Public Complaint No. 1663731266 - 1215894681

Ryan T Crawford

East Peoria Police Department

201 West Washington Street

East Peoria, Illinois 61611

(309) 698-4700

https://www.cityofe…

Date of Offense

July 10, 2022

Complaint

False Arrest

Statement

Sgt. Crawford and other East Peoria police officers illegally detained me then he tried to bully me into providing my identification with no legal authority. When I refused he had me arrested for Obstruction of Identification an Illinois law meant to stop citizens from lying about their identity. I never lied about my identity I simply refused to provide identification. The Illinois States Attorney agreed and dropped the charges.

Location

21 Blackjack Blvd, East Peoria, IL 61611, USA

40.6778444, -89.5631997

Illinois Freedom of Information Act

5 Illinois Compiled Statutes 140

The Illinois Freedom of Information Act, enacted in 1989 and recently updated in 2010, is a series of laws designed to guarantee that the public has access to public records of government bodies at all levels in Illinois. The updates effective in 2012 greatly strengthened the act. The law requires each public agency to nominate an officer to be the official keeper of public records, as well as complete an online training course, established by the attorney general. The act defines public records as all records, reports, forms, writings, letters, memoranda, books, papers, maps, photographs, microfilms, cards, tapes, recordings, electronic data processing records, recorded information and all other documentary materials under the control of any public body.

Anyone can request public documents but the Illinois Freedom of Information Act is not supposed to be used to further a commercial enterprise, violate individual privacy, or disrupt the day-to-day working of the public body. Government agencies must either comply with or deny a written request for public records within five working days after receiving it.