Florida Police Data Collection (Lakeland Police Department)

Dear Samuel Sinyangwe:
Thank you for your interest in public records of the City of Lakeland. Your request has been received and is being processed.
Your request was received in this office on 8/19/2021 and given the reference number W014094-081921 for tracking purposes.
Records Requested: To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Florida Sunshine Law, I hereby request the following records:

1. the total number of use of force incidents reported by law enforcement, separated by year and by type of force used from 2020 (for example: 27 taser incidents in 2020, 4 baton incidents in 2020, etc.)
2. the total number of civilian complaints alleging any form of law enforcement misconduct that were reported and the total number sustained from 2013-2015 and 2020 separated by year (for example: 8 complaints in 2013, 2 complaints sustained in 2013, 4 complaints in 2014, 1 complaint sustained in 2014, etc.)
3. the total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of excessive force that were reported and the total number sustained from 2013-2015 and 2020, 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 2013-2015 and 2020, separated by year.
5. the total number of civilian complaints alleging criminal conduct that were reported and the total number sustained from 2013-2015 and 2020, separated by year.
6. all information reported to the FBI’s National Use-of-Force Data Collection program to date.
7. a list of all officer involved shootings that were directed at a person from 2013-2020 (excluding shootings of animals and accidental discharges that are not directed at a person).

If only partial information is available responsive to one or more of these requests, please provide all of the information that is available.

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 10 business days.

Sincerely,

Samuel Sinyangwe

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Good evening,
Just wanted to confirm receipt of your request. I will provide an estimate to produce the information you have requested as soon as possible.
Thank you for your patience.
Y. Riley
Office of Professional Standards
863-834-6925

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Good afternoon,
Just wanted to touch base with you and thank you for your patience. I will be in touch by next week about your request.
Thank you,
Y. Riley

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Good afternoon Mr.Sinyangwe: Please see below responsesto your request for data that can be provided at no cost. An estimate is attachedfor your review for the remaining information. I want to thank you again foryour patience, I greatly appreciate it. I will wait to get confirmation fromyou before I proceed with the rest of your request. If you have any questions,please feel free to contact me at 863-834-6925. Y. Riley Office SupportSpecialist/Office of Professional Standards Lakeland PoliceDepartment p. 863-834-6925 facebook.com/LakelandPD @LakelandPD 1. the total number of useof force incidents reported by law enforcement, separated by year and by typeof force used from 2020 (for example: 27 taser incidents in 2020, 4 batonincidents in 2020, etc.) 2020 ProtectiveAction Empty Hand Control: (Reported incidents using an empty handcontrol tactic(s): 94 CEW/ (DriveStun/Darts): 89 AerosolDeterrent: 27 Specialty WeaponUsed: 7 (Less Lethal) Baton/ImpactWeapon: 0 K-9 (ContactApprehensions): 9 K-9 deployment: 89(Non-Contact Apprehensions (i.e. Not Released, Recalled, Presence) Firearm (LethalForce): 0 Firearm(Discharged Aggressive Animal): 1 Pointing ofWeapon: 53 Pointing ofConducted Electrical Weapon: 13 Handcuff andRelease: 73 Weapon ofOpportunity: 7 2. the total number ofcivilian complaints alleging any form of law enforcement misconduct that werereported and the total number sustained from 2013-2015 and 2020 separated byyear (for example: 8 complaints in 2013, 2 complaints sustained in 2013, 4complaints in 2014, 1 complaint sustained in 2014, etc.) Forclarification, your request for “total number sustained” complaints, when theInternal Affairs Unit investigates a formal complaint there may be more thanone subject member and/or policy violation alleged in a single complaint. Thealleged policy violation(s) are found to be Sustained, Not Sustained,Exonerated, etc. So, below are the total number of complaints with the totalnumber of Sustained allegations for the year 2020. For the remaining years in(2013-2015), please see attached estimate to provide the remaining datarequested. 2020: 15 CitizenComplaints, 2 Sustained Allegations 3. the total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of excessiveforce that were reported and the total number sustained from 2013-2015 and2020, separated by year. Please see attached estimate to produce the remainingyears. 2020: 6 Use ofProtective Action Allegations; 1 Sustained 4. thetotal number of civilian complaints alleging biased policing or racialprofiling that were reported and the total number sustained from 2013-2015 and2020, separated by year. Please see attached estimate to produce the remainingyears. 2020: 2Allegations, 0 Sustained 5. the total number ofcivilian complaints alleging criminal conduct that werereported and the total number sustained from 2013-2015 and 2020, separatedby year. Please see attached estimate to produce the remaining year. 2013: 2Complaints, 1 Sustained Allegation 2014: 3Complaints, 0 Sustained Allegations 2015: 0Complaints 6. all informationreported to the FBI’s National Use-of-Force Data Collection program to date. None 7.a list of all officer involved shootings that were directed at a person from2013-2020 (excludingshootings of animals and accidental discharges that are not directed at aperson). Can you please provide clarification on whatyou mean by “a list”? If only partial informationis available responsive to one or more of these requests, please provide all ofthe information that is available. The requested documentswill be made available to the general public, and this request is not beingmade for commercial purposes. In the event that thereare fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges inadvance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filledelectronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not. Thank you in advance foryour anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving yourresponse to this request within 10 business days. Sincerely, Samuel Sinyangwe Upload documents directly:https://www.muckrock.com/ Click the link below tolog in: https://lakelandfl.mycusthelpadmin.com/webapp/zadmin/ServiceRequests/Details.aspx?id=14094

