Connecticut Police Data Collection (New Britain Police Department)
| Submitted | Aug. 19, 2021 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, 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, 34 taser incidents in 2020, 6 baton 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 2013-2020 (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.
I also request that, if possible and pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-212(d), fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest and not made for commercial gain. The requested documents will be processed by a representative of the news media/press and made available to the public at MuckRock.com.
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 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Samuel Sinyangwe
From: New Britain Police Department
Samuel Sinyangwe:
Your FOIA request to the New Britain Police Department dated August 19, 2021 has been referred to our office.
There will be no waiver of the fees since in our opinion this request does not qualify for a waiver. Due to the amount of time and effort to research and compile this information for an 8 year period from 2013 to 2020, we will not undertake this task until you confirm in writing that you will pay for the responsive documents that are produced. In addition, we are only required to generate copies of documents which already exist and are not required to create a document for the sole purpose of complying with an FOIA request.
Please confirm receipt and that you agree to pay the applicable copying fees.
Joseph E. Skelly, Jr.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Office of Corporation Counsel
City of New Britain
27 West Main Street
New Britain, Connecticut 06052
(860) 826-3427
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe
Hello Joseph,
Would you be able to provide a cost estimate for fulfilling this request?
Thanks,
Sam
From: New Britain Police Department
Hard to estimate until all the research is done but probably in the range of $ 500.00 but that is really a guess.
From: New Britain Police Department
Good Morning:
We need to know if you are going to prepay for the documents which were the subject of your most recent request. We compiled all of the information for you back in 2019 and you never followed through. This is a lot of work and we do not want to waste our time compiling the documents if you have no intention of paying. Thanks.
Joseph E. Skelly, Jr.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Office of Corporation Counsel
City of New Britain
27 West Main Street
New Britain, Connecticut 06052
(860) 826-3427
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