FOIA (FOIL) Police Officer Identification & Body Camera Policy (Westchester County Police Department)
Multi Request | FOIA (FOIL) Police Officer Identification & Body Camera Policy |
Submitted | Feb. 18, 2022 |
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From: Jordan Lassiter
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:
I am seeking any information in regards to departmental policy in regards to officer identification in regards to interactions with the public furthermore, any policy in which the officer must state their name and badge identification number by the general public. In Addition, we are seeking any department policy in regards to the body-worn camera, Bodycam (BWC) or any recording device which may record audio or video when interacting with the public.
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,
Jordan Lassiter
From: Jordan Lassiter
Please find an amended corrected version
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:
I am seeking any information in regards to departmental policy in reference to officer identification and interactions with the public furthermore, any policy in which the officer must state their name and badge identification number to the general public upon request. In Addition, we are seeking any department policy in regards to the body-worn camera, Bodycam (BWC), or any recording device which may record audio or video when interacting with the public.
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,
Jordan Lassiter
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 18, 2022. 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: Westchester County Police Department
Your FOIL request (84-22) is approved. To facilitate access to the public we have uploaded our entire department manual to our website.
For General Index of Topics:
https://publicsafety.westchestergov.com/department-manual
Identification Policy to the Public (Section 104.01, Subsection 64):
https://publicsafety.westchestergov.com/department-manual/dm104-01-rules-of-conduct/viewdocument/17
Body Worn Camera Policy (Section 109.07):
https://publicsafety.westchestergov.com/department-manual/dm109-07-mobile-and-body-worn-video-recorders/viewdocument/64
If you have any other questions, you can contact the undersigned at (914) 864-7676
Sincerely,
Sgt. Jose Calero
Westchester County Police/Records Unit
1 Saw Mill River Parkway
Hawthorne, NY 10532
jacj@westchestergov.com