Internal police policies on domestic violence committed by employees (York City Police Department)
| Multi Request | Internal police policies on domestic violence committed by employees |
| Submitted | July 29, 2020 |
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From: Beryl Lipton
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Pennsylvania Right to Know Act, I hereby request the following records regarding this agency’s procedures for handling alleged and actual acts of domestic violence by its employees:
POLICIES and PROCEDURES
• The current or most recent applicable policy and guidance regarding this agency's response to complaints and allegations of domestic violence made against its employees
• All policies and guidance related to reporting by this agency (to the state government, federal government, private researchers, and any other party) of domestic violence committed by or alleged against employees of this agency
• A blank copy of all forms and logs used in the process of recording and addressing domestic violence allegations against and investigations of employees of this agency
COMPLAINTS and INVESTIGATIONS
• All materials (including but not limited to all complaints, reports, investigatory materials, internal affairs reports, and any other records) related to all allegations of domestic violence made against employees of this agency for the period from January 1, 2010 through July 31, 2020.
• All aggregate data related to allegations and investigations of domestic violence committed by this agency's employees for the period from January 1, 2010 through July 31, 2020.
• All reports, data, and other reporting materials provided by this agency to any other entity (including but not limited to the state government, the federal government, private researchers, and any other party) on domestic violence committed by or alleged against employees of this agency
This request is being made by a reporter as part of a journalistic investigation. It is being submitted as part of a project to better understand uses of police force nationwide, which has been of public interest for many years and which is of particular interest to large new swaths of the public following the widely-seen death of George Floyd and the First Amendment-protected demonstrations and public discussion that have followed. There is no commercial interest in making this request or in receiving responsive records.
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,
Beryl Lipton
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Pennsylvania Right to Know Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 29, 2020. 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: York City Police Department
Good morning.
Your request was received. The due date is 8/7/20.
Patricia Siebert
Legal Specialist
Solicitor’s Office
City of York
101 South George Street, 2nd Floor
York, Pennsylvania 17401
Phone: 717.849.2250
Fax: 717.812.0557
www.yorkcity.org<http://www.yorkcity.org/>
Working with you for a better York.
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From: York City Police Department
On July 30, 2020, under Pennsylvania’s Right to Know Act, you requested Information regarding York City Police Department’s domestic violence policies for its employees and incident reports related to same.
The City of York is invoking the 30-day extension of the deadline to respond (August 6, 2020), as is allowed under Section 902(a) of the Right to Know law, specifically as follows:
Section 902(a)(3): A timely response to the request for access cannot be accomplished due to bona fide and specified staffing limitations.
Section 902(a)(4): A legal review is necessary to determine whether the record is a record subject to access under this act;
Section 902(a)(7): The extent or nature of the request precludes a response within the required time period.
The new deadline for this request is September 5, 2020. Very truly yours,
/s/ Patricia A. Siebert
Patricia A. Siebert
Right to Know Officer, City of York
Solicitor’s Office ‘s
P: (717) 849-2250
F: (717) 812-0557
Patricia Siebert
Legal Specialist
City of York
101 South George Street
York, PA 17401
O. (717)849-2250
www.yorkcity.org<http://www.yorkcity.org/>
Working with you for a better York!
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From: York City Police Department
The response to your below Right to Know request is due September 6, 2020. As a result of the attack on the City of York's IT server on August 5, 2020, the City is unable to fulfill the request at this time and requests an additional extension of thirty days (October 6, 2020). The City of York (all departments) is without computer access.
Thank you in advance for your patience as we work through this situation.
Patricia Siebert
Legal Specialist
City of York
101 South George Street
York, PA 17401
O. (717)849-2250
www.yorkcity.org<http://www.yorkcity.org/>
Working with you for a better York!
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Pennsylvania Right to Know Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 29, 2020. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Sept. 5, 2020. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: York City Police Department
Good morning. I wrote to you on Friday, September 4, 2020 regarding this request.
Due to a physical attack on its servers on 8/5/20, the City of York is without its computers and telephones. The City of York has extended the deadline to 10/6/20. I will follow-up at that time regarding status.
Thank you for your patience.
Patricia Siebert, ORO
City of York
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Pennsylvania Right to Know Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 29, 2020. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Sept. 5, 2020. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: York City Police Department
An email was sent to you extending the deadline thirty additional days due to the server situation. I anticipate that the request will be filled either by mid-October or as soon as the documents are accessible.
Patricia Siebert
Legal Specialist
City of York
101 South George Street
York, PA 17401
O. (717)849-2250
www.yorkcity.org<http://www.yorkcity.org/>
Working with you for a better York!
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From: York City Police Department
Attached is the City of York's response. Thank you again for your patience during our ongoing server situation.
Regards -
Patricia Siebert, ORO
City of York
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