Hello,

I am no longer the Public Information Officer for the Riley County Police Department.

Starting on Monday July 5th, 2020, please contact interim Public Information Officer Rachel Pate for any assistance you may need. You can contact Officer Pate by:

Cell: (785) 565- 4183
Email: rpate@rileycountypolice.org

You can also contact Administrative Division Captain Josh Kyle. You can reach Captain Kyle by:

Cell: (785) 565-4172
Email: jkyle@rileycountypolice.org

I will continue working with the RCPD as an independent contractor. You may receive communications from me in the future as I work in this capacity.

Thank you and have a wonderful day!

Hali Rowland

Journalist * Strategist * Social Storyteller

LinkedIn | Facebook | Twitter

>>> <requests@muckrock.com> 07/30/20 05:14 >>>

Riley County Police Department
ORA Office
1001 South Seth Child Road
Manhattan, KS 66502

July 30, 2020

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the The Kansas Open Records Act, I hereby request the following records related to this agency's policies on and reporting of uses of force and responses to resistance:

• Policies.
Any and all policies guiding appropriate and inappropriate uses of force by any member or representative of this agency. These may also include “Response to Resistance” policies and similar guidance.

Please also provide all policies regarding the use of lethal, less-lethal, and non-lethal weapons (for example: TASERs pepper ball guns, rubber bullets, gases, sprays, water, etc.), including all policies regarding borrowing, accessing, or assuming responsibility for such weapons, tools, and ammunition.

Please also provide all policies or guidance related to reporting or tracking discharges from or uses of such weapons, as well as any other applicable policies or directives related to the acquisition, use, and reporting of weapons or tools.

Please also provide all policies and guidance used to evaluate any use of force or adjudicate administrative and internal investigations into any use of force or weapon discharge.

• Instructions for reporting. Any and all instructions and guidance related to the reporting of uses of force by any member or representative of this agency.

• Forms, coding descriptions, and other guidance.
All forms, codes, guides, and guidance used in the reporting and review of uses of force or weapons, including:
Any list of codes or definitions for terms or tags used in the reporting, collection, or review of uses of force.
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to report or track uses of force by this agency.
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to report or track the borrowing or use of lethal, less-lethal, and non-lethal weapons
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to report or track any discharge of force from firearms, tools, or weapons employed by this agency
A copy of any guidance, requirements, laws, and policies issued by the state, including those issued as part of grant or other funding requirements, regarding this agency’s responsibilities for reportings uses of force or weapons
A copy of any guidance, requirements, laws, and policies issued by the federal government, including those issued as part of grant or other funding requirements, regarding this agency’s responsibilities for reportings uses of force or weapons

• Use of Force Data
For the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the period from January 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020, data on the each use of force by representatives of this agency, including but not limited to:
Date, time: The date (month, day, year) and time of the incident
Location: Street address, block, and other relevant location information
Subject(s) information: race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender, resultant or related injuries sustained or alleged, weapon type (if applicable) in the possession of each involved individual, arrests or charges associated with the incident
Officer information (for each involved officer): employee number or other unique identifier used for the officer, race, resultant or related physical injuries, patrol division, unit
Incident details: incident or other unique identification number for the use of force incident
Type of force details: a description of each type of force used
Body camera or other footage: Inventory of any video record was created of the incident and/or a copy of the captured footage from all present cameras
Disposition of investigation into the incident: The current or final status of each use of force incident, including whether challenges to the use of force were sustained or dismissed or if the incident had no or is currently under investigation
Please provide the information as a csv spreadsheet, if possible, and if not possible, please provide incident reports sufficient to show the requested data.

• Discharge Report Data
For the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the period from January 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020, data on each discharge of a firearm and other weapons by representatives of this agency, including but not limited to:
Date, time: The date (month, day, year) and time of the incident
Location: Street address, block, and other relevant location information
Incident description and details
Tool or weapon used, including any unique identifier or identification number
Number of discharges
Subject(s) information: race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender, resultant or related injuries sustained or alleged, weapon type (if applicable) in the possession of each involved individual, arrests or charges associated with the incident
Officer information (for each involved officer): employee number or other unique identifier used for the officer, race, resultant or related physical injuries, patrol division, unit
Type of force details: a description of each type of force used
Disposition or status of any investigation or follow-up review of the incident
Please provide the information as a csv spreadsheet, if possible, and if not possible, please provide incident reports sufficient to show the requested data.

If any portion of materials responsive to this request should be deemed unavailable or non-disclosable, please specifically identify the portions of the records or the specific information that is unavailable and the reason for the unavailability.

If any portion of this request is unclear or if this request could be modified to reduce the burden of producing responsive documents or provide them more efficiently or expeditiously, please reply with a request for clarification or a proposed modification.

This request is being made by a reporter as part of a journalistic investigation. It is being submitted as part of a project to better understand uses of police force nationwide, which has been of public interest for many years and which is of particular interest to large new swaths of the public following the widely-seen death of George Floyd and the First Amendment-protected demonstrations and public discussion that have followed.

In the event that there are fees appropriately assessed in association with this request, 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,

Beryl Lipton

Filed via MuckRock.com
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Hello,

I have forwarded this request to our records division. You should be
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Thank you,

