FOIA (FOIL) Police Officer Identification & Body Camera Policy (Sheriff's Office)

Dear Mr. Lassiter,

This is to acknowledge receipt of your FOIL request received via email on February 18, 2022, requesting departmental policy in reference to officer identification and interactions with the public, etc. and department policy in regards to body worn cameras and or any recording device which may record audio or video when interacting with the public. Your original FOIL is contained in the email thread below and will be granted or denied in whole or in part within 20 business days. Thank you.

Please take notice that you may within thirty days appeal in writing this response pursuant to NY Public Officers Law Section 89(4)(a) to the Dutchess County Attorney, Caroline E. Blackburn, 22 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601, tel. (845) 486-2110. The original FOIL request and response should accompany the appeal. An appeal is not complete unless it contains
1) the date and location of requests for records;
2) a description, to the extent possible, of the records that were denied; and
3) the name and return address of the appellant.

Detective Charles P. Locke
Dutchess County Sheriff's Office
Criminal Records Bureau
108 Parker Ave.
Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 12601
Direct 845-486-3825
Fax 845-486-3853
Emergency 845-486-3800
Clocke@dutchessny.gov<mailto:Clocke@dutchessny.gov>

Dear Jordan,

This is to acknowledge receipt of your FOIL request received via email on March 7, 2022, requesting "log/database of all automated license plate readers reads from January 1st 2007 to date, whether the read resulted in a hit alarm and whether the hit/alarm was accepted, etc. as listed below in the email thread from your original FOIL request. Please be advised that you request will be granted or denied in whole or in part within 20 business days. Thank you.

Please take notice that you may within thirty days appeal in writing this response pursuant to NY Public Officers Law Section 89(4)(a) to the Dutchess County Attorney, Caroline E. Blackburn, 22 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601, tel. (845) 486-2110. The original FOIL request and response should accompany the appeal. An appeal is not complete unless it contains
1) the date and location of requests for records;
2) a description, to the extent possible, of the records that were denied; and
3) the name and return address of the appellant.

Detective Charles P. Locke
Dutchess County Sheriff's Office
Criminal Records Bureau
108 Parker Ave.
Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 12601
Direct 845-486-3825
Fax 845-486-3853
Emergency 845-486-3800
Clocke@dutchessny.gov<mailto:Clocke@dutchessny.gov>

To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:
log/database of all automated license plate readers (ALPR) reads from January 1st 2007 to the day this request is processed. Please include whether the read resulted in a hit/alarm, whether the hit/alarm was accepted, which hotlist(s) the hit/alarm corresponded to, whether the hit/alarm resulted in a vehicle stop, and whether the stop resulted in a citation, arrest or other action.
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,
Jordan
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Dear Mr. Lassiter,

This is in response to your FOIL request received on February 18, 2022 and described in the above subject line and contained in this email thread. Please find below the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office policy on officer identification and interactions with the public, etc., .

7.8 Official Identification

A. Members on duty must identify themselves by rank, last name, and shield number
to any member of the public who requests identification. In addition, the member
will provide a DCSO business card that provides said identification as well as the
contact information for the Internal Affairs Bureau

B. No member or employee shall possess, carry, or display any shield, badge or
credential identifying his/her association with the Dutchess County Sheriffs
Office unless such item has been issued to such member or employee by the
Sheriff; or unless specific written permission is granted by the Sheriff.

C. Members and employees shall not permit the shield or credentials issued to them
to be photographed or reproduced without the permission of the Sheriff.

D. Lost, stolen or missing shields, credentials, or AMAG (Access) Card will be
reported immediately to the member's supervisor.

E. The immediate supervisor will then notify the Chief Deputy via memorandum by
the next business day.

In reference to body worn cameras, at the present time members of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office do not wear "body worn cameras" as the matter is still being researched. As such the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office does not yet have an official written policy. Thank you.

Please take notice that you may within thirty days appeal in writing this response pursuant to NY Public Officers Law Section 89(4)(a) to the Dutchess County Attorney, Caroline E. Blackburn , 22 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601, tel. (845) 486-2110. The original FOIL request and response should accompany the appeal. An appeal is not complete unless it contains
1) the date and location of requests for records;
2) a description, to the extent possible, of the records that were denied; and
3) the name and return address of the appellant.

Detective Charles P. Locke
Dutchess County Sheriff's Office
Criminal Records Bureau
108 Parker Ave.
Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 12601
Direct 845-486-3825
Fax 845-486-3853
Emergency 845-486-3800
Clocke@dutchessny.gov<mailto:Clocke@dutchessny.gov>

Dear Jordan,

This is in response to the above FOIL request received via email on March 7, 2022 and responded to on March 14, 2022, requesting information on Automated license plate readers (LPRs) that are utilized by the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office;

1. Due to storage constraints, data is only stored for one year. Therefore the following information is from 4/8/21 to 4/8/22.
2. In that time period there were 2,216,183 reads.
3. There were a total of 11,958 hits.
4. 380 of those were accepted.
5. 10,788 hits were off of a TRACS list.
6. 1,170 hits were off of COMPLUS SCOFFLAW list.
7. We do not keep records at to whether a hit resulted in a vehicle stop or the results of that stop.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at the direct number below. Thank you.

Please take notice that you may within thirty days appeal in writing this response pursuant to NY Public Officers Law Section 89(4)(a) to the Dutchess County Attorney, Caroline E. Blackburn, 22 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601, tel. (845) 486-2110. The original FOIL request and response should accompany the appeal. An appeal is not complete unless it contains
1) the date and location of requests for records;
2) a description, to the extent possible, of the records that were denied; and
3) the name and return address of the appellant.

Detective Charles P. Locke
Dutchess County Sheriff's Office
Criminal Records Bureau
108 Parker Ave.
Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 12601
Direct 845-486-3825
Fax 845-486-3853
Emergency 845-486-3800
Clocke@dutchessny.gov<mailto:Clocke@dutchessny.gov>