Sheriff data collection request 2022 (El Paso County Sheriff)
| Multi Request | Sheriff data collection request 2022 |
| Submitted | Nov. 20, 2023 |
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Colorado Open Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1. the total number of use of force incidents in 2022. Please include as part of this a breakdown of how many use of force incidents in 2022 were related to law enforcement operations and how many were related to correctional/custodial operations.
2. the total number of use of force incidents, separated by type of force, in 2022 (for example, information that specifies the number of taser incidents in 2022, baton incidents in 2022, etc.)
3. the total number of civilian complaints against law enforcement that were reported and the total number sustained for 2022.
4. the total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of excessive force that were reported and the total number sustained for 2022.
5. the total number of civilian complaints alleging biased policing or racial profiling that were reported and the total number sustained for 2022.
6. the total number of civilian complaints alleging criminal conduct that were reported and the total number sustained for 2022.
7. the total number of officer-involved shootings in 2022, both fatal and non-fatal.
8. the total number of people who the sheriff’s department used force against, broken down by race/ethnicity, in 2022.
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 3 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Samuel Sinyangwe
From: El Paso County Sheriff
I have forwarded your request to our Records section, I no longer oversee CORA/CCJRA/FOIA requests.
Thank you,
Lieutenant Deborah Mynatt
From: El Paso County Sheriff
Good afternoon,
Thank you for submitting your request with the El Paso County. Your request has been received and is being processed. We will contact you within 3-business days regarding the progress of your request.
Please be aware, our office will closed Thursday, Nov 23rd and Friday, Nov 24th in observance of the Thanksgiving weekend.
Thank you,
Beth DeStefano
Manager - Records & Documents
El Paso County Sheriff's Office
719-520-7976 (desk)
From: El Paso County Sheriff
Good afternoon,
The initial 1 hour of research has been exceeded, the estimated time to complete your request is 1 hours at an hourly rate of $32.00/hour. The estimated cost to complete the research of your request is $64.00.
If you would like to move forward with this request, please remit payment in the form of money order, cashiers check, business check or cash, made out to the El Paso County Sheriff's Office, addressed to my attention to 27 E. Vermijo Avenue or dropped off to my attention. We are now accepting payments by credit/debit card as well. To pay by card, please complete the payment through this link: El Paso County Records Requests, CO - Online Payments (pointandpay.net)<https://client.pointandpay.net/web/ElPasoCountyRecordsRequest,CO> and reply back to this email with the confirmation number.
Work will begin upon receipt of payment.
Regards,
Beth DeStefano
Manager - Records & Documents
El Paso County Sheriff's Office
719-520-7976 (desk)
From: Samuel Sinyangwe
To Whom It May Concern:
Please find enclosed a check for $64.00 to satisfy the fee associated with the attached public records request.
Thank you.
El Paso County Sheriff
CORA Office
27 East Vermijo Ave
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Colorado Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 21, 2023. 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: El Paso County Sheriff
Good morning,
We have not yet continued the work on your request as we have not received payment. I confirmed that as of Friday, Dec 8th no payment has been received by our office. Once we have received it, I will reply with the expected response time.
Thank you,
Beth DeStefano
Manager - Records & Documents
El Paso County Sheriff's Office
719-520-7976 (desk)
From: El Paso County Sheriff
Hello,
I wanted to reach out and let you know we received your payment today. We will continue the work on your request and I will follow up within 3 business.
Regards
Beth
From: El Paso County Sheriff
Good afternoon,
Please see the attached document in response to your request.
Your request is now considered complete.
Regards,
Beth DeStefano
Manager - Records & Documents
El Paso County Sheriff's Office
719-520-7976 (desk)
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