FOIA (FOIL) Police Officer Identification & Body Camera Policy (Mamaroneck Town Police Department)
| Multi Request | FOIA (FOIL) Police Officer Identification & Body Camera Policy |
| Submitted | Feb. 18, 2022 |
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From: Jordan Lassiter
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:
I am seeking any information in regards to departmental policy in regards to officer identification in regards to interactions with the public furthermore, any policy in which the officer must state their name and badge identification number by the general public. In Addition, we are seeking any department policy in regards to the body-worn camera, Bodycam (BWC) or any recording device which may record audio or video when interacting with the public.
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,
Jordan Lassiter
From: Jordan Lassiter
Please find an amended corrected version
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:
I am seeking any information in regards to departmental policy in reference to officer identification and interactions with the public furthermore, any policy in which the officer must state their name and badge identification number to the general public upon request. In Addition, we are seeking any department policy in regards to the body-worn camera, Bodycam (BWC), or any recording device which may record audio or video when interacting with the public.
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,
Jordan Lassiter
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 Feb. 18, 2022. 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 Feb. 18, 2022. 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: Mamaroneck Town Police Department
To whom it may concern,
The Town of Mamaroneck has received your Freedom of Information request dated 3/15/2022. PLEASE NOTE we have no record of a FOIL request from you from 2/18/2022.
In the future, if possible, please use our online Freedom of Information form which you can find here: New Submission (townofmamaroneckny.org)<https://tomonlineforms.townofmamaroneckny.org/Forms/FOILform>
According to New York State Law the Town of Mamaroneck has five days to receipt your request, and inform you of whether your request will be denied or approved and or a completion date for the information requested. Additionally, by law the Town has 20 days to complete your request. Your request has been sent to the appropriate Department, and I await a response as to the time frame for completing your request. Please note a copy fee of $.25 per photocopy, not to exceed 9" x 14", may apply.
Respectfully,
Alli
Allison May
Deputy Clerk, Town of Mamaroneck
740 W. Boston Post Road
Mamaroneck, NY 10543
914-381-7870
www.townofmamaroneckNY.org<http://www.townofmamaroneckny.org/>
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***The Town Clerk's Office is open by appointment daily from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Please give us a call at 914-381-7870 to schedule your appointment. For permits, vital requests and FOILs, we encourage you to visit our website and/or email for the fastest response.***
https://www.townofmamaroneckny.org/254/Freedom-of-Information
From: Mamaroneck Town Police Department
To whom it may concern,
Per your FOIL request, please see response below.
Best,
Alli
Allison May
Deputy Clerk, Town of Mamaroneck
740 W. Boston Post Road
Mamaroneck, NY 10543
914-381-7870
www.townofmamaroneckNY.org<http://www.townofmamaroneckny.org/>
[http://www.solarizewestchester.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Town-Of-Mamk-Indian.jpg]
***The Town Clerk's Office is open by appointment daily from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Please give us a call at 914-381-7870 to schedule your appointment. For permits, vital requests and FOILs, we encourage you to visit our website and/or email for the fastest response.***
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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 Feb. 18, 2022. 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: Mamaroneck Town Police Department
To whom it may concern:
We responded to this FOIL on 3/16/2022. This is our second response to this FOIL. We have no record of receiving a foil on or around 02/18/2022.
For Question #1
From Policy 1995.18
23. Identification
Officers shall carry their shields and identification cards at all times, on or off duty, except when engaged in department authorized covert operations.
For Question #2
We do not have Body Worn Cameras nor a policy for same at this time. As for recording audio and video, we have security cameras in the facility and we record telephone lines and the police radio. We retain those recordings for 120 days. They are purged thereafter.
Thank you,
Alli
Allison May
Town Clerk, Town of Mamaroneck
740 W. Boston Post Road
Mamaroneck, NY 10543
914-381-7870
www.townofmamaroneckNY.org<http://www.townofmamaroneckny.org/>
[http://www.solarizewestchester.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Town-Of-Mamk-Indian.jpg]
***The Town Clerk's Office is open by appointment daily from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Please give us a call at 914-381-7870 to schedule your appointment. For permits, vital requests and FOILs, we encourage you to visit our website and/or email for the fastest response.***
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From: Mamaroneck Town Police Department
I have no record of receiving a foil on or around 02/18/2022. We responded to this FOIL request on 3/16/22 directly.
For Question #1
From Policy 1995.18
23. Identification
Officers shall carry their shields and identification cards at all times, on or off duty, except when engaged in department authorized covert operations.
For Question #2
We do not have Body Worn Cameras nor a policy for same at this time. As for recording audio and video, we have security cameras in the facility and we record telephone lines and the police radio. We retain those recordings for 120 days. They are purged thereafter.