Use of force (response to resistance) guidance, policies, and data (City of Albany Police Department)
| Tracking # |
W013206-080120 |
| Multi Request | Use of force (response to resistance) guidance, policies, and data |
| Submitted | July 29, 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 related to this agency's policies on and reporting of uses of force and responses to resistance:
• Policies.
Any and all policies guiding appropriate and inappropriate uses of force by any member or representative of this agency. These may also include “Response to Resistance” policies and similar guidance.
Please also provide all policies regarding the use of lethal, less-lethal, and non-lethal weapons (for example: TASERs pepper ball guns, rubber bullets, gases, sprays, water, etc.), including all policies regarding borrowing, accessing, or assuming responsibility for such weapons, tools, and ammunition.
Please also provide all policies or guidance related to reporting or tracking discharges from or uses of such weapons, as well as any other applicable policies or directives related to the acquisition, use, and reporting of weapons or tools.
Please also provide all policies and guidance used to evaluate any use of force or adjudicate administrative and internal investigations into any use of force or weapon discharge.
• Instructions for reporting. Any and all instructions and guidance related to the reporting of uses of force by any member or representative of this agency.
• Forms, coding descriptions, and other guidance.
All forms, codes, guides, and guidance used in the reporting and review of uses of force or weapons, including:
Any list of codes or definitions for terms or tags used in the reporting, collection, or review of uses of force.
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to report or track uses of force by this agency.
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to report or track the borrowing or use of lethal, less-lethal, and non-lethal weapons
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to report or track any discharge of force from firearms, tools, or weapons employed by this agency
A copy of any guidance, requirements, laws, and policies issued by the state, including those issued as part of grant or other funding requirements, regarding this agency’s responsibilities for reportings uses of force or weapons
A copy of any guidance, requirements, laws, and policies issued by the federal government, including those issued as part of grant or other funding requirements, regarding this agency’s responsibilities for reportings uses of force or weapons
• Use of Force Data
For the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the period from January 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020, data on the each use of force by representatives of this agency, including but not limited to:
Date, time: The date (month, day, year) and time of the incident
Location: Street address, block, and other relevant location information
Subject(s) information: race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender, resultant or related injuries sustained or alleged, weapon type (if applicable) in the possession of each involved individual, arrests or charges associated with the incident
Officer information (for each involved officer): employee number or other unique identifier used for the officer, race, resultant or related physical injuries, patrol division, unit
Incident details: incident or other unique identification number for the use of force incident
Type of force details: a description of each type of force used
Body camera or other footage: Inventory of any video record was created of the incident and/or a copy of the captured footage from all present cameras
Disposition of investigation into the incident: The current or final status of each use of force incident, including whether challenges to the use of force were sustained or dismissed or if the incident had no or is currently under investigation
Please provide the information as a csv spreadsheet, if possible, and if not possible, please provide incident reports sufficient to show the requested data.
• Discharge Report Data
For the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the period from January 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020, data on each discharge of a firearm and other weapons by representatives of this agency, including but not limited to:
Date, time: The date (month, day, year) and time of the incident
Location: Street address, block, and other relevant location information
Incident description and details
Tool or weapon used, including any unique identifier or identification number
Number of discharges
Subject(s) information: race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender, resultant or related injuries sustained or alleged, weapon type (if applicable) in the possession of each involved individual, arrests or charges associated with the incident
Officer information (for each involved officer): employee number or other unique identifier used for the officer, race, resultant or related physical injuries, patrol division, unit
Type of force details: a description of each type of force used
Disposition or status of any investigation or follow-up review of the incident
Please provide the information as a csv spreadsheet, if possible, and if not possible, please provide incident reports sufficient to show the requested data.
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 as part of a project to better understand uses of police force nationwide, which has been of public interest for many years and which is of particular interest to large new swaths of the public following the widely-seen death of George Floyd and the First Amendment-protected demonstrations and public discussion that have followed.
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
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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 8/1/2020. 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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08/31/2020
Beryl Lipton
MuckRock News DEPT MR 99402
Somerville, MA 02144
FOIL NO: W013206-080120
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 been granted a 20 business days extension. The new anticipated completion date of your FOIL request will be September 29th, 2020.
