California Public Records Act Request: SB 1421 Police Records (Ventura PD)

Dear Sarahj Aspell,
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Sarahj Aspell,

Please provide a time frame that you want records pulled. For example, calendar year 2019.  Thank you.

Karen Moore, Records Manager
Ventura Police Department


Original Request
To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

SB 1421 became law in January 2019 in the State of California. (https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB1421)
Under it, records pertaining to certain kinds of police incidents are newly eligible for disclosure under CPRA.

I am making the following request for all sworn police officers with the agency. Attached is a roster of such sworn officers from 2020. If there are current additional sworn officers not included in this roster, please include those additional officers in this request. If there are officers included in the attached roster that are no longer with the agency, I request historical records for that officer.

I hereby request the following records for each listed officer at the agency:

a) Incidents involving the discharge of a firearm at a person by a peace or custodial officer

b) Incidents in which the use of force by a peace officer or custodial officer against a person resulted in death, or in great bodily injury

c) Any record(s) relating to any incident(s) in which a sustained finding was made by any law enforcement agency or oversight agency that a peace officer or custodial officer engaged in sexual assault involving a member of the public.

d) Any record(s) relating to any incident(s) in which a sustained finding was made by any law enforcement agency or oversight agency of dishonesty by a peace officer or custodial officer directly relating to the reporting, investigation, or prosecution of a crime, or directly relating to the reporting of, or investigation of misconduct by, another peace officer or custodial officer, including, but not limited to, any sustained finding of perjury, false statements, filing false reports, destruction, falsifying, or concealing of evidence.

e) any civilian complaint that is not otherwise encapsulated by the aforementioned, and is not exempt from disclosure.

This includes all of the following pertinent documents, as described in the statute:
photographic, audio, and video evidence; transcripts or recordings of interviews; autopsy reports; all materials compiled and presented for review to the district attorney or to any person or body charged with determining whether to file criminal charges against an officer in connection with an incident, or whether the officer’s action was consistent with law and agency policy for purposes of discipline or administrative action, or what discipline to impose or corrective action to take; documents setting forth findings or recommended findings; and copies of disciplinary records relating to the incident, including any letters of intent to impose discipline, any documents reflecting modifications of discipline due to the Skelly or grievance process, and letters indicating final imposition of discipline or other documentation reflecting implementation of corrective action.

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,

Sarah Aspell

Attachments:

https://cdn.muckrock.com/outbound_composer_attachments/saspell/88517/VPD-Directory-2020.pdf
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Sarahj Aspell,

The Ventura Police Department is in receipt of your request for all records pursuant to SB 1421.

On January 16, 2020, the Ventura Police Department received an identical request ( requests@muckrock.com) in which responsive documents have been made available with the exception of one case which has not been released based on the investigative exception. (mailto:requests@muckrock.com)

Please let me know if copies of prior responsive documents need to be dispatched to you.

Karen Moore, Records Manager
Ventura Police Department


Original Request
To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

SB 1421 became law in January 2019 in the State of California. (https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB1421)
Under it, records pertaining to certain kinds of police incidents are newly eligible for disclosure under CPRA.

I am making the following request for all sworn police officers with the agency. Attached is a roster of such sworn officers from 2020. If there are current additional sworn officers not included in this roster, please include those additional officers in this request. If there are officers included in the attached roster that are no longer with the agency, I request historical records for that officer.

I hereby request the following records for each listed officer at the agency:

a) Incidents involving the discharge of a firearm at a person by a peace or custodial officer

b) Incidents in which the use of force by a peace officer or custodial officer against a person resulted in death, or in great bodily injury

c) Any record(s) relating to any incident(s) in which a sustained finding was made by any law enforcement agency or oversight agency that a peace officer or custodial officer engaged in sexual assault involving a member of the public.

d) Any record(s) relating to any incident(s) in which a sustained finding was made by any law enforcement agency or oversight agency of dishonesty by a peace officer or custodial officer directly relating to the reporting, investigation, or prosecution of a crime, or directly relating to the reporting of, or investigation of misconduct by, another peace officer or custodial officer, including, but not limited to, any sustained finding of perjury, false statements, filing false reports, destruction, falsifying, or concealing of evidence.

e) any civilian complaint that is not otherwise encapsulated by the aforementioned, and is not exempt from disclosure.

