Rhode Island use of force reports (West Greenwich Police Department)
Multi Request | Rhode Island use of force reports |
Submitted | April 23, 2022 |
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Rhode Island Access to Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
A copy of all use of force reports reported by this law enforcement agency from 2016-2021, specifying the date of incident, race of subjects and type of force used, preferably in spreadsheet format. If one of more items requested are unavailable, please provide the remaining requested items.
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,
Samuel Sinyangwe
From:
Good morning Mr. Sinyangwe,
The West Greenwich Police Department has received your request for information dated 4/25/2022. We been working on it for three (3) hours and the bill is currently $30.00. Please remit the $30.00 and we will continue to process your request.
Thank you and have a nice day.
James Tiernan - Major
West Greenwich Police Department
280 Victory Highway
West Greenwich RI 02817
401-397-7191 Ext 21
From: Samuel Sinyangwe
To Whom It May Concern:
Please find enclosed a check for $30.00 to satisfy the fee associated with the attached public records request.
Thank you.
West Greenwich Police Department
APRA Office
280 Victory Highway
West Greenwich, RI 02817
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Rhode Island Access to Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2022. 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: West Greenwich Police Department
Good afternoon,
Please find the completed requests for use of force data.
Have a nice day,
James Tiernan - Major
West Greenwich Police Department
West Greenwich, Rhode Island 02817
401-397-7191
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