Sheriff Data Collection Request (2021)

Samuel Sinyangwe filed this request with the La Porte County Sheriff of La Porte County, IN.
Submitted Oct. 28, 2022
Status
Completed

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From: Samuel Sinyangwe

Subject: Indiana Access to Public Records Act Request: Sheriff Data Collection Request (2021)

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Indiana Access to Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

1. the total number of use of force incidents, separated by type of force and year used in 2021 (for example, information that specifies the number of taser incidents in 2021, baton incidents in 2021, etc.). Please include as part of this a breakdown of how many use of force incidents in each year were related to law enforcement operations and how many were related to correctional/custodial operations.

2. the total number of civilian complaints alleging any form of law enforcement misconduct that were reported and the total number sustained in 2021.

3. the total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of excessive force that were reported and the total number sustained in 2021.

4. the total number of civilian complaints alleging biased policing or racial profiling that were reported and the total number sustained in 2021.

5. the total number of civilian complaints alleging criminal conduct that were reported and the total number sustained in 2021.

6. the total number of officer involved shootings in 2021, both fatal and non-fatal.

When available, I would appreciate being sent individualized data for each item in this request in spreadsheet format. If individualized data are unavailable, please send information that includes aggregate statistics for the item instead.

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 7 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Samuel Sinyangwe

From: La Porte County Sheriff

Subject: Access to Public Records request

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Please see the attached acknowledgement of your request.

A copy of your request is being forwarded to Jeanne Crosslin, Administrative Coordinator for the county jail, and Andrew Hahn, Captain of the Detective Bureau.

This is not data that we normally harvest from Patrol, but we should have available, particularly for the jail. If Capt. Hahn can get that information from our record management system he will.

Due to time off the response may be several days to several weeks in duration. Our response will be delivered electronically if it is available.

Thank you.

Jeannine P. Fekete
Jail Civil Records Administrator
LaPorte County Sheriff's Office
809 State Street, Suite 201
LaPorte, IN 46350
jfekete@lcso.in.gov<mailto:jfekete@lcso.in.gov>
219-326-7700, ext. 2282
219-324-6205 Fax

Note: all criminal history checks are limited to LaPorte County or LaPorte County Sheriff's Office events only.
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From: La Porte County Sheriff

Subject: La Porte County Sheriff's Office

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To Whom It May Concern,

Attached you will find the requested data in regards to the Indiana Access to Public Records Act request for the La Porte County Sheriff's Office La Porte, IN.

Respectfully,

Detective Captain Andrew D. Hahn
Criminal Investigations Division / Chief of Detectives

La Porte County Sheriff's Office
809 State Street Suite 202A
La Porte, IN 46350-3387
(219) 326-7700; ext. 2340
CELL: (219) 369-7301
FAX: (219) 326-1330
ahahn@lcso.in.gov<mailto:ahahn@lcso.in.gov>
www.laportecountysheriff.com<http://www.laportecountysheriff.com/>

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From: La Porte County Sheriff

Subject: RE: Indiana Access to Public Records Act Request: Sheriff Data Collection Request (2021)

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With Captain Hahn's response, emailed earlier today, this request should now be considered complete.

Jeannine P. Fekete
Jail Civil Records Administrator
LaPorte County Sheriff's Office
809 State Street, Suite 201
LaPorte, IN 46350
jfekete@lcso.in.gov<mailto:jfekete@lcso.in.gov>
219-326-7700, ext. 2282
219-324-6205 Fax

Note: all criminal history checks are limited to LaPorte County or LaPorte County Sheriff's Office events only.
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