This includes all of the following pertinent documents, as described in the statute:
photographic, audio, and video evidence; transcripts or recordings of interviews; autopsy reports; all materials compiled and presented for review to the district attorney or to any person or body charged with determining whether to file criminal charges against an officer in connection with an incident, or whether the officer’s action was consistent with law and agency policy for purposes of discipline or administrative action, or what discipline to impose or corrective action to take; documents setting forth findings or recommended findings; and copies of disciplinary records relating to the incident, including any letters of intent to impose discipline, any documents reflecting modifications of discipline due to the Skelly or grievance process, and letters indicating final imposition of discipline or other documentation reflecting implementation of corrective action.

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,

Sarah Aspell

Attachments:

https://cdn.muckrock.com/outbound_composer_attachments/saspell/88517/VPD-Directory-2020.pdf
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Sarahj Aspell,
Although you have not responded to my prior emails regarding the possibility of this being a duplicate request, I have decided to send the same documents as provided under requests@muckrock.com.
The first responsive documents, Ventura Police Department report 04-03379 is attached.
Karen Moore, Records Manager Ventura Police Department

>>>> Attachments <<<<
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Original Request
To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

SB 1421 became law in January 2019 in the State of California. (https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB1421)
Under it, records pertaining to certain kinds of police incidents are newly eligible for disclosure under CPRA.

I am making the following request for all sworn police officers with the agency. Attached is a roster of such sworn officers from 2020. If there are current additional sworn officers not included in this roster, please include those additional officers in this request. If there are officers included in the attached roster that are no longer with the agency, I request historical records for that officer.

I hereby request the following records for each listed officer at the agency:

a) Incidents involving the discharge of a firearm at a person by a peace or custodial officer

b) Incidents in which the use of force by a peace officer or custodial officer against a person resulted in death, or in great bodily injury

c) Any record(s) relating to any incident(s) in which a sustained finding was made by any law enforcement agency or oversight agency that a peace officer or custodial officer engaged in sexual assault involving a member of the public.

d) Any record(s) relating to any incident(s) in which a sustained finding was made by any law enforcement agency or oversight agency of dishonesty by a peace officer or custodial officer directly relating to the reporting, investigation, or prosecution of a crime, or directly relating to the reporting of, or investigation of misconduct by, another peace officer or custodial officer, including, but not limited to, any sustained finding of perjury, false statements, filing false reports, destruction, falsifying, or concealing of evidence.

e) any civilian complaint that is not otherwise encapsulated by the aforementioned, and is not exempt from disclosure.

This includes all of the following pertinent documents, as described in the statute:
photographic, audio, and video evidence; transcripts or recordings of interviews; autopsy reports; all materials compiled and presented for review to the district attorney or to any person or body charged with determining whether to file criminal charges against an officer in connection with an incident, or whether the officer’s action was consistent with law and agency policy for purposes of discipline or administrative action, or what discipline to impose or corrective action to take; documents setting forth findings or recommended findings; and copies of disciplinary records relating to the incident, including any letters of intent to impose discipline, any documents reflecting modifications of discipline due to the Skelly or grievance process, and letters indicating final imposition of discipline or other documentation reflecting implementation of corrective action.

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,

Sarah Aspell

Attachments:

https://cdn.muckrock.com/outbound_composer_attachments/saspell/88517/VPD-Directory-2020.pdf
Upload documents directly: https://https://www.muckrock.comhttps://www.muckrock.com/

In response to your request, please see Ventura Police Department report 08-13025.

