Laredo, TX PD Citizen Complaints
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W010469-092018 |
| Submitted | Sept. 19, 2018 |
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From: Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
We are Economics Professors in the College of Business at Ferris State University, and are engaged in an empirical research project on police behavior and citizen complaints. This project requires us to request data from your department. If you have questions about this request or suggestions, we would be happy to discuss them with you.
1. What is the total number of citizen complaints (allegations of misconduct) made against your department’s officers *annually* for the last 10 years? If your department logs complaints in a database, spreadsheet, or other log, a copy of those logs is fine instead. (Eg. Year 2010, 5 complaints , Year 2009, 6 complaints , etc., )
Please include the type of complaint (i.e., use of force, abuse language, unwarranted search) and the result of complaint (i.e., sustained, exonerated).
2. What is the total number of complaints police officers made against their peer officers in department annually for the last 10 years? If your department logs complaints in a database, spreadsheet, or other log, a copy of those logs is fine instead.
Please include the type of complaint (i.e., use of force, abuse language, unwarranted search) and the result of complaint (i.e., sustained, exonerated).
3. What is the total number of calls for service your department received annually for the past 10 years? If your department logs calls for service in a database, spreadsheet, or other log, a copy of those logs is fine instead.
4. How many officer-involved-shootings were there per year for the last 10 years in your department? Any documentation or reports that detail the annual number of officer-involved shootings in your department for the past 10 years would be sufficient.
Please include documentation regarding how many of these officer-involved shootings involved disciplinary action. (Please list officer firearm discharge directed at a person separately from a shooting involving an animal and separately from accidental firearm discharges). Please define what constitutes an officer-involved shooting in your department? For example, some departments do not count misses while others count all discharges; some include shots at animals. Other departments include intentional and accidental shootings; others do not. Some include all discharges and some exclude missed shots. Please explain to us how your department classifies the OIS included in the numbers you sent to us.
Please include the number of officer-involved shootings resulting in discipline.
5. Which of the above data are published publicly? Please provide a link to any and all publicly available reports containing the data above.
Collecting this information is very important to our research, so we would like to emphasize, if you have questions about my request or suggestions, we would be happy to discuss them with you.
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, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
From: Laredo Police Department
Dear Alexander Cartwright,
Thank you for registering with the City of Laredo Open Records Center. Below you will find your login and password information. Please log in to the Open Records Center to update any contact or password information and to track the progress of your request.
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City of Laredo
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From: Laredo Police Department
Welcome to the City of Laredo Open Records Center. We have received your Public Information Request, and it has been diverted to the appropriate department for processing. Pursuant to the Public Information Act, the governmental body will try to complete the request within a reasonable amount of time depending on the nature of the request. However, you can expect to receive notification should the request require more than 10 business days to complete.
Please note, the Texas Public Information Act does not require a governmental body to create new information, to do legal research, or to answer questions. The request must ask for records or information already in existence. In addition, the City of Laredo may collect a fee as prescribed by law or regulation for the requested documents. If a fee is not prescribed by law or regulation, the fee shall be the actual cost of duplicating the record(s) and any applicable labor costs.
Finally, you can monitor the progress of your request through the automated open records center on the
City of Laredo website . Unfortunately, this email is an automated notification, which is unable to receive replies. Therefore, if you have any questions with respect to a pending request or pertaining to any open records issue, you may directly contact this office through the open records center. You may also reach us by phone at the number below.
Very truly yours,
City Attorney's Office
Public Information Coordinator for the City of Laredo
1110 Houston Street
City Hall, 3rd Floor
Laredo, Texas 78040
(956) 791-7319 Telephone
(956) 791-7494 Facsimile
Track the issue status and respond at:
https://LAREDO.mycusthelp.com/webapp//_rs/RequestEdit.aspx?rid=10469 (https://LAREDO.mycusthelp.com/webapp//_rs/RequestEdit.aspx?rid=10469)
From: Laredo Police Department
Attachments:
W010469-092018_ALEXANDER_CARTWRIGHT-ESTIMATED_CHARGES_WITH_INSPECT_NOTICE.pdf (https://LAREDO.mycusthelp.com/webapp/_rs/DownloadItemFile.aspx?iid=ArD/aaifKJw=&fid=b1/jL8AEciHqO3SsUoA1UT/wc0rEx6f1XA9GTPm5eR8=&cid=nCyEF3pK6rg=)
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PLEASE RESPOND TO THIS EMAIL CITY OF LAREDO PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST ESTIMATED CHARGES FORM (COPIES REQUESTED)
Dear Alexander Cartwright:
We are in receipt of your request for public information given W010469-092018.
We have determined that the charges to comply with your request will exceed $40.00. Therefore, this statement is provided pursuant to §552.2615 of the Government Code and §70.7 of the Office of the Attorney General cost rules. Costs are determined by the Texas Admin. Code §70.3. The estimated fees for this request are $108.20 and a deposit for $54.10 is required.
