Purchase records and 'less lethal' use records (Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office)
| Tracking # |
P001159-101221 |
| Multi Request | Purchase records and 'less lethal' use records |
| Submitted | Oct. 8, 2021 |
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From: John Lindsay-Poland
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1. Purchase records, invoices, procurement documents and other documents sufficient to show any and all disbursement of public funds for the acquisition by your agency since July 1, 2015 of any of the following:
• Firearms of .50 caliber or greater
• Patrol rifles (as commonly denominated for law enforcement use) or assault rifles (as defined in Sections 30510 and 30515 of the California Penal Code)
• Wheeled vehicles that are built or modified to provide ballistic protection to their occupants, such as Bearcats or armored personnel carriers.
• Projectile launch platforms, such as 40mm projectile launchers, "bean bag" or specialty impact munition ("SIM") weapons, and "riot guns" used to disperse chemical agents
• Long-Range Acoustic Device (LRAD)
2. Purchase records, invoices, procurement documents and other documents sufficient to show any and all disbursement of public funds for the acquisition by your agency since July 1, 2018 of explosives and pyrotechnics, such as "flash bang" grenades and explosive breaching tools, and chemical weapons such as "teargas" and "pepper balls".
3. Records of deployment by your agency since January 1, 2020 of projectile launch platforms, such as 40mm projectile launchers, "bean bag" or specialty impact munition ("SIM") weapons, and "riot guns" used to disperse chemical agents; explosives and pyrotechnics, such as "flashbang" grenades and explosive breaching tools; and chemical weapons such as "teargas" and "pepper balls".
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.
If you would like to discuss this request, please feel free to reach out to me, John Lindsay-Poland, American Friends Service Committee, at 510-282-8983.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
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,
John Lindsay-Poland
From: Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office
Dear John Lindsay-Poland:
Thank you for your interest in public records of Santa Barbara County Sheriff. Your request has been received and is being processed. Your request was received in this office on 10/12/2021 and given the reference number P001159-101221 for tracking purposes. To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1. Purchase records, invoices, procurement documents and other documents sufficient to show any and all disbursement of public funds for the acquisition by your agency since July 1, 2015 of any of the following:
• Firearms of .50 caliber or greater
• Patrol rifles (as commonly denominated for law enforcement use) or assault rifles (as defined in Sections 30510 and 30515 of the California Penal Code)
• Wheeled vehicles that are built or modified to provide ballistic protection to their occupants, such as Bearcats or armored personnel carriers.
• Projectile launch platforms, such as 40mm projectile launchers, "bean bag" or specialty impact munition ("SIM") weapons, and "riot guns" used to disperse chemical agents
• Long-Range Acoustic Device (LRAD)
2. Purchase records, invoices, procurement documents and other documents sufficient to show any and all disbursement of public funds for the acquisition by your agency since July 1, 2018 of explosives and pyrotechnics, such as "flash bang" grenades and explosive breaching tools, and chemical weapons such as "teargas" and "pepper balls".
3. Records of deployment by your agency since January 1, 2020 of projectile launch platforms, such as 40mm projectile launchers, "bean bag" or specialty impact munition ("SIM") weapons, and "riot guns" used to disperse chemical agents; explosives and pyrotechnics, such as "flashbang" grenades and explosive breaching tools; and chemical weapons such as "teargas" and "pepper balls".
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.
If you would like to discuss this request, please feel free to reach out to me, John Lindsay-Poland, American Friends Service Committee, at 510-282-8983.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
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,
John Lindsay-Poland
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From: Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office
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Re: Public Records Request of October 12, 2021. Reference #: P001159-101221
Dear John Lindsay-Poland:
This email is to inform you that Santa Barbara County Sheriff is requesting a 14 day extension for your request.
You can reply to this email with questions or send a message by logging into our online Public Records Center.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Mike McCoy
Criminal Records Sergeant
Records
From: Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office
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Re: Public Records Request of October 12, 2021. Reference #: P001159-101221
Dear John Lindsay-Poland:
This email is to inform you that Santa Barbara County Sheriff is requesting a 30 day extension for your request. This additional extension request is due to staffing, on-going high profile trials where staffing was shifted to provide community safety to the public.
Once the extension runs, we will evaluate the need for additional time, but communicate that need to you via this portal.
You can reply to this email with questions or send a message by logging into our online Public Records Center.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Mike McCoy
Criminal Records Sergeant
Records
From: Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office
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Re: Public Records Request of October 12, 2021. Reference #: P001159-101221
Dear John Lindsay-Poland:
The Santa Barbara Sheriff's Office has identified records that appears to be responsive to your records request dated October 12, 2021.
