Niles PD - Affirmation of Shared Principles
| Tracking # |
21-2 |
| Submitted | Dec. 31, 2020 |
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From: Northwestside Coalition
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act., I hereby request the following records:
Any and all written records (including but not limited to hard-copy documents, memos, emails, word processor documents, PDF documents, PowerPoint files, etc.) created, received, FWDed, CCed, or BCCed by members of the Niles police department between March 22, 2018 and the date this request is processed (inclusive of those dates) regarding the "Affirmation of Shared Principles" authored by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP).
Niles Police Chief Tigera signed onto the Affirmation of Shared Principles and Niles PD is listed as an adopting agency on the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police website current as of this date 12/31/2020.
In the recent spring of 2020 Chief Tigera approved an anti-Black "thin blue line / blue lives matter" face mask for officers to wear. This happened during the heightened racial tensions due to police violence waged upon Black people and the uprising in support of Black Lives Matter. Over 200 Black people were murdered by police in 2020 alone.*
We are interested these documents for the accountability process and the understanding between Chief Tigera of the Niles PD and the IACP & NAACP by way of the Affirmation of Shared Principles agreement.
Other resources of note:
"Affirmation of Shared Principles March 22, 2018" – Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police
http://web.archive.org/web/20201231203223/https://www.ilchiefs.org/shared-principles
"How your department can sign on to Ten Shared Principles" – Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police
http://web.archive.org/web/20201231203339/http://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://www.ilchiefs.org/shared-principles-how-to-adopt
"List of Agencies Adopting the Shared Principles" – Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police
http://web.archive.org/web/20201231203535/https://www.ilchiefs.org/list-of-agencies-shared-principles-2019
"NAACP, ILACP make historic announcement about 10 Shared Principles of interaction" – Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police
http://web.archive.org/web/20201231203535/https://www.ilchiefs.org/list-of-agencies-shared-principles-2019
"An Open Letter to Niles Police Department" – Northwest Side Coalition Against Racism & Hate
https://www.nwscoalition.com/open_letter_niles_pd/
"Niles Police End Use Of ‘Thin Blue Line’ Masks" – Journal & Topics Media Group
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/niles-police-end-use-of-thin-blue-line-masks/
"Niles says police officers can no longer use ‘Thin Blue Line’ masks" – WGN TV News
http://web.archive.org/web/20201231204228/https://wgntv.com/news/niles-says-police-officers-can-no-longer-use-thin-blue-line-masks/
*Mapping Police Violence
https://mappingpoliceviolence.org
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,
Northwestside Coalition
From: Niles Police Department Illinois
Village of Niles
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Hi there
Your first Village of Niles record request (request number #21-2) has been submitted.
It is currently unpublished and is not available for the general public to view.
Thank you for filing a Freedom of Information Act Request with Village of Niles. This request will be processed accordingly.
Village of Niles FOIA Officer
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From: Niles Police Department Illinois
Village of Niles
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Hi there
A document has been released to you for record request #21-2:
* 10 Shared Principles.docx
Document links are valid for one month.
After February 11, you will need to sign in to view the document(s).
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From: Niles Police Department Illinois
Village of Niles
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Hi there
A document has been released to you for record request #21-2:
* Adoption of Shared Principles by the Niles Police Department.pdf
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After February 11, you will need to sign in to view the document(s).
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From: Niles Police Department Illinois
Village of Niles
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Hi there
A document has been released to you for record request #21-2:
* RD 21-2 Affirmation of Shared Principles (1).pdf
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After February 11, you will need to sign in to view the document(s).
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From: Niles Police Department Illinois
Village of Niles
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Hi there
A message was sent to you regarding record request #21-2:
Dear Requester:
Thank you for writing to Village of Niles with your request for information pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, 5 ILCS 140/1 et seq.
On Jan. 4, 2021, you requested the following documents:
Any and all written records (including but not limited to hard-copy documents, memos, emails, word processor documents, PDF documents, PowerPoint files, etc.) created, received, FWDed, CCed, or BCCed by members of the Niles police department between March 22, 2018 and the date this request is processed (inclusive of those dates) regarding the "Affirmation of Shared Principles" authored by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP).
Your request is granted.
We have enclosed copies of the documents that you requested.
Sincerely,
Kathy Thake
FOIA Officer
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From: Niles Police Department Illinois
Village of Niles
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Hi there
Record request #21-2 has been closed. The closure reason supplied was:
All document have been released pursuant to your request.
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From: Niles Police Department Illinois
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Village of Niles
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Village of Niles
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From: Northwestside Coalition
Hello Kathy Thake,
We have confirmed three files were released pursuant to our request regarding the "Affirmation of Shared Principles" agreement between the Niles Police Department and IACP/NAACP:
1) 1020Shared20Principles.docx
2) Adoption20of20Shared20Principles20by20the20Niles20Police20Department.pdf
3) RD2021-220Affirmation20of20Shared20Principles201.pdf
Thanks so much for your help with this request! We really appreciate it.
Sincerely,
Northwestside Coalition
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