>>> <requests@muckrock.com> 8/13/2020 10:45 AM >>>

Riley County Police Department
ORA Office
1001 South Seth Child Road
Manhattan, KS 66502
August 13, 2020
This is a follow up to a previous request:
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the The Kansas Open Records Act, I hereby request the
following records related to this agency's policies on and reporting of
uses of force and responses to resistance:
• Policies.
Any and all policies guiding appropriate and inappropriate uses of
force by any member or representative of this agency. These may also
include “Response to Resistance” policies and similar guidance.
Please also provide all policies regarding the use of lethal,
less-lethal, and non-lethal weapons (for example: TASERs pepper ball
guns, rubber bullets, gases, sprays, water, etc.), including all
policies regarding borrowing, accessing, or assuming responsibility for
such weapons, tools, and ammunition.
Please also provide all policies or guidance related to reporting or
tracking discharges from or uses of such weapons, as well as any other
applicable policies or directives related to the acquisition, use, and
reporting of weapons or tools.
Please also provide all policies and guidance used to evaluate any use
of force or adjudicate administrative and internal investigations into
any use of force or weapon discharge.
• Instructions for reporting. Any and all instructions and guidance
related to the reporting of uses of force by any member or
representative of this agency.
• Forms, coding descriptions, and other guidance.
All forms, codes, guides, and guidance used in the reporting and review
of uses of force or weapons, including:
Any list of codes or definitions for terms or tags used in the
reporting, collection, or review of uses of force.
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track uses of force by this agency.
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track the borrowing or use of lethal, less-lethal, and
non-lethal weapons
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track any discharge of force from firearms, tools, or weapons
employed by this agency
A copy of any guidance, requirements, laws, and policies issued by the
state, including those issued as part of grant or other funding
requirements, regarding this agency’s responsibilities for reportings
uses of force or weapons
A copy of any guidance, requirements, laws, and policies issued by the
federal government, including those issued as part of grant or other
funding requirements, regarding this agency’s responsibilities for
reportings uses of force or weapons
• Use of Force Data
For the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the
period from January 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020, data on the each use
of force by representatives of this agency, including but not limited
to:
Date, time: The date (month, day, year) and time of the incident
Location: Street address, block, and other relevant location
information
Subject(s) information: race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender,
resultant or related injuries sustained or alleged, weapon type (if
applicable) in the possession of each involved individual, arrests or
charges associated with the incident
Officer information (for each involved officer): employee number or
other unique identifier used for the officer, race, resultant or related
physical injuries, patrol division, unit
Incident details: incident or other unique identification number for
the use of force incident
Type of force details: a description of each type of force used
Body camera or other footage: Inventory of any video record was created
of the incident and/or a copy of the captured footage from all present
cameras
Disposition of investigation into the incident: The current or final
status of each use of force incident, including whether challenges to
the use of force were sustained or dismissed or if the incident had no
or is currently under investigation
Please provide the information as a csv spreadsheet, if possible, and
if not possible, please provide incident reports sufficient to show the
requested data.
• Discharge Report Data
For the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the
period from January 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020, data on each
discharge of a firearm and other weapons by representatives of this
agency, including but not limited to:
Date, time: The date (month, day, year) and time of the incident
Location: Street address, block, and other relevant location
information
Incident description and details
Tool or weapon used, including any unique identifier or identification
number
Number of discharges
Subject(s) information: race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender,
resultant or related injuries sustained or alleged, weapon type (if
applicable) in the possession of each involved individual, arrests or
charges associated with the incident
Officer information (for each involved officer): employee number or
other unique identifier used for the officer, race, resultant or related
physical injuries, patrol division, unit
Type of force details: a description of each type of force used
Disposition or status of any investigation or follow-up review of the
incident
Please provide the information as a csv spreadsheet, if possible, and
if not possible, please provide incident reports sufficient to show the
requested data.
If any portion of materials responsive to this request should be deemed
unavailable or non-disclosable, please specifically identify the
portions of the records or the specific information that is unavailable
and the reason for the unavailability.
If any portion of this request is unclear or if this request could be
modified to reduce the burden of producing responsive documents or
provide them more efficiently or expeditiously, please reply with a
request for clarification or a proposed modification.
This request is being made by a reporter as part of a journalistic
investigation. It is being submitted as part of a project to better
understand uses of police force nationwide, which has been of public
interest for many years and which is of particular interest to large new
swaths of the public following the widely-seen death of George Floyd and
the First Amendment-protected demonstrations and public discussion that
have followed.
In the event that there are fees appropriately assessed in association
with this request, 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,
Beryl Lipton
Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
Upload documents directly:
https://www.muckrock.com/
Is this email coming to the wrong contact? Something else wrong? Use
the above link to let us know.
For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 99430
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516
PLEASE NOTE: This request was filed by a MuckRock staff reporter. Also
note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather
than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be
returned as undeliverable.
---
On July 30, 2020:
Subject: Re: The Kansas Open Records Act Request: Use of force
(response to resistance) guidance, policies, and data (Riley County
Police Department)
Hello,
I am no longer the Public Information Officer for the Riley County
Police Department.
Starting on Monday July 5th, 2020, please contact interim Public
Information Officer Rachel Pate for any assistance you may need. You can
contact Officer Pate by:
Cell: (785) 565- 4183
Email: rpate@rileycountypolice.org
You can also contact Administrative Division Captain Josh Kyle. You can
reach Captain Kyle by:
Cell: (785) 565-4172
Email: jkyle@rileycountypolice.org
I will continue working with the RCPD as an independent contractor. You
may receive communications from me in the future as I work in this
capacity.
Thank you and have a wonderful day!
Hali Rowland
Journalist * Strategist * Social Storyteller
LinkedIn | Facebook | Twitter
>>> <requests@muckrock.com> 07/30/20 05:14 >>>
Riley County Police Department
ORA Office
1001 South Seth Child Road
Manhattan, KS 66502
July 30, 2020
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the The Kansas Open Records Act, I hereby request the
following records related to this agency's policies on and reporting of
uses of force and responses to resistance:
• Policies.
Any and all policies guiding appropriate and inappropriate uses of
force by any member or representative of this agency. These may also
include “Response to Resistance” policies and similar guidance.
Please also provide all policies regarding the use of lethal,
less-lethal, and non-lethal weapons (for example: TASERs pepper ball
guns, rubber bullets, gases, sprays, water, etc.), including all
policies regarding borrowing, accessing, or assuming responsibility for
such weapons, tools, and ammunition.
Please also provide all policies or guidance related to reporting or
tracking discharges from or uses of such weapons, as well as any other
applicable policies or directives related to the acquisition, use, and
reporting of weapons or tools.
Please also provide all policies and guidance used to evaluate any use
of force or adjudicate administrative and internal investigations into
any use of force or weapon discharge.
• Instructions for reporting. Any and all instructions and guidance
related to the reporting of uses of force by any member or
representative of this agency.
• Forms, coding descriptions, and other guidance.
All forms, codes, guides, and guidance used in the reporting and review
of uses of force or weapons, including:
Any list of codes or definitions for terms or tags used in the
reporting, collection, or review of uses of force.
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track uses of force by this agency.
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track the borrowing or use of lethal, less-lethal, and
non-lethal weapons
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track any discharge of force from firearms, tools, or weapons
employed by this agency
A copy of any guidance, requirements, laws, and policies issued by the
state, including those issued as part of grant or other funding
requirements, regarding this agency’s responsibilities for reportings
uses of force or weapons
A copy of any guidance, requirements, laws, and policies issued by the
federal government, including those issued as part of grant or other
funding requirements, regarding this agency’s responsibilities for
reportings uses of force or weapons
• Use of Force Data
For the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the
period from January 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020, data on the each use
of force by representatives of this agency, including but not limited
to:
Date, time: The date (month, day, year) and time of the incident
Location: Street address, block, and other relevant location
information
Subject(s) information: race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender,
resultant or related injuries sustained or alleged, weapon type (if
applicable) in the possession of each involved individual, arrests or
charges associated with the incident
Officer information (for each involved officer): employee number or
other unique identifier used for the officer, race, resultant or related
physical injuries, patrol division, unit
Incident details: incident or other unique identification number for
the use of force incident
Type of force details: a description of each type of force used
Body camera or other footage: Inventory of any video record was created
of the incident and/or a copy of the captured footage from all present
cameras
Disposition of investigation into the incident: The current or final
status of each use of force incident, including whether challenges to
the use of force were sustained or dismissed or if the incident had no
or is currently under investigation
Please provide the information as a csv spreadsheet, if possible, and
if not possible, please provide incident reports sufficient to show the
requested data.
• Discharge Report Data
For the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the
period from January 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020, data on each
discharge of a firearm and other weapons by representatives of this
agency, including but not limited to:
Date, time: The date (month, day, year) and time of the incident
Location: Street address, block, and other relevant location
information
Incident description and details
Tool or weapon used, including any unique identifier or identification
number
Number of discharges
Subject(s) information: race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender,
resultant or related injuries sustained or alleged, weapon type (if
applicable) in the possession of each involved individual, arrests or
charges associated with the incident
Officer information (for each involved officer): employee number or
other unique identifier used for the officer, race, resultant or related
physical injuries, patrol division, unit
Type of force details: a description of each type of force used
Disposition or status of any investigation or follow-up review of the
incident
Please provide the information as a csv spreadsheet, if possible, and
if not possible, please provide incident reports sufficient to show the
requested data.
If any portion of materials responsive to this request should be deemed
unavailable or non-disclosable, please specifically identify the
portions of the records or the specific information that is unavailable
and the reason for the unavailability.
If any portion of this request is unclear or if this request could be
modified to reduce the burden of producing responsive documents or
provide them more efficiently or expeditiously, please reply with a
request for clarification or a proposed modification.
This request is being made by a reporter as part of a journalistic
investigation. It is being submitted as part of a project to better
understand uses of police force nationwide, which has been of public
interest for many years and which is of particular interest to large new
swaths of the public following the widely-seen death of George Floyd and
the First Amendment-protected demonstrations and public discussion that
have followed.
In the event that there are fees appropriately assessed in association
with this request, 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,
Beryl Lipton
Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
Upload documents directly:
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For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 99430
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516
PLEASE NOTE: This request was filed by a MuckRock staff reporter. Also
note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather
than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be
returned as undeliverable.
---
On July 29, 2020:
Subject: The Kansas Open Records Act Request: Use of force (response to
resistance) guidance, policies, and data (Riley County Police
Department)
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the The Kansas Open Records Act, I hereby request the
following records related to this agency's policies on and reporting of
uses of force and responses to resistance:
• Policies.
Any and all policies guiding appropriate and inappropriate uses of
force by any member or representative of this agency. These may also
include “Response to Resistance” policies and similar guidance.
Please also provide all policies regarding the use of lethal,
less-lethal, and non-lethal weapons (for example: TASERs pepper ball
guns, rubber bullets, gases, sprays, water, etc.), including all
policies regarding borrowing, accessing, or assuming responsibility for
such weapons, tools, and ammunition.
Please also provide all policies or guidance related to reporting or
tracking discharges from or uses of such weapons, as well as any other
applicable policies or directives related to the acquisition, use, and
reporting of weapons or tools.
Please also provide all policies and guidance used to evaluate any use
of force or adjudicate administrative and internal investigations into
any use of force or weapon discharge.
• Instructions for reporting. Any and all instructions and guidance
related to the reporting of uses of force by any member or
representative of this agency.
• Forms, coding descriptions, and other guidance.
All forms, codes, guides, and guidance used in the reporting and review
of uses of force or weapons, including:
Any list of codes or definitions for terms or tags used in the
reporting, collection, or review of uses of force.
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track uses of force by this agency.
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track the borrowing or use of lethal, less-lethal, and
non-lethal weapons
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track any discharge of force from firearms, tools, or weapons
employed by this agency
A copy of any guidance, requirements, laws, and policies issued by the
state, including those issued as part of grant or other funding
requirements, regarding this agency’s responsibilities for reportings
uses of force or weapons
A copy of any guidance, requirements, laws, and policies issued by the
federal government, including those issued as part of grant or other
funding requirements, regarding this agency’s responsibilities for
reportings uses of force or weapons
• Use of Force Data
For the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the
period from January 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020, data on the each use
of force by representatives of this agency, including but not limited
to:
Date, time: The date (month, day, year) and time of the incident
Location: Street address, block, and other relevant location
information
Subject(s) information: race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender,
resultant or related injuries sustained or alleged, weapon type (if
applicable) in the possession of each involved individual, arrests or
charges associated with the incident
Officer information (for each involved officer): employee number or
other unique identifier used for the officer, race, resultant or related
physical injuries, patrol division, unit
Incident details: incident or other unique identification number for
the use of force incident
Type of force details: a description of each type of force used
Body camera or other footage: Inventory of any video record was created
of the incident and/or a copy of the captured footage from all present
cameras
Disposition of investigation into the incident: The current or final
status of each use of force incident, including whether challenges to
the use of force were sustained or dismissed or if the incident had no
or is currently under investigation
Please provide the information as a csv spreadsheet, if possible, and
if not possible, please provide incident reports sufficient to show the
requested data.
• Discharge Report Data
For the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the
period from January 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020, data on each
discharge of a firearm and other weapons by representatives of this
agency, including but not limited to:
Date, time: The date (month, day, year) and time of the incident
Location: Street address, block, and other relevant location
information
Incident description and details
Tool or weapon used, including any unique identifier or identification
number
Number of discharges
Subject(s) information: race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender,
resultant or related injuries sustained or alleged, weapon type (if
applicable) in the possession of each involved individual, arrests or
charges associated with the incident
Officer information (for each involved officer): employee number or
other unique identifier used for the officer, race, resultant or related
physical injuries, patrol division, unit
Type of force details: a description of each type of force used
Disposition or status of any investigation or follow-up review of the
incident
Please provide the information as a csv spreadsheet, if possible, and
if not possible, please provide incident reports sufficient to show the
requested data.
If any portion of materials responsive to this request should be deemed
unavailable or non-disclosable, please specifically identify the
portions of the records or the specific information that is unavailable
and the reason for the unavailability.
If any portion of this request is unclear or if this request could be
modified to reduce the burden of producing responsive documents or
provide them more efficiently or expeditiously, please reply with a
request for clarification or a proposed modification.
This request is being made by a reporter as part of a journalistic
investigation. It is being submitted as part of a project to better
understand uses of police force nationwide, which has been of public
interest for many years and which is of particular interest to large new
swaths of the public following the widely-seen death of George Floyd and
the First Amendment-protected demonstrations and public discussion that
have followed.
In the event that there are fees appropriately assessed in association
with this request, 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,
Beryl Lipton
Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
Upload documents directly:
https://www.muckrock.com/
Is this email coming to the wrong contact? Something else wrong? Use
the above link to let us know.
For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 99430
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516
PLEASE NOTE: This request was filed by a MuckRock staff reporter. Also
note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather
than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be
returned as undeliverable.

Hello Mr Lipton,

We received your KORA request and will start organizing the data.

I will be in touch.

