Sheriff data collection request (2019-2021)

Samuel Sinyangwe filed this request with the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office of Santa Cruz County, CA.
Tracking #

23-219

Status
Completed

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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 use of force incidents, separated by year, from 2019-2021 (for example, 282 total use of force incidents in 2019, 284 total use of force incidents in 2020, etc.). Please include as part of this a breakdown of how many use of force incidents in each year were related to law enforcement operations and how many were related to correctional/custodial operations.
2. The total number of use of force incidents, separated by type of force and year used from 2019-2021 (for example, information that specifies the number of taser incidents in 2019, baton incidents in 2019, etc.). Please include as part of this a breakdown of how many use of force incidents in each year were related to law enforcement operations and how many were related to correctional/custodial operations.

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: Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office

Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office-CA

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A document has been released for record request #23-219 along with the following message:

Mr. Sinyangwe,

 

 

Pursuant to California Government Code section 7922.535, we write in response to the email dated June 27, 2023, that you sent to the County of Santa Cruz under the California Public Records Act, which was sent to the County via email (the “Requests”). We are submitting this response within the ten-day period for response set out in Government Code section 7922.535. We note that the Requests are limited only to records maintained in the normal course of business by the County and records that are in the County’s custody and control.

 

Please note that we will not produce records that are privileged or otherwise exempt from disclosure pursuant to California Government Code section 7927.200 and 7927.705. This includes documents pertaining to pending litigation or claims, and documents protected by the attorney-client privilege, attorney work product, and official information privileges.

 

No preliminary drafts or memorandum not normally kept in the ordinary course of business will be produced pursuant to California Government Code section 7927.500. Records concerning real estate appraisals for pending acquisitions are also exempt from disclosure under California Government Code section 7928.705.

 

We will not produce documents that are subject to copyright protections, contain trade secrets, and/or proprietary and/or confidential information.  See California Government Code sections 7922.570-7922.580, 7927.705, 7922.585; California Evidence Code section 1060.

 

Moreover, we will not produce documents exempt from disclosure under the deliberative process privilege.  See Times Mirror Co. v. Superior Court (1991) 53 Cal.3d 1325. 

 

No documents will be produced where “the public interest served by not disclosing the record clearly outweighs the public interest by the disclosure of the record” under California Government Code section 7922.000. Additionally, no documents will be produced if they contain personnel, medical, private, confidential, or similar files, the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy under California Government Code section 7927.700 and/or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. And, to the extent any of the records you are requesting are the subject of ongoing litigation and/or pending investigations, and/or are law enforcement investigatory records, such records are exempt from production. See Government Code sections 7927.200, 7923.600-7923.625. 

 

In addition, no documents or records will be produced to the extent such a production would violate California Penal Code §§ 832.7, 832.8, 11076, California Civil Code § 129, California Welfare and Intuitions Code §§ 827, 828, 831, California Business and Professions Code § 805, or California Evidence Code § 1043.

 

Furthermore, as we review your Requests, we may discover other applicable privileges and/or exemptions under the Government Code, or other applicable state or federal laws, and we reserve all rights to assert those at any time.

 

After a review, the County has determined that it has a non-exempt record responsive to the Request, which is enclosed. The County did not locate any exempt records. As always, the County reserves all rights.

 

Kind regards,

 Ana Espinoza

Departmental Administrative Analyst

* Request 23- 219 _Muckrock.pdf

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A document has been released to you for record request #23-219:

* Request 23- 219 _Muckrock.pdf

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Record request #23-219 has been closed. The closure reason supplied was:

All records have been released, and your request has been fulfilled.

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From: Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office

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Record request #23-219 has been published and is now available for public view.

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