Sheriff's Use of Force/Complaints Data (Nevada County Sheriff)
| Multi Request | Sheriff's Use of Force/Complaints Data |
| Submitted | June 3, 2019 |
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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 sheriff's deputy use of force incidents, broken down by type of force used, between 2013-2018 (separated by year).
2. The total number of people that deputies used force against, between 2013-2018 (separated by year).
3. The total number of use of force complaints reported between 2013-2018 (separated by year).
4. The total number of use of force complaints sustained between 2013-2018 (separated by year).
5. The policy manual of the sheriff's department.
6. The current union contract between the city and any sheriff's deputy/police officer unions.
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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 3, 2019. 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 3, 2019. 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 3, 2019. 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: Nevada County Sheriff
Dear Samuel Sinyangwe,
We thought we had replied to your request. We apologize for the error.
The following information is in response to your request for records under the California Public Records Act.
1. The total number of sheriff's deputy use of force incidents, broken down by type of force used, between 2013-2018 (separated by year).
The Sheriff's Office does not have a record for this information, nor is one required. However, we have begun compiling some information as of 2018.
2. The total number of people that deputies used force against, between 2013-2018 (separated by year).
There is no record nor is one required
3. The total number of use of force complaints reported between 2013-2018 (separated by year).
2018 = 1
4. The total number of use of force complaints sustained between 2013-2018 (separated by year).
2018 = 0
5. The policy manual of the sheriff's department.
Please specify the particular policy manual you are requesting. We have many and some are not releasable as they concern safety, security and intelligence information.
6. The current union contract between the city and any sheriff's deputy/police officer unions.
There is no contract between the city and the Sheriff's union. However, the Nevada County Sheriff's Office is not the custodian of records for the contracts between the unions and the County. They can be found here:
https://inside.nevcounty.net/cw/hr/Pages/Labor%20Relations%20and%20Bargaining.aspx
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