DEPT MR 40333
411A Highland Ave.
Somerville, MA 02144-2516
RE: Public Information Request Number 2017-15399
Dear Mr. Cartwright:
The Open Records Team has received your request for information pursuant to the Public Information Act.
The information you requested will require additional time to retrieve. Factors affecting your request will depend upon the information you are requesting and the divisions, sections or units responsible for retrieving that information. With this in mind, the information you are requesting will be ready for retrieving within 20 business days from the date of this letter and by 10:00 am.
The Open Records Team apologizes for this delay in fulfilling your request. If you need any information, please feel free to contact the Open Records Team by calling 214-671-3148.
Sincerely,
Open Records Unit
Office of the Chief of Staff
Dallas Police Department
1400 South Lamar Street
Dallas, Texas 75215
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I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 20, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
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I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 20, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
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I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 20, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
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I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 20, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Public Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 20, 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:
I wanted to follow up on the following Public Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 20, 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:
I wanted to follow up on the following Public Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 20, 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:
I wanted to follow up on the following Public Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 20, 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:
I wanted to follow up on the following Public Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 20, 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: Dallas Police Department
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From: Caitlin Russell
Hi,
Can you please let me know what the status of request 2017-15399 is? Thank you!
Caitlin Russell
From: Dallas Police Department
Our Records indicates that your open records request # 2017-15399 is currently being processed. Thank you for your patience.
Beth Ndlovu
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Public Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 20, 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: Dallas Police Department
Our Records indicates that your open records request #2017-15399 is currently being processed, Thank you for your patience.
Beth Ndlovu
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~WRD000
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Public Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 20, 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: Dallas Police Department
February 14, 2018
Mr. Alexander Cartwright,
Request Number 2017-15399
Your request for information pursuant to the Public Information Act has been received by the Dallas Police Department's Open Records Unit, and was forwarded to the appropriate units a response to your request. The information maintained by the Police Department has been collected and is ready for release. The amount if picked up in person is $25.50. If you would like it mailed to you please send a check or money order in the amount of $27.44 made payable to the City of Dallas and mail to the below address:
Dallas Police Department
1400 South Lamar Street
Dallas, Texas 75215
Attention: Open Records Unit
Business hours for pick up are Monday thru Friday from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. Also, if you are unable to pick up yourself please inform us via email and provide the first and last name of the person authorized to pick up for you. Everyone picking up is required to show ID at the time of pick up.
If you need any additional information, please feel free to contact the Open Records Team by calling 214-671-3148.
Sincerely,
Open Records Unit
Office of the Chief of Staff
Dallas Police Department
1400 South Lamar Street
Dallas, Texas 75215
From: Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
To Whom It May Concern:
Please find enclosed a check for $27.44 to satisfy the fee associated with the attached public records request.
Thank you.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Texas Public Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 20, 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: Dallas Police Department
A copy of documents responsive to the request.
From: Muckrock Staff
Hello,
I'm writing to you regarding public records request #201715399. The department recently released records in response to this request (attached here), but it appears that some of the information was accidentally cut off on the right side of the pages that list the complaints. Would it be possible to send a copy that includes the information that's cut off in this copy? Thanks!
Best,
Caitlin
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