Sheriff's Use of Force/Complaints Data (Kern County (CA))
| Multi Request | Sheriff's Use of Force/Complaints Data |
| Submitted | June 3, 2019 |
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1. The total number of sheriff's deputy use of force incidents, broken down by type of force used, between 2013-2018 (separated by year).
2. The total number of people that deputies used force against, between 2013-2018 (separated by year).
3. The total number of use of force complaints reported between 2013-2018 (separated by year).
4. The total number of use of force complaints sustained between 2013-2018 (separated by year).
5. The policy manual of the sheriff's department.
6. The current union contract between the city and any sheriff's deputy/police officer unions.
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,
Samuel Sinyangwe
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 3, 2019. 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:
This request was provided to the Kern County Sheriff's Office upon receipt on June 3, 2019. I will attempt to find out the status and update you or have them contact you directly with the requested information or further clarification.
Sincerely,
Jason Wiebe
County Administrative Office
County of Kern
ph. 661.868.3180
From:
Thank you for your patience. I've been told they should be able respond no later than Monday, June 17, 2019. Should you need it, the contact for your request of the Kern County Sheriff's Office is listed below:
MaryClaire Walsh
Civil Litigation Coordinator
Kern County Sheriff's Office
1350 Norris Road
Bakersfield, CA 93308
Ph: 661-391-7518
Fax: 661-391-7404
Email: walshm@kernsheriff.org<mailto:walshm@kernsheriff.org>
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 3, 2019. 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 California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 3, 2019. 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 California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 3, 2019. 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 California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 3, 2019. 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: Kern County (CA)
As previously indicated, this request should be directed as follows:
MaryClaire Walsh
Civil Litigation Coordinator
Kern County Sheriff's Office
1350 Norris Road
Bakersfield, CA 93308
Ph: 661-391-7518
Fax: 661-391-7404
Email: walshm@kernsheriff.org
From: Muckrock Staff
Hello,
Could you please confirm that your office has received and is processing this request?
Thank you very much for your time and help.
_____________
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1. The total number of sheriff's deputy use of force incidents, broken down by type of force used, between 2013-2018 (separated by year).
2. The total number of people that deputies used force against, between 2013-2018 (separated by year).
3. The total number of use of force complaints reported between 2013-2018 (separated by year).
4. The total number of use of force complaints sustained between 2013-2018 (separated by year).
5. The policy manual of the sheriff's department.
6. The current union contract between the city and any sheriff's deputy/police officer unions.
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,
Samuel Sinyangwe
From: Kern County (CA)
Mr. Sinyangwe,
The Kern County Sheriff's Office responded to your request made in June as follows: on June 17, 2019 the Kern County Sheriff's Office ("KCSO") invoked an extension to July 1, 2019. On July 1, 2019, the KCSO responded to your requests and provided you responsive documents. Also at that time we informed you that we would provide you a copy of the Department Policies and Procedures Manual "in the next several weeks." On July 13, 2019, I emailed you a supplemental response and a link to a One Drive folder containing the policies. Copies of the letters and the email containing the link to the OneDrive folder are attached. Please let me know if there is something else you are looking for.
MaryClaire Walsh
Civil Litigation Coordinator
Kern County Sheriff's Office
1350 Norris Road
Bakersfield, CA 93308
Ph: 661-391-7518
Fax: 661-391-7404
Email: walshm@kernsheriff.org<mailto:walshm@kernsheriff.org>
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