Clinton, MI, PD Citizen Complaints

Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer filed this request with the Clinton Police Department of Clinton, MI.

It is a clone of this request.

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From: Alexander Cartwright

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to Michigan's Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), I hereby request the following records:

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am an Economics Professor in the College of Business at Ferris State University, and I am engaged in an empirical research project on police behavior and citizen complaints. This project requires me to request data from your department. If you have questions about my request or suggestions, I 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.

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. 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.

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 my research, so I would like to emphasize, if you have questions about my request or suggestions, I 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 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Alexander Cartwright

From: Clinton Police Department

Alexander,

You will need to contact me regarding this request. I will not be able to complete your requests within 5 days, I will be on Vacation all next week as well.

I do have questions regarding what your asking for as this will take time to research and a cost will be attached. Please respond to my email listed below.

Thank you,

Chief Michael Randolph

randolphm@villageofclinton.org

From: Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer

Hello Michael,

Thank you for the follow up. Please let me know what specific questions you have along with an approximate timeline and cost.

Respectfully,
Alex Cartwright

From: Clinton Police Department

Alexander,

Regarding your request, we are a small agency and I can tell you at this point we have no documentation of most of what your requesting.

We have not had an officer involved shooting except for animals in the last 10 years, Our average calls for service for the last 10 years is approx.. 1200 per year.

We have had one unsubstantiated citizen complaint documented involving a verbal disagreement. No disciplinary action was necessary. No officer complaints.

If you need further information please fill out the FOIA request form attached. But I’m confident we will not be able to provide much more information expect exact calls for service we have taken.

Chief Mike Randolph

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