Florida sheriff's data (Palm Beach Sheriff's Office)
| Multi Request | Florida sheriff's data |
| Submitted | July 12, 2019 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Florida Sunshine Law, I hereby request the following records:
1. The total number of deputy-involved use of force incidents, broken down by type of force used, between 2013-2018 (separated by year).
2. The total number of people that deputies used force against, between 2013-2018 (separated by year).
3. A copy of all complaints reported by civilians against deputies between 2013-2018.
4. A copy of any documents indicating whether the civilian complaints identified in request #3 were sustained.
5. The policy manual of the sheriff's department.
6. The current union contract between the county and any sheriff's deputies unions.
7. All records regarding deputy-involved shootings (including fatal shootings, non-fatal shootings and shootings at a civilian that missed) between 2013-2018, including incident-level information specifying the date of each incident, race and gender of all subjects involved, what weapon if any they were armed with, any injuries or deaths resulting from the incident, the names of all deputies involved, whether administrative investigations found the incidents to be justified under sheriff's department policy and any disciplinary actions taken against the deputies as a result of the incident.
8. All records regarding civilian deaths or serious injuries resulting from deputy-involved use of force between 2013-2018, including incident-level information specifying the date of each incident, race and gender of all subjects involved, what weapon if any they were armed with, any injuries or deaths resulting from the incident and the names of all deputies involved.
9. The number of in-custody deaths in jails from 2013-2018 (separated by year), broken down by cause of death (homicide, suicide, accidental, natural causes, etc.)
10. Statistics showing the total jail population each year from 2013-2018 (separated by year).
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 10 business days.
Sincerely,
Samuel Sinyangwe
From: Palm Beach Sheriff's Office
Tracking Number:19-07-1825
Good day,
Your request for records has been received by the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office and a tracking number has been assigned as noted above. This has been forwarded to the appropriate department for processing. Someone from that department may be in contact with you to clarify any questions related to your request, advise of possible associated costs, and review pickup/delivery options.
If you should have any questions or would like to check the status of your request, please feel free to contact our Central Records Division by phone at (561) 688-3140, by email at emailcentralrecords@pbso.org, or in person at one of our district offices. The hours for our Central Records Division at the Airport Center are Monday - Friday, 7:30am to 6:00pm.
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Thank you,
Records Production Division
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
3228 Gun Club Road
West Palm Beach, FL 33406
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Florida Sunshine Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 12, 2019. 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: Palm Beach Sheriff's Office
Good Afternoon,
Attached please find the records responsive to items 1, 2, 7, 8 and 10. In review of our records responsive to Item 3 and 4, there are approximately 10,000 complaints in the timeframe specified. Item 5 will require 2 hours of clerical assistance to compile the records, and the responses to items 7 and 8 are voluminous in nature, but I have provided the data that is readily available. In order to compile and provide the records as they are being requested, extensive clerical assistance will be required @ 24.47 per hour, estimating a minimum of 50 hours to complete the response.
Below is a link to the response to Item 6.
https://pbcpba.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/CBA-LE-2018-2021.pdf
https://pbcpba.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/CBA-CORRECTIONS-2018-2021.pdf
Item 9:
In Custody Deaths:
2013-none
2014-4 deaths: 3 natural causes, 1 suicide
2015-4 deaths: 2 natural causes, 1 suicide, 1 accident
2016-3 deaths: 1 natural, 2 accident
2017-3 deaths: 3 natural
2018-4 deaths: 3 natural, 1 undetermined
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our office.
Sincerely,
Melagros Padron-Hoke
Unit Manager
Records Production Division
[cid:image001.jpg@01D546EC.7A7E4760]Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
561-688-3584
Email: padron-hokem@pbso.org<mailto:padron-hokem@pbso.org>
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