Use of Force Policies (Albany Police Department)
| Multi Request | Use of Force Policies |
| Submitted | June 3, 2020 |
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From: Rachel Anderson
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
All current policies maintained by the department regarding use of force.
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,
Rachel Anderson
From: Albany Police Department
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From: Albany Police Department
Thank you for contacting the Albany Police Department. If you are reporting an emergency, call 911. This account is not monitored daily. Please accept this email as confirmation that your message has been received and will be reviewed within the next 48-72 hours.
From: Albany Police Department
Hello, please find attached our current policies involving Use of Force in response to your PRA.
#300- Use of Force*
#301- Deadly Force Review
#302-Handcuffing and Restraint
#303-control Devices and Techniques
#304-Conducted Energy Device
#343-Remore Restraint Device
#412-Rapid Response and Deployment
*300.3.4 was suspended by the COP effective 6/8/2020
Thank you. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Dave Bettencourt, Sergeant
Albany Police Department
1000 San Pablo Ave.
Albany, Ca. 94706
(510) 528-5786-Office
(510) 525-1360- FAX
(510) 525-7300- Dispatch
Albany Police Department
PRA Office
1000 San Pablo Ave.
Albany, CA 94706
June 4, 2020
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
All current policies maintained by the department regarding use of force.
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,
Rachel Anderson
From: Albany Police Department
Hello Ms. Anderson.
Our response to your below request was sent in to this address requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com> ( see below original request), on June 9th at 0814am from this email address. Please let me know if you require further information. We have received more than one follow up inquiry from you for this same request each listing a different email address for electronic return. Please let me know if you need our original return sent to each different email, otherwise you should be able to find our return using the information I have provided.
Thank you.
Sgt. D. Bettencourt
Albany Police Department
PRA Office
1000 San Pablo Ave.
Albany, CA 94706
June 4, 2020
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
All current policies maintained by the department regarding use of force.
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,
Rachel Anderson
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