Police department misconduct allegations and disciplinary proceedings
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From: Beryl Lipton
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:
All materials and records describing and sufficient to show/disclose all allegations of misconduct made and all disciplinary proceedings taken against any officer, employee, or representative of this policing agency.
As described in the New York Freedom of Information Law, a record is "any information kept, held, filed, produced or reproduced by, with or for an agency or the state legislature, in any physical form whatsoever including, but not limited to, reports, statements, examinations, memoranda, opinions, folders, files, books, manuals, pamphlets, forms, papers, designs, drawings, maps, photos, letters, microfilms, computer tapes or discs, rules, regulations or codes." Records kept in a digital or electronic form are also records, would be responsive to this request, and should be provided.
These records are typically required to be retained under the New York State Records Retention and Disposition Schedule MU-1 (http://www.archives.nysed.gov/records/retention_mu-1), including, but not limited to, item no. 365, which includes: "Investigative records and disciplinary proceedings, including but not limited to statement of charge, transcript of hearing, notice of decision, letter of termination or resignation, letter of reinstatement, record of appeal procedure, and correspondence." While materials under that schedule have a set retention of 3 years after the final decision rendered, this request and materials responsive to it include *all* records held in the possession of any office or individual employed or formerly employed by this policing agency, including those kept off-site, in digital form, and in personnel files.
Please note that any failure to provide all potentially-responsive materials and/or the destruction of materials potentially responsive to this request would be a violation of the spirit of the New York Freedom of Information Law, as well as unlawful under the New York FOIL and the terms of the attached litigation hold notice.
Materials responsive to this request include — but are not limited to — all complaints, reports, records of discipline and penalties, aggregate collections of complaint and disciplinary materials (spreadsheets, databases), investigatory materials, relevant related correspondence, photographs, video, other related evidence, proof of discipline or fulfillment of penalties, and all personnel materials (including those used in promotion, contract, and other employment negotiations and considerations) that reference or utilize misconduct allegations or disciplinary materials of any sort.
Materials responsive to this request include all complaints— internal, external, and civilian — and include records disclosing the names, badge numbers, and personnel identification of each officer involved and/or serving as a witness, as well as all available details of the incident/complaint: date, time, location, nature of the incident, description of the incident, nature of the investigation, investigatory materials, the disposition of the case, and any subsequent materials related to the execution of any resultant discipline. Responsive materials include all complaints and allegations against any officer, employee, or representative of this policing agency, regardless of whether that complaint or allegation resulted in any investigation or disciplinary action.
Responsive materials also include all records of use of force by officers, including records disclosing the names, badge numbers, and personnel identification of each officer involved and/or serving as a witness, as well as all available details of the incident: date, time, location, nature of the incident, description of the incident, nature of the use of force, subsequent investigatory materials related to the use of force, the disposition of any investigation into the incident, and any subsequent materials related to the use of force.
Please provide materials on a rolling basis, beginning with materials created during the following timeframes:
• January 1, 2010 - June 15, 2020
• January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2010
• January 1, 1990 - January 1, 2000
• January 1, 1980 - January 1, 1990
• January 1, 1970 - January 1, 1980
Pursuant to NYCRR Section 1401.5(c)(1), should any of this request be unclear or lack sufficient description for your office, please provide direction that would enable this requester to request records reasonably described. Please also note that the New York FOIL states: "An agency shall not deny a request on the basis that the request is voluminous or that locating or reviewing the requested records or providing the requested copies is burdensome because the agency lacks sufficient staffing or on any other basis if the agency may engage an outside professional service to provide copying, programming or other services required to provide the copy...." Please also see FOIL AO 19671, an Advisory Opinion from the Committee on Open Government [https://docs.dos.ny.gov/coog/ftext/f19671.htm].
If your office has questions about this request or would like to discuss it for any reason, please contact this requester via the contact email address provided and feel free to follow up by phone: 617-299-1832. This request is being submitted to each policing agency in New York as part of a collaborative project led by MuckRock and involving multiple other educational and journalistic partners and participants. For this reason, over the lifetime of this request, your agency may interface with individuals not listed on this initial communication.
