Sheriff's Use of Force/Complaints Data (Humboldt County Sheriff's Office)

Samuel Sinyangwe filed this request with the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office of Humboldt County, CA.
Tracking #

19-422

Multi Request Sheriff's Use of Force/Complaints Data
Status
Completed

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From: Samuel Sinyangwe


To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

1. The total number of sheriff's deputy use of force incidents, broken down by type of force used, between 2013-2018 (separated by year).
2. The total number of people that deputies used force against, between 2013-2018 (separated by year).
3. The total number of use of force complaints reported between 2013-2018 (separated by year).
4. The total number of use of force complaints sustained between 2013-2018 (separated by year).
5. The policy manual of the sheriff's department.
6. The current union contract between the city and any sheriff's deputy/police officer unions.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, 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 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Samuel Sinyangwe

From: Humboldt County Sheriff's Office

Humboldt County

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Hi there

Your first Humboldt County record request (request number #19-422) has been submitted.
It is currently unpublished and is not available for the general public to view.

Thank you for submitting your request for public records. The county takes seriously its responsibility to providing access to records concerning the conduct of the people's business. The county has received your request for public records and will respond to you within the required timelines pursuant to California Government Code 6250.

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From: Humboldt County Sheriff's Office

Humboldt County

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Hi there

A message was sent to you regarding record request #19-422:

Dear Samuel Sinyangwe,

I am responding to your request that was received by this office on 06/15/2019. The county is still in the process of determining whether the county has any records that are responsive to your request, and it will require longer than the statutory 10-day period allows to make this determination. Specifically, your request requires that the county search for and collect records from establishments that are separate from the office processing your request. Therefore, pursuant to Government Code Section 6253(c)(1), the county is extending by 14 days the time period in which it needs to respond. 

The county will respond to your request no later than July 2nd, 2019

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me by responding to this message or calling the number below.

Melva Paris

Humboldt County Sheriff's Office

707-445-7251

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From: Humboldt County Sheriff's Office

Humboldt County

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Hi there

A message was sent to you regarding record request #19-422:

Dear Mr. Sinyangwe,

I am responding to your request that was received by this office on 06/05/2019. The county is still searching for records that are responsive to your request. We will respond to your request again no later than 07/25/2019. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me by responding to this message or calling the number below. Thank you for your patience.

Melva Paris, Humboldt County Sheriff's Office, 707-268-3604

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From: Humboldt County Sheriff's Office

Humboldt County

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Hi there

A message was sent to you regarding record request #19-422:

Dear Mr. Sinyangwe,

I am still gathering the information regarding your request.  I should have a response to you no later than Monday August 26, 2019. 

Thank You for your patience.

Melva Paris, Humboldt County Sheriff's Office, 707-268-3604

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From: Humboldt County Sheriff's Office

Humboldt County

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Hi there

A message was sent to you regarding record request #19-422:

Dear Mr. Sinyangwe,

We are still gathering the information you have requested. We should have a complete response no later than September 9th, 2019. Thank You for your patience.

 

Melva Paris, Records Manager

Sheriff’s Office

707-268-3604

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From: Humboldt County Sheriff's Office

Humboldt County

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Hi there

A message was sent to you regarding record request #19-422:

Mr. Sinyangwe,

Thank you for your patience regarding a response to your PRA.

Please find available a spread sheet that has 2016,2017, &amp; 2018 Use of Force information.  Unfortunately, the prior years aren't available. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me by responding to this email or calling the number below.

Melva Paris

Sheriff's Office

7072683604

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From: Muckrock Staff

Hello,

There don't seem to be any attachments in the portal. Can you please resend?

Thank you for your help!

From: Humboldt County Sheriff's Office

Humboldt County

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A document has been released for record request #19-422 along with the following message:

Good Morning,

It appears this document was uploaded but never published in our system. I have changed its status and you should be able to see it now. Please let me know if you have any further issues.

Thank you,

Samantha Karges

Humboldt County Sheriff's Office

707-445-7251

* PRA 2016,2017,2018 UOF.xlsx

Document links are valid for one month.
After October 26, you will need to sign in to view the document(s).

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From: Samuel Sinyangwe

Thank you for sending this! Can you confirm whether use of force incidents that occur within correctional/jail settings are included in these totals?

Thanks,

Sam

From: Humboldt County Sheriff's Office

Humboldt County

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A message was sent to you regarding record request #19-422:

Good Morning,

Yes, use of force incidents in the jail are under that jail column of the document.

Thanks,

Samantha Karges

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