Records request from BuzzFeed News: Incident reports for crimes of aggravated assault
| Tracking # |
W004737-022318 |
| Submitted | Feb. 12, 2018 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Peter Aldhous
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to Mississippi's Public Records Act, I hereby request the following documents:
Police incident or arrest reports for all crimes of aggravated assault recorded in 2016 (including descriptions of the incident).
Because aggregated statistics on these crimes are reported annually to the FBI under the Uniform Crime Reporting program by your agency, I believe you retain these records.
This request is made as part of the Documenting Hate Project, a collaboration involving dozens of news organizations including BuzzFeed News, led by ProPublica. Coverage from the project is compiled at https://projects.propublica.org/graphics/hatecrimes#hatecrime-coverage.
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 7 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Peter Aldhous
Science reporter | BuzzFeed News
tel: 415 800 3471
cell: 415 503 7323
989 Market Street, Suite 490
San Francisco CA 94103
From: Jackson Police Department
Good Morning,
We have received your request. However, be advised that you will need to submit an open records request through the City Clerk's office.
The general information number is 601. 960. 1035.
Have a great day.
From: Jackson City Clerk
Good morning,
Please provide your reference number you were assigned when you submitted the public records request and I will be happy to follow up on the request for you.
Respectfully,
Allice Lattimore, Deputy City Clerk
City of Jackson
219 South President Street
Jackson, Mississippi 39205
Office: (601) 960-1035
Fax: (601) 960-1032
Email: alattimore@jacksonms.gov
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From: Peter Aldhous
Dear Allice,
Thanks for your reply of Feb 15. I'm afraid I did not receive a reference number for the Jackson Police Department when I filed my request.
The text is below. Are you able to provide a reference number for this request?
Sincerely,
Peter Aldhous
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to Mississippi's Public Records Act, I hereby request the following documents:
Police incident or arrest reports for all crimes of aggravated assault recorded in 2016 (including descriptions of the incident).
Because aggregated statistics on these crimes are reported annually to the FBI under the Uniform Crime Reporting program by your agency, I believe you retain these records.
This request is made as part of the Documenting Hate Project, a collaboration involving dozens of news organizations including BuzzFeed News, led by ProPublica. Coverage from the project is compiled at https://projects.propublica.org/graphics/hatecrimes#hatecrime-coverage.
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 7 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Peter Aldhous
Science reporter | BuzzFeed News
tel: 415 800 3471
cell: 415 503 7323
989 Market Street, Suite 490
San Francisco CA 94103
From: Jackson City Clerk
Good afternoon Mr. Aldhous,
In reviewing the transcript of this email, it appears that someone from the Jackson Police Department referred you to the Office of the City Clerk on February 13, 2018 regarding submission of your public records request. I have searched and cannot locate your request; I will need a reference number to follow up on your request.
Please be advised that the Jackson Police Department would not have provided a reference number via your email inquiry . The reference number would have been automatically generated upon your submission of the request through our online system. If you did not submit the request through the online system, you may do so via the link below. Upon receipt of your request, it will be submitted to the Jackson Police Department for fulfillment.
https://mycusthelp.com/JACKSONMS/_rs/SupportHome.aspx
If you have further questions or concern, please do not hesitate to contact our office.
Respectfully,
Allice Lattimore, Deputy City Clerk
City of Jackson
219 South President Street
Jackson, Mississippi 39205
Office: (601) 960-1035
Fax: (601) 960-1032
Email: alattimore@jacksonms.gov
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From: Peter Aldhous
I have submitted the request again by your online system. The reference number is
W004737-022318
Please confirm receipt.
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Peter Aldhous, PhD
Science reporter | BuzzFeed News
tel: 415 800 3471
cell: 415 503 7323
peter.aldhous@buzzfeed.com
@paldhous
www.peteraldhous.com
From: Jackson City Clerk
Request has been received via our online system and has been submitted to the Jackson Police Department for fulfillment. You will be notified via email upon receipt of requested information.
Respectfully,
Allice Lattimore, Deputy City Clerk
City of Jackson
219 South President Street
Jackson, Mississippi 39205
Office: (601) 960-1035
Fax: (601) 960-1032
Email: alattimore@jacksonms.gov
"It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice."
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 12, 2018. 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: Jackson City Clerk
Please log into the online request that was created for information regarding the status of this request.
Allice Lattimore, Deputy City Clerk
City of Jackson
219 South President Street
Jackson, Mississippi 39205
Office: (601) 960-1035
Fax: (601) 960-1032
Email: alattimore@jacksonms.gov
"It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice."
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"This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are City of Jackson property, are confidential, and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom this email is addressed. If you are not one of the named recipient(s) or otherwise have reason to believe that you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete this message immediately from your computer. Any other uses, retention, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email is strictly prohibited."
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