Officer employment numbers and changes, May 25 - July 25, 2020 (Denver Police Department) • MuckRock

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From: Beryl Lipton

07/21/2020

Subject: Colorado Open Records Act Request: Officer employment numbers and changes, May 25 - July 25, 2020 (Denver Police Department)

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Colorado Open Records Act, I hereby request records sufficient to show the following data points:

• The number of law enforcement and/or police officers employed under the jurisdiction of this agency as of May 27, 2019.
• The number of law enforcement and/or police officers that voluntarily resigned from their positions at the department (and otherwise left roles held as of May 27, 2019) for the period from May 27, 2019 through July 27, 2019.
• The number of law enforcement and/or police officers employed under the jurisdiction of this agency as of July 27, 2019.

• The number of law enforcement and/or police officers employed under the jurisdiction of this agency as of May 25, 2020.
• The number of law enforcement and/or police officers that left or resigned from their positions at the department (and otherwise quit) for the period from May 25, 2020 through July 25, 2020.
• The number of law enforcement and/or police officers employed under the jurisdiction of this agency as of July 25, 2020.

These documents are being requested as part of the fact-finding effort for a journalistic piece. Along with the completed journalistic product, these records will be made available to the general public. This request is being made by a journalist at a non-profit news organization. It is not being made for commercial purposes, and it would be appreciated if your agency would process this request with the appropriate recognition that it is a request being made in the public interest.

If you have any questions about this request, please contact me via the email address from which this request was sent or by phone at 617-500-7123.

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 3 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Beryl Lipton

From: Denver Police Department

07/30/2020

Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] Colorado Open Records Act Request: Officer employment numbers and changes, May 25 - July 25, 2020 (Denver Police Department)

Your request has been received and is in process. Please understand, these are unprecedented times and given the volume of requests our office is receiving, we are doing our best to respond within a reasonable timeframe. We will follow up with you as soon as we can.

Thank you,
Andrea Webber | Records Administrator
Department of Public Safety| City and County of Denver
p: 720.913.6749 c: 720.793.5700 | Andrea.Webber@denvergov.org<mailto:Andrea.Webber@denvergov.org>
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From: Muckrock Staff

08/14/2020

Subject: RE: Colorado Open Records Act Request: Officer employment numbers and changes, May 25 - July 25, 2020 (Denver Police Department)

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Colorado Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 21, 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: Denver Police Department

08/20/2020

Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] Colorado Open Records Act Request: Officer employment numbers and changes, May 25 - July 25, 2020 (Denver Police Department)

Good Afternoon,
Please see the below requested information in red.

• The number of law enforcement and/or police officers employed under the jurisdiction of this agency as of May 27, 2019. 1,600 sworn officers and police recruits
• The number of law enforcement and/or police officers that voluntarily resigned from their positions at the department (and otherwise left roles held as of May 27, 2019) for the period from May 27, 2019 through July 27, 2019.

24 sworn resignations and retirements during the listed time frame

• The number of law enforcement and/or police officers employed under the jurisdiction of this agency as of July 27, 2019. 1,577 sworn officers and police recruits

• The number of law enforcement and/or police officers employed under the jurisdiction of this agency as of May 25, 2020. 1,608 sworn officers and police recruits
• The number of law enforcement and/or police officers that left or resigned from their positions at the department (and otherwise quit) for the period from May 25, 2020 through July 25, 2020.

14 sworn resignations and retirements during the listed time frame
• The number of law enforcement and/or police officers employed under the jurisdiction of this agency as of July 25, 2020. 1,589 sworn officers and police recruits

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