Incident report for officer-initiated homicide of Michael Brown
| Submitted | Aug. 14, 2014 |
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From: Phil Mocek
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Missouri Sunshine Law and the Missouri Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:
Incident report and related records for fatal shooting by Ferguson Police Department staff of Michael Brown on August 9, 2014
I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.
In the event that fees cannot be waived, 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 3 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Phil Mocek
From: Burk, Jeff
Mr. Mocek:
I have received your request and estimate it should be completed by the end of this week.
LIEUTENANT JEFF BURK, Commander
Central Police Records
St. Louis County Police Department
7900 Forsyth Blvd., Clayton, MO 63105
PH (314) 615-0381
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From: Burk, Jeff
Attached as one pdf document are three documents responsive to your request:
a. A one page incident report, which is an open record pursuant to Section 610.100.1(4) R.S.Mo.; and b. A ten page CAD ("computer aided dispatch") detail screen linked to the incident report, which is an open record under Section 610.200(2) R.S.Mo.; and c. A two page incident report, which is an open record pursuant to Section 610.100.1(4) R.S.Mo.
Please note that certain portions of pages 8 and 9 of the ten page CAD detail screen are redacted due to the investigative information listed. Sections 610.100.1(5) and 610.100.2 R.S.Mo. Also, note that nothing was redacted on page 10 of that document.
If I can be of further assistance, please feel free to contact me.
Due to the massive amount of records requests, and the department's other responsibilities in the current state of emergency declared by Governor Nixon, requests for records may take up to 10 business days to process. Please do not call or email to check the status of your request until 14 business days after your request was submitted.
LIEUTENANT JEFF BURK, Commander
Central Police Records
St. Louis County Police Department
7900 Forsyth Blvd., Clayton, MO 63105
PH (314) 615-0381
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