Missing Native Americans (Saratoga County Sheriff)
| Tracking # |
21-113 |
| Multi Request | Missing Native Americans |
| Submitted | March 23, 2021 |
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From: Urban Indigenous Collective
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:
Basic information on all cases (open and closed) of missing American Indian/Alaska Native persons (including juveniles) within your region, from 2000 through 2020; this basic information can include but is not limited to: person name, age, DOB, incident date, case closure date, county/jurisdiction in which person was reported missing.
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,
Urban Indigenous Collective
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 March 23, 2021. 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: Saratoga County Sheriff
Please note, we just received this request yesterday 3/29/2021 and not on 3/23/2021.
Thérèse Connolly
Deputy Clerk of the Board
Saratoga County Board of Supervisors
40 McMaster Street
Ballston Spa, NY 12020
Phone: 518-885-2240
Fax: 518-884-4771
Email: FOIL@saratogacountyny.gov<mailto:TConnolly@saratogacountyny.gov>
From: Saratoga County Sheriff
To whom it may concern,
Relevant to your Freedom of Information Request (21-113) received in this office on March 29, 2021, please see attached to this email for the response I received from the Sheriff’s Department.
You have the right to appeal a denial of this application within 30 days of the date of the mailing of the denial to you. Your appeal must be in writing and filed with the Appeals Officer, Saratoga County Attorney, 40 McMaster Street, Ballston Spa, New York 12020.
Please be advised the foregoing constitutes the final decision of the Records Access Officer.
Sincerely,
Thérèse Connolly
Deputy Clerk of the Board
Saratoga County Board of Supervisors
40 McMaster Street
Ballston Spa, NY 12020
Phone: 518-885-2240
Fax: 518-884-4771
Email: FOIL@saratogacountyny.gov<mailto:TConnolly@saratogacountyny.gov>
From: Urban Indigenous Collective
Thank you for replying back to our FOIL request,
We have a few follow up questions:
1. Do you keep records of missing cases in your jurisdiction?
2. Do you keep these records based on race/ethnicity, gender, age, and/or other demographic characteristics?
3. If you do not have any records pertaining to missing Native Americans/Alaska Natives, do you have any records of murdered Native America/Alaska Natives in file in your jurisdiction?
Thank you in advance for your anticipated participation in the matter.
Sincerely,
Urban Indigenous Collective
From: Saratoga County Sheriff
To whom it may concern,
The Freedom of Information Law obligates this office to provide requestors with copies of reasonably described, nonexempt records, and not information per se.
See Public Officers Law§ 89(3); see also Brown v. New York City Police Dep't, 264 A.D.2d 558 (1st Dep't 1999); Di Rose v. Department of Correctional Servs., 216 A.D.2d 691 (3d Dep't 1995); O'Shaughnessy v. New York State Police, 202 A.D.2d 508, (2d Dep't 1994); Wood v. Ellison, 196 A.D.2d 933 (3d Dep't 1993); Reubens v. Murray, 194 A.D.2d 492 (1st Dep't 1993).
Sincerely,
Therese M. Connolly
Records Access Office
Saratoga County Board of Supervisors
40 McMaster Street
Ballston Spa, NY 12020
Phone: 518-885-2240
Fax: 518-884-4771
Email: FOIL@saratogacountyny.gov<mailto:TConnolly@saratogacountyny.gov>
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