>>> <requests@muckrock.com> 8/13/2020 10:45 AM >>>

Riley County Police Department
ORA Office
1001 South Seth Child Road
Manhattan, KS 66502
August 13, 2020
This is a follow up to a previous request:
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the The Kansas Open Records Act, I hereby request the
following records related to this agency's policies on and reporting of
uses of force and responses to resistance:
• Policies.
Any and all policies guiding appropriate and inappropriate uses of
force by any member or representative of this agency. These may also
include “Response to Resistance” policies and similar guidance.
Please also provide all policies regarding the use of lethal,
less-lethal, and non-lethal weapons (for example: TASERs pepper ball
guns, rubber bullets, gases, sprays, water, etc.), including all
policies regarding borrowing, accessing, or assuming responsibility for
such weapons, tools, and ammunition.
Please also provide all policies or guidance related to reporting or
tracking discharges from or uses of such weapons, as well as any other
applicable policies or directives related to the acquisition, use, and
reporting of weapons or tools.
Please also provide all policies and guidance used to evaluate any use
of force or adjudicate administrative and internal investigations into
any use of force or weapon discharge.
• Instructions for reporting. Any and all instructions and guidance
related to the reporting of uses of force by any member or
representative of this agency.
• Forms, coding descriptions, and other guidance.
All forms, codes, guides, and guidance used in the reporting and review
of uses of force or weapons, including:
Any list of codes or definitions for terms or tags used in the
reporting, collection, or review of uses of force.
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track uses of force by this agency.
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track the borrowing or use of lethal, less-lethal, and
non-lethal weapons
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track any discharge of force from firearms, tools, or weapons
employed by this agency
A copy of any guidance, requirements, laws, and policies issued by the
state, including those issued as part of grant or other funding
requirements, regarding this agency’s responsibilities for reportings
uses of force or weapons
A copy of any guidance, requirements, laws, and policies issued by the
federal government, including those issued as part of grant or other
funding requirements, regarding this agency’s responsibilities for
reportings uses of force or weapons
• Use of Force Data
For the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the
period from January 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020, data on the each use
of force by representatives of this agency, including but not limited
to:
Date, time: The date (month, day, year) and time of the incident
Location: Street address, block, and other relevant location
information
Subject(s) information: race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender,
resultant or related injuries sustained or alleged, weapon type (if
applicable) in the possession of each involved individual, arrests or
charges associated with the incident
Officer information (for each involved officer): employee number or
other unique identifier used for the officer, race, resultant or related
physical injuries, patrol division, unit
Incident details: incident or other unique identification number for
the use of force incident
Type of force details: a description of each type of force used
Body camera or other footage: Inventory of any video record was created
of the incident and/or a copy of the captured footage from all present
cameras
Disposition of investigation into the incident: The current or final
status of each use of force incident, including whether challenges to
the use of force were sustained or dismissed or if the incident had no
or is currently under investigation
Please provide the information as a csv spreadsheet, if possible, and
if not possible, please provide incident reports sufficient to show the
requested data.
• Discharge Report Data
For the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the
period from January 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020, data on each
discharge of a firearm and other weapons by representatives of this
agency, including but not limited to:
Date, time: The date (month, day, year) and time of the incident
Location: Street address, block, and other relevant location
information
Incident description and details
Tool or weapon used, including any unique identifier or identification
number
Number of discharges
Subject(s) information: race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender,
resultant or related injuries sustained or alleged, weapon type (if
applicable) in the possession of each involved individual, arrests or
charges associated with the incident
Officer information (for each involved officer): employee number or
other unique identifier used for the officer, race, resultant or related
physical injuries, patrol division, unit
Type of force details: a description of each type of force used
Disposition or status of any investigation or follow-up review of the
incident
Please provide the information as a csv spreadsheet, if possible, and
if not possible, please provide incident reports sufficient to show the
requested data.
If any portion of materials responsive to this request should be deemed
unavailable or non-disclosable, please specifically identify the
portions of the records or the specific information that is unavailable
and the reason for the unavailability.
If any portion of this request is unclear or if this request could be
modified to reduce the burden of producing responsive documents or
provide them more efficiently or expeditiously, please reply with a
request for clarification or a proposed modification.
This request is being made by a reporter as part of a journalistic
investigation. It is being submitted as part of a project to better
understand uses of police force nationwide, which has been of public
interest for many years and which is of particular interest to large new
swaths of the public following the widely-seen death of George Floyd and
the First Amendment-protected demonstrations and public discussion that
have followed.
In the event that there are fees appropriately assessed in association
with this request, 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,
Beryl Lipton
Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
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---
On July 30, 2020:
Subject: Re: The Kansas Open Records Act Request: Use of force
(response to resistance) guidance, policies, and data (Riley County
Police Department)
Hello,
I am no longer the Public Information Officer for the Riley County
Police Department.
Starting on Monday July 5th, 2020, please contact interim Public
Information Officer Rachel Pate for any assistance you may need. You can
contact Officer Pate by:
Cell: (785) 565- 4183
Email: rpate@rileycountypolice.org
You can also contact Administrative Division Captain Josh Kyle. You can
reach Captain Kyle by:
Cell: (785) 565-4172
Email: jkyle@rileycountypolice.org
I will continue working with the RCPD as an independent contractor. You
may receive communications from me in the future as I work in this
capacity.
Thank you and have a wonderful day!
Hali Rowland
Journalist * Strategist * Social Storyteller
LinkedIn | Facebook | Twitter
>>> <requests@muckrock.com> 07/30/20 05:14 >>>
Riley County Police Department
ORA Office
1001 South Seth Child Road
Manhattan, KS 66502
July 30, 2020
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the The Kansas Open Records Act, I hereby request the
following records related to this agency's policies on and reporting of
uses of force and responses to resistance:
• Policies.
Any and all policies guiding appropriate and inappropriate uses of
force by any member or representative of this agency. These may also
include “Response to Resistance” policies and similar guidance.
Please also provide all policies regarding the use of lethal,
less-lethal, and non-lethal weapons (for example: TASERs pepper ball
guns, rubber bullets, gases, sprays, water, etc.), including all
policies regarding borrowing, accessing, or assuming responsibility for
such weapons, tools, and ammunition.
Please also provide all policies or guidance related to reporting or
tracking discharges from or uses of such weapons, as well as any other
applicable policies or directives related to the acquisition, use, and
reporting of weapons or tools.
Please also provide all policies and guidance used to evaluate any use
of force or adjudicate administrative and internal investigations into
any use of force or weapon discharge.
• Instructions for reporting. Any and all instructions and guidance
related to the reporting of uses of force by any member or
representative of this agency.
• Forms, coding descriptions, and other guidance.
All forms, codes, guides, and guidance used in the reporting and review
of uses of force or weapons, including:
Any list of codes or definitions for terms or tags used in the
reporting, collection, or review of uses of force.
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track uses of force by this agency.
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track the borrowing or use of lethal, less-lethal, and
non-lethal weapons
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track any discharge of force from firearms, tools, or weapons
employed by this agency
A copy of any guidance, requirements, laws, and policies issued by the
state, including those issued as part of grant or other funding
requirements, regarding this agency’s responsibilities for reportings
uses of force or weapons
A copy of any guidance, requirements, laws, and policies issued by the
federal government, including those issued as part of grant or other
funding requirements, regarding this agency’s responsibilities for
reportings uses of force or weapons
• Use of Force Data
For the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the
period from January 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020, data on the each use
of force by representatives of this agency, including but not limited
to:
Date, time: The date (month, day, year) and time of the incident
Location: Street address, block, and other relevant location
information
Subject(s) information: race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender,
resultant or related injuries sustained or alleged, weapon type (if
applicable) in the possession of each involved individual, arrests or
charges associated with the incident
Officer information (for each involved officer): employee number or
other unique identifier used for the officer, race, resultant or related
physical injuries, patrol division, unit
Incident details: incident or other unique identification number for
the use of force incident
Type of force details: a description of each type of force used
Body camera or other footage: Inventory of any video record was created
of the incident and/or a copy of the captured footage from all present
cameras
Disposition of investigation into the incident: The current or final
status of each use of force incident, including whether challenges to
the use of force were sustained or dismissed or if the incident had no
or is currently under investigation
Please provide the information as a csv spreadsheet, if possible, and
if not possible, please provide incident reports sufficient to show the
requested data.
• Discharge Report Data
For the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the
period from January 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020, data on each
discharge of a firearm and other weapons by representatives of this
agency, including but not limited to:
Date, time: The date (month, day, year) and time of the incident
Location: Street address, block, and other relevant location
information
Incident description and details
Tool or weapon used, including any unique identifier or identification
number
Number of discharges
Subject(s) information: race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender,
resultant or related injuries sustained or alleged, weapon type (if
applicable) in the possession of each involved individual, arrests or
charges associated with the incident
Officer information (for each involved officer): employee number or
other unique identifier used for the officer, race, resultant or related
physical injuries, patrol division, unit
Type of force details: a description of each type of force used
Disposition or status of any investigation or follow-up review of the
incident
Please provide the information as a csv spreadsheet, if possible, and
if not possible, please provide incident reports sufficient to show the
requested data.
If any portion of materials responsive to this request should be deemed
unavailable or non-disclosable, please specifically identify the
portions of the records or the specific information that is unavailable
and the reason for the unavailability.
If any portion of this request is unclear or if this request could be
modified to reduce the burden of producing responsive documents or
provide them more efficiently or expeditiously, please reply with a
request for clarification or a proposed modification.
This request is being made by a reporter as part of a journalistic
investigation. It is being submitted as part of a project to better
understand uses of police force nationwide, which has been of public
interest for many years and which is of particular interest to large new
swaths of the public following the widely-seen death of George Floyd and
the First Amendment-protected demonstrations and public discussion that
have followed.
In the event that there are fees appropriately assessed in association
with this request, 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,
Beryl Lipton
Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
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than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be
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---
On July 29, 2020:
Subject: The Kansas Open Records Act Request: Use of force (response to
resistance) guidance, policies, and data (Riley County Police
Department)
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the The Kansas Open Records Act, I hereby request the
following records related to this agency's policies on and reporting of
uses of force and responses to resistance:
• Policies.
Any and all policies guiding appropriate and inappropriate uses of
force by any member or representative of this agency. These may also
include “Response to Resistance” policies and similar guidance.
Please also provide all policies regarding the use of lethal,
less-lethal, and non-lethal weapons (for example: TASERs pepper ball
guns, rubber bullets, gases, sprays, water, etc.), including all
policies regarding borrowing, accessing, or assuming responsibility for
such weapons, tools, and ammunition.
Please also provide all policies or guidance related to reporting or
tracking discharges from or uses of such weapons, as well as any other
applicable policies or directives related to the acquisition, use, and
reporting of weapons or tools.
Please also provide all policies and guidance used to evaluate any use
of force or adjudicate administrative and internal investigations into
any use of force or weapon discharge.
• Instructions for reporting. Any and all instructions and guidance
related to the reporting of uses of force by any member or
representative of this agency.
• Forms, coding descriptions, and other guidance.
All forms, codes, guides, and guidance used in the reporting and review
of uses of force or weapons, including:
Any list of codes or definitions for terms or tags used in the
reporting, collection, or review of uses of force.
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track uses of force by this agency.
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track the borrowing or use of lethal, less-lethal, and
non-lethal weapons
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track any discharge of force from firearms, tools, or weapons
employed by this agency
A copy of any guidance, requirements, laws, and policies issued by the
state, including those issued as part of grant or other funding
requirements, regarding this agency’s responsibilities for reportings
uses of force or weapons
A copy of any guidance, requirements, laws, and policies issued by the
federal government, including those issued as part of grant or other
funding requirements, regarding this agency’s responsibilities for
reportings uses of force or weapons
• Use of Force Data
For the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the
period from January 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020, data on the each use
of force by representatives of this agency, including but not limited
to:
Date, time: The date (month, day, year) and time of the incident
Location: Street address, block, and other relevant location
information
Subject(s) information: race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender,
resultant or related injuries sustained or alleged, weapon type (if
applicable) in the possession of each involved individual, arrests or
charges associated with the incident
Officer information (for each involved officer): employee number or
other unique identifier used for the officer, race, resultant or related
physical injuries, patrol division, unit
Incident details: incident or other unique identification number for
the use of force incident
Type of force details: a description of each type of force used
Body camera or other footage: Inventory of any video record was created
of the incident and/or a copy of the captured footage from all present
cameras
Disposition of investigation into the incident: The current or final
status of each use of force incident, including whether challenges to
the use of force were sustained or dismissed or if the incident had no
or is currently under investigation
Please provide the information as a csv spreadsheet, if possible, and
if not possible, please provide incident reports sufficient to show the
requested data.
• Discharge Report Data
For the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the
period from January 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020, data on each
discharge of a firearm and other weapons by representatives of this
agency, including but not limited to:
Date, time: The date (month, day, year) and time of the incident
Location: Street address, block, and other relevant location
information
Incident description and details
Tool or weapon used, including any unique identifier or identification
number
Number of discharges
Subject(s) information: race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender,
resultant or related injuries sustained or alleged, weapon type (if
applicable) in the possession of each involved individual, arrests or
charges associated with the incident
Officer information (for each involved officer): employee number or
other unique identifier used for the officer, race, resultant or related
physical injuries, patrol division, unit
Type of force details: a description of each type of force used
Disposition or status of any investigation or follow-up review of the
incident
Please provide the information as a csv spreadsheet, if possible, and
if not possible, please provide incident reports sufficient to show the
requested data.
If any portion of materials responsive to this request should be deemed
unavailable or non-disclosable, please specifically identify the
portions of the records or the specific information that is unavailable
and the reason for the unavailability.
If any portion of this request is unclear or if this request could be
modified to reduce the burden of producing responsive documents or
provide them more efficiently or expeditiously, please reply with a
request for clarification or a proposed modification.
This request is being made by a reporter as part of a journalistic
investigation. It is being submitted as part of a project to better
understand uses of police force nationwide, which has been of public
interest for many years and which is of particular interest to large new
swaths of the public following the widely-seen death of George Floyd and
the First Amendment-protected demonstrations and public discussion that
have followed.
In the event that there are fees appropriately assessed in association
with this request, 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,
Beryl Lipton
Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
Upload documents directly:
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For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 99430
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Somerville, MA 02144-2516
PLEASE NOTE: This request was filed by a MuckRock staff reporter. Also
note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather
than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be
returned as undeliverable.

Hello again,

Our Training section reviewed the items you requested and believe this
will take roughly 7 hours of manual work to compile the data.

With statistics and records requests, we include one hour of additional
research time. Anything more than that is charged at $20.00 per hour.

Do you have any employees local to drop off this payment? If not, are
you able to mail a check, money order, cash to our facility for $120.00
to cover the cost of the research time?

Let me know so we can begin to compile the data.

>>
> On 8/14/2020 at 12:23 PM, in message <5F36C89E.108 : 107 : 42926>,
Kari Breault wrote:
Hello Mr Lipton,

We received your KORA request and will start organizing the data.

I will be in touch.