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Original Request
To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

SB 1421 became law in January 2019 in the State of California. (https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB1421)
Under it, records pertaining to certain kinds of police incidents are newly eligible for disclosure under CPRA.

I am making the following request for all sworn police officers with the agency. Attached is a roster of such sworn officers from 2020. If there are current additional sworn officers not included in this roster, please include those additional officers in this request. If there are officers included in the attached roster that are no longer with the agency, I request historical records for that officer.

I hereby request the following records for each listed officer at the agency:

a) Incidents involving the discharge of a firearm at a person by a peace or custodial officer

b) Incidents in which the use of force by a peace officer or custodial officer against a person resulted in death, or in great bodily injury

c) Any record(s) relating to any incident(s) in which a sustained finding was made by any law enforcement agency or oversight agency that a peace officer or custodial officer engaged in sexual assault involving a member of the public.

d) Any record(s) relating to any incident(s) in which a sustained finding was made by any law enforcement agency or oversight agency of dishonesty by a peace officer or custodial officer directly relating to the reporting, investigation, or prosecution of a crime, or directly relating to the reporting of, or investigation of misconduct by, another peace officer or custodial officer, including, but not limited to, any sustained finding of perjury, false statements, filing false reports, destruction, falsifying, or concealing of evidence.

e) any civilian complaint that is not otherwise encapsulated by the aforementioned, and is not exempt from disclosure.

This includes all of the following pertinent documents, as described in the statute:
photographic, audio, and video evidence; transcripts or recordings of interviews; autopsy reports; all materials compiled and presented for review to the district attorney or to any person or body charged with determining whether to file criminal charges against an officer in connection with an incident, or whether the officer’s action was consistent with law and agency policy for purposes of discipline or administrative action, or what discipline to impose or corrective action to take; documents setting forth findings or recommended findings; and copies of disciplinary records relating to the incident, including any letters of intent to impose discipline, any documents reflecting modifications of discipline due to the Skelly or grievance process, and letters indicating final imposition of discipline or other documentation reflecting implementation of corrective action.

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,

Sarah Aspell

Attachments:

https://cdn.muckrock.com/outbound_composer_attachments/saspell/88517/VPD-Directory-2020.pdf
Upload documents directly: https://https://www.muckrock.comhttps://www.muckrock.com/

Please see attached responsive documents, Ventura Police Department criminal and administrative reports, 14-09701.

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14-09701 Crime Rpt Download (https://clients.comcate.com/viewAttachment.php?id=cGU1YzZGSmFnQWhOVjhrdDdnRW1rR0Z3VnJmcEkrMk5zYnJiNWJ3cmZ6cz0=)
19-09701 Admin Rpt Download (https://clients.comcate.com/viewAttachment.php?id=cGU1YzZGSmFnQWhOVjhrdDdnRW1rS1RsUEttYVM4QnBTSTdZYll3QnE5az0=)

Original Request
To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

SB 1421 became law in January 2019 in the State of California. (https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB1421)
Under it, records pertaining to certain kinds of police incidents are newly eligible for disclosure under CPRA.

I am making the following request for all sworn police officers with the agency. Attached is a roster of such sworn officers from 2020. If there are current additional sworn officers not included in this roster, please include those additional officers in this request. If there are officers included in the attached roster that are no longer with the agency, I request historical records for that officer.

I hereby request the following records for each listed officer at the agency:

a) Incidents involving the discharge of a firearm at a person by a peace or custodial officer

b) Incidents in which the use of force by a peace officer or custodial officer against a person resulted in death, or in great bodily injury

c) Any record(s) relating to any incident(s) in which a sustained finding was made by any law enforcement agency or oversight agency that a peace officer or custodial officer engaged in sexual assault involving a member of the public.

d) Any record(s) relating to any incident(s) in which a sustained finding was made by any law enforcement agency or oversight agency of dishonesty by a peace officer or custodial officer directly relating to the reporting, investigation, or prosecution of a crime, or directly relating to the reporting of, or investigation of misconduct by, another peace officer or custodial officer, including, but not limited to, any sustained finding of perjury, false statements, filing false reports, destruction, falsifying, or concealing of evidence.

e) any civilian complaint that is not otherwise encapsulated by the aforementioned, and is not exempt from disclosure.

