Connecticut § 53-37 Arrests (Waterbury Police Department)

Dear Adam Steinbaugh:
Thank you for your interest in public records of City of Waterbury. Your request has been received and is being processed in accordance with the Connecticut General Statutes. Your request was received in this office on 4/25/2022 and given the reference number P018796-042522 for tracking purposes. Records Requested: To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

Please provide a copy of any crime/incident report (or similar police reports) in which a person was investigated, stopped, cited, arrested, or charged with violating Connecticut General Statutes § 53-37 (or "ridicule"). This request is limited to reports generated on or after October 1, 2020, through the present date.

I also request that, if possible and pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-212(d), fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest and not made for commercial gain. The requested documents will be processed by a representative of the news media/press and made available to the public at MuckRock.com.

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 4 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Adam Steinbaugh

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RE: Freedom of Information Request of April 25, 2022, Reference # P018796-042522

Dear Adam Steinbaugh,

The City of Waterbury, CT received a public information request from you on April 25, 2022. Your request mentioned:
"To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

Please provide a copy of any crime/incident report (or similar police reports) in which a person was investigated, stopped, cited, arrested, or charged with violating Connecticut General Statutes § 53-37 (or "ridicule"). This request is limited to reports generated on or after October 1, 2020, through the present date.

I also request that, if possible and pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-212(d), fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest and not made for commercial gain. The requested documents will be processed by a representative of the news media/press and made available to the public at MuckRock.com.

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 4 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Adam Steinbaugh
This letter is to inform you of the status of your request. Please be advised that a thorough record review has been conducted using the criteria you provided. The results of that records review are that there are no records located which are responsive to your Freedom of Information Request.

No further response will be provided, and our file has been closed.

Sincerely,
Sgt. Kenneth Keroack
Records Division OIC
Police Department