>>> <requests@muckrock.com> 8/13/2020 10:45 AM >>>

Riley County Police Department
ORA Office
1001 South Seth Child Road
Manhattan, KS 66502
August 13, 2020
This is a follow up to a previous request:
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the The Kansas Open Records Act, I hereby request the
following records related to this agency's policies on and reporting of
uses of force and responses to resistance:
• Policies.
Any and all policies guiding appropriate and inappropriate uses of
force by any member or representative of this agency. These may also
include “Response to Resistance” policies and similar guidance.
Please also provide all policies regarding the use of lethal,
less-lethal, and non-lethal weapons (for example: TASERs pepper ball
guns, rubber bullets, gases, sprays, water, etc.), including all
policies regarding borrowing, accessing, or assuming responsibility for
such weapons, tools, and ammunition.
Please also provide all policies or guidance related to reporting or
tracking discharges from or uses of such weapons, as well as any other
applicable policies or directives related to the acquisition, use, and
reporting of weapons or tools.
Please also provide all policies and guidance used to evaluate any use
of force or adjudicate administrative and internal investigations into
any use of force or weapon discharge.
• Instructions for reporting. Any and all instructions and guidance
related to the reporting of uses of force by any member or
representative of this agency.
• Forms, coding descriptions, and other guidance.
All forms, codes, guides, and guidance used in the reporting and review
of uses of force or weapons, including:
Any list of codes or definitions for terms or tags used in the
reporting, collection, or review of uses of force.
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track uses of force by this agency.
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track the borrowing or use of lethal, less-lethal, and
non-lethal weapons
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track any discharge of force from firearms, tools, or weapons
employed by this agency
A copy of any guidance, requirements, laws, and policies issued by the
state, including those issued as part of grant or other funding
requirements, regarding this agency’s responsibilities for reportings
uses of force or weapons
A copy of any guidance, requirements, laws, and policies issued by the
federal government, including those issued as part of grant or other
funding requirements, regarding this agency’s responsibilities for
reportings uses of force or weapons
• Use of Force Data
For the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the
period from January 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020, data on the each use
of force by representatives of this agency, including but not limited
to:
Date, time: The date (month, day, year) and time of the incident
Location: Street address, block, and other relevant location
information
Subject(s) information: race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender,
resultant or related injuries sustained or alleged, weapon type (if
applicable) in the possession of each involved individual, arrests or
charges associated with the incident
Officer information (for each involved officer): employee number or
other unique identifier used for the officer, race, resultant or related
physical injuries, patrol division, unit
Incident details: incident or other unique identification number for
the use of force incident
Type of force details: a description of each type of force used
Body camera or other footage: Inventory of any video record was created
of the incident and/or a copy of the captured footage from all present
cameras
Disposition of investigation into the incident: The current or final
status of each use of force incident, including whether challenges to
the use of force were sustained or dismissed or if the incident had no
or is currently under investigation
Please provide the information as a csv spreadsheet, if possible, and
if not possible, please provide incident reports sufficient to show the
requested data.
• Discharge Report Data
For the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the
period from January 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020, data on each
discharge of a firearm and other weapons by representatives of this
agency, including but not limited to:
Date, time: The date (month, day, year) and time of the incident
Location: Street address, block, and other relevant location
information
Incident description and details
Tool or weapon used, including any unique identifier or identification
number
Number of discharges
Subject(s) information: race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender,
resultant or related injuries sustained or alleged, weapon type (if
applicable) in the possession of each involved individual, arrests or
charges associated with the incident
Officer information (for each involved officer): employee number or
other unique identifier used for the officer, race, resultant or related
physical injuries, patrol division, unit
Type of force details: a description of each type of force used
Disposition or status of any investigation or follow-up review of the
incident
Please provide the information as a csv spreadsheet, if possible, and
if not possible, please provide incident reports sufficient to show the
requested data.
If any portion of materials responsive to this request should be deemed
unavailable or non-disclosable, please specifically identify the
portions of the records or the specific information that is unavailable
and the reason for the unavailability.
If any portion of this request is unclear or if this request could be
modified to reduce the burden of producing responsive documents or
provide them more efficiently or expeditiously, please reply with a
request for clarification or a proposed modification.
This request is being made by a reporter as part of a journalistic
investigation. It is being submitted as part of a project to better
understand uses of police force nationwide, which has been of public
interest for many years and which is of particular interest to large new
swaths of the public following the widely-seen death of George Floyd and
the First Amendment-protected demonstrations and public discussion that
have followed.
In the event that there are fees appropriately assessed in association
with this request, 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,
Beryl Lipton
Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
Upload documents directly:
https://www.muckrock.com/
Is this email coming to the wrong contact? Something else wrong? Use
the above link to let us know.
For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 99430
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516
PLEASE NOTE: This request was filed by a MuckRock staff reporter. Also
note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather
than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be
returned as undeliverable.
---
On July 30, 2020:
Subject: Re: The Kansas Open Records Act Request: Use of force
(response to resistance) guidance, policies, and data (Riley County
Police Department)
Hello,
I am no longer the Public Information Officer for the Riley County
Police Department.
Starting on Monday July 5th, 2020, please contact interim Public
Information Officer Rachel Pate for any assistance you may need. You can
contact Officer Pate by:
Cell: (785) 565- 4183
Email: rpate@rileycountypolice.org
You can also contact Administrative Division Captain Josh Kyle. You can
reach Captain Kyle by:
Cell: (785) 565-4172
Email: jkyle@rileycountypolice.org
I will continue working with the RCPD as an independent contractor. You
may receive communications from me in the future as I work in this
capacity.
Thank you and have a wonderful day!
Hali Rowland
Journalist * Strategist * Social Storyteller
LinkedIn | Facebook | Twitter
>>> <requests@muckrock.com> 07/30/20 05:14 >>>
Riley County Police Department
ORA Office
1001 South Seth Child Road
Manhattan, KS 66502
July 30, 2020
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the The Kansas Open Records Act, I hereby request the
following records related to this agency's policies on and reporting of
uses of force and responses to resistance:
• Policies.
Any and all policies guiding appropriate and inappropriate uses of
force by any member or representative of this agency. These may also
include “Response to Resistance” policies and similar guidance.
Please also provide all policies regarding the use of lethal,
less-lethal, and non-lethal weapons (for example: TASERs pepper ball
guns, rubber bullets, gases, sprays, water, etc.), including all
policies regarding borrowing, accessing, or assuming responsibility for
such weapons, tools, and ammunition.
Please also provide all policies or guidance related to reporting or
tracking discharges from or uses of such weapons, as well as any other
applicable policies or directives related to the acquisition, use, and
reporting of weapons or tools.
Please also provide all policies and guidance used to evaluate any use
of force or adjudicate administrative and internal investigations into
any use of force or weapon discharge.
• Instructions for reporting. Any and all instructions and guidance
related to the reporting of uses of force by any member or
representative of this agency.
• Forms, coding descriptions, and other guidance.
All forms, codes, guides, and guidance used in the reporting and review
of uses of force or weapons, including:
Any list of codes or definitions for terms or tags used in the
reporting, collection, or review of uses of force.
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track uses of force by this agency.
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track the borrowing or use of lethal, less-lethal, and
non-lethal weapons
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track any discharge of force from firearms, tools, or weapons
employed by this agency
A copy of any guidance, requirements, laws, and policies issued by the
state, including those issued as part of grant or other funding
requirements, regarding this agency’s responsibilities for reportings
uses of force or weapons
A copy of any guidance, requirements, laws, and policies issued by the
federal government, including those issued as part of grant or other
funding requirements, regarding this agency’s responsibilities for
reportings uses of force or weapons
• Use of Force Data
For the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the
period from January 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020, data on the each use
of force by representatives of this agency, including but not limited
to:
Date, time: The date (month, day, year) and time of the incident
Location: Street address, block, and other relevant location
information
Subject(s) information: race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender,
resultant or related injuries sustained or alleged, weapon type (if
applicable) in the possession of each involved individual, arrests or
charges associated with the incident
Officer information (for each involved officer): employee number or
other unique identifier used for the officer, race, resultant or related
physical injuries, patrol division, unit
Incident details: incident or other unique identification number for
the use of force incident
Type of force details: a description of each type of force used
Body camera or other footage: Inventory of any video record was created
of the incident and/or a copy of the captured footage from all present
cameras
Disposition of investigation into the incident: The current or final
status of each use of force incident, including whether challenges to
the use of force were sustained or dismissed or if the incident had no
or is currently under investigation
Please provide the information as a csv spreadsheet, if possible, and
if not possible, please provide incident reports sufficient to show the
requested data.
• Discharge Report Data
For the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the
period from January 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020, data on each
discharge of a firearm and other weapons by representatives of this
agency, including but not limited to:
Date, time: The date (month, day, year) and time of the incident
Location: Street address, block, and other relevant location
information
Incident description and details
Tool or weapon used, including any unique identifier or identification
number
Number of discharges
Subject(s) information: race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender,
resultant or related injuries sustained or alleged, weapon type (if
applicable) in the possession of each involved individual, arrests or
charges associated with the incident
Officer information (for each involved officer): employee number or
other unique identifier used for the officer, race, resultant or related
physical injuries, patrol division, unit
Type of force details: a description of each type of force used
Disposition or status of any investigation or follow-up review of the
incident
Please provide the information as a csv spreadsheet, if possible, and
if not possible, please provide incident reports sufficient to show the
requested data.
If any portion of materials responsive to this request should be deemed
unavailable or non-disclosable, please specifically identify the
portions of the records or the specific information that is unavailable
and the reason for the unavailability.
If any portion of this request is unclear or if this request could be
modified to reduce the burden of producing responsive documents or
provide them more efficiently or expeditiously, please reply with a
request for clarification or a proposed modification.
This request is being made by a reporter as part of a journalistic
investigation. It is being submitted as part of a project to better
understand uses of police force nationwide, which has been of public
interest for many years and which is of particular interest to large new
swaths of the public following the widely-seen death of George Floyd and
the First Amendment-protected demonstrations and public discussion that
have followed.
In the event that there are fees appropriately assessed in association
with this request, 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,
Beryl Lipton
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On July 29, 2020:
Subject: The Kansas Open Records Act Request: Use of force (response to
resistance) guidance, policies, and data (Riley County Police
Department)
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the The Kansas Open Records Act, I hereby request the
following records related to this agency's policies on and reporting of
uses of force and responses to resistance:
• Policies.
Any and all policies guiding appropriate and inappropriate uses of
force by any member or representative of this agency. These may also
include “Response to Resistance” policies and similar guidance.
Please also provide all policies regarding the use of lethal,
less-lethal, and non-lethal weapons (for example: TASERs pepper ball
guns, rubber bullets, gases, sprays, water, etc.), including all
policies regarding borrowing, accessing, or assuming responsibility for
such weapons, tools, and ammunition.
Please also provide all policies or guidance related to reporting or
tracking discharges from or uses of such weapons, as well as any other
applicable policies or directives related to the acquisition, use, and
reporting of weapons or tools.
Please also provide all policies and guidance used to evaluate any use
of force or adjudicate administrative and internal investigations into
any use of force or weapon discharge.
• Instructions for reporting. Any and all instructions and guidance
related to the reporting of uses of force by any member or
representative of this agency.
• Forms, coding descriptions, and other guidance.
All forms, codes, guides, and guidance used in the reporting and review
of uses of force or weapons, including:
Any list of codes or definitions for terms or tags used in the
reporting, collection, or review of uses of force.
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track uses of force by this agency.
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track the borrowing or use of lethal, less-lethal, and
non-lethal weapons
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track any discharge of force from firearms, tools, or weapons
employed by this agency
A copy of any guidance, requirements, laws, and policies issued by the
state, including those issued as part of grant or other funding
requirements, regarding this agency’s responsibilities for reportings
uses of force or weapons
A copy of any guidance, requirements, laws, and policies issued by the
federal government, including those issued as part of grant or other
funding requirements, regarding this agency’s responsibilities for
reportings uses of force or weapons
• Use of Force Data
For the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the
period from January 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020, data on the each use
of force by representatives of this agency, including but not limited
to:
Date, time: The date (month, day, year) and time of the incident
Location: Street address, block, and other relevant location
information
Subject(s) information: race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender,
resultant or related injuries sustained or alleged, weapon type (if
applicable) in the possession of each involved individual, arrests or
charges associated with the incident
Officer information (for each involved officer): employee number or
other unique identifier used for the officer, race, resultant or related
physical injuries, patrol division, unit
Incident details: incident or other unique identification number for
the use of force incident
Type of force details: a description of each type of force used
Body camera or other footage: Inventory of any video record was created
of the incident and/or a copy of the captured footage from all present
cameras
Disposition of investigation into the incident: The current or final
status of each use of force incident, including whether challenges to
the use of force were sustained or dismissed or if the incident had no
or is currently under investigation
Please provide the information as a csv spreadsheet, if possible, and
if not possible, please provide incident reports sufficient to show the
requested data.
• Discharge Report Data
For the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the
period from January 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020, data on each
discharge of a firearm and other weapons by representatives of this
agency, including but not limited to:
Date, time: The date (month, day, year) and time of the incident
Location: Street address, block, and other relevant location
information
Incident description and details
Tool or weapon used, including any unique identifier or identification
number
Number of discharges
Subject(s) information: race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender,
resultant or related injuries sustained or alleged, weapon type (if
applicable) in the possession of each involved individual, arrests or
charges associated with the incident
Officer information (for each involved officer): employee number or
other unique identifier used for the officer, race, resultant or related
physical injuries, patrol division, unit
Type of force details: a description of each type of force used
Disposition or status of any investigation or follow-up review of the
incident
Please provide the information as a csv spreadsheet, if possible, and
if not possible, please provide incident reports sufficient to show the
requested data.
If any portion of materials responsive to this request should be deemed
unavailable or non-disclosable, please specifically identify the
portions of the records or the specific information that is unavailable
and the reason for the unavailability.
If any portion of this request is unclear or if this request could be
modified to reduce the burden of producing responsive documents or
provide them more efficiently or expeditiously, please reply with a
request for clarification or a proposed modification.
This request is being made by a reporter as part of a journalistic
investigation. It is being submitted as part of a project to better
understand uses of police force nationwide, which has been of public
interest for many years and which is of particular interest to large new
swaths of the public following the widely-seen death of George Floyd and
the First Amendment-protected demonstrations and public discussion that
have followed.
In the event that there are fees appropriately assessed in association
with this request, 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,
Beryl Lipton
Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
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than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be
returned as undeliverable.

