Missing Native Americans (Broome County Sheriff)
| Multi Request | Missing Native Americans |
| Submitted | March 23, 2021 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Urban Indigenous Collective
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:
Basic information on all cases (open and closed) of missing American Indian/Alaska Native persons (including juveniles) within your region, from 2000 through 2020; this basic information can include but is not limited to: person name, age, DOB, incident date, case closure date, county/jurisdiction in which person was reported missing.
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,
Urban Indigenous Collective
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 23, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Broome County Sheriff
April 8, 2021
Dear Urban Indigenous Collective:
I am hereby acknowledging your request dated April 1, 2021 to inspect records.
This office will make every effort to find the information you are seeking and provide it to you promptly. Some information is not releasable, and sometimes the information may not exist. In accordance with the Public Officers Law, we will advise you within the next five business days whether your request for information will be granted, denied, granted in part, or if we will need more time not to exceed 20 days to respond to your request. At that time, we will inform you as to whether the materials you have requested will be made available to you and when. Public Officers Law provides for the information to be made available, unless it is denied, within a reasonable time frame.
For paper copies more than four pages, there is a charge of $.25 per page. Information is not always available electronically at this point. However, if information is available electronically on disk the charge is $2.00. We will notify you of any amount due upon determination that the records are available.
If you have any questions in regard to this matter, please do not hesitate to contact this office.
Sincerely,
Robert J. O'Donnell
DEPUTY RECORDS ACCESS OFFICER
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Broome County Records Access Office
c/o Broome County Legislature
Edwin L. Crawford County Office Building
6th Floor, P.O. Box 1766
Binghamton, NY 13902-1766
FOIL Phone: (607) 778-2287
FOIL.Broome@broomecounty.us<mailto:FOIL.Broome@broomecounty.us>
From: Broome County Sheriff
April 16, 2021
Dear Urban Indigenous Collective:
Please be advised that I have processed your Application for Public Access to Records. I regret that I must notify you that your request has been denied the Broome County Sheriff's Office. Please note the attached memo detailing the reason for denial.
You have the right to file an appeal of this application's denial. You may do this by filing a written or electronic appeal with the Records Access Officer. A written decision will be made by the Appeals Officer within 10 business days from receiving the appeal.
If you have any questions in regard to this matter, please do not hesitate to contact this office.
Sincerely,
Robert J. O'Donnell
DEPUTY RECORDS ACCESS OFFICER
rjo/
c. file
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Broome County Records Access Office
c/o Broome County Legislature
Edwin L. Crawford County Office Building
6th Floor, P.O. Box 1766
Binghamton, NY 13902-1766
FOIL Phone: (607) 778-2287
FOIL.Broome@broomecounty.us<mailto:FOIL.Broome@broomecounty.us>
From: Urban Indigenous Collective
Thank you for replying back to our FOIL request,
We have a few follow-up questions based on your response:
1. Is there a particular reason as to why you do not keep records within your jurisdiction?
2. Is the reason applicable to murder cases? In other words, do you not file murder cases within your jurisdiction?
Thank you in advance for your anticipated participation in the matter.
Sincerely,
Urban Indigenous Collective
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 1, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Broome County Sheriff
June 22, 2022
Dear Muckrock News:
Please know that the FOIL is for requesting of records. If you have specific questions on a FOIL, you should direct them to the department who provided the records.
However, in this case we forwarded your email to the Sheriff’s Office. They replied to our office with the following:
“FOIL Office –
Their new questions and my answers follow.
1. Is there a particular reason as to why you do not keep records within your jurisdiction?
We do keep records on missing persons cases. We have no records on cases (open and closed) of missing American Indian/Alaska Native persons (including juveniles) within our jurisdiction, from 2000 through 2020, because the Broome County Sheriff’s Office has not investigated any such cases.
1. Is the reason applicable to murder cases? In other words, do you not file murder cases within your jurisdiction?
We do keep records on murder cases. We have no records on cases (open and closed) of murdered American Indian/Alaska Native persons (including juveniles) within our jurisdiction, from 2000 through 2020, because the Broome County Sheriff’s Office has not investigated any such cases.
I hope this information is helpful.
Eric C. Janis
Undersheriff
Broome County Sheriff's Office”
In the future, please contact the department directly.
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Broome County Records Access Office
c/o Broome County Legislature
Edwin L. Crawford County Office Building
6th Floor, P.O. Box 1766
Binghamton, NY 13902-1766
FOIL Phone: (607) 778-2287
FOIL.Broome@broomecounty.us<mailto:FOIL.Broome@broomecounty.us>
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