Unmarked Vehicle Data, Policies, Reporting, Use (City of Albany Police Department)
| Tracking # |
W013279-081820 |
| Multi Request | Unmarked Vehicle Data, Policies, Reporting, Use |
| Submitted | Aug. 14, 2020 |
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From: Beryl Lipton
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:
Materials regarding the use and reporting of use of unmarked vehicles by representatives and employees of this agency:
POLICY
All policies, statutes, and guidance used to govern the use of unmarked vehicles or any other vehicle used or in the possession of this agency that is not clearly and obviously marked as a law enforcement vehicle.
Please include all policies regarding access to such vehicles, use of the vehicles, internal reporting requirements when such vehicles are used, and external reporting requirements.
FORMS and GUIDANCE
A blank version of all forms and logs used by this agency in relation unmarked vehicles, including all those used to track use, damage, and the inventory of vehicles.
DATA
All available data, reports, audits, and other aggregated information regarding this agency’s inventory and use of unmarked vehicles for the period from January 1, 2015 through July 31, 2020.
OTHER
In the initial acknowledgement letter from your agency, if you could please include an indication of whether your agency does use unmarked vehicles in some form, that would be appreciated.
For reference, here are examples of the kinds of materials that would be responsive to this request:
• Pennsylvania state statute (http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pabull?file=/secure/pabulletin/data/vol35/35-2/55.html);
• opinion of the Wisconsin Attorney General (https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/oag/archival/_293/_1/_16);
• Orlando Police Department policy (https://www.orlando.gov/files/sharedassets/public/documents/opd/policies-and-procedures/police-operations/1132.3-response-to-calls-traffic-stops-by-unmarked-police-vehicles.pdf);
• Howard County, Maryland Internal Audit Report of Police Take-Home Vehicle Program Audit - May 2018 (https://cc.howardcountymd.gov/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=xwqgv-M7q9g%3D&tabid=132&portalid=0)
• Minneapolis’s Daily Activity Report (MP-3006) and Equipment Work Order Log (MP-5400)
If any portion of materials responsive to this request should be deemed unavailable or non-disclosable, please specifically identify the portions of the records or the specific information that is unavailable and the reason for the unavailability.
If any portion of this request is unclear or if this request could be modified to reduce the burden of producing responsive documents or provide them more efficiently or expeditiously, please reply with a request for clarification or a proposed modification.
This request is being made by a reporter as part of a journalistic investigation. It is being submitted to your agency at the request of a member of your community as part of a project to better understand policing agencies nationwide.
In the event that there are fees appropriately assessed in association with this request, 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,
Beryl Lipton
From: City of Albany Police Department
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From: City of Albany Police Department
Dear Beryl Lipton:
I am in receipt of your Freedom of Information Law request, dated 8/18/2020. 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
From: City of Albany Police Department
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09/14/2020
Beryl Lipton
MuckRock News DEPT MR 101002
Somerville, MA 02144
FOIL NO: W013279-081820
RE: Public Records Request for Other records
Dear Beryl Lipton,
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 and been granted a 20 Business Day extension. The new anticipated completion date of your FOIL request will be October 12th, 2020.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Danielle Gillespie,
City Clerk / Records Access Officer
From: City of Albany Police Department
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10/08/2020
Beryl Lipton
MuckRock News DEPT MR 101002
Somerville, MA 02144
FOIL NO: W013279-081820
RE: Public Records Request for Other records
Dear Beryl Lipton,
Due to offices 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 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
Beryl Lipton
MuckRock News DEPT MR 101002
Somerville, MA 02144
FOIL NO: W013279-081820
RE: Public Records Request for Other records
Dear Beryl Lipton,
Due to offices currently operating with a limited capability, the department working on processing and reviewing the information necessary to comply with your FOIL request has requested and been granted another Twenty (20) Business Day extension. The new anticipated completion date of you FOIL request will be December 4th, 2020.
Should 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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11/13/2020
Beryl Lipton
MuckRock News DEPT MR 101002
Somerville, MA 02144
FOIL NO: W013279-081820
RE: Public Records Request for Other records
Dear Beryl Lipton,
Due to offices still currently operating with limited capability, the department working on processing and reviewing the information necessary 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 December 14th, 2020.
Should you have any questions, feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Danielle Gillespie,
City Clerk / Records Access Officer
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 14, 2020. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Dec. 14, 2020. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #W013279-081820.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: City of Albany Police Department
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12/15/2020
Beryl Lipton
MuckRock News DEPT MR 101002
Somerville, MA 02144
FOIL NO: W013279-081820
RE: Public Records Request for Other records
Dear Beryl Lipton,
With offices still currently operating with limited capability, the department working on processing and reviewing the information necessary 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 January 13th, 2021.
Should you have any questions, feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Danielle Gillespie,
City Clerk / Records Access Officer
From: City of Albany Police Department
--- Please respond above this line ---
01/14/2021
Beryl Lipton
MuckRock News DEPT MR 101002
Somerville, MA 02144
FOIL NO: W013279-081820
RE: Public Records Request for Other records
Dear Beryl Lipton,
With offices still currently operating with limited capability, the department working on processing and reviewing the information necessary 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 February 12th, 2021.
Should you have any questions, feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Danielle Gillespie,
City Clerk / Records Access Officer
From: City of Albany Police Department
--- Please respond above this line ---
02/09/2021
Beryl Lipton
MuckRock News DEPT MR 101002
Somerville, MA 02144
FOIL NO: W013279-081820
Dear Beryl Lipton,
Your request has hereby been partially accepted & therefore partially denied. Department procedures in reference to unmarked vehicles can be viewed and downloaded at:
http://www.albanyny.org/869/ General-Orders Specifically: 2.2.00, 3.1.15, 3.3.00, and 3.4.05
Some documents were partially denied for the following reasons: Inventory records are considered inter-agency records.
Any person denied access to records may appeal the denial 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.
Sincerely,
Danielle Gillespie,
City Clerk / Records Access Officer
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