This includes all of the following pertinent documents, as described in the statute:
photographic, audio, and video evidence; transcripts or recordings of interviews; autopsy reports; all materials compiled and presented for review to the district attorney or to any person or body charged with determining whether to file criminal charges against an officer in connection with an incident, or whether the officer’s action was consistent with law and agency policy for purposes of discipline or administrative action, or what discipline to impose or corrective action to take; documents setting forth findings or recommended findings; and copies of disciplinary records relating to the incident, including any letters of intent to impose discipline, any documents reflecting modifications of discipline due to the Skelly or grievance process, and letters indicating final imposition of discipline or other documentation reflecting implementation of corrective action.

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,

Sarah Aspell

Attachments:

https://cdn.muckrock.com/outbound_composer_attachments/saspell/88517/VPD-Directory-2020.pdf
Upload documents directly: https://https://www.muckrock.comhttps://www.muckrock.com/

Please see attached responsive documents, Ventura Police Department criminal report, 09-04873.

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09-04873 Report Download (https://clients.comcate.com/viewAttachment.php?id=cGU1YzZGSmFnQWhOVjhrdDdnRW1rTzI0YnRhelFQanlkUkVvQWFZMEUxTT0=)

Original Request
To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

SB 1421 became law in January 2019 in the State of California. (https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB1421)
Under it, records pertaining to certain kinds of police incidents are newly eligible for disclosure under CPRA.

I am making the following request for all sworn police officers with the agency. Attached is a roster of such sworn officers from 2020. If there are current additional sworn officers not included in this roster, please include those additional officers in this request. If there are officers included in the attached roster that are no longer with the agency, I request historical records for that officer.

I hereby request the following records for each listed officer at the agency:

a) Incidents involving the discharge of a firearm at a person by a peace or custodial officer

b) Incidents in which the use of force by a peace officer or custodial officer against a person resulted in death, or in great bodily injury

c) Any record(s) relating to any incident(s) in which a sustained finding was made by any law enforcement agency or oversight agency that a peace officer or custodial officer engaged in sexual assault involving a member of the public.

d) Any record(s) relating to any incident(s) in which a sustained finding was made by any law enforcement agency or oversight agency of dishonesty by a peace officer or custodial officer directly relating to the reporting, investigation, or prosecution of a crime, or directly relating to the reporting of, or investigation of misconduct by, another peace officer or custodial officer, including, but not limited to, any sustained finding of perjury, false statements, filing false reports, destruction, falsifying, or concealing of evidence.

e) any civilian complaint that is not otherwise encapsulated by the aforementioned, and is not exempt from disclosure.

This includes all of the following pertinent documents, as described in the statute:
photographic, audio, and video evidence; transcripts or recordings of interviews; autopsy reports; all materials compiled and presented for review to the district attorney or to any person or body charged with determining whether to file criminal charges against an officer in connection with an incident, or whether the officer’s action was consistent with law and agency policy for purposes of discipline or administrative action, or what discipline to impose or corrective action to take; documents setting forth findings or recommended findings; and copies of disciplinary records relating to the incident, including any letters of intent to impose discipline, any documents reflecting modifications of discipline due to the Skelly or grievance process, and letters indicating final imposition of discipline or other documentation reflecting implementation of corrective action.

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,

Sarah Aspell

Attachments:

https://cdn.muckrock.com/outbound_composer_attachments/saspell/88517/VPD-Directory-2020.pdf
Upload documents directly: https://https://www.muckrock.comhttps://www.muckrock.com/

Sarahj Aspell,
The next installment of responsive document will be dispatched by May 18, 2021.  Thank you.


