Sheriff's Use of Force/Complaints Data (Lake County Sheriff)
| Tracking # |
SB-1421 |
| 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: Lake County Sheriff
In response to your requested follow-up:
The Records Bureau is currently working on portions of your request. A response is not due until 10-days after receipt of your request, which is June 16th, 2019.
Responsive to your request:
1. Our current database settings will not allow to separate by "type of force used". The total number of Sheriff's Deputy Use of Force incidents broken down by each requested year is available for release after each case has been viewed to confirm they are flagged correctly.
2. The total number of people that Deputies used force against - due to not tabulating automatically - these statistics are overly cumbersome and will require and extension.
3. Requires another Division other than the Records Bureau to tabulate statistics
4. Requires another Division other than the Records Bureau to tabulate statistics
5. The police manual of the Sheriff's department is located online at: lakesheriff.com for public release.
6. The current Union contract for Sheriff's Deputies are between the DSA and the County of Lake and are held by the County Administration, Not the Sheriff's Office.
The only items the Sheriff's Office will be responsive to are: 1, 2, 3, 4. Items: 5 & 6 - there are no responsive documents or statistics held be the Sheriff's Office, which aren't already displayed for the public to view.
Due to the following, a 14-Day extension is required. The new responsive due date will be June 28th, 2019
(1) The need to search for and collect the requested records from field facilities or other establishments that are separate from the office processing the request.
(2) The need to search for, collect, and appropriately examine a voluminous amount of separate and distinct records that are demanded in a single request.
Lorraine Ruvalcaba
Lake County Sheriff's Bureau
1220 Martin St., Lakeport CA 95453
(707) 262-4200
records@lakecountyca.gov<mailto:records@lakecountyca.gov>
June 13, 2019
This is a follow up to a previous request:
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.
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Original request sent on June 5th, 2019 , not June 3rd, 2019. Please see a copy of your original email below:
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 3, 2019. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on June 28, 2019. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Lake County Sheriff
A response to your California Public Records Act Request is attached.
Lorraine Ruvalcaba (Lori)
Lake County Sheriff's Office
Records Bureau
1220 Martin St. Lakeport CA 95453
Desk:(707) 262-4200 Fax:(707) 262-4204
lorraine.ruvalcaba@lakecountyca.gov
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From: Lake County Sheriff
A response to your California Public Records Act request is attached.
Lorraine Ruvalcaba (Lori)
Lake County Sheriff's Office
Records Bureau
1220 Martin St. Lakeport CA 95453
Desk:(707) 262-4200 Fax:(707) 262-4204
lorraine.ruvalcaba@lakecountyca.gov
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CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This communication with its contents may contain confidential and/or legally privileged information. It is solely for the use of the intended recipient(s). Unauthorized interception, review, use or disclosure is prohibited and may violate applicable laws including the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and destroy all copies of the communication.
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