This request is being made in the public interest by a news organization as part of non-profit (not commercial) journalistic work and research on behalf of the public. 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 and as part of the necessary negotiations for successful processing. As far as it is possible, please fulfill elements of this request 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,
Beryl Lipton
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 June 18, 2020. 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: 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 June 18, 2020. 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: Amanda Paule
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:
All materials and records describing and sufficient to show/disclose all allegations of misconduct made and all disciplinary proceedings taken against any officer, employee, or representative of this policing agency.
As described in the New York Freedom of Information Law, a record is "any information kept, held, filed, produced or reproduced by, with or for an agency or the state legislature, in any physical form whatsoever including, but not limited to, reports, statements, examinations, memoranda, opinions, folders, files, books, manuals, pamphlets, forms, papers, designs, drawings, maps, photos, letters, microfilms, computer tapes or discs, rules, regulations or codes." Records kept in a digital or electronic form are also records, would be responsive to this request, and should be provided.
These records are typically required to be retained under the New York State Records Retention and Disposition Schedule MU-1 (http://www.archives.nysed.gov/records/retention_mu-1), including, but not limited to, item no. 365, which includes: "Investigative records and disciplinary proceedings, including but not limited to statement of charge, transcript of hearing, notice of decision, letter of termination or resignation, letter of reinstatement, record of appeal procedure, and correspondence." While materials under that schedule have a set retention of 3 years after the final decision rendered, this request and materials responsive to it include *all* records held in the possession of any office or individual employed or formerly employed by this policing agency, including those kept off-site, in digital form, and in personnel files.
Please note that any failure to provide all potentially-responsive materials and/or the destruction of materials potentially responsive to this request would be a violation of the spirit of the New York Freedom of Information Law, as well as unlawful under the New York FOIL and the terms of the attached litigation hold notice.
Materials responsive to this request include — but are not limited to — all complaints, reports, records of discipline and penalties, aggregate collections of complaint and disciplinary materials (spreadsheets, databases), investigatory materials, relevant related correspondence, photographs, video, other related evidence, proof of discipline or fulfillment of penalties, and all personnel materials (including those used in promotion, contract, and other employment negotiations and considerations) that reference or utilize misconduct allegations or disciplinary materials of any sort.
Materials responsive to this request include all complaints— internal, external, and civilian — and include records disclosing the names, badge numbers, and personnel identification of each officer involved and/or serving as a witness, as well as all available details of the incident/complaint: date, time, location, nature of the incident, description of the incident, nature of the investigation, investigatory materials, the disposition of the case, and any subsequent materials related to the execution of any resultant discipline. Responsive materials include all complaints and allegations against any officer, employee, or representative of this policing agency, regardless of whether that complaint or allegation resulted in any investigation or disciplinary action.
Responsive materials also include all records of use of force by officers, including records disclosing the names, badge numbers, and personnel identification of each officer involved and/or serving as a witness, as well as all available details of the incident: date, time, location, nature of the incident, description of the incident, nature of the use of force, subsequent investigatory materials related to the use of force, the disposition of any investigation into the incident, and any subsequent materials related to the use of force.
Please provide materials on a rolling basis, beginning with materials created during the following timeframes:
• January 1, 2010 - June 15, 2020
• January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2010
• January 1, 1990 - January 1, 2000
• January 1, 1980 - January 1, 1990
• January 1, 1970 - January 1, 1980
Pursuant to NYCRR Section 1401.5(c)(1), should any of this request be unclear or lack sufficient description for your office, please provide direction that would enable this requester to request records reasonably described. Please also note that the New York FOIL states: "An agency shall not deny a request on the basis that the request is voluminous or that locating or reviewing the requested records or providing the requested copies is burdensome because the agency lacks sufficient staffing or on any other basis if the agency may engage an outside professional service to provide copying, programming or other services required to provide the copy...." Please also see FOIL AO 19671, an Advisory Opinion from the Committee on Open Government [https://docs.dos.ny.gov/coog/ftext/f19671.htm].
If your office has questions about this request or would like to discuss it for any reason, please contact this requester via the contact email address provided and feel free to follow up by phone: 617-299-1832. This request is being submitted to each policing agency in New York as part of a collaborative project led by MuckRock and involving multiple other educational and journalistic partners and participants. For this reason, over the lifetime of this request, your agency may interface with individuals not listed on this initial communication.