Sincerely,
Danielle Gillespie,
City Clerk / Records Access Officer
From: City of Albany Police Department
--- Please respond above this line ---
09/29/2020
Beryl Lipton
MuckRock News DEPT MR 99402
Somerville, MA 02144
FOIL NO: W013206-080120
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 28th, 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
--- Please respond above this line ---
10/28/2020
Beryl Lipton
MuckRock News DEPT MR 99402
Somerville, MA 02144
FOIL NO: W013206-080120
RE: Public Records Request for Other records
Dear Beryl Lipton,
Due to offices still working with limited capability, the department working on reviewing the 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 November 25th, 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
--- Please respond above this line ---
11/24/2020
Beryl Lipton
MuckRock News DEPT MR 99402
Somerville, MA 02144
FOIL NO: W013206-080120
RE: Public Records Request for Other records
Dear Beryl Lipton,
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 a twenty business day extension. The new anticipated completion date of your FOIL request will be December 24th, 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
--- Please respond above this line ---
12/24/2020
Beryl Lipton
MuckRock News DEPT MR 99402
Somerville, MA 02144
FOIL NO: W013206-080120
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 a twenty business day extension. The new anticipated completion date of your FOIL request will be January 25th, 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
--- Please respond above this line ---
12/24/2020
Beryl Lipton
MuckRock News DEPT MR 99402
Somerville, MA 02144
FOIL NO: W013206-080120
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 a twenty business day extension. The new anticipated completion date of your FOIL request will be January 25th, 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
--- Please respond above this line ---
01/25/2021
Beryl Lipton
MuckRock News DEPT MR 99402
Somerville, MA 02144
FOIL NO: W013206-080120
RE: Public Records Request for Other records
Dear Beryl Lipton,
With 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 twenty business day extension. The new anticipated completion date of your FOIL request will be February 22nd.
Sincerely,
Danielle Gillespie,
City Clerk / Records Access Officer
From: City of Albany Police Department
--- Please respond above this line ---
02/22/2021
Beryl Lipton
MuckRock News DEPT MR 99402
Somerville, MA 02144
FOIL NO: W013206-080120
RE: Public Records Request for Other records
Dear Beryl Lipton,
Due to offices still currently working with limited capability, the department working on reviewing the 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 March 22nd, 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
--- Please respond above this line ---
03/23/2021
Beryl Lipton
MuckRock News DEPT MR 99402
Somerville, MA 02144
FOIL NO: W013206-080120
RE: Public Records Request for Other records
Dear Beryl Lipton,
With 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 April 20th, 2021.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact our office.
Sincerely,
Danielle Gillespie,
City Clerk / Records Access Officer
From: City of Albany Police Department
--- Please respond above this line ---
04/14/2021
Beryl Lipton
MuckRock News DEPT MR 99402
Somerville, MA 02144
FOIL NO: W013206-080120
RE: Public Records Request for Other records
Dear Beryl Lipton,
Another twenty business day extension was requested by the department so they may working on reviewing the information required to comply with your FOIL request. The new anticipated completion date of your FOIL request will be May 18th, 2021.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact my office.
Sincerely,
Danielle Gillespie,
City Clerk / Records Access Officer
From: City of Albany Police Department
--- Please respond above this line ---
05/18/2021
Beryl Lipton
MuckRock News DEPT MR 99402
Somerville, MA 02144
FOIL NO: W013206-080120
RE: Public Records Request for Other records
Dear Beryl Lipton,
Another twenty business day extension was requested by the department so they may collect and review the information required to comply with your FOIL request. The new anticipated completion date of your request will be June 16th, 2021. If you have any questions, feel free to contact my office.
Sincerely,
Danielle Gillespie,
City Clerk / Records Access Officer
From: City of Albany Police Department
--- Please respond above this line ---
06/11/2021
Beryl Lipton
MuckRock News DEPT MR 99402
Somerville, MA 02144
FOIL NO: W013206-080120
RE: Public Records Request for Other records
Dear Beryl Lipton,
I would like to inform you that another twenty business day extension was requested by the department review the information required to comply with your FOIL request. The new anticipated completion date of your request will be July 15th, 2021.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact my office.
