South Dakota police data collection (Minnehaha County Sheriff)
| Multi Request | South Dakota police data collection |
| Submitted | July 16, 2021 |
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the South Dakota Open Records 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 2013-2020 (for example, "27 taser incidents in 2019, 3 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 2013-2020, separated by year (for example, 8 complaints in 2016, 2 complaints sustained in 2016, 4 complaints in 2017, 1 complaint sustained in 2017, etc.)
3. the total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of excessive force that were reported and the total number sustained from 2013-2020, 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 2013-2020, separated by year.
5. the total number of civilian complaints alleging criminal conduct that were reported and the total number sustained from 2013-2020, 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 2013-20 (excluding shootings of animals and accidental discharges that are not directed at a person).
8. the total amount of money paid out in lawsuits and settlements relating to allegations of police misconduct per year from 2013-20. This includes copies of all reports, lists, databases, or individual documents that detail lawsuits brought against the city's police department and the outcome of lawsuits brought against the city's police department including any financial settlement occurring from 2013-20. It should also include any documents that your department submits to local, state, or federal agencies listing the number and/or status of lawsuits brought against the police department. This request includes any documents compiled quarterly, annually, or in other increments as well as any documents or databases that contain responsive information.
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, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Samuel Sinyangwe
From:
Dear Mr. Sinyangwe:
Attached please find the Minnehaha County Open Records Request Form in furtherance of your records request dated and received on July 19, 2021. The Sheriff's Office has completed compiling your requested information. Your request did require over three (3) hours to compile the requested information. Pursuant to current County policy and per SDCL 1-27-35, the County charges $ 15.00/hour to compile such requests. Please remit the sum of Forty-Five Dollars ($45.00) to the Minnehaha County Auditor. Pursuant to SDCL 1-27-35, the County will provide the requested information upon payment of these actual costs.
Please contact the Minnehaha County Auditor's office at 605.367.4220 for payment options and instructions. I would appreciate it if you could also sign the attached form (upper right hand portion of the form) and return that to my office for our records.
If you have any questions on this email or procedure, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Eric Bogue
Eric H. Bogue
Chief Civil Deputy State's Attorney
Minnehaha County State's Attorney's Office
415 North Dakota Ave.
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
From: Samuel Sinyangwe
To Whom It May Concern:
Please find enclosed a check for $45.00 to satisfy the fee associated with the attached public records request.
Thank you.
Minnehaha County Auditor
SDORL Office
415 North Dakota Ave
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following South Dakota Open Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 16, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Minnehaha County Sheriff
Mr. Sinyangwe:
Per your recent email, we (the County) have searched our records and do not see any payment from you for the required $45 fee as detailed in my previous email. I would respectfully ask that you check your records to verify the payment. If you do find confirmation, please let me know how the payment was made and to whom it was sent.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Eric
Eric H. Bogue
Chief Civil Deputy State's Attorney
Minnehaha County State's Attorney's Office
415 North Dakota Ave.
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
From: Samuel Sinyangwe
Hi Eric,
Payment was sent on August 24th and should hopefully be arriving this week. Do let me know that you get it okay.
Thanks,
Sam
From: Minnehaha County Sheriff
Dear Mr. Sinyangwe:
Please find the response to your Open Records Request attached.
Drew DeGroot
Minnehaha County Deputy State’s Attorney
Civil Division
415 North Dakota Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
P:605-367-4226
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