Mr Lipton,

Do you have a phone number I can call you at?
Or would you please call me (785-473-2430) so we can discuss this
request.

I have emailed you a couple time and I want to verify you are receiving
my messages.

Thank you,

>>
> On 8/14/2020 at 5:00 PM, in message <5F370992.108 : 107 : 42926>,
Kari Breault wrote:
Hello again,

Our Training section reviewed the items you requested and believe this
will take roughly 7 hours of manual work to compile the data.

With statistics and records requests, we include one hour of additional
research time. Anything more than that is charged at $20.00 per hour.

Do you have any employees local to drop off this payment? If not, are
you able to mail a check, money order, cash to our facility for $120.00
to cover the cost of the research time?

Let me know so we can begin to compile the data.

>>
> On 8/14/2020 at 12:23 PM, in message <5F36C89E.108 : 107 : 42926>,
Kari Breault wrote:
Hello Mr Lipton,

We received your KORA request and will start organizing the data.

I will be in touch.

>>> <requests@muckrock.com> 8/13/2020 10:45 AM >>>

Riley County Police Department
ORA Office
1001 South Seth Child Road
Manhattan, KS 66502
August 13, 2020
This is a follow up to a previous request:
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the The Kansas Open Records Act, I hereby request the
following records related to this agency's policies on and reporting of
uses of force and responses to resistance:
• Policies.
Any and all policies guiding appropriate and inappropriate uses of
force by any member or representative of this agency. These may also
include “Response to Resistance” policies and similar guidance.
Please also provide all policies regarding the use of lethal,
less-lethal, and non-lethal weapons (for example: TASERs pepper ball
guns, rubber bullets, gases, sprays, water, etc.), including all
policies regarding borrowing, accessing, or assuming responsibility for
such weapons, tools, and ammunition.
Please also provide all policies or guidance related to reporting or
tracking discharges from or uses of such weapons, as well as any other
applicable policies or directives related to the acquisition, use, and
reporting of weapons or tools.
Please also provide all policies and guidance used to evaluate any use
of force or adjudicate administrative and internal investigations into
any use of force or weapon discharge.
• Instructions for reporting. Any and all instructions and guidance
related to the reporting of uses of force by any member or
representative of this agency.
• Forms, coding descriptions, and other guidance.
All forms, codes, guides, and guidance used in the reporting and review
of uses of force or weapons, including:
Any list of codes or definitions for terms or tags used in the
reporting, collection, or review of uses of force.
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track uses of force by this agency.
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track the borrowing or use of lethal, less-lethal, and
non-lethal weapons
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track any discharge of force from firearms, tools, or weapons
employed by this agency
A copy of any guidance, requirements, laws, and policies issued by the
state, including those issued as part of grant or other funding
requirements, regarding this agency’s responsibilities for reportings
uses of force or weapons
A copy of any guidance, requirements, laws, and policies issued by the
federal government, including those issued as part of grant or other
funding requirements, regarding this agency’s responsibilities for
reportings uses of force or weapons
• Use of Force Data
For the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the
period from January 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020, data on the each use
of force by representatives of this agency, including but not limited
to:
Date, time: The date (month, day, year) and time of the incident
Location: Street address, block, and other relevant location
information
Subject(s) information: race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender,
resultant or related injuries sustained or alleged, weapon type (if
applicable) in the possession of each involved individual, arrests or
charges associated with the incident
Officer information (for each involved officer): employee number or
other unique identifier used for the officer, race, resultant or related
physical injuries, patrol division, unit
Incident details: incident or other unique identification number for
the use of force incident
Type of force details: a description of each type of force used
Body camera or other footage: Inventory of any video record was created
of the incident and/or a copy of the captured footage from all present
cameras
Disposition of investigation into the incident: The current or final
status of each use of force incident, including whether challenges to
the use of force were sustained or dismissed or if the incident had no
or is currently under investigation
Please provide the information as a csv spreadsheet, if possible, and
if not possible, please provide incident reports sufficient to show the
requested data.
• Discharge Report Data
For the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the
period from January 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020, data on each
discharge of a firearm and other weapons by representatives of this
agency, including but not limited to:
Date, time: The date (month, day, year) and time of the incident
Location: Street address, block, and other relevant location
information
Incident description and details
Tool or weapon used, including any unique identifier or identification
number
Number of discharges
Subject(s) information: race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender,
resultant or related injuries sustained or alleged, weapon type (if
applicable) in the possession of each involved individual, arrests or
charges associated with the incident
Officer information (for each involved officer): employee number or
other unique identifier used for the officer, race, resultant or related
physical injuries, patrol division, unit
Type of force details: a description of each type of force used
Disposition or status of any investigation or follow-up review of the
incident
Please provide the information as a csv spreadsheet, if possible, and
if not possible, please provide incident reports sufficient to show the
requested data.
If any portion of materials responsive to this request should be deemed
unavailable or non-disclosable, please specifically identify the
portions of the records or the specific information that is unavailable
and the reason for the unavailability.
If any portion of this request is unclear or if this request could be
modified to reduce the burden of producing responsive documents or
provide them more efficiently or expeditiously, please reply with a
request for clarification or a proposed modification.
This request is being made by a reporter as part of a journalistic
investigation. It is being submitted as part of a project to better
understand uses of police force nationwide, which has been of public
interest for many years and which is of particular interest to large new
swaths of the public following the widely-seen death of George Floyd and
the First Amendment-protected demonstrations and public discussion that
have followed.
In the event that there are fees appropriately assessed in association
with this request, 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,
Beryl Lipton
Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
Upload documents directly:
https://www.muckrock.com/
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Somerville, MA 02144-2516
PLEASE NOTE: This request was filed by a MuckRock staff reporter. Also
note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather
than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be
returned as undeliverable.
---
On July 30, 2020:
Subject: Re: The Kansas Open Records Act Request: Use of force
(response to resistance) guidance, policies, and data (Riley County
Police Department)
Hello,
I am no longer the Public Information Officer for the Riley County
Police Department.
Starting on Monday July 5th, 2020, please contact interim Public
Information Officer Rachel Pate for any assistance you may need. You can
contact Officer Pate by:
Cell: (785) 565- 4183
Email: rpate@rileycountypolice.org
You can also contact Administrative Division Captain Josh Kyle. You can
reach Captain Kyle by:
Cell: (785) 565-4172
Email: jkyle@rileycountypolice.org
I will continue working with the RCPD as an independent contractor. You
may receive communications from me in the future as I work in this
capacity.
Thank you and have a wonderful day!
Hali Rowland
Journalist * Strategist * Social Storyteller
LinkedIn | Facebook | Twitter
>>> <requests@muckrock.com> 07/30/20 05:14 >>>
Riley County Police Department
ORA Office
1001 South Seth Child Road
Manhattan, KS 66502
July 30, 2020
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the The Kansas Open Records Act, I hereby request the
following records related to this agency's policies on and reporting of
uses of force and responses to resistance:
• Policies.
Any and all policies guiding appropriate and inappropriate uses of
force by any member or representative of this agency. These may also
include “Response to Resistance” policies and similar guidance.
Please also provide all policies regarding the use of lethal,
less-lethal, and non-lethal weapons (for example: TASERs pepper ball
guns, rubber bullets, gases, sprays, water, etc.), including all
policies regarding borrowing, accessing, or assuming responsibility for
such weapons, tools, and ammunition.
Please also provide all policies or guidance related to reporting or
tracking discharges from or uses of such weapons, as well as any other
applicable policies or directives related to the acquisition, use, and
reporting of weapons or tools.
Please also provide all policies and guidance used to evaluate any use
of force or adjudicate administrative and internal investigations into
any use of force or weapon discharge.
• Instructions for reporting. Any and all instructions and guidance
related to the reporting of uses of force by any member or
representative of this agency.
• Forms, coding descriptions, and other guidance.
All forms, codes, guides, and guidance used in the reporting and review
of uses of force or weapons, including:
Any list of codes or definitions for terms or tags used in the
reporting, collection, or review of uses of force.
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track uses of force by this agency.
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track the borrowing or use of lethal, less-lethal, and
non-lethal weapons
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track any discharge of force from firearms, tools, or weapons
employed by this agency
A copy of any guidance, requirements, laws, and policies issued by the
state, including those issued as part of grant or other funding
requirements, regarding this agency’s responsibilities for reportings
uses of force or weapons
A copy of any guidance, requirements, laws, and policies issued by the
federal government, including those issued as part of grant or other
funding requirements, regarding this agency’s responsibilities for
reportings uses of force or weapons
• Use of Force Data
For the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the
period from January 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020, data on the each use
of force by representatives of this agency, including but not limited
to:
Date, time: The date (month, day, year) and time of the incident
Location: Street address, block, and other relevant location
information
Subject(s) information: race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender,
resultant or related injuries sustained or alleged, weapon type (if
applicable) in the possession of each involved individual, arrests or
charges associated with the incident
Officer information (for each involved officer): employee number or
other unique identifier used for the officer, race, resultant or related
physical injuries, patrol division, unit
Incident details: incident or other unique identification number for
the use of force incident
Type of force details: a description of each type of force used
Body camera or other footage: Inventory of any video record was created
of the incident and/or a copy of the captured footage from all present
cameras
Disposition of investigation into the incident: The current or final
status of each use of force incident, including whether challenges to
the use of force were sustained or dismissed or if the incident had no
or is currently under investigation
Please provide the information as a csv spreadsheet, if possible, and
if not possible, please provide incident reports sufficient to show the
requested data.
• Discharge Report Data
For the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the
period from January 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020, data on each
discharge of a firearm and other weapons by representatives of this
agency, including but not limited to:
Date, time: The date (month, day, year) and time of the incident
Location: Street address, block, and other relevant location
information
Incident description and details
Tool or weapon used, including any unique identifier or identification
number
Number of discharges
Subject(s) information: race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender,
resultant or related injuries sustained or alleged, weapon type (if
applicable) in the possession of each involved individual, arrests or
charges associated with the incident
Officer information (for each involved officer): employee number or
other unique identifier used for the officer, race, resultant or related
physical injuries, patrol division, unit
Type of force details: a description of each type of force used
Disposition or status of any investigation or follow-up review of the
incident
Please provide the information as a csv spreadsheet, if possible, and
if not possible, please provide incident reports sufficient to show the
requested data.
If any portion of materials responsive to this request should be deemed
unavailable or non-disclosable, please specifically identify the
portions of the records or the specific information that is unavailable
and the reason for the unavailability.
If any portion of this request is unclear or if this request could be
modified to reduce the burden of producing responsive documents or
provide them more efficiently or expeditiously, please reply with a
request for clarification or a proposed modification.
This request is being made by a reporter as part of a journalistic
investigation. It is being submitted as part of a project to better
understand uses of police force nationwide, which has been of public
interest for many years and which is of particular interest to large new
swaths of the public following the widely-seen death of George Floyd and
the First Amendment-protected demonstrations and public discussion that
have followed.
In the event that there are fees appropriately assessed in association
with this request, 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,
Beryl Lipton
Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
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Somerville, MA 02144-2516
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note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather
than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be
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---
On July 29, 2020:
Subject: The Kansas Open Records Act Request: Use of force (response to
resistance) guidance, policies, and data (Riley County Police
Department)
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the The Kansas Open Records Act, I hereby request the
following records related to this agency's policies on and reporting of
uses of force and responses to resistance:
• Policies.
Any and all policies guiding appropriate and inappropriate uses of
force by any member or representative of this agency. These may also
include “Response to Resistance” policies and similar guidance.
Please also provide all policies regarding the use of lethal,
less-lethal, and non-lethal weapons (for example: TASERs pepper ball
guns, rubber bullets, gases, sprays, water, etc.), including all
policies regarding borrowing, accessing, or assuming responsibility for
such weapons, tools, and ammunition.
Please also provide all policies or guidance related to reporting or
tracking discharges from or uses of such weapons, as well as any other
applicable policies or directives related to the acquisition, use, and
reporting of weapons or tools.
Please also provide all policies and guidance used to evaluate any use
of force or adjudicate administrative and internal investigations into
any use of force or weapon discharge.
• Instructions for reporting. Any and all instructions and guidance
related to the reporting of uses of force by any member or
representative of this agency.
• Forms, coding descriptions, and other guidance.
All forms, codes, guides, and guidance used in the reporting and review
of uses of force or weapons, including:
Any list of codes or definitions for terms or tags used in the
reporting, collection, or review of uses of force.
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track uses of force by this agency.
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track the borrowing or use of lethal, less-lethal, and
non-lethal weapons
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track any discharge of force from firearms, tools, or weapons
employed by this agency
A copy of any guidance, requirements, laws, and policies issued by the
state, including those issued as part of grant or other funding
requirements, regarding this agency’s responsibilities for reportings
uses of force or weapons
A copy of any guidance, requirements, laws, and policies issued by the
federal government, including those issued as part of grant or other
funding requirements, regarding this agency’s responsibilities for
reportings uses of force or weapons
• Use of Force Data
For the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the
period from January 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020, data on the each use
of force by representatives of this agency, including but not limited
to:
Date, time: The date (month, day, year) and time of the incident
Location: Street address, block, and other relevant location
information
Subject(s) information: race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender,
resultant or related injuries sustained or alleged, weapon type (if
applicable) in the possession of each involved individual, arrests or
charges associated with the incident
Officer information (for each involved officer): employee number or
other unique identifier used for the officer, race, resultant or related
physical injuries, patrol division, unit
Incident details: incident or other unique identification number for
the use of force incident
Type of force details: a description of each type of force used
Body camera or other footage: Inventory of any video record was created
of the incident and/or a copy of the captured footage from all present
cameras
Disposition of investigation into the incident: The current or final
status of each use of force incident, including whether challenges to
the use of force were sustained or dismissed or if the incident had no
or is currently under investigation
Please provide the information as a csv spreadsheet, if possible, and
if not possible, please provide incident reports sufficient to show the
requested data.
• Discharge Report Data
For the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the
period from January 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020, data on each
discharge of a firearm and other weapons by representatives of this
agency, including but not limited to:
Date, time: The date (month, day, year) and time of the incident
Location: Street address, block, and other relevant location
information
Incident description and details
Tool or weapon used, including any unique identifier or identification
number
Number of discharges
Subject(s) information: race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender,
resultant or related injuries sustained or alleged, weapon type (if
applicable) in the possession of each involved individual, arrests or
charges associated with the incident
Officer information (for each involved officer): employee number or
other unique identifier used for the officer, race, resultant or related
physical injuries, patrol division, unit
Type of force details: a description of each type of force used
Disposition or status of any investigation or follow-up review of the
incident
Please provide the information as a csv spreadsheet, if possible, and
if not possible, please provide incident reports sufficient to show the
requested data.
If any portion of materials responsive to this request should be deemed
unavailable or non-disclosable, please specifically identify the
portions of the records or the specific information that is unavailable
and the reason for the unavailability.
If any portion of this request is unclear or if this request could be
modified to reduce the burden of producing responsive documents or
provide them more efficiently or expeditiously, please reply with a
request for clarification or a proposed modification.
This request is being made by a reporter as part of a journalistic
investigation. It is being submitted as part of a project to better
understand uses of police force nationwide, which has been of public
interest for many years and which is of particular interest to large new
swaths of the public following the widely-seen death of George Floyd and
the First Amendment-protected demonstrations and public discussion that
have followed.
In the event that there are fees appropriately assessed in association
with this request, 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,
Beryl Lipton
Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
Upload documents directly:
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Hello again Mr Lipton,

