The Militarization of Police in America: Public Records Requests

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Since March 6th, ACLU affiliates in 25 states have filed over 260 public records requests with law enforcement agencies and National Guard offices to determine the extent to which federal funding and support has fueled the militarization of state and local police departments.  Requests were filed in the following places:

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Arkansas

Requests Filed

Requests filed with:
Arkansas National Guard
Arkansas State Police/Fusion Center
Little Rock Police Department
North Little Rock Police Department

Arizona

Requests Filed

Requests filed with:
Arizona National Guard
Maricopa County Sheriffs
Pinal County Sheriffs
Pima County Sheriffs
Department of Public Safety
Phoenix Police Department
Mesa Police Department
Tucson Police Department
Payson Police Department
Yuma Police Department

Connecticut

Requests Filed

Requests filed with:
Connecticut State Police
Burlington
Bridgeport
Coventry
Hartford
Granby
Middletown
New Haven
New London
New Milford
Old Saybrook
Oxford
Plainfield
Stonington
Torrington
Vernon
Westport
Windham

Delaware

Requests Filed

Records Requests filed with:
Delaware National Guard
Delaware State Police
Delaware City Police Department
Dewey Beach Police Department
Dover Department of Police
Elsmere Bureau of Police
Georgetown Police Department
Harrington Police Department
Lewes Police Department
Milford Police Department
Newark Police Department
New Castle County Police Department
Newport Police Department
Rehoboth Beach Police Department
Smyrna
Wilmington Law Department

Florida

Requests Filed

Four records requests filed.

Georgia

Requests Filed

Hawaii

Requests Filed

Six records requests filed.

Maine

Requests Filed

Records Requests filed with:
Maine National Guard
Maine State Police SWAT team
Southern Maine SWAT team

Massachusetts

Requests Filed

Records Requests filed with:
Massachusetts National Guard

Michigan

Requests Filed

Records Requests filed with:
Michigan State Police
Department of Military & Veterans Affairs
Dearborn Law Department
Detroit Police Department
Flint Police Department

Missouri

Requests Filed

Records Requests filed with:
Missouri National Guard
Columbia
Farmington
St. Louis City
St. Louis County

Mississippi

Requests Filed

Records Requests filed with:
Mississippi National Guard
Mississippi Highway Patrol
Biloxi Police Department
Desoto County Sheriffs
Gulfport Police Department
Harrison County SheriffÕs Department
Hinds County SheriffÕs Department
Horn Lake Police Department
Jackson Police Department
Jones County SheriffÕs Department
Kosciusko Police Department
Lauderdale County SheriffÕs Department
Lee County SheriffÕs Department
Madison Police Department
Meridian Police Department
Olive Branch Police Department
Oxford Police Department
Pearl Police Department
Pearl River County SheriffÕs Department
Rankin County SheriffÕs Department
Ridgeland Police Department
Southaven Police Department
Tupelo Police Department

Montana

Requests Filed

Records Requests filed with:
Montana National Guard

Nebraska

Requests Filed

Records Requests filed with:
The Omaha Police
The Lincoln Police
The Nebraska State Patrol
The North Platte Police

New Hampshire

Requests Filed

Five records requests filed.

New Jersey

Requests Filed

Records Requests filed with:
NJ State Police
NJ Transit
Bergen County ProsecutorÕs Office
Passaic County ProsecutorÕs Office
Passaic County SheriffÕs Office
Essex County ProsecutorÕs Office
Warren County ProsecutorÕs Office
Gloucester County ProsecutorÕs Office
Middlesex County ProsecutorÕs Office
Burlington County ProsecutorÕs Office
Atlantic County ProsecutorÕs Office
City of Newark
Jersey City
City of Camden
Atlantic City
Department of Military and Veterans Affairs

North Carolina

Requests Filed

Records Requests filed with:
Alamance County Sheriff
Anson County Sheriff
Apex Police Department
Ashville Police Department
Avery County Sheriff
Beaufort County Sheriff
Brunswick County Sheriff
Buncombe County Sheriff
Burke County Sheriff
Burlington Police Department
Caldwell County Sheriff
Camden County Sheriff
Carteret County Sheriff
Cary Police Department
Caswell County Sheriff
Catawba County Sheriff
Chapel Hill Police Department
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
Chatham County Sheriff
Concord Police Department
Cumberland County Sheriff
Davie County Sheriff
Durham County Sheriff
Durham Police Department
Edgecombe County Sheriff
Fayetteville Police Department
Forsyth County Sheriff
Garner Police Department
Gaston County Sheriff
Gastonia Police Department
Goldsboro Police Department
Greensboro Police Department
Greenville Police Department
Guilford County Sheriff
Halifax County Sheriff
Hertford County Sheriff
Hickory Police Department
High Point Police Department
Holly Springs Police Department
Huntersville Police Department
Jacksonville Police Department
Jones County Sheriff
Lenoir County Sheriff
New Hanover County Sheriff
Onslow County Sheriff
Orange County Sheriff
Pitt County Sheriff
Raleigh Police Department
Randolph County Sheriff
Rockingham County Sheriff
Sampson County Sheriff
Stanly County Sheriff
Stokes County Sheriff
Surry County Sheriff
Transylvania County Sheriff
Union County Sheriff
Wake County Sheriff
Washington County Sheriff
Wilmington Police Department
Wilson County Sheriff
Winston-Salem Police Department
Wrightsville Beach Police Department
Monroe Police Department
Gaston Town Police Department

Pennsylvania

Requests Filed

Records Requests filed with:
Pennsylvania National Guard
Pennsylvania State Police
Abington
Beaver
Adams
Allegheny
Allentown
Armstrong
Bedford
Berks
Bucks
Cambria
Centre
Cheltenham
Chester
Conshohocken
Cumberland
Dauphin
Delaware
Erie County
Erie
Johnstown
Lancaster
Lehigh
Middletown
Montgomery Township
Montgomery
New Kensington
Norristown
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Pottstown
Richland
State College Police Department
Upper Marion Township
York

Rhode Island

Requests Filed

South Carolina

Requests Filed

Records Requests filed with:
Beaufort County
Horry County
Richland County
York County

Texas

Requests Filed

Ten records requests filed.

Utah

Requests Filed

Twenty records requests filed.

West Virginia

Requests Filed

Three records requests filed.

Washington

Requests Filed

Seven records requests filed.

Wisconsin

Requests Filed

Records Requests filed with:
Wisconsin National Guard
Wisconsin Department of Justice
Central Wisconsin Drug Taskforce
West Central MEG Drug Taskforce

Nevada

Requests Filed

Records Requests filed with:
Nevada National Guard

District of Columbia

Requests Filed

Records Requests filed with:
Metropolitan Police Department

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