State of Califomia?Transportation Agency

GAVIN NEWSOM, Governor

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL
Office of Risk Management

Public Records Unit

P.O. Box 942398

Sacramento, CA 94298-0001

(916) 843-4030

(800) 735-2929 (TTIT DD)

(800) 735-2922 (Voice)

January 28, 2019

File No.: 301

Lisa Fernandez
Lisa. Fernandez@foxtv.com

 

The California Highway Patrol, Golden Gate Division, received your California Public Records
Act request, dated January 1, 2019, and was received by this office on January 2, 2019. Your
request was subsequently fonrvarded to the Office of Risk Management, Public Records Unit
(PRU), on the same date. On January 14, 2019, personnel assigned to PRU sent you
correspondence informing you they were extending the 10?day response timeframe in
accordance with Government Code section 6253 (1 and (2). Please accept this

correspondence as a determination on your request.

In your request, you asked for the following, verbatim:

1. The names and reports of officers involved in police or deputy misconduct, soon to be
made public as a result of SB 1421. We are seeking records that date back to Jan. 1,
2017 in our initial request. We would like a prompt return of these records, as required
by law. Please include video related to the incident.

2. As this process can be time-consuming, the second part of our request is asking for
records going back to Jan. 1, 2014. We request that "Part 2? of our request be made
public considering time restraints. Please include related video.

We are seeking:

. Records relating to the report, investigation, or findings of an incident
involving the discharge of a firearm at a person by a peace officer or

custodial officer.

. Records relating to the report, investigation or findings of an incident in
which the use of force by a peace officer or custodial officer against a
person results in death or-great bodily injury.

. Records relating to an incident in which a sustained finding was made by
any law enforcement agency or oversight agency that a peace officer or
custodial officer engaged in sexual assault involving a member of the

public

 

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Lisa Fernandez
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January 28, 2019

. Records relating to an incident in which a sustained finding of dishonesty
by a peace officer or custodial officer directly relating to the reporting,
investigation, or prosecution of a crime, or directly relating to the reporting
of, or investigation of misconduct by, another peace officer or custodial
officer, including but not limited to, any sustained finding of perjury, false
statements, filing false reports, destruction of evidence or falsifying or
concealing of evidence.

PRU has determined the Department possesses records responsive to your request. Due to
the volume of requests received by this Department regarding records associated with recently-
enacted legislation, and the voluminous records sought in this request, it is estimated the first
production of records related to your request will take place on May 3, 2019. You will be notified
of the cost to obtain these records in separate correspondence. The records will be made
available to you on a rolling basis after receipt of the fees, if applicable. If the records can be
collected, reviewed, and redacted as required by statute, prior to May 3, 2019, you will be
notified in writing and the records will be provided as indicated above.

If you have any questions, or if you need additional information, please contact any member of
the Public Records Unit at (916) 843-4030.

Sincerely, 

J. R. DOLCE, Captain
Commander
Office of Risk Management