Police data collection project (Kennewick Police)

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Samuel Sinyangwe
MuckRock News DEPT MR 97772 411A Highland Ave Somerville MA 02144 RE: Public Disclosure Request # L000792-070620 Greetings: The Kennewick Police Department is in receipt of your public disclosure request stating, “To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Washington 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

Note that my requests for civilian complaints are specifically for civilian complaints alleging police misconduct, please do not include complaints filed by one officer/the department against another officer.

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 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Samuel Sinyangwe

Upload documents directly: https://https://www.muckrock.comhttps://accounts.muckrock.com/accounts/login/?url_auth_token=AABI9Q6bsYmmz84hr12uOfeUTFI%3A1jsg3C%3Aqv5gJPzJpdXNxj6a-GzkC7xwRr8&next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.muckrock.com%2Faccounts%2Flogin%2F%3Fnext%3D%252Faccounts%252Fagency_login%252Fkennewick-police-5656%252Fpolice-data-collection-project-kennewick-police-97772%252F%253F.” I estimate providing records on or before 7/30/2020. My anticipated response date has been established as reasonable when considering the records you've described, the number & complexity of open public records requests, available staffing levels, and existing workloads. If you have any questions or need further assistance with this request, please contact me by calling 509-585-4507 or by your direct reply to this message. You can quickly access your request here:
Sincerely, Jennifer Hansen
Public Records Specialist NOTE: Please be sure to review our public records policy which contains important information about how the City administers public records requests, the rights of requestors, and the obligations of each party. (via this link)

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Samuel Sinyangwe
MuckRock News DEPT MR 97772 411A Highland Ave
Somerville MA 02144 RE: PUBLIC DISCLOSURE REQUEST L000792-070620 Greetings: Records have been compiled in response to your public disclosure request stating: "To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Washington 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

Note that my requests for civilian complaints are specifically for civilian complaints alleging police misconduct, please do not include complaints filed by one officer/the department against another officer.

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 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Samuel Sinyangwe

Upload documents directly: https://https://www.muckrock.comhttps://accounts.muckrock.com/accounts/login/?url_auth_token=AABI9Q6bsYmmz84hr12uOfeUTFI%3A1jsg3C%3Aqv5gJPzJpdXNxj6a-GzkC7xwRr8&next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.muckrock.com%2Faccounts%2Flogin%2F%3Fnext%3D%252Faccounts%252Fagency_login%252Fkennewick-police-5656%252Fpolice-data-collection-project-kennewick-police-97772%252F%253F". Transmitted to you today via the records portal are two attachments; one is a .zip file containing 12 files identified as responsive to your request. The other is a redaction log which describes the information withheld and the reasons the redactions were applied. The files will be removed from your account after thirty days. Therefore, please be sure to promptly save or print them for future use. We have made a good faith and diligent effort to locate and produce all responsive records, prepare redaction logs accurately and redact only such records as appropriate under existing law. If you have concerns about our response efforts or exemption logs please let us know and we will promptly address your concerns. With transmittal of these records this request is considered satisfied and closed as our final and definite response. If you have any questions or need further assistance with this request, please contact me by calling 509-585-4507 or by your direct reply to this message. You can quickly access your request here: However, any new requests for additional information, changes to the records requested under this request and other such modifications must be submitted as a new records request. Kind regards, Jennifer Hansen
Public Records Specialist
Please be sure to review our public records policy NOTE:
which contains important information about how the City administers public records requests, the rights of requestors, and the obligations of each party. (via this link) Your records are not attached to this email. Please login to your GovQA account to access the records. You may want to refer to the email you received confirming our receipt of your request. You may also want to view instructions here (https://u8387795.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=nZGH0ylxadMp5hTpNkeAFmQswACD5Ra6giBGGa6Mz600YwFKiEuvlly8OJR3CY93LCMQCCjiuID0O2DTvI2NsvAYnGrprlFQ3itCeDvEi21EeNshcqNakrzvTp2TLc0ecufL-2F9Yi0XrQTIhqxgJol1RwQofJdxQeFtDRDYWQcio-3DM0Le_pRPD4a5pSt1lib1aTIcPnBvBFQgtV0-2F8aju4gXZ-2B5-2BMGc6BQFvGHqdJgEyzp353cf-2Facdc7g3n59eMOvD7zhe4WrfUITpfdduChXOynJSZ8C8keDHgR-2FzUObW8H1dLXFyJGLeAubdQlCHiI2Bl3Fq7-2FS94CvSPoJ4-2B3ns5s05yR7YSXO9fRO3WkAOjX-2FAYZWx9-2FINFhepU-2BdFqwJ1M9xFe-2B4XW0sVt8BvG6bWyW8d0De-2BXZse3qj0XnFcdq41AZnRs-2FXhuxg0jQnhpXXajxe1njPc4YEajBio34-2BahlzhhLwFI-2FpY-2B-2FT-2BMBMdNWdMSRO0cpyaILyBehRSSniOUborV9aO2cX-2FxIC2AlnBh5xIXkKo9R2wBzFCuCU2HjiC3B9cRJiptt4iEARYL1m1JEFGg-3D-3D) You'll need to log in to your customer account to access the records . These files will not be available indefinitely. Therefore, you'll want to save them to your own files so that you may access them when needed. The records will be routinely purged once retention has been met without advance notice to you. Pursuant to RCW 42.56.120 and the City’s Public Records Policy, we are not obligated to fulfill the balance of requests whenever a customer fails to claim or review records. Without your timely review of these records within 30 days we will automatically consider your request abandoned.