Looks like you sent in another inquiry with a different email address
(requests@muckrock.com)

The return block is slightly different also:
MuckRock News
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Somerville, MA 02144-2516

compared to:
For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 99430
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First email - requests@muckrock.com

Below are two emails that I have sent trying to get a hold of you. We
have the material you are requesting and plan to consolidate the data
once we receive a payment of $120.00 to cover the research time we have
estimated it will take.

Please call me so we can discuss.

>>
> On 8/17/2020 at 9:19 AM, in message <5F3A91E8.108 : 107 : 42926>,
Kari Breault wrote:
Mr Lipton,

Do you have a phone number I can call you at?
Or would you please call me (785-473-2430) so we can discuss this
request.

I have emailed you a couple time and I want to verify you are receiving
my messages.

Thank you,

>>
> On 8/14/2020 at 5:00 PM, in message <5F370992.108 : 107 : 42926>,
Kari Breault wrote:
Hello again,

Our Training section reviewed the items you requested and believe this
will take roughly 7 hours of manual work to compile the data.

With statistics and records requests, we include one hour of additional
research time. Anything more than that is charged at $20.00 per hour.

Do you have any employees local to drop off this payment? If not, are
you able to mail a check, money order, cash to our facility for $120.00
to cover the cost of the research time?

Let me know so we can begin to compile the data.

>>
> On 8/14/2020 at 12:23 PM, in message <5F36C89E.108 : 107 : 42926>,
Kari Breault wrote:
Hello Mr Lipton,

We received your KORA request and will start organizing the data.

I will be in touch.