The records have been released to our online Public Records Center. You can log into the system and download your responsive records.
Should you have any additional questions or concerns, please respond to this email.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Mike McCoy
Criminal Records Sergeant
Records
From: John Lindsay-Poland
Mike McCoy
Criminal Records Sergeant
Records
Dear Mr. McCoy,
Thank you so much for your response to my Public Records Act request for purchase and deployment records for certain types of equipment used by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office.
The records you disclosed were responsive to parts #1 and #2 of my request, for purchase records. I am not sure if you are still conducting a search #3, for deployment records. This is that part of the request:
3. Records of deployment by your agency since January 1, 2020 of projectile launch platforms, such as 40mm projectile launchers, "bean bag" or specialty impact munition ("SIM") weapons, and "riot guns" used to disperse chemical agents; explosives and pyrotechnics, such as "flashbang" grenades and explosive breaching tools; and chemical weapons such as "teargas" and "pepper balls".
Can you let me know whether you are still conducting a search for these records and if so, a projected date for disclosure? If you found no responsive records for this point, please let me know, and if you are withholding the records, please inform me based on what exemption within the California Public Records Act.
Thanks so much.
John Lindsay-Poland
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 Oct. 13, 2021. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Dec. 10, 2021. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #P001159-101221.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office
John Lindsey-Poland
c/o: MuckRock News,
This is a response to your request sent via email to Richard Soto on February 24, 2022.
I am currently researching the deployment records of projectile launch platforms and other listed specialty impact munitions used by Santa Barbara Sheriff's Office starting January 1, 2020.
I am hopeful you will assist me in determining what records of deployments of the listed munitions/less lethal you are requesting. An example would be training rounds that are deployed.
So to assist me in my research, are you interested in just uses of the special munitions from actual live in the field calls? Do you also need the training deployments of special munitions? Did you also want our Custody Facility deployments? If so, did you need the live deployments, or did you need both the training and live deployments?
Thank you for taking the time to advise on your request, so I can have the research completed on the requested records.
Mike McCoy
Criminal Records Sergeant
Santa Barbara Sheriff's Office
4434 Calle Real
Santa Barbara CA, 93110
805-681-4910
Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office
PRA Office
4434 Calle Real
Santa Barbara, CA 93110
February 24, 2022
This is a follow up to request number P001159-101221:
Mike McCoy
Criminal Records Sergeant
Records
Dear Mr. McCoy,
Thank you so much for your response to my Public Records Act request for purchase and deployment records for certain types of equipment used by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office.
The records you disclosed were responsive to parts #1 and #2 of my request, for purchase records. I am not sure if you are still conducting a search #3, for deployment records. This is that part of the request:
3. Records of deployment by your agency since January 1, 2020 of projectile launch platforms, such as 40mm projectile launchers, "bean bag" or specialty impact munition ("SIM") weapons, and "riot guns" used to disperse chemical agents; explosives and pyrotechnics, such as "flashbang" grenades and explosive breaching tools; and chemical weapons such as "teargas" and "pepper balls".
Can you let me know whether you are still conducting a search for these records and if so, a projected date for disclosure? If you found no responsive records for this point, please let me know, and if you are withholding the records, please inform me based on what exemption within the California Public Records Act.
Thanks so much.
John Lindsay-Poland
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From: John Lindsay-Poland
Dear Sgt. McCoy,
Thanks for your email. We are *not* interested in use of these munitions in training, wherever that training may occur. However, we *are* interested in live use both in field calls and in custody facility deployments.
If you need further clarification, please don't hesitate to contact me through this means or by phone at 510-282-8983.
Best,
John Lindsay-Poland
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 Oct. 13, 2021. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Dec. 10, 2021. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #P001159-101221.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office
John Lindsey-Poland,
In response to your inquiry, I checked our GovQA Portal, where you made the request for records via P001159-101221. There is an attachment for that request where records were uploaded for your review. Please log in and review the records that were uploaded. The attachment is the responsive records requested.
Should you have additional questions or need something more, please let me know.
Mike McCoy
Criminal Records Sergeant
Civil Litigation Coordinator
Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office
(805) 681-4910
Jmm2711@sbsheriff.org
From: John Lindsay-Poland
Dear Sgt. McCoy,
I appreciate your follow-up. We had indeed already received the document that you attached in your July 14 response.
That document contains purchase records, which were responsive to parts #1 and #2 of my October 12, 2021 Public Records Act request. However, that request include a part #3:
3. Records of deployment by your agency since January 1, 2020 of projectile launch platforms, such as 40mm projectile launchers, "bean bag" or specialty impact munition ("SIM") weapons, and "riot guns" used to disperse chemical agents; explosives and pyrotechnics, such as "flashbang" grenades and explosive breaching tools; and chemical weapons such as "teargas" and "pepper balls".
