Police Rosters + Photos (Riverside County Sheriff)

Dear Joey Scott:

Thank you for submitting a request for public records to Riverside County Sheriff's Department. Your request was received in this office on 12/5/2024 and given the reference number C001603-120524 for tracking purposes.
Records Requested: " To Whom It May Concern:

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

Hello,

The roster of sworn police officers from 2016 - 2024
Names, badge numbers, serial numbers, division/station, sworn status.

The department's headshot photos of all of the same officers are referenced above. Duplicates from each year do not need to be completed. At a minimum, photos for 2023 - 2024 should be included.

Precedent: Santa Ana Police Department and LAPD have released their photos. A reminder that nothing in California Penal Code 832.7 mentions photographs in personnel records are kept confidential. Not only that, but videos and pictures of officers are regularly shared on social media.
https://www.courthousenews.com/judge-tosses-las-second-lawsuit-against-journalist-over-police-headshots/
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-11-13/city-of-la-officers-city

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,

Joey Scott

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Pursuant to California Government Code § 7922.535, staff will review your request and respond within 10 days to notify you if there are responsive records, or if an extension is necessary to determine if responsive records exist.  If your request was received after business hours or on a weekend or holiday, the next business day will be considered the date of receipt. The 10-day response period starts with the first calendar day after the date of receipt. (Civ. Code § 10.)  You may be contacted by the department if there are questions regarding your request.

PLEASE NOTE: The California Public Records Act (CPRA) does not require a governmental body to create new information, to do legal research, or to answer questions.

You can monitor the progress of your request at the link below and you'll receive an email when your request has been completed. Again, thank you for using the Records Request System.
Riverside County Sheriff's Department

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RE: Public Records Request of December 05, 2024, Reference # C001603-120524

Dear Joey Scott,

On December 05, 2024, the Riverside County Sheriff's Office received your request for records under the California Public Records Act (CPRA) wherein you requested the following: "To Whom It May Concern:

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

Hello,

The roster of sworn police officers from 2016 - 2024
Names, badge numbers, serial numbers, division/station, sworn status.

The department's headshot photos of all of the same officers are referenced above. Duplicates from each year do not need to be completed. At a minimum, photos for 2023 - 2024 should be included.

Precedent: Santa Ana Police Department and LAPD have released their photos. A reminder that nothing in California Penal Code 832.7 mentions photographs in personnel records are kept confidential. Not only that, but videos and pictures of officers are regularly shared on social media.
https://www.courthousenews.com/judge-tosses-las-second-lawsuit-against-journalist-over-police-headshots/
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-11-13/city-of-la-officers-city

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,

Joey Scott

Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/

The Riverside County Sheriff's Office is in the process of gathering and reviewing the requested records. Your request will take extra time to fulfill because of the need to search for and collect the requested records from field facilities or other establishments that are separate from the office processing the request.

Consequently, the Riverside County Sheriff's Office is exercising its authority under Government Code § 7922.535(a)-(b), to extend the time to reply to a Public Records Act request.  You will receive a more complete response no later than December 30, 2024.

Thank you for your patience in awaiting this information.

Sincerely,

Corr. Sergeant Ramo Griffin
CPRA Unit
Riverside County Sheriff's Office

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RE: Public Records Request of December 05, 2024, Reference # C001603-120524

Dear Joey Scott,

On December 05, 2024, the Riverside County Sheriff's Office received your request for records under the California Public Records Act (CPRA) wherein you requested the following: "To Whom It May Concern:

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

Hello,

The roster of sworn police officers from 2016 - 2024
Names, badge numbers, serial numbers, division/station, sworn status.

The department's headshot photos of all of the same officers are referenced above. Duplicates from each year do not need to be completed. At a minimum, photos for 2023 - 2024 should be included.

Precedent: Santa Ana Police Department and LAPD have released their photos. A reminder that nothing in California Penal Code 832.7 mentions photographs in personnel records are kept confidential. Not only that, but videos and pictures of officers are regularly shared on social media.
https://www.courthousenews.com/judge-tosses-las-second-lawsuit-against-journalist-over-police-headshots/
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-11-13/city-of-la-officers-city

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,

Joey Scott

Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/

The Riverside County Sheriff's Office is in the process of gathering and reviewing the requested records. Your request will take extra time to fulfill because of the need to search for and collect the requested records from field facilities or other establishments that are separate from the office processing the request.

Consequently, the Riverside County Sheriff's Office is exercising its authority under Government Code § 722.535(a)-(b), to extend the time to reply to a Public Records Act request.  You will receive a more complete response no later than January 13, 2025.

Thank you for your patience in awaiting this information.

Sincerely,

Corr. Sergeant Ramo Griffin
CPRA Unit
Riverside County Sheriff's Office

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RE: Public Records Request of December 05, 2024, Reference # C001603-120524

Dear Joey Scott,

On December 05, 2024, the Riverside County Sheriff's Office received your request for records under the California Public Records Act (CPRA) wherein you requested the following:
To Whom It May Concern:

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

Hello,

The roster of sworn police officers from 2016 - 2024
Names, badge numbers, serial numbers, division/station, sworn status.

The department's headshot photos of all of the same officers are referenced above. Duplicates from each year do not need to be completed. At a minimum, photos for 2023 - 2024 should be included.

Precedent: Santa Ana Police Department and LAPD have released their photos. A reminder that nothing in California Penal Code 832.7 mentions photographs in personnel records are kept confidential. Not only that, but videos and pictures of officers are regularly shared on social media.
https://www.courthousenews.com/judge-tosses-las-second-lawsuit-against-journalist-over-police-headshots/
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-11-13/city-of-la-officers-city

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,

Joey Scott

Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/

The Riverside County Sheriff's Office has located responsive records to your request. Please log into your online account to retrieve the records.

While the responsive records were disclosed, the Department has redacted information for privacy reasons. Where non-disclosable portions of public records are “reasonably segregable” from the disclosable portions, the agency may withhold or redact the non-disclosable portions while producing the disclosable portions. Thus, redactions are permitted under the CPRA, as long as the basis for the redaction (specified exemption) is identified in the agency’s response. See Cal. Gov. Code § 7922.525(a)-(b) American Civ. Liberties Union Found’n v. Deukmejian (1982) 32 Cal.3d 440, 452-454.

The Department has asserted the following exemptions as legal authority to redact portions of our disclosed records:

Government Code § 7922.000 - the records in question are exempt because, under the facts of this particular case, the public interest served by not disclosing the record clearly outweighs the public interest served by disclosure of the record.

Government Code § 7927.705, read in conjunction with Article 1, § 1 of the California Constitution provides that personal information details are subject to privacy rights that make such information exempt from disclosure.

Please consider this CPRA request closed.
Sincerely,

Corr. Sergeant Ramo Griffin
CPRA Unit
Riverside County Sheriff's Office