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Good morning,
Thank you for the clarification on number 7. I understand the request.
I will complete it as soon as I can.
Have a good day.
Y. Riley

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Good afternoon Mr. Sinyangwe,
Thank you for your patience. I had included the lethal force incident review to retrieve the information in the rough estimate that was provided to you in October. Then I was just waiting on your response to proceed with the request after you reviewed the estimate provided. I apologize if my response caused any confusion.
Just a note, on our website, reports are posted that include information of lethal force incidents.
If you would like to proceed with your request, please let me know. (Payment will be required after completion of the request.)
Sincerely,
Y. Riley

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Good morning Mr. Sinyangwe,
I apologize again for the delay. I complied the information as time allowed, but it did take some time because we have been short staffed for several months now. I greatly appreciate your patience! Below is all the information you had requested.
Have a great weekend.
Y. Riley Response to R equest
* Total civilian complaints alleging any form of law enforcement misconduct and total number sustained from 2013-2015.
In 2013, the Office of Professional Standards (OPS)/Internal Affairs (IA) investigated from civilian complaints. A total of 22 cases 65 alleged policy violations stemmed from the 22 IA cases of which 15 policy violations were Sustained.
In 2014, OPS/IA investigated from civilian complaints. A total of 17 cases 33 alleged policy violations stemmed from the 17 IA cases of which one (1) policy violation was Sustained.
In 2015, OPS/IA investigated from civilian complaints. A total of 12 cases 13 alleged policy violations stemmed from the 13 IA cases of which (3) three policy violations were Sustained.
* Total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of excessive force that were reported and total number sustained from 2013-2015.
2013: 5
2014: 3
2015: 1
* Total number of civilian complaints alleging biased policing or racial profiling that were reported and the total number sustained from 2013-2015.
2013: 1
2014: 1
2015: 0
* Total number of civilian complaints alleging criminal conduct that were reported and the total number sustained from 2020.
In 2020, two (2) cases that stemmed from citizen complaints were investigated for the allegation of unlawful conduct of which none were Sustained.
* A list of all officer involved shootings that were directed at a person from 2013-2020 2013 Officer Involved Shootings
March 28, 2013, LPD uniformed officers (W/M and B/M) observed a driver of a Chevrolet truck violate traffic laws. As a result, the officers initiated a traffic stop on the truck. The driver, (B/M, 39 years old) was the sole occupant in the truck. During the course of the traffic stop, and officer observed the truck’s brake lights were on and the rear end of the truck was elevated. An LPD officer (W/M) gave commands for the driver to put the truck in park. Just prior to this, said LPD officer observed the driver making furtive movements with his hand.  Instead of placing the vehicle in park, the driver moved his hands out of the sight of the officer. The officer, fearing the subject might be reaching for a weapon, gave verbal commands to the driver which were ignored. The officer reached into the open driver’s side window and grabbed the driver. The driver then accelerated at one hundred percent of the vehicles throttle capacity with the officer hanging from the vehicle. Officer continued to give verbal commands to the driver to stop which were ignored and he continued to accelerate. The officer then discharged his agency issued handgun one time at the driver who grabbed the officer’s firearm and was able to prevent it from being discharged again. The driver then struck a curb at approximately 19 mph, with the officer still hanging from the side. Following the impact, the driver continued to travel and next struck a vehicle which was parked at approximately 31 mph. This impact dislodged the officer and threw him onto the pavement and disabled the truck. The subject was attempting to injure the officer by driving a vehicle from the scene of a traffic stop in a manner intended to eject the LPD officer from the side of said vehicle. At the conclusion of the investigation, cocaine weighting 16.6 grams and some marijuana was located inside the suspect’s vehicle. The suspect was not injured directly from the use of this protective action. 2014 Officer Involved Shootings