Policy documents
| Submitted | July 26, 2024 |
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From: Brian Barr
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Pennsylvania Right to Know Act, I hereby request the following records:
Any policy manual, employee procedure manual, or folder of collected policies which guide police operations.
The original format of the documents is acceptable (i.e. PDF, doc, .txt, etc).
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,
Brian Barr
From: Etna Borough Police Department
Please complete the Borough’s Official Right to Know Request form which is attached and is available on our website.
The Right to Know Officer, myself, was on vacation Friday so this was receipted in today.
The Borough is Requesting the 30 day extension, or August 28, 2024.
Mary Ellen Ramage, Manager
Borough of Etna
437 Butler Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15223
412-781-0569
meramage@etnaborough.org
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From: Muckrock Staff
Hello,
Please find the request form attached. Thank you for your help with this request.
Sincerely,
MuckRock
From:
Dear Mr. Barr,
I'm writing as Assistant Solicitor for the Borough of Etna in response to your recent Right-to-Know Request in order to provide a timely substantive response in advance of the formal reply, which will be issued tomorrow. The response of the Right To Know Officer is as follows:
August 27, 2024
Brian Barr
Dept MR 170300, 263 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com>
RE: Right-to-Know Request
Dear Mr. Barr:
Please allow this letter to serve as a response to your recent request for records from the Borough of Etna in accordance with the Right-to-Know Law.
Your request sought: "Any policy manual, employee procedure manual, or folder of collected policies which guide police operations".
This request is granted in part and denied in part. After reasonable search and investigation, the Borough produces the redacted Etna Borough Police Department Policy Manual as of July 2, 2024, which may be accessed via the following link: https://cfwws.box.com/s/ba7dxouo37zsk4orfvco2axu5ndcg1rf.
The Borough has not produced policies, the disclosure of which would jeopardize public safety within the meaning of 65 P.S. §67.708(b)(2) (see, e.g., Widener v. Harrisburg, AP 2022-0580 (OOR 2022), enclosed herewith). The policies withheld (including documents referenced in said policies) are:
202 - Emergency Operations Plan
300 - Use of Force
301 - Use of Force Review Boards
302 - Handcuffing and Restraints
303 - Control Devices
304 - Conducted Energy Device
306 - Firearms
307 - Vehicle Pursuits
308 - Foot Pursuits
309 - Officer Response to Calls
419 - In-Car Video
426 - North Hills Special Response Team
429 - Portable Audio/Video Recorders
603 - Informants
604 - Eyewitness Identification
607 - Warrant Service
608 - Operations Planning and Deconfliction
You have a right to appeal this denial in writing to Executive Director, Office of Open Records, Commonwealth Keystone Building, 400 North Street, 4th Floor, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120. If you choose to file an appeal, you must do so within fifteen (15) business days of the mailing date of this response. The law also requires that you state the reasons why the record is a public record and address the reasons given by the agency for denying your request.
If you have further questions, please contact Mary Ellen Ramage, the Borough's Right-to-Know Officer at the telephone number below. Please be advised that this correspondence will serve to close this record with our office as permitted by law.
Very Truly Yours,
/s/ Mary Ellen Ramage
Mary Ellen Ramage, Secretary-Manager
Borough of Etna
437 Butler Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15223
412-781-0569
Benjamin E. Orsatti
Associate Attorney
Cafardi Ferguson + Wyrick
2605 Nicholson Road, Suite 2201
Sewickley, PA 15143
Tel: (412) 515-8911
Fax: (412) 515-8901
cfwattorneys.com
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The information contained in this message and attachments, if any, is attorney privileged and/or confidential information intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify us by calling 412.515.8900. Please delete all electronic copies, and destroy all printed copies, of this message and attachments, if any, (without retaining a copy thereof).
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From: Etna Borough Police Department
As per your right to know, request please see attached and below.
Thank you,
Mary Ellen Ramage, Manager
Borough of Etna
437 Butler Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15223
412-781-0569
meramage@etnaborough.org
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