Policies regarding use of a k-9 during a traffic stop. (Cochise County Sheriff's Office)
| Multi Request | Policies regarding use of a k-9 during a traffic stop. |
| Submitted | April 25, 2019 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Concerned Citizen
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Arizona Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:
I am requesting the Sierra Vista Police departments and Cochise County Sheriffs Office policies on the use of a k-9 dog in a traffic stop.
I would like to know what circumstances give the officer probable cause to walk the k-9 around a vehicle that has been stopped for a minor traffic stop infraction.
I would also like records on how many certified k-9’s the department has in use on the force as of 1-1-2019 to 4-25-2019. Also requesting documents pertaining to each k-9’s certification, and records indicating their training.
Would also like documents/records/info on what each k-9’s “action” or “sign” indicates a positive hit.
Another concern I have is I’d like to know if the k-9 that was used by officer mike Mitchell is still being used by the department.
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 business days.
Sincerely,
Concerned Citizen
From: Cochise County Sheriff's Office
Good Morning,
We have received your request and are working in getting you this information.
Thank You😊
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From: Concerned Citizen
Please disregard the info regarding Officer mike Mitchell’s K-9 unless you have his k-9 working for your Dept.
Thank you
From: Cochise County Sheriff's Office
Good Morning,
Please be advised that the Cochise County Sheriff's Office has received this request and notes that you are correct in that Officer Mike Mitchell did not and does not work for the Sheriff's Office therefore we do not have any information for you.
Also note that we cannot fulfill this request for information unless we have an identification for someone to release any information to.
Please resubmit with at least your name so we can work on processing this request in a timely manner.
Thank you,
Cc
Carol A. Capas
Cochise County Sheriff's Office
Support Svc Supervisor/Public Information Officer
520-432-9504 Office
520-559-4920 Cell
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From: Concerned Citizen
Carol,
I want to remain anonymous regarding my request for several understandable reasons. However, I don’t understand why you would need my name prior to you submitting the requested documents. My name is irrelevant to the documents I’ve requested. I’ve requested these records to be made public and it is very important that they are obtained. This request was established after several incidents involving the Cochise County Sheriffs Depts use of their K-9’s, and that they were possibly mishandled, used in an incorrect manner, or flat out abused against the public in this County.
Please see that this request is fulfilled in its entirety. Please keep in mind that this comes from a FOIA request, which helps us citizens hold our government entity’s accountable, which we are entitled to do.
Thank you
From: Cochise County Sheriff's Office
To whom it may concern:
The Cochise County Sheriff's Office has confirmed through our legal representatives that you are able to request records anonymously, therefore we will gather the information and contact you with a cost for reproduction of the materials requested. The costs associated with the reproduction must be paid prior to records being released via US Mail, as we do not email or fax documents from this office. Payment for these records must be in cash, check, or money order and you will be allowed access to review the records in person if you choose to do so.
We will advise when documentation is available.
Cc
Carol A. Capas
Cochise County Sheriff's Office
Support Svc Supervisor/Public Information Officer
520-432-9504 Office
520-559-4920 Cell
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Arizona Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2019. 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: Cochise County Sheriff's Office
Good morning,
The COCHISE County Sheriff’s Office has documentation related to this request at a cost of $5.00 payable to the COCHISE County Sheriff’s Office 205 n JUDD drive in BISBEE Az 85603.
Materials will be mailed upon receipt of payment for this request as we do not email or fax documents for these requests.
Please advise how you wish to proceed.
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From: Cochise County Sheriff's Office
We have not received payment for this material at this time, please advise how you wish to proceed.
May 31, 2109
Email sent advising cost of $5 for materials
May 27, 2019
This is a follow up to a previous request:
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Arizona Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2019. 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.
May 27, 2019
This is a follow up to a previous request:
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Arizona Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2019. 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.
Carol A. Capas
Cochise County Sheriff's Office
Support Svc Supervisor/Public Information Officer
520-432-9504 Office
520-559-4920 Cell
From: Concerned Citizen
So can I mail in my payment? If that is ok will you be able to email me the documentation?
From: Cochise County Sheriff's Office
Good morning,
You can mail payment to 205 n JUDD drive in bisbee AZ 85603 and we will mail your documents. We do not email materials.
Please let me know if we can be of further assistance.
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