This request is being made in the public interest by a news organization as part of non-profit (not commercial) journalistic work and research on behalf of the public. 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 and as part of the necessary negotiations for successful processing. As far as it is possible, please fulfill elements of this request 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,
Beryl Lipton
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 June 18, 2020. 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: Kent Police Department
MuckRock News;
My apologies for not responding sooner, as I did not receive any of your requests prior to the one dated August 10, 2020. Our department does not normally receive FOIL requests via fax and apparently your previous requests were overlooked. Any further requests should be addressed to myself at tflynn@townofkentny.gov<mailto:tflynn@townofkentny.gov> or Chief Owens at kowens@townofkentny.gov<mailto:kowens@townofkentny.gov> and should utilize the attached FOIL request form. Please accept this email as a formal acknowledgement of the FOIL request and notice that we intend to fulfill the request. However, it may take a few months to do so due to the fact that we are a small department without the benefit of a staffed records division. Also, as a result of Cuomo's legislation, our department is being overwhelmed with FOIL requests and we are trying to be as accommodating as possible and are addressing requests in the order they are received. We appreciate your patience in this matter and will be in touch once your request has been fulfilled.
Thank you,
Lieutenant Tara J Flynn
Town of Kent Police Department
40 Sybil's Crossing
Kent Lakes, New York 10512
845-225-5646 Main
845-306-5560 Direct
tflynn@townofkentny.gov<mailto:tflynn@townofkentny.gov>
[KENT_PD_PATCH]
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From: Muckrock Staff
Hello,
I've attached the necessary form to this email.
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To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:
All materials and records describing and sufficient to show/disclose all allegations of misconduct made and all disciplinary proceedings taken against any officer, employee, or representative of this policing agency.
As described in the New York Freedom of Information Law, a record is "any information kept, held, filed, produced or reproduced by, with or for an agency or the state legislature, in any physical form whatsoever including, but not limited to, reports, statements, examinations, memoranda, opinions, folders, files, books, manuals, pamphlets, forms, papers, designs, drawings, maps, photos, letters, microfilms, computer tapes or discs, rules, regulations or codes." Records kept in a digital or electronic form are also records, would be responsive to this request, and should be provided.
These records are typically required to be retained under the New York State Records Retention and Disposition Schedule MU-1 (http://www.archives.nysed.gov/records/retention_mu-1), including, but not limited to, item no. 365, which includes: "Investigative records and disciplinary proceedings, including but not limited to statement of charge, transcript of hearing, notice of decision, letter of termination or resignation, letter of reinstatement, record of appeal procedure, and correspondence." While materials under that schedule have a set retention of 3 years after the final decision rendered, this request and materials responsive to it include *all* records held in the possession of any office or individual employed or formerly employed by this policing agency, including those kept off-site, in digital form, and in personnel files.
Please note that any failure to provide all potentially-responsive materials and/or the destruction of materials potentially responsive to this request would be a violation of the spirit of the New York Freedom of Information Law, as well as unlawful under the New York FOIL and the terms of the attached litigation hold notice.
Materials responsive to this request include — but are not limited to — all complaints, reports, records of discipline and penalties, aggregate collections of complaint and disciplinary materials (spreadsheets, databases), investigatory materials, relevant related correspondence, photographs, video, other related evidence, proof of discipline or fulfillment of penalties, and all personnel materials (including those used in promotion, contract, and other employment negotiations and considerations) that reference or utilize misconduct allegations or disciplinary materials of any sort.
Materials responsive to this request include all complaints— internal, external, and civilian — and include records disclosing the names, badge numbers, and personnel identification of each officer involved and/or serving as a witness, as well as all available details of the incident/complaint: date, time, location, nature of the incident, description of the incident, nature of the investigation, investigatory materials, the disposition of the case, and any subsequent materials related to the execution of any resultant discipline. Responsive materials include all complaints and allegations against any officer, employee, or representative of this policing agency, regardless of whether that complaint or allegation resulted in any investigation or disciplinary action.