Original Request
To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

SB 1421 became law in January 2019 in the State of California. (https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB1421)
Under it, records pertaining to certain kinds of police incidents are newly eligible for disclosure under CPRA.

I am making the following request for all sworn police officers with the agency. Attached is a roster of such sworn officers from 2020. If there are current additional sworn officers not included in this roster, please include those additional officers in this request. If there are officers included in the attached roster that are no longer with the agency, I request historical records for that officer.

I hereby request the following records for each listed officer at the agency:

a) Incidents involving the discharge of a firearm at a person by a peace or custodial officer

b) Incidents in which the use of force by a peace officer or custodial officer against a person resulted in death, or in great bodily injury

c) Any record(s) relating to any incident(s) in which a sustained finding was made by any law enforcement agency or oversight agency that a peace officer or custodial officer engaged in sexual assault involving a member of the public.

d) Any record(s) relating to any incident(s) in which a sustained finding was made by any law enforcement agency or oversight agency of dishonesty by a peace officer or custodial officer directly relating to the reporting, investigation, or prosecution of a crime, or directly relating to the reporting of, or investigation of misconduct by, another peace officer or custodial officer, including, but not limited to, any sustained finding of perjury, false statements, filing false reports, destruction, falsifying, or concealing of evidence.

e) any civilian complaint that is not otherwise encapsulated by the aforementioned, and is not exempt from disclosure.

This includes all of the following pertinent documents, as described in the statute:
photographic, audio, and video evidence; transcripts or recordings of interviews; autopsy reports; all materials compiled and presented for review to the district attorney or to any person or body charged with determining whether to file criminal charges against an officer in connection with an incident, or whether the officer’s action was consistent with law and agency policy for purposes of discipline or administrative action, or what discipline to impose or corrective action to take; documents setting forth findings or recommended findings; and copies of disciplinary records relating to the incident, including any letters of intent to impose discipline, any documents reflecting modifications of discipline due to the Skelly or grievance process, and letters indicating final imposition of discipline or other documentation reflecting implementation of corrective action.

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,

Sarah Aspell

Attachments:

https://cdn.muckrock.com/outbound_composer_attachments/saspell/88517/VPD-Directory-2020.pdf
Upload documents directly: https://https://www.muckrock.comhttps://www.muckrock.com/

Sarahj Aspell,

Re:  Ventura Police Department Report 20-72819
All documents except for the audio files were dispatched by mail on this
date.  The file size was too large to be emailed.  The audio files
will be dispatched on or before September 15, 2022.
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Ms. Aspell,

Please see attached response to your request.  I hope to dispatch the next installment on or before November 30, 2022.

Karen Moore, Records Manager
Ventura Police Department

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Hello!

I apologize for the delay of this response to your request. I am the new Records Manager here at Ventura PD and will be working on pulling together records relevant to your request. As such, extra time is needed for me to research, review the records, then send them to the City Attorney for approval before I can release them. I will provide you with the records or any determination made as soon as possible, but it may take until September 1, 2023.

Best regards,

Margarita Moreno
Police Records Manager
Ventura Police Department

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Original Request
To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

SB 1421 became law in January 2019 in the State of California. (https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB1421)
Under it, records pertaining to certain kinds of police incidents are newly eligible for disclosure under CPRA.

I am making the following request for all sworn police officers with the agency. Attached is a roster of such sworn officers from 2020. If there are current additional sworn officers not included in this roster, please include those additional officers in this request. If there are officers included in the attached roster that are no longer with the agency, I request historical records for that officer.

