Orlando, FL PD Citizen Complaints
| Submitted | Aug. 14, 2017 |
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From: Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to Florida's Sunshine Law (Fla. Stat. secs. 119.01 to 119.15 (1995)), I hereby request the following records:
We are Economics Professors in the College of Business at Ferris State University, and are engaged in an empirical research project on police behavior and citizen complaints. This project requires us to request data from your department. If you have questions about this request or suggestions, we 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 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.
4. 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 our research, so we would like to emphasize, if you have questions about my request or suggestions, we 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 would request your response within ten (10) business days.
Sincerely,
Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
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To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 14, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
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 Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 14, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Orlando Police Department
Dear Mr Cartwright and Muckrock,
We released the records requested on October 10, 2017 via Next Request. You will need to log into the account to download your records. If you are having problems please either email me or call so I may assist you.
Warm regards,
Laurie Nossair
Request #17-3618
<https://records.cityoforlando.net/requests/17-3619>
CLOSED
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=To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to Florida's Sunshine Law (Fla. Stat. secs. 119.01 to 119.15 (1995)), I hereby request the following records:
We are Economics Professors in the College of Business at Ferris State University, and are engaged in an empirical research project on police behavior and citizen complaints. This project requires us to request data from your department. If you have questions about this request or suggestions, we 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 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.
4. 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 our research, so we would like to emphasize, if you have questions about my request or suggestions, we 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 would request your response within ten (10) business days.
Sincerely,
Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
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<https://records.cityoforlando.net/requests/17-3618#>
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Requester
Alexander C Cartwright<https://records.cityoforlando.net/admin/users/5143>
<https://records.cityoforlando.net/requests/17-3618#>
alexcartwright@ferris.edu
119 S Street, BUS 337, Big Rapids , MI 49307
9144005352
Ferris State University
Laurie E Nossair
City of Orlando - Deputy City Clerk
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407-246-3538
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From:
Hi Laurie,
I can't seem to get logged in. Is there a way you can reset the password and send it to me? Is alexcartwright@ferris.edu the email address I should use when logging in?
Thank you!
-Alex
Alexander C. Cartwright, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Economics
College of Business
BUS 337
Ferris State University
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From: Orlando Police Department
Good morning Alex,
As per our phone conversation, I've reset your password to your email address. Please let me know if you have further difficulties.
Warm regards,
Laurie
Laurie E Nossair
City of Orlando - Deputy City Clerk
400 South Orange Ave, 2nd floor
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From: Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
Hello,
Can you please reset the password once more? I'm having lots of difficulty logging in. It would be best if you could simply attach the documents to this email.
Very Respectfully,
-Alex Cartwright
From:
May 29, 2018
This is a follow up to a previous request:
Hello,
Can you please reset the password once more? I'm having lots of difficulty logging in. It would be best if you could simply attach the documents to this email.
Very Respectfully,
-Alex Cartwright
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On Nov. 10, 2017:
Good morning Alex,
As per our phone conversation, I've reset your password to your email address. Please let me know if you have further difficulties.
Warm regards,
Laurie
Laurie E Nossair
City of Orlando - Deputy City Clerk
400 South Orange Ave, 2nd floor
407-246-3538
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On Nov. 7, 2017:
Hi Laurie,
I can't seem to get logged in. Is there a way you can reset the password and send it to me? Is alexcartwright@ferris.edu the email address I should use when logging in?
Thank you!
-Alex
Alexander C. Cartwright, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Economics
College of Business
BUS 337
Ferris State University
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On Oct. 27, 2017:
Dear Mr Cartwright and Muckrock,
We released the records requested on October 10, 2017 via Next Request. You will need to log into the account to download your records. If you are having problems please either email me or call so I may assist you.
Warm regards,
Laurie Nossair
Request #17-3618
<https://records.cityoforlando.net/requests/17-3619>
CLOSED
<https://records.cityoforlando.net/requests/17-3618/edit>
=To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to Florida's Sunshine Law (Fla. Stat. secs. 119.01 to 119.15 (1995)), I hereby request the following records:
We are Economics Professors in the College of Business at Ferris State University, and are engaged in an empirical research project on police behavior and citizen complaints. This project requires us to request data from your department. If you have questions about this request or suggestions, we 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 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.
4. 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 our research, so we would like to emphasize, if you have questions about my request or suggestions, we 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 would request your response within ten (10) business days.
Sincerely,
Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
Read less<https://records.cityoforlando.net/requests/17-3618#>
________________________________
Received
August 16, 2017 via web
________________________________
Due
August 30, 2017
<https://records.cityoforlando.net/requests/17-3618#>
________________________________
Departments
Police IA<https://records.cityoforlando.net/admin/departments/45>
<https://records.cityoforlando.net/requests/17-3618#>
________________________________
Requester
Alexander C Cartwright<https://records.cityoforlando.net/admin/users/5143>
<https://records.cityoforlando.net/requests/17-3618#>
alexcartwright@ferris.edu
119 S Street, BUS 337, Big Rapids , MI 49307
9144005352
Ferris State University
Laurie E Nossair
City of Orlando - Deputy City Clerk
400 South Orange Ave, 2nd floor
407-246-3538
laurie.nossair@cityoforlando.net<mailto:laurie.nossair@cityoforlando.net>
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On Sept. 27, 2017:
To Whom It May Concern:
Please find enclosed a check for $85.81 to satisfy the fee associated with the attached public records request.
