All incident reports from the past 10 years (2008 through present) where a police vehicle was involved in a collision with another vehicle, bicycle or pedestrian.

PoliceIncidentRequest filed this request with the City of Albany Police Department of Albany, NY.

It is a clone of this request.

Tracking #

W013400-091420

Status
Completed

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From: PoliceIncidentRequest

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the New York State Freedom of Information Law (1977 N.Y. Laws ch. 933), I hereby request the following records:

All incident reports from the past 10 years (2008 through present) where a police vehicle was involved in a collision with another vehicle, bicycle or pedestrian.

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 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Margaret Murphy

From: Muckrock Staff

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the New York State Freedom of Information Law (1977 N.Y. Laws ch. 933), I hereby request the following records:

All incident reports from the past 10 years (2008 through present) where a police vehicle was involved in a collision with another vehicle, bicycle or pedestrian.

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 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Margaret Murphy

From: City of Albany Police Department

Dear Margaret,

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From: City of Albany Police Department

Dear Margaret Murphy:

I am in receipt of your Freedom of Information Law request, dated 9/14/2020. Your request is being reviewed, and could take up to 20 business days to be completed.

Under NYS Law, you may be charged $.25 per page for photocopying (if applicable), or other fees allowed under the Public Officers Law (our fee = $10/CD-DVD).

Sincerely,



Danielle Gillespie,
City Clerk / Records Access Officer


To track your request and respond, visit the Freedom of Information Request page, then click on "My Records Center."

From: City of Albany Police Department

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10/08/2020

Margaret Murphy
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144

FOIL NO: W013400-091420

RE: Public Records Request for Police Department Documents and Reports records

Dear Margaret Murphy,
Due to office currently working with limited capability, the department working on reviewing and processing the information required to comply with your FOIL request has requested and been granted another 20 business day extension. The new anticipated completion date of your FOIL request will be November 9th, 2020.
If you have any questions feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,

Danielle Gillespie,
City Clerk / Records Access Officer

From: City of Albany Police Department

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11/04/2020

Margaret Murphy
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144

FOIL NO: W013400-091420

RE: Public Records Request for Police Department Documents and Reports records

Dear Margaret Murphy,

Due to offices currently working with limited capability, the department working on reviewing and processing the information required to comply with your FOIL request has requested an been granted a Twenty (20) Business Day Extension. The new anticipated completion date of your FOIL request will be December 4th, 2020.
Should you have any question feel free t contact me
Sincerely,

Danielle Gillespie,
City Clerk / Records Access Officer

From: City of Albany Police Department

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12/07/2020

Margaret Murphy
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144

FOIL NO: W013400-091420

RE: Public Records Request for Police Department Documents and Reports records

Dear Margaret Murphy,

Offices are still currently working with limited capability, the department working on reviewing and processing the information required to comply with your FOIL request has requested and been granted another twenty business day extension. The new anticipated completion date of your FOIL request will be January 6th, 2021.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,

Danielle Gillespie,
City Clerk / Records Access Officer

From: City of Albany Police Department

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01/11/2021

Margaret Murphy
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144

FOIL NO: W013400-091420

Dear Margaret Murphy,
Your request is hereby accepted.
However, please note that the file, once received shall not be altered from its original format. The attached file released y the Albany Police Department was upload to this system on 12/23/2020. The file consists of incident #'s for police related accident reports from 2009-2017 and 2019-2020. Electronic filing did not begin until 2009 (therefore no 2008 documents) and 2018 electronic documents were destroyed in a city-wide hack in early 2019.
Fees:
Total Amount Charged: $0.00
Your documents  have been released  through the on line portal (not via email).  Please use your user name and password that you created to log in.  Once logged in click on view my issues (in the upper left hand corner of the screen) and then click on the request with the same reference number listed above and you should find the document you requested.

Sincerely:
Danielle Gillespie,
City Clerk / Records Access Officer

If you feel you have been denied access to records you may appeal in writing within 30 days. Such appeals should be addressed to:
Appeals Officer
Robert Schofield
City Hall, Room 202
Albany, NY 12207
Please specify the provisions of the law under which you are filing the appeal.  An appeal must be decided in writing within 10 business days of the receipt of the notice of appeal.

From: City of Albany Police Department

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01/11/2021

Margaret Murphy
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144

FOIL NO: W013400-091420

Dear Margaret Murphy,
Your request is hereby accepted.
However, please note that the file, once received shall not be altered from its original format. The attached file released y the Albany Police Department was upload to this system on 12/23/2020. The file consists of incident #'s for police related accident reports from 2009-2017 and 2019-2020. Electronic filing did not begin until 2009 (therefore no 2008 documents) and 2018 electronic documents were destroyed in a city-wide hack in early 2019.
Fees:
Total Amount Charged: $0.00
Your documents  have been released  through the on line portal (not via email).  Please use your user name and password that you created to log in.  Once logged in click on view my issues (in the upper left hand corner of the screen) and then click on the request with the same reference number listed above and you should find the document you requested.

Sincerely:
Danielle Gillespie,
City Clerk / Records Access Officer

If you feel you have been denied access to records you may appeal in writing within 30 days. Such appeals should be addressed to:
Appeals Officer
Robert Schofield
City Hall, Room 202
Albany, NY 12207
Please specify the provisions of the law under which you are filing the appeal.  An appeal must be decided in writing within 10 business days of the receipt of the notice of appeal.

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