November 12, 2016 - Death of William Sims Jr. - Arrest/incident reports

Beryl Lipton filed this request with the Office of the Sheriff - Contra Costa County of Contra Costa County, CA.
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Rejected

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From: Beryl Lipton

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the California Public Records Act (California Government Code §§ 6250), I hereby request the following records:

Any and all incident reports and arrest reports related to the murder of William Sims Jr. on November 12, 2016

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,

Beryl Lipton

From: Muckrock Staff

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the California Public Records Act (California Government Code §§ 6250), I hereby request the following records:

Any and all incident reports and arrest reports related to the murder of William Sims Jr. on November 12, 2016

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,

Beryl Lipton

From: Office of the Sheriff - Contra Costa County

Good Afternoon,

I am no longer the person in charge of Public Records Requests. This is will be forwarded to Dennis Kahane. His email is above.

Sincerely,

Nate McCormack, Lieutenant
Emergency Services Division
Contra Costa County
Office of the Sheriff
Office: (925)313-9611

From: Office of the Sheriff - Contra Costa County

Dear Ms. Lipton:

This letter responds to your California Public Records Act request received by the Contra Costa Sheriff's Office on December 28, 2017. The request seeks "any and all incident reports related to the murder of William Sims Jr. on November 12, 2016."

The records you have requested are exempt from disclosure as law enforcement records of investigatory files. (Gov. Code § 6254, subd. (f)). Accordingly, the Sheriff's Office will not produce the requested records.

Sincerely,
Carlye Slover
Sheriff's Specialist
Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff
Professional Standards Division
651 Pine Street, 7th Floor
Martinez, CA 94553
925-335-1532

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