Thank you.
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On Aug. 16, 2017:
Please submit this public record srequest through our online portal so you will be able to independently track its progress.
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On Aug. 14, 2017:
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to Florida's Sunshine Law (Fla. Stat. secs. 119.01 to 119.15 (1995)), I hereby request the following records:
We are Economics Professors in the College of Business at Ferris State University, and are engaged in an empirical research project on police behavior and citizen complaints. This project requires us to request data from your department. If you have questions about this request or suggestions, we 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 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.
4. 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 our research, so we would like to emphasize, if you have questions about my request or suggestions, we 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 would request your response within ten (10) business days.
Sincerely,
Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
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From: Orlando Police Department
Dear Mr. Cartwright,
Please let me know which request you are specifying. I see you have two different emails in the system; one is through Muckrock and the other is your college email address.
Warm regards,
Laurie
Laurie E Nossair
City of Orlando - Deputy City Clerk
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407-246-3538
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Beginning Monday, February 19, 2018, the second floor of City Hall will be closed for renovation and will not be accessible. The City Clerk's Office is temporarily located on the 9th floor of City Hall. To visit the City Clerk's Office, or any City offices, please enter City Hall through the first floor main entrance, located along Orange Avenue. For more information, please visit www.cityoforlando.net/blog/city-hall-construction-on-2nd-floor/<http://www.cityoforlando.net/blog/city-hall-construction-on-2nd-floor/> or call 407.246.2251.
From: Orlando Police Department
Dear Mr. Cartwright,
Has this been taken care of?
Laurie E Nossair
City of Orlando - Deputy City Clerk
400 South Orange Ave, 9th floor
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Beginning Monday, February 19, 2018, the second floor of City Hall will be closed for renovation and will not be accessible. The City Clerk's Office is temporarily located on the 9th floor of City Hall. To visit the City Clerk's Office, or any City offices, please enter City Hall through the first floor main entrance, located along Orange Avenue. For more information, please visit www.cityoforlando.net/blog/city-hall-construction-on-2nd-floor/<http://www.cityoforlando.net/blog/city-hall-construction-on-2nd-floor/> or call 407.246.2251.
From:
Hello Laurie,
No , it has not. I am having a very difficult time logging into your online system. Can you, possibly, attach the documents to this email?
Best, -Alex
Alexander C. Cartwright, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Economics
College of Business
BUS 337
Ferris State University
From: Orlando Police Department
Yes I will. What is the request number?
Laurie E Nossair
City of Orlando - Deputy City Clerk
400 South Orange Ave, 9th floor
407-246-3538
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Beginning Monday, February 19, 2018, the second floor of City Hall will be closed for renovation and will not be accessible. The City Clerk's Office is temporarily located on the 9th floor of City Hall. To visit the City Clerk's Office, or any City offices, please enter City Hall through the first floor main entrance, located along Orange Avenue. For more information, please visit www.cityoforlando.net/blog/city-hall-construction-on-2nd-floor/<http://www.cityoforlando.net/blog/city-hall-construction-on-2nd-floor/> or call 407.246.2251.
From: Orlando Police Department
The only request that I see for you is 17-3618
https://records.cityoforlando.net/requests/17-3618
I've uploaded the responsive records to this email.
Laurie E Nossair
City of Orlando - Deputy City Clerk
400 South Orange Ave, 9th floor
407-246-3538
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Beginning Monday, February 19, 2018, the second floor of City Hall will be closed for renovation and will not be accessible. The City Clerk's Office is temporarily located on the 9th floor of City Hall. To visit the City Clerk's Office, or any City offices, please enter City Hall through the first floor main entrance, located along Orange Avenue. For more information, please visit www.cityoforlando.net/blog/city-hall-construction-on-2nd-floor/<http://www.cityoforlando.net/blog/city-hall-construction-on-2nd-floor/> or call 407.246.2251.
From: Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
I am writing to follow up on my original request made on 8/14/17.
Thank you very much for providing the information we requested. I am writing to ask for some clarification regarding the data on officer-involved shootings. We requested the total number of annual officer involved shootings each year for the past 10 years.
While you sent us data on officer complaints, the OIS data seems to have been overlooked. Could you please provide that data? If not, could you please clarify that your department does not collect OIS (officer involved shooting) data.
If you are able to provide the data, please define what constitutes an officer-involved shooting in your department. For example, some departments do not count misses while others count all discharges; some include shots at animals. Other departments include intentional and accidental shootings; others do not. Please explain to us how your department classifies the OIS included in the numbers you sent to us.
Respectfully, -Alex Cartwright
From: Orlando Police Department
The comprehensive data on officer involved shootings dating back to 2009 is available on the open data portal. If you want to go back further, an estimate will be provided for a review of the records before 2009.
https://data.cityoforlando.net/Orlando-Police/OPD-Officer-Involved-Shootings/6kz6-6c7n
City of Orlando
Records Management
400 S. Orange Avenue, 2nd Floor
Orlando, Florida 32801
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From: Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
Hi,
Thanks so much for your help with this request! I really appreciate it.
Sincerely,
Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
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