Request #2021-0278 (Everett, MA - Police)

Request for public records made to City of Everett by Mitchell Kosht.

Agency

City of Everett

Summary

1.      1.     A report, spreadsheet, or other flat file format (CSV, TSV, etc.) which includes as many of the following fields of data as are recorded in the relevant electronic records system, from 2010 to the present: a.     Unique case identifier (Case number, complaint number, special order number, etc.) b.     Employee identification number of each officer involved or accused; c.     Name of each officer involved or accused; d.     Badge number of each officer involved or accused; e.     Date of incident; f.      Type of incident (e.g., excessive force, use of pepper spray, etc.) g.     Summary of complaint; h.     Identifying number(s) for related police reports i.      Date of complaint; j.      Race of complainant; k.     Sex of complainant; l.      Employee identification number of investigating officer; m.   Name of investigating officer; n.     Disposition of complaint; o.     Date of disposition; p.     Date of external review (i.e., by civilian oversight board) q.     Disposition of external review; r.      Discipline imposed;   I recognize that agencies are under no obligation to create new records in response to a public records request. That said, extraction of information from a database or electronic record system does not constitute creating a new record. See 950 CMR 32.07(1)(f). See also Attorney Gen. v. District Att'y for Plymouth Dist., 484 Mass. 260, 275 (2020) (“where public records are in electronic form, as they increasingly are and will be, a public records request that requires a government entity to search its electronic database to extract requested data does not mean that the extracted data constitute the creation of a new record under the public records law”).  Furthermore, record custodians are also required to implement new record keeping systems and databases in such a way as to allow for “retrieval of public portions of records to provide maximum public access.” See 950 CMR 32.07(1)(e).   If the city of Everett and/or the Everett Police Department does not maintain an electronic record system pertaining to internal affairs investigations, I would request, for the period of 2010 to the present, the following: 2.     Any document, ledger, report, or list, which summarizes investigations undertaken by the Internal Affairs Unit (however named), and which may include a unique case identifier (case number, complaint number, special order number, etc.), the names of the officers involved, the substance of the complaint, and the disposition of the investigation. If possible please direct your response to  strategiclitigationunit@publiccounsel.net.  SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENT

Request Date

2021-06-28

Agency Tracking

2021-0278

Acquisition Notes

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Status

Fulfilled

Requester

Mitchell Kosht

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