I hereby request the following records for each listed officer at the agency:

a) Incidents involving the discharge of a firearm at a person by a peace or custodial officer

b) Incidents in which the use of force by a peace officer or custodial officer against a person resulted in death, or in great bodily injury

c) Any record(s) relating to any incident(s) in which a sustained finding was made by any law enforcement agency or oversight agency that a peace officer or custodial officer engaged in sexual assault involving a member of the public.

d) Any record(s) relating to any incident(s) in which a sustained finding was made by any law enforcement agency or oversight agency of dishonesty by a peace officer or custodial officer directly relating to the reporting, investigation, or prosecution of a crime, or directly relating to the reporting of, or investigation of misconduct by, another peace officer or custodial officer, including, but not limited to, any sustained finding of perjury, false statements, filing false reports, destruction, falsifying, or concealing of evidence.

e) any civilian complaint that is not otherwise encapsulated by the aforementioned, and is not exempt from disclosure.

This includes all of the following pertinent documents, as described in the statute:
photographic, audio, and video evidence; transcripts or recordings of interviews; autopsy reports; all materials compiled and presented for review to the district attorney or to any person or body charged with determining whether to file criminal charges against an officer in connection with an incident, or whether the officer’s action was consistent with law and agency policy for purposes of discipline or administrative action, or what discipline to impose or corrective action to take; documents setting forth findings or recommended findings; and copies of disciplinary records relating to the incident, including any letters of intent to impose discipline, any documents reflecting modifications of discipline due to the Skelly or grievance process, and letters indicating final imposition of discipline or other documentation reflecting implementation of corrective action.

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,

Sarah Aspell

Attachments:

https://cdn.muckrock.com/outbound_composer_attachments/saspell/88517/VPD-Directory-2020.pdf
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Hello-

Please see attached responsive documents relative to your request.

Thank you,

Margarita

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2019-56826 Pictures Download (https://email.mg.comcate.com/c/eJxMzsFugkAQgOGnWW4lszPDwh72YGLXpKmYkFbrEYe1EAWprKX16RtvPf2X__A1zkggS0lwOgdbcJYBJ60r0DYUJD_WgKZAq42mDPPALCwH1knnEJCBIEcNGXBKeUYF1KCzo5iDWMXQf6Zy6aWO4dHk7NoYx0nRQqFX6OXchSFO_x-F_rsL8yLGWto-DDEd21GR7xpFy_WpmDfPDb_t9ve1rky5-rm84jhXu7KWobw1w4s5vG-ralVt9tp_lHf_u_VtuVmComVydRoQCnjKwRpDbBTDNXzdwhSntL_J6XqR0wPxFwAA__-GcVLp)
2019-56826 report Download (https://email.mg.comcate.com/c/eJxMzr1u6kAQQOGnWXfXmp398xZbIMHSXEAiUVDSmfEYW2Ds2Ets8fQRXarTnOKrgiVWXmUcpANfaGNAZ01wVEmU7FXtHRrvPNd1UbHTwAYYZdYGBNSgwKEEAzpXzqgCSpCmJnsmLzR0l5z6jsrEr2a30KQ0TEKtBEaBkW4t39P09xEYf1qeVymV1HR8T_nQDELFthJqvbsW82FT6ffT53Mnj3a_Xfr_OMzH074kiJvTm18O22V9xOXrHC-whw8gNGP5BKHW2RgkIBTwz4G3VmkrNIz8_eApTXn3oOvY0_WF-A0AAP__yIlSxw)
2019-56826 reprimand Download (https://email.mg.comcate.com/c/eJxMzrFuqzAUgOGnMdtFxz62sQcPiXKp1CZUiiJFHc2xKTRAKDglytNX2Tr9yz98wWmKaDGLjhdgjVQKZNY6ixYaoRtpuPWNAR8E1bXUHrwJStdZ5wQICQiF4KBA5lgoNOCBq4Z0TZZJGD5zug7kU3w2612b0rQw3DBRMlFS38UxLX8fJsqfLq6blDy1QxxTPrUTw7ILDHeHi1nf_wd5On88Dvyoq5f7dS-m9XiufPjajoQTVGXb06N624PaHsb-NZ7T_XgChrtsdhwEGPhXgNUapWYS5vh9i0ta8uFGl_lKlyfiNwAA__82KlPZ)

Original Request
To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

SB 1421 became law in January 2019 in the State of California. (https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB1421)
Under it, records pertaining to certain kinds of police incidents are newly eligible for disclosure under CPRA.

