Purchase and 'less lethal' deployment records (Calaveras County Sheriff)
| Multi Request | Purchase and 'less lethal' deployment records |
| Submitted | Oct. 29, 2021 |
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From: John Lindsay-Poland
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1. Purchase records, invoices, procurement documents and other documents sufficient to show any and all disbursement of public funds for the acquisition by your agency since July 1, 2015 of any of the following:
• Firearms of .50 caliber or greater
• Patrol rifles (as commonly denominated for law enforcement use) or assault rifles (as defined in Sections 30510 and 30515 of the California Penal Code)
• Wheeled vehicles that are built or modified to provide ballistic protection to their occupants, such as Bearcats or armored personnel carriers.
• Projectile launch platforms, such as 40mm projectile launchers, "bean bag" or specialty impact munition ("SIM") weapons, and "riot guns" used to disperse chemical agents
• Long-Range Acoustic Device (LRAD)
2. Purchase records, invoices, procurement documents and other documents sufficient to show any and all disbursement of public funds for the acquisition by your agency since July 1, 2018 of explosives and pyrotechnics, such as "flash bang" grenades and explosive breaching tools, and chemical weapons such as "teargas" and "pepper balls".
3. Records of deployment by your agency since January 1, 2020 of projectile launch platforms, such as 40mm projectile launchers, "bean bag" or specialty impact munition ("SIM") weapons, and "riot guns" used to disperse chemical agents; explosives and pyrotechnics, such as "flashbang" grenades and explosive breaching tools; and chemical weapons such as "teargas" and "pepper balls".
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.
If you would like to discuss this request, please feel free to reach out to me, John Lindsay-Poland, American Friends Service Committee, at 510-282-8983.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
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 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
John Lindsay-Poland
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 29, 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: Calaveras County Sheriff
Good Afternoon,
I am in receipt of your public record act request submitted October 29, 2021 and I am in the process of compiling the documents that you seek. I expect to have a response to you by the end of the week.
Debby Parsons
Records Manager
Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office
1045 Jeff Tuttle Drive
San Andreas, CA 95249
Phone: 209-754-6570
Fax: 209-754-6485
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From: Calaveras County Sheriff
Dear Mr. Lindsey-Poland:
The attached document entitled Assets 2015_2021 resulted in a search from our asset management system for the requested time period for items requested in 1 and 2 below.
In response to numbers 1 and 2: We do not keep purchase records in a format that is searchable by specific items.
We searched for the vendors that we typically use to purchase such equipment and found the attached invoices that best match your request for invoices from 2016 through 2021. This search resulted in producing individual invoices that have been reviewed to ensure the documents meet the criteria given. As we cannot search individual items purchased on a credit card the items do not show up in a typical search and most likely we are producing an incomplete list.
In response to number 3, we have 3 responsive documents:
Redacted face page of case number 20-000174, “Flashbang” deployed
Redacted face page of case number 20-001076, teargas and 40 mm deployed
Redacted face page of case number 21-001052, 40 mm deployed
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me.
Sincerely,
Debby Parsons
Records Manager
Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office
1045 Jeff Tuttle Drive
San Andreas, CA 95249
Phone: 209-754-6570
Fax: 209-754-6485
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any documents, files, or previous email messages attached to it may contain information that is confidential or legally privileged and is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient, do not read, print, or save this email. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution of this email, its contents, or the attachments is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by telephone or reply email and destroy the original, any attachments, and all copies without reading or saving.
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assets 2015_2021
From: John Lindsay-Poland
Dear Ms. Parsons,
Thanks so much for your help with this request. I really appreciate your thoughtfulness and creativity in responding, in view of how purchase records are not organized according to the categories I requested.
Sincerely,
John Lindsay-Poland
From: John Lindsay-Poland
Dear Ms. Parsons,
Thanks again for all your help gathering our PRA request documents! I had one question about your previous message:
Redacted face page of case number 20-000174, “Flashbang” deployed
Redacted face page of case number 20-001076, teargas and 40 mm deployed
Redacted face page of case number 21-001052, 40 mm deployed
Can you confirm the quantity of what was deployed? was it one each, or multiple rounds?
Thanks so much for your help!
Jennifer Tu
American Friends Service Committee
From: Calaveras County Sheriff
Dear Ms. Tu,
In response to your question below, I cannot confirm the quantity of what was deployed in each case because that information is not reflected in the document produced.
Sincerely,
Debby Parsons
Records Manager
Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office
1045 Jeff Tuttle Drive
San Andreas, CA 95249
Phone: 209-754-6570
Fax: 209-754-6485
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any documents, files, or previous email messages attached to it may contain information that is confidential or legally privileged and is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient, do not read, print, or save this email. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution of this email, its contents, or the attachments is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by telephone or reply email and destroy the original, any attachments, and all copies without reading or saving.
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