This is the portion of the request that I inquired about on February 24, 2022, to which you responded on March 1, 2022, seeking a clarification of whether we were seeking records of use of equipment in training. I responded on March 2, 2022, stating that we are not interested in records of use in training, but in other deployments.
Please let me know whether you have conducted a search for records of non-training deployments of this equipment, and if so, what the outcome was.
Thanks so much.
John Lindsay-Poland
From: Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office
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Re: Public Records Request of October 12, 2021. Reference #: P001159-101221
Dear John Lindsay-Poland:
The Santa Barbara Sheriff's Office has identified records that appears to be responsive to your records request dated October 12, 2021.
The records have been released to our online Public Records Center. You can log into the system and download your responsive records. (https://u8387795.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=nZGH0ylxadMp5hTpNkeAFgvl8hyJsp8Qz1ZgjsSxUDtnPMtpzEf-2FaOJxkQBtiUe-2BzeKt3EPm-2FZ5ByjZXmZEadkPPpwWjkxHiTkI1Q-2Frnz04m370gViJbf3o-2BsFuB8O5XwWHY_0fWleZRmHbaClcYV8XEZ8N7M1hc-2BEu7WNX5gv4lzI4WGF8NokZG7Y8hEmbGUm9PPH7E66ZuwEAGU-2F67n-2BBp7LV070LrrIvuweHZPNiYWzao1sXLrvgkvJLPhSuegSqwbc7wYqkVPBrAW-2FrprO8pfGiLJqlKhGGeyj9VUSdjlu1DlUbjqeMCsFZIKONvpTT2Y9bt5oy4hqFCqpDV9dkgL-2BmwZqbuUaFQ4Zt-2BvGocspPmI0vEuaxAGCoKOyzfpcLt7qmaaPMiN9CY2VfrIHuZLiArSayvm4otc4iBsAYgZQ9eRIv9QpgctVk4qs7VYUe0P0hkoFh6NjzX4orH1sCGiUYoSzUDvRwqWu7EYYY-2BJTC9VsWlXFeb-2FdfzIMHk5UajCM1HPB-2FN6CLyUg2aCZuB8uw-3D-3D)
A PDF of the Use of Force Annual Report for 2021 was added to this request. It will also be sent via response to your email follow-up.
Should you have any additional questions or concerns, please respond to this email.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Mike McCoy
Criminal Records Sergeant
Records
To monitor the progress, update this request, or download responsive records, please log into the Public Records Center. (https://u8387795.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=nZGH0ylxadMp5hTpNkeAFgvl8hyJsp8Qz1ZgjsSxUDtnPMtpzEf-2FaOJxkQBtiUe-2BzeKt3EPm-2FZ5ByjZXmZEadkPPpwWjkxHiTkI1Q-2Frnz04m370gViJbf3o-2BsFuB8O5XMEvD_0fWleZRmHbaClcYV8XEZ8N7M1hc-2BEu7WNX5gv4lzI4WGF8NokZG7Y8hEmbGUm9PPH7E66ZuwEAGU-2F67n-2BBp7LV070LrrIvuweHZPNiYWzao1sXLrvgkvJLPhSuegSqwbc7wYqkVPBrAW-2FrprO8pfGiLJqlKhGGeyj9VUSdjlu1DlUbjqeMCsFZIKONvpTT2Y9bt5oy4hqFCqpDV9dkgL-2BmwZqbuUaFQ4Zt-2BvGocspPmI0vEuaxAGCoKOyzfpcLt7nQsg9BmRY9bfQYxaaeq5OO-2FK4B7gxARxsPOO1Dw01NmbYmXvmQmvn8RkbgQa8BslF0RYob1k0weVE19hL1Ej5-2B65g-2BxwRkgRdkgc5toaxqP1GuEWJGNIUIS812otvXx7PpOkNwF658paOCGn0TU3fA-3D-3D)
From: Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office
John Lindsey-Poland,
I have attached a PDF spreadsheet of responsive records. I also added it to your GovQA Portal request.
If you have additional questions please respond to this email.
Respectfully,
Mike McCoy
Criminal Records Sergeant
Civil Litigation Coordinator
Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office
(805) 681-4910
Jmm2711@sbsheriff.org
From: John Lindsay-Poland
Dear Sgt. McCoy,
Thanks so much for your help with this request. I really appreciate it.
Sincerely,
John Lindsay-Poland
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