>>> <requests@muckrock.com> 8/13/2020 10:45 AM >>>

Riley County Police Department
ORA Office
1001 South Seth Child Road
Manhattan, KS 66502
August 13, 2020
This is a follow up to a previous request:
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the The Kansas Open Records Act, I hereby request the
following records related to this agency's policies on and reporting of
uses of force and responses to resistance:
• Policies.
Any and all policies guiding appropriate and inappropriate uses of
force by any member or representative of this agency. These may also
include “Response to Resistance” policies and similar guidance.
Please also provide all policies regarding the use of lethal,
less-lethal, and non-lethal weapons (for example: TASERs pepper ball
guns, rubber bullets, gases, sprays, water, etc.), including all
policies regarding borrowing, accessing, or assuming responsibility for
such weapons, tools, and ammunition.
Please also provide all policies or guidance related to reporting or
tracking discharges from or uses of such weapons, as well as any other
applicable policies or directives related to the acquisition, use, and
reporting of weapons or tools.
Please also provide all policies and guidance used to evaluate any use
of force or adjudicate administrative and internal investigations into
any use of force or weapon discharge.
• Instructions for reporting. Any and all instructions and guidance
related to the reporting of uses of force by any member or
representative of this agency.
• Forms, coding descriptions, and other guidance.
All forms, codes, guides, and guidance used in the reporting and review
of uses of force or weapons, including:
Any list of codes or definitions for terms or tags used in the
reporting, collection, or review of uses of force.
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track uses of force by this agency.
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track the borrowing or use of lethal, less-lethal, and
non-lethal weapons
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track any discharge of force from firearms, tools, or weapons
employed by this agency
A copy of any guidance, requirements, laws, and policies issued by the
state, including those issued as part of grant or other funding
requirements, regarding this agency’s responsibilities for reportings
uses of force or weapons
A copy of any guidance, requirements, laws, and policies issued by the
federal government, including those issued as part of grant or other
funding requirements, regarding this agency’s responsibilities for
reportings uses of force or weapons
• Use of Force Data
For the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the
period from January 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020, data on the each use
of force by representatives of this agency, including but not limited
to:
Date, time: The date (month, day, year) and time of the incident
Location: Street address, block, and other relevant location
information
Subject(s) information: race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender,
resultant or related injuries sustained or alleged, weapon type (if
applicable) in the possession of each involved individual, arrests or
charges associated with the incident
Officer information (for each involved officer): employee number or
other unique identifier used for the officer, race, resultant or related
physical injuries, patrol division, unit
Incident details: incident or other unique identification number for
the use of force incident
Type of force details: a description of each type of force used
Body camera or other footage: Inventory of any video record was created
of the incident and/or a copy of the captured footage from all present
cameras
Disposition of investigation into the incident: The current or final
status of each use of force incident, including whether challenges to
the use of force were sustained or dismissed or if the incident had no
or is currently under investigation
Please provide the information as a csv spreadsheet, if possible, and
if not possible, please provide incident reports sufficient to show the
requested data.
• Discharge Report Data
For the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the
period from January 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020, data on each
discharge of a firearm and other weapons by representatives of this
agency, including but not limited to:
Date, time: The date (month, day, year) and time of the incident
Location: Street address, block, and other relevant location
information
Incident description and details
Tool or weapon used, including any unique identifier or identification
number
Number of discharges
Subject(s) information: race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender,
resultant or related injuries sustained or alleged, weapon type (if
applicable) in the possession of each involved individual, arrests or
charges associated with the incident
Officer information (for each involved officer): employee number or
other unique identifier used for the officer, race, resultant or related
physical injuries, patrol division, unit
Type of force details: a description of each type of force used
Disposition or status of any investigation or follow-up review of the
incident
Please provide the information as a csv spreadsheet, if possible, and
if not possible, please provide incident reports sufficient to show the
requested data.
If any portion of materials responsive to this request should be deemed
unavailable or non-disclosable, please specifically identify the
portions of the records or the specific information that is unavailable
and the reason for the unavailability.
If any portion of this request is unclear or if this request could be
modified to reduce the burden of producing responsive documents or
provide them more efficiently or expeditiously, please reply with a
request for clarification or a proposed modification.
This request is being made by a reporter as part of a journalistic
investigation. It is being submitted as part of a project to better
understand uses of police force nationwide, which has been of public
interest for many years and which is of particular interest to large new
swaths of the public following the widely-seen death of George Floyd and
the First Amendment-protected demonstrations and public discussion that
have followed.
In the event that there are fees appropriately assessed in association
with this request, 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,
Beryl Lipton
Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
Upload documents directly:
https://www.muckrock.com/
Is this email coming to the wrong contact? Something else wrong? Use
the above link to let us know.
For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 99430
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516
PLEASE NOTE: This request was filed by a MuckRock staff reporter. Also
note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather
than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be
returned as undeliverable.
---
On July 30, 2020:
Subject: Re: The Kansas Open Records Act Request: Use of force
(response to resistance) guidance, policies, and data (Riley County
Police Department)
Hello,
I am no longer the Public Information Officer for the Riley County
Police Department.
Starting on Monday July 5th, 2020, please contact interim Public
Information Officer Rachel Pate for any assistance you may need. You can
contact Officer Pate by:
Cell: (785) 565- 4183
Email: rpate@rileycountypolice.org
You can also contact Administrative Division Captain Josh Kyle. You can
reach Captain Kyle by:
Cell: (785) 565-4172
Email: jkyle@rileycountypolice.org
I will continue working with the RCPD as an independent contractor. You
may receive communications from me in the future as I work in this
capacity.
Thank you and have a wonderful day!
Hali Rowland
Journalist * Strategist * Social Storyteller
LinkedIn | Facebook | Twitter
>>> <requests@muckrock.com> 07/30/20 05:14 >>>
Riley County Police Department
ORA Office
1001 South Seth Child Road
Manhattan, KS 66502
July 30, 2020
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the The Kansas Open Records Act, I hereby request the
following records related to this agency's policies on and reporting of
uses of force and responses to resistance:
• Policies.
Any and all policies guiding appropriate and inappropriate uses of
force by any member or representative of this agency. These may also
include “Response to Resistance” policies and similar guidance.
Please also provide all policies regarding the use of lethal,
less-lethal, and non-lethal weapons (for example: TASERs pepper ball
guns, rubber bullets, gases, sprays, water, etc.), including all
policies regarding borrowing, accessing, or assuming responsibility for
such weapons, tools, and ammunition.
Please also provide all policies or guidance related to reporting or
tracking discharges from or uses of such weapons, as well as any other
applicable policies or directives related to the acquisition, use, and
reporting of weapons or tools.
Please also provide all policies and guidance used to evaluate any use
of force or adjudicate administrative and internal investigations into
any use of force or weapon discharge.
• Instructions for reporting. Any and all instructions and guidance
related to the reporting of uses of force by any member or
representative of this agency.
• Forms, coding descriptions, and other guidance.
All forms, codes, guides, and guidance used in the reporting and review
of uses of force or weapons, including:
Any list of codes or definitions for terms or tags used in the
reporting, collection, or review of uses of force.
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track uses of force by this agency.
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track the borrowing or use of lethal, less-lethal, and
non-lethal weapons
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track any discharge of force from firearms, tools, or weapons
employed by this agency
A copy of any guidance, requirements, laws, and policies issued by the
state, including those issued as part of grant or other funding
requirements, regarding this agency’s responsibilities for reportings
uses of force or weapons
A copy of any guidance, requirements, laws, and policies issued by the
federal government, including those issued as part of grant or other
funding requirements, regarding this agency’s responsibilities for
reportings uses of force or weapons
• Use of Force Data
For the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the
period from January 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020, data on the each use
of force by representatives of this agency, including but not limited
to:
Date, time: The date (month, day, year) and time of the incident
Location: Street address, block, and other relevant location
information
Subject(s) information: race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender,
resultant or related injuries sustained or alleged, weapon type (if
applicable) in the possession of each involved individual, arrests or
charges associated with the incident
Officer information (for each involved officer): employee number or
other unique identifier used for the officer, race, resultant or related
physical injuries, patrol division, unit
Incident details: incident or other unique identification number for
the use of force incident
Type of force details: a description of each type of force used
Body camera or other footage: Inventory of any video record was created
of the incident and/or a copy of the captured footage from all present
cameras
Disposition of investigation into the incident: The current or final
status of each use of force incident, including whether challenges to
the use of force were sustained or dismissed or if the incident had no
or is currently under investigation
Please provide the information as a csv spreadsheet, if possible, and
if not possible, please provide incident reports sufficient to show the
requested data.
• Discharge Report Data
For the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the
period from January 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020, data on each
discharge of a firearm and other weapons by representatives of this
agency, including but not limited to:
Date, time: The date (month, day, year) and time of the incident
Location: Street address, block, and other relevant location
information
Incident description and details
Tool or weapon used, including any unique identifier or identification
number
Number of discharges
Subject(s) information: race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender,
resultant or related injuries sustained or alleged, weapon type (if
applicable) in the possession of each involved individual, arrests or
charges associated with the incident
Officer information (for each involved officer): employee number or
other unique identifier used for the officer, race, resultant or related
physical injuries, patrol division, unit
Type of force details: a description of each type of force used
Disposition or status of any investigation or follow-up review of the
incident
Please provide the information as a csv spreadsheet, if possible, and
if not possible, please provide incident reports sufficient to show the
requested data.
If any portion of materials responsive to this request should be deemed
unavailable or non-disclosable, please specifically identify the
portions of the records or the specific information that is unavailable
and the reason for the unavailability.
If any portion of this request is unclear or if this request could be
modified to reduce the burden of producing responsive documents or
provide them more efficiently or expeditiously, please reply with a
request for clarification or a proposed modification.
This request is being made by a reporter as part of a journalistic
investigation. It is being submitted as part of a project to better
understand uses of police force nationwide, which has been of public
interest for many years and which is of particular interest to large new
swaths of the public following the widely-seen death of George Floyd and
the First Amendment-protected demonstrations and public discussion that
have followed.
In the event that there are fees appropriately assessed in association
with this request, 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,
Beryl Lipton
Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
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For mailed responses, please address (see note):
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Somerville, MA 02144-2516
PLEASE NOTE: This request was filed by a MuckRock staff reporter. Also
note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather
than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be
returned as undeliverable.
---
On July 29, 2020:
Subject: The Kansas Open Records Act Request: Use of force (response to
resistance) guidance, policies, and data (Riley County Police
Department)
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the The Kansas Open Records Act, I hereby request the
following records related to this agency's policies on and reporting of
uses of force and responses to resistance:
• Policies.
Any and all policies guiding appropriate and inappropriate uses of
force by any member or representative of this agency. These may also
include “Response to Resistance” policies and similar guidance.
Please also provide all policies regarding the use of lethal,
less-lethal, and non-lethal weapons (for example: TASERs pepper ball
guns, rubber bullets, gases, sprays, water, etc.), including all
policies regarding borrowing, accessing, or assuming responsibility for
such weapons, tools, and ammunition.
Please also provide all policies or guidance related to reporting or
tracking discharges from or uses of such weapons, as well as any other
applicable policies or directives related to the acquisition, use, and
reporting of weapons or tools.
Please also provide all policies and guidance used to evaluate any use
of force or adjudicate administrative and internal investigations into
any use of force or weapon discharge.
• Instructions for reporting. Any and all instructions and guidance
related to the reporting of uses of force by any member or
representative of this agency.
• Forms, coding descriptions, and other guidance.
All forms, codes, guides, and guidance used in the reporting and review
of uses of force or weapons, including:
Any list of codes or definitions for terms or tags used in the
reporting, collection, or review of uses of force.
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track uses of force by this agency.
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track the borrowing or use of lethal, less-lethal, and
non-lethal weapons
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track any discharge of force from firearms, tools, or weapons
employed by this agency
A copy of any guidance, requirements, laws, and policies issued by the
state, including those issued as part of grant or other funding
requirements, regarding this agency’s responsibilities for reportings
uses of force or weapons
A copy of any guidance, requirements, laws, and policies issued by the
federal government, including those issued as part of grant or other
funding requirements, regarding this agency’s responsibilities for
reportings uses of force or weapons
• Use of Force Data
For the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the
period from January 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020, data on the each use
of force by representatives of this agency, including but not limited
to:
Date, time: The date (month, day, year) and time of the incident
Location: Street address, block, and other relevant location
information
Subject(s) information: race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender,
resultant or related injuries sustained or alleged, weapon type (if
applicable) in the possession of each involved individual, arrests or
charges associated with the incident
Officer information (for each involved officer): employee number or
other unique identifier used for the officer, race, resultant or related
physical injuries, patrol division, unit
Incident details: incident or other unique identification number for
the use of force incident
Type of force details: a description of each type of force used
Body camera or other footage: Inventory of any video record was created
of the incident and/or a copy of the captured footage from all present
cameras
Disposition of investigation into the incident: The current or final
status of each use of force incident, including whether challenges to
the use of force were sustained or dismissed or if the incident had no
or is currently under investigation
Please provide the information as a csv spreadsheet, if possible, and
if not possible, please provide incident reports sufficient to show the
requested data.
• Discharge Report Data
For the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the
period from January 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020, data on each
discharge of a firearm and other weapons by representatives of this
agency, including but not limited to:
Date, time: The date (month, day, year) and time of the incident
Location: Street address, block, and other relevant location
information
Incident description and details
Tool or weapon used, including any unique identifier or identification
number
Number of discharges
Subject(s) information: race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender,
resultant or related injuries sustained or alleged, weapon type (if
applicable) in the possession of each involved individual, arrests or
charges associated with the incident
Officer information (for each involved officer): employee number or
other unique identifier used for the officer, race, resultant or related
physical injuries, patrol division, unit
Type of force details: a description of each type of force used
Disposition or status of any investigation or follow-up review of the
incident
Please provide the information as a csv spreadsheet, if possible, and
if not possible, please provide incident reports sufficient to show the
requested data.
If any portion of materials responsive to this request should be deemed
unavailable or non-disclosable, please specifically identify the
portions of the records or the specific information that is unavailable
and the reason for the unavailability.
If any portion of this request is unclear or if this request could be
modified to reduce the burden of producing responsive documents or
provide them more efficiently or expeditiously, please reply with a
request for clarification or a proposed modification.
This request is being made by a reporter as part of a journalistic
investigation. It is being submitted as part of a project to better
understand uses of police force nationwide, which has been of public
interest for many years and which is of particular interest to large new
swaths of the public following the widely-seen death of George Floyd and
the First Amendment-protected demonstrations and public discussion that
have followed.
In the event that there are fees appropriately assessed in association
with this request, 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,
Beryl Lipton
Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
Upload documents directly:
https://www.muckrock.com/
Is this email coming to the wrong contact? Something else wrong? Use
the above link to let us know.
For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 99430
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516
PLEASE NOTE: This request was filed by a MuckRock staff reporter. Also
note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather
than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be
returned as undeliverable.

Hello again Mr Lipton,

Looks like you sent in another inquiry with a different email address
(requests@muckrock.com)

The return block is slightly different also:
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 100981
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516

compared to:
For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 99430
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516
First email - requests@muckrock.com

Below are two emails that I have sent trying to get a hold of you. We
have the material you are requesting and plan to consolidate the data
once we receive a payment of $120.00 to cover the research time we have
estimated it will take.

Please call me so we can discuss.

>>
> On 8/17/2020 at 9:19 AM, in message <5F3A91E8.108 : 107 : 42926>,
Kari Breault wrote:
Mr Lipton,

Do you have a phone number I can call you at?
Or would you please call me (785-473-2430) so we can discuss this
request.

I have emailed you a couple time and I want to verify you are receiving
my messages.

Thank you,

>>
> On 8/14/2020 at 5:00 PM, in message <5F370992.108 : 107 : 42926>,
Kari Breault wrote:
Hello again,

Our Training section reviewed the items you requested and believe this
will take roughly 7 hours of manual work to compile the data.

With statistics and records requests, we include one hour of additional
research time. Anything more than that is charged at $20.00 per hour.

Do you have any employees local to drop off this payment? If not, are
you able to mail a check, money order, cash to our facility for $120.00
to cover the cost of the research time?

Let me know so we can begin to compile the data.

>>
> On 8/14/2020 at 12:23 PM, in message <5F36C89E.108 : 107 : 42926>,
Kari Breault wrote:
Hello Mr Lipton,

We received your KORA request and will start organizing the data.

I will be in touch.

