Police Misconduct Records and Internal Affairs Investigations
| Submitted | May 18, 2023 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Jordan Lassiter
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Government Records Access and Management Act, I hereby request the following records:
Provo Police Department
48 S 300 W
Provo, UT 84601
To Whom It May Concern:
Subject: Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA) Request - Detailed Police Misconduct Records, Internal Affairs Investigations, and Litigation Cases
Pursuant to the Utah Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA), Utah Code ยงยง 63G-2-101 et seq., I hereby request the following records:
Reports of alleged excessive force by Provo Police Department officers from the past five years (2018 to 2023).
Reports of alleged abuse of authority within the Provo Police Department from the past five years.
Reports of alleged unlawful arrest or search by Provo Police Department officers from the past five years.
Reports of alleged discrimination by Provo Police Department officers from the past five years.
Reports of alleged sexual assault by Provo Police Department officers from the past five years.
Reports of alleged dishonesty within the Provo Police Department from the past five years.
Completed internal affairs investigations related to the aforementioned misconduct reports.
Any and all findings or documents produced by internal affairs related to the misconduct reports and investigations.
Records of any litigation cases involving the Provo Police Department related to the aforementioned categories of misconduct, including case numbers, parties involved, and final judgments or settlements.
I want to highlight a few court cases that underscore the importance of public access to such information. The U.S. Supreme Court stated in NLRB v. Robbins Tire Co., 437 U.S. 214 (1978), that the core purpose of the FOIA is to contribute to public understanding of the operations or activities of the government. Additionally, in Deseret News v. Salt Lake County, 2008 UT 26, the Utah Supreme Court reiterated the significance of Utah's GRAMA law for public accountability.
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, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Jordan Lassiter
From: Provo Police Department
Jordan Lassiter,
We wanted to reach out to you to let you know that we received both of your requests. We will be in contact with you to let you know about if/any responsive records we may have, the potential cost to obtain copies of said records, and when we can make them available by. Depending on how many records there are we may require an upfront cost for us to start processing all for release. As I stated we will be in contact with you as soon as possible.
Thank you for your patience as we go through a large volume of records.
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This electronic message (including any attachments) contains confidential information and may be privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. The information herein is meant to be used by the intended addressee only. Please be aware that any disclosure, copy, distribution or use of the contents of this message is prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please notify Provo Police Department immediately by contacting (801) 852-7281 and delete this message and any attachments from your system. Thank you for your kind cooperation.
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Government Records Access and Management Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 18, 2023. 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 Government Records Access and Management Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 18, 2023. 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: Provo Police Department
Jordan,
Here are the documents we sent to you back on 06/01/2023. We apologize if for whatever reason it did not go to your inbox. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me by email or at the number below.
Debra
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This electronic message (including any attachments) contains confidential information and may be privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. The information herein is meant to be used by the intended addressee only. Please be aware that any disclosure, copy, distribution or use of the contents of this message is prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please notify Provo Police Department immediately by contacting (801) 852-7281 and delete this message and any attachments from your system. Thank you for your kind cooperation.
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