A request for data: The Buffalo Common Council asked, the Buffalo Police Department did not respond

The Buffalo Common Council asked, the Buffalo Police Department did not respond.

Council Member Rasheed Wyatt has asked for all complaints filed against police officers over the past five years last week.

LEAVING HIS CARUNATTENDED.THE BUFFALOCOMMON COUNCILSAYS THE CLOCK ISTICKING ...WHEN ITCOMES TO THE POLICEDEPARTMENTHANDING OVER FIVEYEARS OFCOMPLAINTS AGAINSTOFFICERS.AS OLIVIA PRIOIAEXPLAINS...THIS IS ALLPART OF A PUSH FORMORETRANSPARENCY.THE BUFFALOCOMMON COUNCILASKED, THE BUFFALOPOLICE DEPARTMENTDID NOT RESPOND.WYATT: WE'LL GIVETHEM A LITTLE MORETIME.

I'M GOING TO BEREASONABLE BECAUSETHEY HAVE A LOT OFREQUESTS BEFORETHEM.COUNCIL MEMBERRASHEED WYATT ISASKING FOR ALLCOMPLAINTS FILEDAGAINST POLICEOFFICERS OVER THEPAST FIVE YEARS.

THEINFORMATION WILL BEUSED TO HELP GUIDETHE COMMONCOUNCIL'S POLICEREFORM PROPOSALS.WYATT: IF YOU GO INTOCOURT THE JUDGEDOESN'T WANT TOHEAR RHETORIC.

HEWANTS TO HAVEWHERE IS THEINFORMATION?

WHEREIS THEDOCUMENTATION?THAT'S THE WAY WE'REGOING ABOUT IT.WYATT SAYS 95PERCENT OFCOMPLAINTS AGAINSTPOLICE ARE SETTLEDIN FAVOR OF THEOFFICER.

HE WANTSTO KNOW MOREABOUT THAT.WYATT: THAT NUMBERDID STICK OUT TO MEBECAUSE THERE'SNOTHING THAT WEHAVE TODAY THAT ISTHAT PERFECT.THE BUFFALO POLICEDEPARTMENT TELLS 7EYEWITNESS NEWSTHE REQUEST WILLTAKE SOME TIME TOCOMPILE.

BUT FORCOUNCILMEMEBERWYATT... THE CLOCK ISTICKING.WYATT: THESEREFORMS NEED TO BETAKING PLACEIMMEDIATELY.

WE CAN'THAVE SERVERALMONTHS TO DEVELOPAND RESEARCH.

I WISHWE COULD HAVE HADTHIS INFORMATIONYESTERDAY.COUNCIL PRESIDENTDARIUS PRIDGEN ALSOASKED FOR MORETRANSPARENCYSURROUNDING THE"STOP TICKETS." B-P-DDID NOT RESPOND TOTHAT REQUESTEITHER.PRIDGEN: SOMEPEOPLE BELIEVE THATPEOPLE OF COLOR AREPULLED OVER MORETHAN WHITERESIDENTS ORVISITORS TO THE CITY.BUT WE DON'T HAVEDATA.

WE HAVE NODATA.

WE DON'TCOLLECT THAT TYPE OFDATA.LIKE COUNCILMEMBERWYATT... PRIDGENSAYS HEUNDERSTANDS B-P-DNEEDS TIME.PRIDGEN: I WOULDFULLY EXPECT BY THETIME WE GET BACK INSEPTEMBER TO HAVEALMOST ALL OF THEREQUESTS BYCOMMON COUNCILANSWERED.IN BUFFALO, OP,7EWN.