>>> <requests@muckrock.com> 8/13/2020 10:45 AM >>>

Riley County Police Department
ORA Office
1001 South Seth Child Road
Manhattan, KS 66502
August 13, 2020
This is a follow up to a previous request:
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the The Kansas Open Records Act, I hereby request the
following records related to this agency's policies on and reporting of
uses of force and responses to resistance:
• Policies.
Any and all policies guiding appropriate and inappropriate uses of
force by any member or representative of this agency. These may also
include “Response to Resistance” policies and similar guidance.
Please also provide all policies regarding the use of lethal,
less-lethal, and non-lethal weapons (for example: TASERs pepper ball
guns, rubber bullets, gases, sprays, water, etc.), including all
policies regarding borrowing, accessing, or assuming responsibility for
such weapons, tools, and ammunition.
Please also provide all policies or guidance related to reporting or
tracking discharges from or uses of such weapons, as well as any other
applicable policies or directives related to the acquisition, use, and
reporting of weapons or tools.
Please also provide all policies and guidance used to evaluate any use
of force or adjudicate administrative and internal investigations into
any use of force or weapon discharge.
• Instructions for reporting. Any and all instructions and guidance
related to the reporting of uses of force by any member or
representative of this agency.
• Forms, coding descriptions, and other guidance.
All forms, codes, guides, and guidance used in the reporting and review
of uses of force or weapons, including:
Any list of codes or definitions for terms or tags used in the
reporting, collection, or review of uses of force.
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track uses of force by this agency.
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track the borrowing or use of lethal, less-lethal, and
non-lethal weapons
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track any discharge of force from firearms, tools, or weapons
employed by this agency
A copy of any guidance, requirements, laws, and policies issued by the
state, including those issued as part of grant or other funding
requirements, regarding this agency’s responsibilities for reportings
uses of force or weapons
A copy of any guidance, requirements, laws, and policies issued by the
federal government, including those issued as part of grant or other
funding requirements, regarding this agency’s responsibilities for
reportings uses of force or weapons
• Use of Force Data
For the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the
period from January 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020, data on the each use
of force by representatives of this agency, including but not limited
to:
Date, time: The date (month, day, year) and time of the incident
Location: Street address, block, and other relevant location
information
Subject(s) information: race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender,
resultant or related injuries sustained or alleged, weapon type (if
applicable) in the possession of each involved individual, arrests or
charges associated with the incident
Officer information (for each involved officer): employee number or
other unique identifier used for the officer, race, resultant or related
physical injuries, patrol division, unit
Incident details: incident or other unique identification number for
the use of force incident
Type of force details: a description of each type of force used
Body camera or other footage: Inventory of any video record was created
of the incident and/or a copy of the captured footage from all present
cameras
Disposition of investigation into the incident: The current or final
status of each use of force incident, including whether challenges to
the use of force were sustained or dismissed or if the incident had no
or is currently under investigation
Please provide the information as a csv spreadsheet, if possible, and
if not possible, please provide incident reports sufficient to show the
requested data.
• Discharge Report Data
For the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the
period from January 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020, data on each
discharge of a firearm and other weapons by representatives of this
agency, including but not limited to:
Date, time: The date (month, day, year) and time of the incident
Location: Street address, block, and other relevant location
information
Incident description and details
Tool or weapon used, including any unique identifier or identification
number
Number of discharges
Subject(s) information: race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender,
resultant or related injuries sustained or alleged, weapon type (if
applicable) in the possession of each involved individual, arrests or
charges associated with the incident
Officer information (for each involved officer): employee number or
other unique identifier used for the officer, race, resultant or related
physical injuries, patrol division, unit
Type of force details: a description of each type of force used
Disposition or status of any investigation or follow-up review of the
incident
Please provide the information as a csv spreadsheet, if possible, and
if not possible, please provide incident reports sufficient to show the
requested data.
If any portion of materials responsive to this request should be deemed
unavailable or non-disclosable, please specifically identify the
portions of the records or the specific information that is unavailable
and the reason for the unavailability.
If any portion of this request is unclear or if this request could be
modified to reduce the burden of producing responsive documents or
provide them more efficiently or expeditiously, please reply with a
request for clarification or a proposed modification.
This request is being made by a reporter as part of a journalistic
investigation. It is being submitted as part of a project to better
understand uses of police force nationwide, which has been of public
interest for many years and which is of particular interest to large new
swaths of the public following the widely-seen death of George Floyd and
the First Amendment-protected demonstrations and public discussion that
have followed.
In the event that there are fees appropriately assessed in association
with this request, 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,
Beryl Lipton
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On July 30, 2020:
Subject: Re: The Kansas Open Records Act Request: Use of force
(response to resistance) guidance, policies, and data (Riley County
Police Department)
Hello,
I am no longer the Public Information Officer for the Riley County
Police Department.
Starting on Monday July 5th, 2020, please contact interim Public
Information Officer Rachel Pate for any assistance you may need. You can
contact Officer Pate by:
Cell: (785) 565- 4183
Email: rpate@rileycountypolice.org
You can also contact Administrative Division Captain Josh Kyle. You can
reach Captain Kyle by:
Cell: (785) 565-4172
Email: jkyle@rileycountypolice.org
I will continue working with the RCPD as an independent contractor. You
may receive communications from me in the future as I work in this
capacity.
Thank you and have a wonderful day!
Hali Rowland
Journalist * Strategist * Social Storyteller
LinkedIn | Facebook | Twitter
>>> <requests@muckrock.com> 07/30/20 05:14 >>>
Riley County Police Department
ORA Office
1001 South Seth Child Road
Manhattan, KS 66502
July 30, 2020
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the The Kansas Open Records Act, I hereby request the
following records related to this agency's policies on and reporting of
uses of force and responses to resistance:
• Policies.
Any and all policies guiding appropriate and inappropriate uses of
force by any member or representative of this agency. These may also
include “Response to Resistance” policies and similar guidance.
Please also provide all policies regarding the use of lethal,
less-lethal, and non-lethal weapons (for example: TASERs pepper ball
guns, rubber bullets, gases, sprays, water, etc.), including all
policies regarding borrowing, accessing, or assuming responsibility for
such weapons, tools, and ammunition.
Please also provide all policies or guidance related to reporting or
tracking discharges from or uses of such weapons, as well as any other
applicable policies or directives related to the acquisition, use, and
reporting of weapons or tools.
Please also provide all policies and guidance used to evaluate any use
of force or adjudicate administrative and internal investigations into
any use of force or weapon discharge.
• Instructions for reporting. Any and all instructions and guidance
related to the reporting of uses of force by any member or
representative of this agency.
• Forms, coding descriptions, and other guidance.
All forms, codes, guides, and guidance used in the reporting and review
of uses of force or weapons, including:
Any list of codes or definitions for terms or tags used in the
reporting, collection, or review of uses of force.
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track uses of force by this agency.
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track the borrowing or use of lethal, less-lethal, and
non-lethal weapons
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track any discharge of force from firearms, tools, or weapons
employed by this agency
A copy of any guidance, requirements, laws, and policies issued by the
state, including those issued as part of grant or other funding
requirements, regarding this agency’s responsibilities for reportings
uses of force or weapons
A copy of any guidance, requirements, laws, and policies issued by the
federal government, including those issued as part of grant or other
funding requirements, regarding this agency’s responsibilities for
reportings uses of force or weapons
• Use of Force Data
For the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the
period from January 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020, data on the each use
of force by representatives of this agency, including but not limited
to:
Date, time: The date (month, day, year) and time of the incident
Location: Street address, block, and other relevant location
information
Subject(s) information: race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender,
resultant or related injuries sustained or alleged, weapon type (if
applicable) in the possession of each involved individual, arrests or
charges associated with the incident
Officer information (for each involved officer): employee number or
other unique identifier used for the officer, race, resultant or related
physical injuries, patrol division, unit
Incident details: incident or other unique identification number for
the use of force incident
Type of force details: a description of each type of force used
Body camera or other footage: Inventory of any video record was created
of the incident and/or a copy of the captured footage from all present
cameras
Disposition of investigation into the incident: The current or final
status of each use of force incident, including whether challenges to
the use of force were sustained or dismissed or if the incident had no
or is currently under investigation
Please provide the information as a csv spreadsheet, if possible, and
if not possible, please provide incident reports sufficient to show the
requested data.
• Discharge Report Data
For the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the
period from January 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020, data on each
discharge of a firearm and other weapons by representatives of this
agency, including but not limited to:
Date, time: The date (month, day, year) and time of the incident
Location: Street address, block, and other relevant location
information
Incident description and details
Tool or weapon used, including any unique identifier or identification
number
Number of discharges
Subject(s) information: race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender,
resultant or related injuries sustained or alleged, weapon type (if
applicable) in the possession of each involved individual, arrests or
charges associated with the incident
Officer information (for each involved officer): employee number or
other unique identifier used for the officer, race, resultant or related
physical injuries, patrol division, unit
Type of force details: a description of each type of force used
Disposition or status of any investigation or follow-up review of the
incident
Please provide the information as a csv spreadsheet, if possible, and
if not possible, please provide incident reports sufficient to show the
requested data.
If any portion of materials responsive to this request should be deemed
unavailable or non-disclosable, please specifically identify the
portions of the records or the specific information that is unavailable
and the reason for the unavailability.
If any portion of this request is unclear or if this request could be
modified to reduce the burden of producing responsive documents or
provide them more efficiently or expeditiously, please reply with a
request for clarification or a proposed modification.
This request is being made by a reporter as part of a journalistic
investigation. It is being submitted as part of a project to better
understand uses of police force nationwide, which has been of public
interest for many years and which is of particular interest to large new
swaths of the public following the widely-seen death of George Floyd and
the First Amendment-protected demonstrations and public discussion that
have followed.
In the event that there are fees appropriately assessed in association
with this request, 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,
Beryl Lipton
Filed via MuckRock.com
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On July 29, 2020:
Subject: The Kansas Open Records Act Request: Use of force (response to
resistance) guidance, policies, and data (Riley County Police
Department)
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the The Kansas Open Records Act, I hereby request the
following records related to this agency's policies on and reporting of
uses of force and responses to resistance:
• Policies.
Any and all policies guiding appropriate and inappropriate uses of
force by any member or representative of this agency. These may also
include “Response to Resistance” policies and similar guidance.
Please also provide all policies regarding the use of lethal,
less-lethal, and non-lethal weapons (for example: TASERs pepper ball
guns, rubber bullets, gases, sprays, water, etc.), including all
policies regarding borrowing, accessing, or assuming responsibility for
such weapons, tools, and ammunition.
Please also provide all policies or guidance related to reporting or
tracking discharges from or uses of such weapons, as well as any other
applicable policies or directives related to the acquisition, use, and
reporting of weapons or tools.
Please also provide all policies and guidance used to evaluate any use
of force or adjudicate administrative and internal investigations into
any use of force or weapon discharge.
• Instructions for reporting. Any and all instructions and guidance
related to the reporting of uses of force by any member or
representative of this agency.
• Forms, coding descriptions, and other guidance.
All forms, codes, guides, and guidance used in the reporting and review
of uses of force or weapons, including:
Any list of codes or definitions for terms or tags used in the
reporting, collection, or review of uses of force.
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track uses of force by this agency.
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track the borrowing or use of lethal, less-lethal, and
non-lethal weapons
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to
report or track any discharge of force from firearms, tools, or weapons
employed by this agency
A copy of any guidance, requirements, laws, and policies issued by the
state, including those issued as part of grant or other funding
requirements, regarding this agency’s responsibilities for reportings
uses of force or weapons
A copy of any guidance, requirements, laws, and policies issued by the
federal government, including those issued as part of grant or other
funding requirements, regarding this agency’s responsibilities for
reportings uses of force or weapons
• Use of Force Data
For the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the
period from January 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020, data on the each use
of force by representatives of this agency, including but not limited
to:
Date, time: The date (month, day, year) and time of the incident
Location: Street address, block, and other relevant location
information
Subject(s) information: race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender,
resultant or related injuries sustained or alleged, weapon type (if
applicable) in the possession of each involved individual, arrests or
charges associated with the incident
Officer information (for each involved officer): employee number or
other unique identifier used for the officer, race, resultant or related
physical injuries, patrol division, unit
Incident details: incident or other unique identification number for
the use of force incident
Type of force details: a description of each type of force used
Body camera or other footage: Inventory of any video record was created
of the incident and/or a copy of the captured footage from all present
cameras
Disposition of investigation into the incident: The current or final
status of each use of force incident, including whether challenges to
the use of force were sustained or dismissed or if the incident had no
or is currently under investigation
Please provide the information as a csv spreadsheet, if possible, and
if not possible, please provide incident reports sufficient to show the
requested data.
• Discharge Report Data
For the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the
period from January 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020, data on each
discharge of a firearm and other weapons by representatives of this
agency, including but not limited to:
Date, time: The date (month, day, year) and time of the incident
Location: Street address, block, and other relevant location
information
Incident description and details
Tool or weapon used, including any unique identifier or identification
number
Number of discharges
Subject(s) information: race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender,
resultant or related injuries sustained or alleged, weapon type (if
applicable) in the possession of each involved individual, arrests or
charges associated with the incident
Officer information (for each involved officer): employee number or
other unique identifier used for the officer, race, resultant or related
physical injuries, patrol division, unit
Type of force details: a description of each type of force used
Disposition or status of any investigation or follow-up review of the
incident
Please provide the information as a csv spreadsheet, if possible, and
if not possible, please provide incident reports sufficient to show the
requested data.
If any portion of materials responsive to this request should be deemed
unavailable or non-disclosable, please specifically identify the
portions of the records or the specific information that is unavailable
and the reason for the unavailability.
If any portion of this request is unclear or if this request could be
modified to reduce the burden of producing responsive documents or
provide them more efficiently or expeditiously, please reply with a
request for clarification or a proposed modification.
This request is being made by a reporter as part of a journalistic
investigation. It is being submitted as part of a project to better
understand uses of police force nationwide, which has been of public
interest for many years and which is of particular interest to large new
swaths of the public following the widely-seen death of George Floyd and
the First Amendment-protected demonstrations and public discussion that
have followed.
In the event that there are fees appropriately assessed in association
with this request, 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,
Beryl Lipton
Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
Upload documents directly:
https://www.muckrock.com/
Is this email coming to the wrong contact? Something else wrong? Use
the above link to let us know.
For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 99430
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516
PLEASE NOTE: This request was filed by a MuckRock staff reporter. Also
note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather
than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be
returned as undeliverable.