Responsive materials also include all records of use of force by officers, including records disclosing the names, badge numbers, and personnel identification of each officer involved and/or serving as a witness, as well as all available details of the incident: date, time, location, nature of the incident, description of the incident, nature of the use of force, subsequent investigatory materials related to the use of force, the disposition of any investigation into the incident, and any subsequent materials related to the use of force.
Please provide materials on a rolling basis, beginning with materials created during the following timeframes:
• January 1, 2010 - June 15, 2020
• January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2010
• January 1, 1990 - January 1, 2000
• January 1, 1980 - January 1, 1990
• January 1, 1970 - January 1, 1980
Pursuant to NYCRR Section 1401.5(c)(1), should any of this request be unclear or lack sufficient description for your office, please provide direction that would enable this requester to request records reasonably described. Please also note that the New York FOIL states: "An agency shall not deny a request on the basis that the request is voluminous or that locating or reviewing the requested records or providing the requested copies is burdensome because the agency lacks sufficient staffing or on any other basis if the agency may engage an outside professional service to provide copying, programming or other services required to provide the copy...." Please also see FOIL AO 19671, an Advisory Opinion from the Committee on Open Government [https://docs.dos.ny.gov/coog/ftext/f19671.htm].
If your office has questions about this request or would like to discuss it for any reason, please contact this requester via the contact email address provided and feel free to follow up by phone: 617-299-1832. This request is being submitted to each policing agency in New York as part of a collaborative project led by MuckRock and involving multiple other educational and journalistic partners and participants. For this reason, over the lifetime of this request, your agency may interface with individuals not listed on this initial communication.
This request is being made in the public interest by a news organization as part of non-profit (not commercial) journalistic work and research on behalf of the public. 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 and as part of the necessary negotiations for successful processing. As far as it is possible, please fulfill elements of this request 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,
Beryl Lipton
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 June 18, 2020. 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: Kent Police Department
To Whom It May Concern:
Please see my email response dated August 14, 2020 which is in this thread.
Thank you,
Lieutenant Tara J Flynn
Town of Kent Police Department
40 Sybil’s Crossing
Kent Lakes, New York 10512
845-225-5646 Main
845-306-5560 Direct
tflynn@townofkentny.gov<mailto:tflynn@townofkentny.gov>
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From: Kent Police Department
To Whom It May Concern:
I am emailing you to keep you updated with our response to your FOIL request dated August 10, 2020 and which was acknowledged by myself on August 14, 2020. Due to the fact that we are a small department without the benefit of a records department or records clerk, FOIL requests regarding information on personnel are handled by myself and the Chief of Police. As you can imagine, the Chief and I have been kept busy with not only running the police department, but also working on the Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative and trying to address the numerous FOIL requests we have been receiving since Cuomo’s legislation this summer. We simply need more time to accommodate your request, however I am hopeful it will be completed by the end of November. I will be in touch when it is completed.
Thank you for your patience and understanding in this matter.
Lieutenant Tara J Flynn
Town of Kent Police Department
40 Sybil’s Crossing
Kent Lakes, New York 10512
845-225-5646 Main
845-306-5560 Direct
tflynn@townofkentny.gov<mailto:tflynn@townofkentny.gov>
[KENT_PD_PATCH]
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 June 18, 2020. 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: Kent Police Department
October 6, 2020
To Whom It May Concern:
As stated in my last email response dated September 18, 2020, the Kent Police Dept needs more time in order to fulfill your FOIL request and anticipate that it will be completed by the end of November. Please see my aforementioned email for further if you require a further explanation.
Thank you for your patience in this matter.
Lieutenant Tara J Flynn
Town of Kent Police Department
40 Sybil’s Crossing
Kent Lakes, New York 10512
845-225-5646 Main
845-306-5560 Direct
tflynn@townofkentny.gov<mailto:tflynn@townofkentny.gov>
[KENT_PD_PATCH]
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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 June 18, 2020. 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: Kent Police Department
To Whom It May Concern:
As stated in my email response dated September 18, 2020, the Kent Police Dept needs more time in order to fulfill your FOIL request and anticipate that it will be completed by the end of November. Please see my aforementioned email for further if you require a further explanation.
