Buffalo Police Disciplinary Records
| Submitted | June 9, 2020 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Robert Galbraith
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:
1. All law enforcement disciplinary records as defined in Section 86 of the Public Officers Law related or referring to: Aaron Torgalski, Robert McCabe, Ronald J. Ammerman, Todd C. McAlister, Nicholas J. Parisi, Joseph Acquino, Justin Tedesco, Elnur Karadshaev, and Joseph Meli.
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,
Robert Galbraith
From: Buffalo Police Department
(See attached file: discipline files.pdf)
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 June 9, 2020. 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: 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 June 9, 2020. 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: Buffalo Police Department
(See attached file: muck 3.pdf)
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Subject
RE: New York Freedom of Information
Law Request: Buffalo Police
Disciplinary Records
Buffalo Police Department
FOIL Office
74 Franklin Street
Buffalo, NY 14202
June 25, 2020
This is a follow up to a previous request:
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 June 9, 2020. 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.
Filed via MuckRock.com
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On June 10, 2020:
Subject: Discipline files
(See attached file: discipline files.pdf)
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On June 9, 2020:
Subject: New York Freedom of Information Law Request: Buffalo Police
Disciplinary Records
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the
following records:
1. All law enforcement disciplinary records as defined in Section 86 of the
Public Officers Law related or referring to: Aaron Torgalski, Robert
McCabe, Ronald J. Ammerman, Todd C. McAlister, Nicholas J. Parisi, Joseph
Acquino, Justin Tedesco, Elnur Karadshaev, and Joseph Meli.
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,
Robert Galbraith
Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
Upload documents directly:
https://accounts.muckrock.com/accounts/login/?url_auth_token=AAAaszhfJ8CiL6bxa-aoCNNQf3s%3A1joNk4%3AUOqUxXUVRrJaghrVRGVY1n4cEyI&next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.muckrock.com%2Faccounts%2Flogin%2F%3Fnext%3D%252Faccounts%252Fagency_login%252Fbuffalo-police-department-4897%252Fbuffalo-police-disciplinary-records-94850%252F%253Femail%253DFoil%252540bpdny.org
Is this email coming to the wrong contact? Something else wrong? Use the
above link to let us know.
For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 94850
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516
PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is
being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share,
and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed
(i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the
department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.
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From: Buffalo Police Department
12/22/20
Re: Foil Request Discipline Files
The City of Buffalo Police Department (BPD) received your recent Freedom of
Information Law (“FOIL”) requests seeking records pertaining to discipline
files. Please be advised that the City has not yet provided the records
you seek due to the large number of FOIL requests that the City is
currently handling as well as the ongoing health crisis and working
restrictions.
Public Officers Law section 89(3)(a) provides: “if circumstances prevent
disclosure to the person requesting the record or records within twenty
business days from the date of the acknowledgement of the receipt of the
request, the agency shall state, in writing, both the reason for the
inability to grant the request within twenty business days and a date
certain within a reasonable period, depending on the circumstances, when
the request will be granted in whole or in part.”
I am therefore writing to advise you that the BPD will respond to your FOIL
request by April 20, 2021. Said date represents a reasonable period within
which the BPD will be able to provide the records you seek.
Respectfully,
Jeff Rinaldo
Captain
HQ
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 June 9, 2020. 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: 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 June 9, 2020. 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: 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 June 9, 2020. 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: 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 June 9, 2020. 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: 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 June 9, 2020. 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: Buffalo Police Department
Date: 03/09/2021
Re: FOIL Request (disciplinary Records )
The City of Buffalo Police Department is in receipt of your Freedom of
Information Law request. Please allow this letter to serve as an
acknowledgment of your request pursuant to New York State Public Officer’s
Law, Section 89, entitled Freedom of Information Law.
Please be advised that your request is being processed by the Police
Department. BPD will then conduct a diligent search to determine whether we
are in possession of the record for which you seek access. Due to the large
number of requests the department is currently handling, please allow (45)
business days for a determination regarding your request for records.
Please be advised also that access to Public Officers Law, 87(1)(b), the
costs for copied material is $0.25 per page not in the access of 9”x14”.
Respectfully,
Jeff Rinaldo
Captain
HQ
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 June 9, 2020. 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: 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 June 9, 2020. 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: Buffalo Police Department
Date: 04/21/2021
Muck Rock
requests@muckrock.com
Robert Galbraith
Re: FOIL Request: (Officer Discipline Files)
The City of Buffalo Police Department (BPD) is in receipt of your Freedom
of Information Law request. Please allow this letter to serve as an
acknowledgment of your request pursuant to New York State Public Officer’s
Law, Section 89, entitled Freedom of Information Law.
The BPD has researched your request for information pertaining to Officer
Aaron Torgalski,Robert McCabe, Ronald J. Ammerman, Todd C. McAlister,
Nicholas J. Parisi, Joseph Aquino,Justin Tedesco, Elnur Karadshaev, Joseph
Meli, James C. and James D. O'Donnell. Your request resulted in (470)
pages, with the cost of $0.25 per page. Please be advised some of these
pages will be redacted due to personal information. If you would like a
copy via mail or Email please submit a check or money order in the amount
of $117.50 payable to the Buffalo Police Department , 68 Court St, Buffalo
NY 14202 Attn: Michelle Long. **Please Let me know if you personally have
any additional requests. I just took over Foil and I am trying to figure
out which belongs to who. Thank you
Please be advised that you have the right to appeal any denial contained
herein in writing within thirty (30) days. Appeals must be directed to
Timothy A Ball, Corporation Counsel, City of Buffalo Law Department, 1100
City Hall, Buffalo NY 14202.
Respectfully,
Jeff Rinaldo
Captain
HQ
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