Omaha Police Department misconduct allegations and disciplinary proceedings
| Submitted | June 19, 2020 |
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From: Melanie Buer
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
All materials and records describing and sufficient to show/disclose all allegations of misconduct made and all disciplinary proceedings taken against any officer, employee, or representative of this policing agency.
Materials responsive to this request include — but are not limited to — all complaints, reports, records of discipline and penalties, aggregate collections of complaint and disciplinary materials (spreadsheets, databases), investigatory materials, relevant related correspondence, photographs, video, other related evidence, proof of discipline or fulfillment of penalties, and all personnel materials (including those used in promotion, contract, and other employment negotiations and considerations) that reference or utilize misconduct allegations or disciplinary materials of any sort.
Materials responsive to this request include all complaints— internal, external, and civilian — and include records disclosing the names, badge numbers, and personnel identification of each officer involved and/or serving as a witness, as well as all available details of the incident/complaint: date, time, location, nature of the incident, description of the incident, nature of the investigation, investigatory materials, the disposition of the case, and any subsequent materials related to the execution of any resultant discipline. Responsive materials include all complaints and allegations against any officer, employee, or representative of this policing agency, regardless of whether that complaint or allegation resulted in any investigation or disciplinary action.
Responsive materials also include all records of use of force by officers, including records disclosing the names, badge numbers, and personnel identification of each officer involved and/or serving as a witness, as well as all available details of the incident: date, time, location, nature of the incident, description of the incident, nature of the use of force, subsequent investigatory materials related to the use of force, the disposition of any investigation into the incident, and any subsequent materials related to the use of force.
Please provide materials created during the following timeframe:
• January 1, 2010 - June 19, 2020
This request is being made in the public interest by an independent journalist as part of a non-commercial journalistic work and research on behalf of the public. If you deny any or all of this request, please cite each specific exemption you feel justifies the refusal to release the information and notify me of the appeal procedures available to me under the law.
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 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Melanie Buer
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Nebraska Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 19, 2020. 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Nebraska Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 19, 2020. 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: Omaha Police Department
We are currently working on this request and hope to have the information
compiled by the middle of next week.
Deputy Chief Michele Bang
Police Services Bureau
Omaha Police Department
505 S. 15th Street
Omaha, NE 68102
402-444-6158 (desk)
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From: Omaha Police Department
Please see the attachments.
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From: Melanie Buer
Michele,
Upon further inspection of the documents provided to me, it appears that the Excel spreadsheet containing an IAPro Indicent Listing does not contain any information for the first half of 2020. I believe in my original request, I asked for a complete listing up to June 19, 2020. Is there a reason that this information was not also included? If it was omitted in error, can the missing information be included in a response?
Best,
Melanie Buer
From: Omaha Police Department
Ms. Buer,
I have reviewed the request again and this was a discrepancy. I had
received a number of requests from other parties for the same data ending
in 2019. Here are the additional files that you requested.
Sincerely,
Deputy Chief Michele Bang
Police Services Bureau
Omaha Police Department
505 S. 15th Street
Omaha, NE 68102
402-444-6158 (desk)
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CONFIDENTIALITY: This message may contain confidential, privileged, or
proprietary information intended only for the use of the individuals named
above. If you are not the intended recipient, this is notification that
disseminating, distributing or copying this message is prohibited. If you
believe you have received this message by mistake, please immediately
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<michele.bang@cityofomaha.org>* and delete this message.
From: Melanie Buer
Hi,
Thanks so much for your help with this request! I really appreciate it.
Sincerely,
Melanie Buer
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