Thank You.
Lieutenant Tara J Flynn
Town of Kent Police Department
40 Sybil’s Crossing
Kent Lakes, New York 10512
845-225-5646 Main
845-306-5560 Direct
tflynn@townofkentny.gov<mailto:tflynn@townofkentny.gov>
[KENT_PD_PATCH]
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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 June 18, 2020. 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: Kent Police Department
To Whom It May Concern:
The Town of Kent Police Department requires more time to fulfill your request and anticipates a response to the request by the end of the calendar year.
Thank you for your patience in this matter.
Lieutenant Tara J Flynn
Town of Kent Police Department
40 Sybil’s Crossing
Kent Lakes, New York 10512
845-225-5646 Main
845-306-5560 Direct
tflynn@townofkentny.gov<mailto:tflynn@townofkentny.gov>
[KENT_PD_PATCH]
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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 June 18, 2020. 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: Kent Police Department
To Whom It May Concern:
The Town of Kent Police Department requires more time to fulfill your request and anticipates a response to the request by the end of the calendar year.
Thank you for your patience in this matter.
Lieutenant Tara J Flynn
Town of Kent Police Department
40 Sybil’s Crossing
Kent Lakes, New York 10512
845-225-5646 Main
845-306-5560 Direct
tflynn@townofkentny.gov<mailto:tflynn@townofkentny.gov>
[KENT_PD_PATCH]
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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 June 18, 2020. 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: Kent Police Department
To Whom It May Concern:
The Town of Kent Police Department needs more time in order to fulfill your request. My apologies for the delay. I am hoping to have your request filled by the end of January.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Lieutenant Tara J Flynn
Town of Kent Police Department
40 Sybil’s Crossing
Kent Lakes, New York 10512
845-225-5646 Main
845-306-5560 Direct
tflynn@townofkentny.gov<mailto:tflynn@townofkentny.gov>
[KENT_PD_PATCH]
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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 June 18, 2020. 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: Kent Police Department
To Whom It May Concern:
The Town of Kent Police Department needs more time in order to fulfill your request. My apologies for the delay. I am hoping to have your request filled by the end of January.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Lieutenant Tara J Flynn
Town of Kent Police Department
40 Sybil’s Crossing
Kent Lakes, New York 10512
845-225-5646 Main
845-306-5560 Direct
tflynn@townofkentny.gov<mailto:tflynn@townofkentny.gov<mailto:tflynn@townofkentny.gov%3cmailto:tflynn@townofkentny.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 June 18, 2020. 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: Kent Police Department
To Whom It May Concern:
The Town of Kent Police Department needs more time in order to fulfill your request. My apologies for the delay. I am hoping to have your request filled by the end of February.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Lieutenant Tara J Flynn
Town of Kent Police Department
40 Sybil’s Crossing
Kent Lakes, New York 10512
845-225-5646 Main
845-306-5560 Direct
tflynn@townofkentny.gov<mailto:tflynn@townofkentny.gov>
[KENT_PD_PATCH]
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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 June 18, 2020. 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: Kent Police Department
To Whom It May Concern:
The Town of Kent Police Department needs more time in order to fulfill your request. My apologies for the delay. I am hoping to have your request filled by the end of February.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Lieutenant Tara J Flynn
Town of Kent Police Department
40 Sybil’s Crossing
Kent Lakes, New York 10512
845-225-5646 Main
845-306-5560 Direct
tflynn@townofkentny.gov<mailto:tflynn@townofkentny.gov<mailto:tflynn@townofkentny.gov%3cmailto:tflynn@townofkentny.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 June 18, 2020. 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: Kent Police Department
To Whom It May Concern:
The Town of Kent Police Department needs more time in order to fulfill your request. My apologies for the delay. I am hoping to have your request filled by the end of March.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Lieutenant Tara J Flynn
Town of Kent Police Department
40 Sybil’s Crossing
Kent Lakes, New York 10512
845-225-5646 Main
845-306-5560 Direct
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 June 18, 2020. 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: Kent Police Department
To Whom It May Concern:
The Town of Kent Police Department needs more time in order to fulfill your request. My apologies for the delay. I am hoping to have your request filled by the end of March.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Lieutenant Tara J Flynn
Town of Kent Police Department
40 Sybil’s Crossing
Kent Lakes, New York 10512
845-225-5646 Main
845-306-5560 Direct
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 June 18, 2020. 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: Beryl Lipton
Hello Lieutenant Flynn,
Thank you so much for all of your messages regarding this request so far. I'm wondering whether you could please provide an estimated completion date for this request. I understand that it may take a while longer, but having a realistic sense of when the request will be completed will help me to avoid unnecessary follow-up messages.
