Missing Native Americans (Sheriff's Office)
| Multi Request | Missing Native Americans |
| Submitted | May 12, 2021 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Urban Indigenous Collective
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:
Basic information on all cases (open and closed) of missing American Indian/Alaska Native persons (including juveniles) within your region, from 2000 through 2020; this basic information can include but is not limited to: person name, age, DOB, incident date, case closure date, county/jurisdiction in which person was reported missing.
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,
Urban Indigenous Collective
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 May 12, 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: Sheriff's Office
To Whom it May Concern:
This is to acknowledge receipt of your FOIL request received on 5/24/21 and dated 5/19/21 requesting,
"basic information on all cases (open and closed) of missing American Indian/Alaska Native persons (including juveniles) within your region, from 2000 through 2020; this basic information can include but is not limited to: person name, age, DOB, incident date, case closure date, county/jurisdiction in which person was reported missing."
Please be advised that your request is being researched and will be granted or denied in whole or in part within 20 business days.
Also be advised that your first request was not received by us. 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, James M. Fedorchak, 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>
From: Sheriff's Office
To Whom it May Concern:
As a follow up to your FOIL request in the below email thread, a check of Dutchess County Sheriff's Office records reveals no reports of missing American Indian/Alaskan Native persons within our region, nor during the time frame listed. 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, James M. Fedorchak, 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>
From: Urban Indigenous Collective
Thank you for replying back to our FOIL request,
We have a few follow up questions:
1. Do you keep records of missing cases in your jurisdiction?
2. Do you keep these records based on race/ethnicity, gender, age, and/or other demographic characteristics?
3. If you do not have any records pertaining to missing Native Americans/Alaska Natives, do you have any records of murdered Native America/Alaska Natives in file in your jurisdiction?
Thank you in advance for your anticipated participation in the matter.
Sincerely,
Urban Indigenous Collective
From: Sheriff's Office
To Whom it May Concern:
This is to acknowledge receipt of your follow-up questions in regard to a previous FOIL request which is a part of this email thread.
We do keep records of missing cases in our jurisdiction.
We do not keep them based on race/ethnicity, gender, age, and/or demographic characteristics.
We do not have any known records of missing or murdered Native Americans/Alaska Natives.
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>
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 May 13, 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: Sheriff's Office
To whom it may concern;
In response to the last thread of this email, I do not know what you are following up on, as it does not specify. I do not have a person to respond to or contact telephonically. Therefore I am unable to fulfill this request. Please provide me with a person's name (required by FOIL) to respond to and possibly a phone number. 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>
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