I am making the following request for all sworn police officers with the agency. Attached is a roster of such sworn officers from 2020. If there are current additional sworn officers not included in this roster, please include those additional officers in this request. If there are officers included in the attached roster that are no longer with the agency, I request historical records for that officer.

I hereby request the following records for each listed officer at the agency:

a) Incidents involving the discharge of a firearm at a person by a peace or custodial officer

b) Incidents in which the use of force by a peace officer or custodial officer against a person resulted in death, or in great bodily injury

c) Any record(s) relating to any incident(s) in which a sustained finding was made by any law enforcement agency or oversight agency that a peace officer or custodial officer engaged in sexual assault involving a member of the public.

d) Any record(s) relating to any incident(s) in which a sustained finding was made by any law enforcement agency or oversight agency of dishonesty by a peace officer or custodial officer directly relating to the reporting, investigation, or prosecution of a crime, or directly relating to the reporting of, or investigation of misconduct by, another peace officer or custodial officer, including, but not limited to, any sustained finding of perjury, false statements, filing false reports, destruction, falsifying, or concealing of evidence.

e) any civilian complaint that is not otherwise encapsulated by the aforementioned, and is not exempt from disclosure.

This includes all of the following pertinent documents, as described in the statute:
photographic, audio, and video evidence; transcripts or recordings of interviews; autopsy reports; all materials compiled and presented for review to the district attorney or to any person or body charged with determining whether to file criminal charges against an officer in connection with an incident, or whether the officer’s action was consistent with law and agency policy for purposes of discipline or administrative action, or what discipline to impose or corrective action to take; documents setting forth findings or recommended findings; and copies of disciplinary records relating to the incident, including any letters of intent to impose discipline, any documents reflecting modifications of discipline due to the Skelly or grievance process, and letters indicating final imposition of discipline or other documentation reflecting implementation of corrective action.

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,

Sarah Aspell

Attachments:

https://cdn.muckrock.com/outbound_composer_attachments/saspell/88517/VPD-Directory-2020.pdf
Upload documents directly: https://https://www.muckrock.comhttps://www.muckrock.com/

Hello-

Please see responsive documents relative to your request.

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CAD 2020-2229 Download (https://email.mg.comcate.com/c/eJxMzrFu6jAUgOGncbYbHfvYx_HggavIVAxIBVQEm-MYEiWGNDFtxdNXbJ3-5R--1lKIaLCIlmuOUksEKjprAgfeeMPjRaMHrmWslEQDyhMPpIveChASJK8EBwVUtjw21FyqBokIvGES0rUM9xR8jq8Wo-1ynhaGKyYcEy6Mfbzl5e_DhPvq4_cqZx-6FG-5nLqJoetbhnWTtudw2Px4UJvdx_V5SuN5X4_Dfp_9tnbKp_atXe_-H-rz-ni8zu-g6ODG-fQEhnUxWw4CKvinwRChJCZhjp-PuOSlTI8wzPcwvBC_AQAA___zR1Oe)
CAD 2020-47780 Download (https://email.mg.comcate.com/c/eJxMzrFugzAQgOGnMVvR-c4YGDykogyRWikBRYLN2CYgcELBaVGfvsqW6V_-4bNKGkc5RU7xlJNIBYGMBtULEmSzXCNgpzlpTLnFhAtNUvdJFo0KAQUIniGHBGRsuetk12cdSSlB50yAv8bm7o0O7tloVkMIy8bowLBkWJp5dLewvT4My5_R_R5C0Gbw7hbiZVgYlaNlVHT-qzX1cdeQHM-X61_j57Yq5qmqgv70e3CXYT7hmUz93jST9e3HaW_R6qoGRkW0Kg4IGbylkEtJQjIBq_t-uC1ssX-Yab2b6Yn4DwAA__9F6FSH)