Hopewell PD Records

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

- All available public documentation regarding the December 18, 2018 shooting of Angel Viola DeCarlo including but not limited to the Hopewell Police Department incident report or equivalent.

- All public records pertaining to the Hopewell Police Department employment of the officers involved in the aforementioned incident from date of hire until the date this request is processed including but not limited to personnel records, resumes, salary documentation, internal investigation records, disciplinary records, use of force reports, and allegations and sustained complaints.

- The most recent Hopewell Police Department employee handbook.

- All most recent Hopewell Police Department training materials regarding lethal force.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

If any part of our request is determined by your organization to be exempt from disclosure, please release any segregable non-exempt portions. If your organization determines that such segregation is impossible, please indicate why this is technically the case. If my request is denied in whole or part, I ask that you justify all deletions by reference to specific exemptions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. If you claim such an exemption to my request under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, please cite in writing the specific statutory exemption. I reserve the right to appeal your decision to withhold any information or to deny a waiver of fees.

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,

Hannah Beckler