Sincerely,
Danielle Gillespie,
City Clerk / Records Access Officer
From: City of Albany Police Department
--- Please respond above this line ---
07/12/2021
Beryl Lipton
MuckRock News DEPT MR 99402
Somerville, MA 02144
FOIL NO: W013206-080120
RE: Public Records Request for Other records
Dear Beryl Lipton,
Another twenty business day extension was requested by the department working on collecting and reviewing the information required to comply with your FOIL request. The new anticipated completion date of your FOIL request will be August 9th, 2021.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact our office.
Sincerely,
Danielle Gillespie,
City Clerk / Records Access Officer
From: City of Albany Police Department
--- Please respond above this line ---
08/10/2021
Beryl Lipton
MuckRock News DEPT MR 99402
Somerville, MA 02144
FOIL NO: W013206-080120
RE: Public Records Request for Other records
Dear Beryl Lipton,
I would like to inform you that another twenty business day extension was requested by the department working on collecting and reviewing the information required to comply with your FOIL request. The new anticipated completion date of your FOIL request will be September 7th, 2021.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact our office.
Sincerely,
Danielle Gillespie,
City Clerk / Records Access Officer
From: City of Albany Police Department
--- Please respond above this line ---
09/07/2021
Beryl Lipton
MuckRock News DEPT MR 99402
Somerville, MA 02144
FOIL NO: W013206-080120
RE: Public Records Request for Other records
Dear Beryl Lipton,
I would like to inform you that another twenty business day extension was requested by the department working on collecting and reviewing the information required to comply with your FOIL request. The new anticipated completion date of your FOIL request will be October 5, 2021.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact our office.
Sincerely,
Danielle Gillespie,
City Clerk / Records Access Officer
From: City of Albany Police Department
--- Please respond above this line ---
ubject: Albany, NY Service Request Updated :: W013206-080120
Body: 09/07/2021
Beryl Lipton
MuckRock News DEPT MR 99402
Somerville, MA 02144
FOIL NO: W013206-080120
RE: Public Records Request for Other records
Dear Beryl Lipton,
I would like to inform you that another twenty business day extension was requested by the department working on collecting and reviewing the information required to comply with your FOIL request. The new anticipated completion date of your FOIL request will be November 2, 2021.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact our office.
Sincerely,
Danielle Gillespie,
City Clerk / Records Access Officer
From: City of Albany Police Department
--- Please respond above this line ---
11/04/2021
Beryl Lipton
MuckRock News DEPT MR 99402
Somerville, MA 02144
FOIL NO: W013206-080120
RE: Public Records Request for Other records
Dear Beryl Lipton,
I would like to inform you that another Twenty Business day extension was requested by the department working on collecting and reviewing the information required to comply with your FOIL request. The new anticipated completion date of your FOIL request will be December 6th, 2021.
Under NYS Law, you may be charged $.25 per page for photocopying (if applicable), or other fees allowed under the Public Officers Law. If your requests requires the creation of a CD or DVD, our fee is $10 per CD/DVD.
Sincerely,
Danielle Gillespie,
City Clerk / Records Access Officer
From: City of Albany Police Department
--- Please respond above this line ---
11/22/2021
Beryl Lipton
MuckRock News DEPT MR 99402
Somerville, MA 02144
FOIL NO: W013206-080120
RE: Public Records Request for Other records
Dear Beryl Lipton,
Another twenty Business day extension has been requested by the department working on collecting and reviewing the information required to comply with your FOIL request. The new anticipated completion date of your FOIL request will be December 21st, 2021.
Should you have any questions feel free to contact our office.
Sincerely,
Danielle Gillespie,
City Clerk / Records Access Officer
From: City of Albany Police Department
--- Please respond above this line ---
01/05/2022
Beryl Lipton
MuckRock News DEPT MR 99402
Somerville, MA 02144
FOIL NO: W013206-080120
Dear Beryl Lipton,
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(s) 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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