Use of Force/Complaints Data (Visalia Police Department)

Samuel Sinyangwe filed this request with the Visalia Police Department of Visalia, CA.
Multi Request Use of Force/Complaints Data
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe


To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

1. The total number of police use of force incidents, by type of force used, between 2013-2017 (separated by year).
2. The total number of people that police used force against, between 2013-2017 (separated by year).
3. The total number of police use of force complaints reported between 2013-2017 (separated by year).
4. The total number of police use of force complaints sustained between 2013-2017 (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 calendar days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Samuel Sinyangwe

From: Visalia Police Department

Good morning Mr. Sinyangwe,

Your request has been received and we are currently in the process of compiling the information. As such, we will require a 14 day extension, as provided by the California Government Code section 6253, subdivision (c). If the request is able to be completed prior to the 14 days, we will forward it to you sooner.

Thank you,

Lisa Davis | Visalia Police Department
303 S Johnson St | Visalia, CA 93291
Office (559) 713-4219 | Fax (559) 713-4861
Email: Lisa.Davis@Visalia.City

From:

Dear Ms. Sinyangwe,

Please find attached Ms. Berglund's correspondence of today's date.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact this office.

Best regards,

Samira

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Samira Perez
Legal Assistant to
Rachele Berglund and Rhea Ikemiya
HERR PEDERSEN & BERGLUND LLP
Visalia Location
100 Willow Plaza, Suite 300
Visalia, California 93291
Phone: (559) 636-0200
sperez@hpblaw.net<mailto:sperez@hpblaw.net>
www.hpblaw.net<http://www.hpblaw.net/>

NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY: This E-mail is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. Sections 2510-2521 and is legally privileged. This transmission including any attachments is confidential and may be legally privileged and is intended only for use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, or their agent, you are notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action in reliance on this communication is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, or their agent, please immediately delete this communication and destroy any copies and notify the sender by responsive e-mail or by telephone at (559) 636-0200.

From: Visalia Police Department

Dear Mr. Sinyangwe,

Please find attached Ms. Berglund's correspondence of today's date.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact this office.

Best regards,

Samira

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Samira Perez
Legal Assistant to
Rachele Berglund and Rhea Ikemiya
HERR PEDERSEN & BERGLUND LLP
Visalia Location
100 Willow Plaza, Suite 300
Visalia, California 93291
Phone: (559) 636-0200
sperez@hpblaw.net<mailto:sperez@hpblaw.net>
www.hpblaw.net<http://www.hpblaw.net/>

NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY: This E-mail is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. Sections 2510-2521 and is legally privileged. This transmission including any attachments is confidential and may be legally privileged and is intended only for use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, or their agent, you are notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action in reliance on this communication is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, or their agent, please immediately delete this communication and destroy any copies and notify the sender by responsive e-mail or by telephone at (559) 636-0200.

From: Samuel Sinyangwe

Hi Samira,

Thanks for sending this. However, nothing about my request references or involves SB 1421. I am not requesting anything specific to any individual officers or their personnel files. I am simply requesting aggregate statistics showing the total number of uses of force, by force type, and the number of complaints submitted each year from 2013-17. I have already obtained similar records from dozens of police departments within California, none of which have cited a conflict with the protections on police personnel files that were impacted by SB 1421. Please send me the statistics I've requested, as legally required.

Thank you,

Sam

From: Visalia Police Department

To Whom it May Concern:

Thank you for your follow-up communication. Our intention was to provide you a status update on or before February 28 with respect to our efforts at locating, reviewing and redacting the 5-years' worth of records requested. We are continuing our diligent search, in good faith. We have identified a number of records and are currently reviewing and redacting them. I anticipate having at least a portion of the records available for production on or before March 31, 2019.

Thank you for your patience as we review hundreds of documents so that we can properly respond to your request.
Best,

Rachele

From: Visalia Police Department

To Whom It May Concern,

Please find attached Ms. Berglund's correspondence of today's date.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact this office.

Best regards,

Samira

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Samira Perez
Legal Assistant to
Rachele Berglund and Rhea Ikemiya
HERR PEDERSEN & BERGLUND LLP
Visalia Location
100 Willow Plaza, Suite 300
Visalia, California 93291
Phone: (559) 636-0200
sperez@hpblaw.net<mailto:sperez@hpblaw.net>
www.hpblaw.net<http://www.hpblaw.net/>

NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY: This E-mail is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. Sections 2510-2521 and is legally privileged. This transmission including any attachments is confidential and may be legally privileged and is intended only for use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, or their agent, you are notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action in reliance on this communication is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, or their agent, please immediately delete this communication and destroy any copies and notify the sender by responsive e-mail or by telephone at (559) 636-0200.

From: Visalia Police Department

Dear Mr. Sinyangwe,

Please find attached Ms. Berglund's correspondence of today's date.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact this office.

Best regards,

Samira

[HPB-Logo-Final]
Samira Perez
Legal Assistant to
Rachele Berglund and Rhea Ikemiya
HERR PEDERSEN & BERGLUND LLP
Visalia Location
100 Willow Plaza, Suite 300
Visalia, California 93291
Phone: (559) 636-0200
sperez@hpblaw.net<mailto:sperez@hpblaw.net>
www.hpblaw.net<http://www.hpblaw.net/>

NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY: This E-mail is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. Sections 2510-2521 and is legally privileged. This transmission including any attachments is confidential and may be legally privileged and is intended only for use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, or their agent, you are notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action in reliance on this communication is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, or their agent, please immediately delete this communication and destroy any copies and notify the sender by responsive e-mail or by telephone at (559) 636-0200.

From: Visalia Police Department

Good morning and thank you for your follow-up.

I will check on the status and provide you an update by the end of this week.
Best,

Rachele

From: Visalia Police Department

Good morning.

Please see attached response sent directly by the City of Visalia Police Department on February 23, 2021.

Thank you,

Rachele

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