Your request will be considered automatically withdrawn if you do not notify us in writing and within (10) ten business days from the date of this statement that you:
a. Accept the charges and agree to pay;
b. Modify your request. (If you choose to inspect the records first, it is considered a modification, not a new request. If you choose to inspect the information, you will be able to take notes);
c. Have sent to the Texas Attorney General a complaint alleging that you have been overcharged.
You may choose to respond by email, fax, regular mail, or by dropping by your written response in person to Lt. Luis Martinez, Laredo Police Department, 4712 Maher Ave., Laredo, Texas, 78041, Phone: (956) 795-2866, Fax: (956) 795-3120, Email: lmartinez3 @ci.laredo.tx.us. (mailto:rsantos2@ci.laredo.tx.us)
Please note that no work will be undertaken until we receive your written response to this itemized statement.
San Juanita Mier To monitor the progress or update this request please log into the
City of Laredo Open Records Center. (https://LAREDO.mycusthelp.com/webapp/_rs/RequestEdit.aspx?rid=10469&coid=)
From: Laredo Police Department
CITY OF LAREDO
PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST
ESTIMATED CHARGES FORM (COPIES REQUESTED)
Dear Alexander Cartwright:
We are in receipt of your request for public information given W010469-092018.
We have determined that the charges to comply with your request will exceed $40.00. Therefore, this statement is provided pursuant to §552.2615 of the Government Code and §70.7 of the Office of the Attorney General cost rules. Costs are determined by the Texas Admin. Code §70.3. The estimated fees for this request are $108.20 and a deposit for $54.10 is required.
Your request will be considered automatically withdrawn if you do not notify us in writing and within (10) ten business days from the date of this statement that you:
a. Accept the charges and agree to pay;
b. Modify your request. (If you choose to inspect the records first, it is considered a modification, not a new request. If you choose to inspect the information, you will be able to take notes);
c. Have sent to the Texas Attorney General a complaint alleging that you have been overcharged.
You may choose to respond by email, fax, regular mail, or by dropping by your written response in person to Lt. Luis Martinez, Laredo Police Department, 4712 Maher Ave., Laredo, Texas, 78041, Phone: (956) 795-2866, Fax: (956) 795-3120, Email: lmartinez3@ci.laredo.tx.us<mailto:rsantos2@ci.laredo.tx.us>.
Please note that no work will be undertaken until we receive your written response to this itemized statement.
Also, note for any future new requests need to be submitted through the City of Laredo’s website at www.ci.laredo.tx.us<http://www.ci.laredo.tx.us>.
Respectfully,
San Juanita Mier
Laredo Police Department
4712 Maher Ave.
Laredo, TX 78041
(956) 795-3117
smier@ci.laredo.tx.us
From: Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
To Whom It May Concern:
Please find enclosed a check for $108.20 to satisfy the fee associated with the attached public records request.
Thank you.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Texas Public Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 19, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #W010469-092018.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Laredo Police Department
Good afternoon Mr. Cartwright,
An estimate of charges form for the information requested was sent to you on September 20, 2018 but charges were never accepted. Since the estimate of charges were never accepted the request was closed after the 10th business day as required by law on October 4, 2018.
We have not received any checks dated on or about December 17, 2018.
Please submit a new request to the following address: www.ci.laredo.tx.us
If you have any questions, please contact me at (956) 795-3117.
Respectfully,
San Juanita Mier
Laredo Police Department
4712 Maher Ave.
Laredo, TX 78041
(956) 795-3117
smier@ci.laredo.tx.us
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From: Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
I am writing to follow up on my original request made on 9/9/18
If clarification is not permitted, please consider this a new FOIA request.
We are Economics Professors in the College of Business at Ferris State University, and are engaged in an empirical research project on police behavior and citizen complaints. This project requires us to request data from your department. If you have questions about this request or suggestions, we would be happy to discuss them with you.
Previously I asked: What is the annual number of officers involved in shootings in your department for the past 10 years? Any documentation or reports that detail the annual number of officer-involved shootings in your department for the past 10 years would be sufficient.
Please include documentation regarding how many of these officer-involved shootings involved disciplinary action. (Please list officer firearm discharge directed at a person separately from a shooting involving an animal and separately from accidental firearm discharges).
Please include the number of officer-involved shootings resulting in discipline.
Thank you very much for providing the information we requested. I am writing to ask for some clarification regarding the data on officer-involved shootings you provided us with. What constitutes an officer-involved shooting in your department? For example, some departments do not count misses while others count all discharges; some include shots at animals. Other departments include intentional and accidental shootings; others do not. Some include all discharges and some exclude missed shots. Please explain to us how your department classifies the OIS included in the numbers you sent to us.
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.
Very Respectfully, Alex Cartwright & Jennifer Dirmeyer
From: Laredo Police Department
Good Morning, Based on our records, a letter was mailed with estimation of charges on Sept 20, 2019. Since we did not receive any deposit or other clarification before Oct 4, 2019, the request was closed.
Lt. Luis Martinez
Office of Professional Standards
Internal Affairs
Laredo Police Department
4712 Maher Ave.
Laredo, Texas 78041
(956)795-2866 (Office)
(956)285-8811 (cell)
Lmartinez3@ci.laredo.tx.us<mailto:Lmartinez3@ci.laredo.tx.us>
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