Thank you so much for your time and help.
Best wishes,
Beryl
From: Kent Police Department
Hello Beryl,
I returned your phone call earlier this afternoon and left you a voicemail. This a follow up email to let you know that we are finally making progress on your FOIL request. It has been a rough year between the pandemic and NY state police reform requirements which have occupied a lot of my time. I am confident that I will be able to fulfill your request no later than the end of April 2021, barring any more unexpected major projects or catastrophes that may arise in the meantime. Lets hope that doesn’t happen! I appreciate your patience and understanding with the delay.
Best Regards,
LT Flynn
Lieutenant Tara J Flynn
Town of Kent Police Department
40 Sybil’s Crossing
Kent Lakes, New York 10512
845-225-5646 Main
845-306-5560 Direct
tflynn@townofkentny.gov<mailto:tflynn@townofkentny.gov>
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From: Kent Police Department
Hello Beryl,
This email is to serve as the response to your New York Freedom of Information Law Request regarding Police Department misconduct allegations and disciplinary proceedings (Muck Rock 96131-65349750) which was originally received by this department on August 10, 2020. As I have stated in earlier emails, in which I requested additional time to fulfill the request, Kent Police Department is a small department without the benefit of administrative support staff or a staffed records department. Additionally, the Covid-19 pandemic and NYS Police Reform and Reinvention mandates and timelines have made even the most routine police operations more challenging and time-consuming. On top of all that I have already mentioned, our department went through a complete change in administration during 2018/2019 and we were faced with restructuring and reorganizing a poorly managed records maintenance system.
With all of that being said, I greatly appreciate your patience and understanding for the past 8 months of delays. I am pleased to finally be completed with your request and have attached the following documents:
*Four (4) KPD personnel complaints and the investigation documents (CeaDec2014, PetrilloJul2019, KelleherAug2019, and RiveraAug2019 PDFs)
*Use of Force records from 2005 through 2020. 2005 thru 2010 have been included in this email. I will have to send the remainder of the reports in a separate email, due to size of the files.
(Please note that use of force records prior to 2005 do not exist for this department)
Kindly send an email acknowledging receipt of this email and the attached files.
Best Regards,
LT Flynn
Lieutenant Tara J Flynn
Town of Kent Police Department
40 Sybil’s Crossing
Kent Lakes, New York 10512
845-225-5646 Main
845-306-5560 Direct
tflynn@townofkentny.gov<mailto:tflynn@townofkentny.gov>
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From: Kent Police Department
Hello Beryl,
This is email #2 in response to the FOIL request, continuing with Use of Force Records for Kent Police Department 2011 thru 2018.
Kindly send an email acknowledging receipt of this email and attached files.
Thank you,
Lt Flynn
Lieutenant Tara J Flynn
Town of Kent Police Department
40 Sybil’s Crossing
Kent Lakes, New York 10512
845-225-5646 Main
845-306-5560 Direct
tflynn@townofkentny.gov<mailto:tflynn@townofkentny.gov>
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From: Kent Police Department
Hello Beryl,
This is email #3 in response to the FOIL request, continuing with Use of Force Records for Kent Police Department 2019 and 2020.
This is all of the documentation to satisfy the FOIL request.
Kindly send an email acknowledging receipt of this email and attached files.
Thank you,
Lt Flynn
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From: Beryl Lipton
Hello Lt Flynn —
Thank you so much for sending these materials along! I apologize for not having confirmed their receipt earlier. I'll let you know if I have any other follow-up questions.
I really appreciate your help with this FOIL request.
Best wishes,
Beryl
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