(November 2022) Multi-part request for Buncombe County, NC Sheriff’s Office: List of current Special Deputies. And any Special Deputies separated by Form F-5. 01/01/2022 – present day.

Activity:

• March 22, 2023 12:42 pm

  2 days ago

  from: Aaron Sarver <[email protected]>
  to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
  date: Mar 22, 2023, 12:42 PM
  subject: Re: (November 2022) Multi-part request for Buncombe County, NC Sheriff’s Office: List of current Special Deputies. And any Special Deputies separated by Form F-5. 01/01/2022 – present day.

   

  Hello Sunshine Requests,

   

  Attached is a PDF doc that completes part A of this request. We are still working on part B.

   

  A) Please provide a list of all current Special Deputies (a.k.a. Reserve Deputies) with the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office, as of the present day (date the query is performed). Please include the date of appointment of each Deputy, if known and/or available.

   

  Aaron

   

  Aaron Sarver

  Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office,

  Public Affairs Director

  p. (828) 250-4414 c. (828) 713-0452

  60 Court Plaza, 4th Floor – Asheville, NC 28801

  21st Century Policing. Procedural Justice.

   

  **Editor’s Note: Please see the referenced file (“BCSO-Reserve-Squad.pdf”) at top left in our Documents section.

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  Status: Response Received from Government
• March 14, 2023 4:25 pm

  1 week ago

  from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
  to: Aaron Sarver <[email protected]org>
  date: Mar 14, 2023, 4:25 PM
  subject: Re: (November 2022) Multi-part request for Buncombe County, NC Sheriff’s Office: List of current Special Deputies. And any Special Deputies separated by Form F-5. 01/01/2022 – present day.

   

  Hi Aaron,

   

  Thanks for your reply.

   

  As with all records requests processed through our website — our Team does the work of sending / following up on a request until it has either been completed, a timeline for its completion has been provided, or an entity cites a legal reason it cannot be fulfilled (or must be denied) in accordance with NC Public Records Law. This includes ensuring that a request is being fulfilled “as promptly as possible”.

   

  If we’ve followed up multiple times with an entity and don’t hear back, in our experience we’ve found out later this was due to changes in staff, illness, or other unexplained delays related to our requests. In the event that we’ve made all reasonable efforts to follow up and don’t hear back — then “Denied” is a status designation we give the request at that time. This is so that we are not following up indefinitely with no resolution.

   

  Since you have replied, I do not need to mark the request as “Denied” yet. We’re going to leave the request open, and I will follow up again next month (if we haven’t heard anything else before then).

   

  Thank you for your help!

   

  ~ Lauren (and the Sunshine Request Team)

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  Status: Government Processing Request
• March 14, 2023 3:45 pm

  1 week ago

  from: Aaron Sarver <[email protected]>
  to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
  date: Mar 14, 2023, 3:45 PM
  subject: Re: (November 2022) Multi-part request for Buncombe County, NC Sheriff’s Office: List of current Special Deputies. And any Special Deputies separated by Form F-5. 01/01/2022 – present day.

   

  Hey Lauren,

   

  I’m working through this complex request.

   

  Sorry for the delay, please go ahead and mark it denied if need be.

   

  Aaron

   

  Aaron Sarver

  Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office,

  Public Affairs Director

   

  p. (828) 250-4414 c. (828) 713-0452  

  60 Court Plaza, 4^th Floor – Asheville, NC 28801

  21^st Century Policing. Procedural Justice.

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  Status: Government Processing Request
• March 14, 2023 3:40 pm

  1 week ago

  from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
  to: Aaron Sarver <[email protected]>
  date: Mar 14, 2023, 3:40 PM
  subject: Re: (November 2022) Multi-part request for Buncombe County, NC Sheriff’s Office: List of current Special Deputies. And any Special Deputies separated by Form F-5. 01/01/2022 – present day.

   

  Hi Aaron,

   

  This is my 4th attempt to follow up since January 11, regarding the following request.

   

  First submitted to your office on 11/30/22:
  (November 2022) Multi-part request for Buncombe County, NC Sheriff’s Office: List of current Special Deputies. And any Special Deputies separated by Form F-5. 01/01/2022 – present day.

   

  I have not received a response to any of my emails, or any additional update regarding the request, since your last message on January 11. ( “I have requested this info from Sheriff’s Standards.” )

   

  I’d like to ask again that you please provide me with an anticipated date for completion of the request.

   

  If I do not hear back in one week, I will try to call your office, and then will mark the request as having been “Denied” by BCSO at that time — if there has been no response.

   

  Thank you!

   

  ~ Lauren (and The Sunshine Request Team)

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  Status: Follow up
• March 28, 2023 12:14 pm

  3 days ago

  from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
  to: Aaron Sarver <[email protected]>
  date: Feb 28, 2023, 12:14 AM
  subject: Re: (November 2022) Multi-part request for Buncombe County, NC Sheriff’s Office: List of current Special Deputies. And any Special Deputies separated by Form F-5. 01/01/2022 – present day.

   

  Hi Aaron,

   

  Regarding the following request. First submitted to your office on 11/30/22:
  (November 2022) Multi-part request for Buncombe County, NC Sheriff’s Office: List of current Special Deputies. And any Special Deputies separated by Form F-5. 01/01/2022 – present day.

   

  I have not received a response to my emails, or any additional update regarding the request, since your last message on January 11. ( “I have requested this info from Sheriff’s Standards.” )

   

  I’d like to ask again that you please provide me with an anticipated date for completion of the request.

   

  I’ll make one final attempt to follow up with you again around mid-March, if I haven’t heard anything else before then.

   

  Thank you!

   

  ~ The Sunshine Request Team

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  Status: Follow up
• February 21, 2023 3:15 pm

  1 month ago

  from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
  to: Aaron Sarver <[email protected]>
  date: Feb 21, 2023, 3:15 PM
  subject: Re: (November 2022) Multi-part request for Buncombe County, NC Sheriff’s Office: List of current Special Deputies. And any Special Deputies separated by Form F-5. 01/01/2022 – present day.

   

  Hi Aaron,

   

  I hope you’re having a good month so far.

   

  I’m checking in again regarding the following records request. First submitted to your office on 11/30/22:
  (November 2022) Multi-part request for Buncombe County, NC Sheriff’s Office: List of current Special Deputies. And any Special Deputies separated by Form F-5. 01/01/2022 – present day.

   

  I haven’t received any further response to my email, or any additional update regarding the request, since your last message on January 11. ( “I have requested this info from Sheriff’s Standards.” )

   

  I’d like to ask again if you can please provide me with an anticipated date for completion of the request. I’ll follow up with you again around the end of the month, if I haven’t heard anything else before then.

   

  Thank you!

   

  ~ The Sunshine Request Team

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  Status: Follow up
• February 2, 2023 12:59 pm

  1 month ago

  from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
  to: Aaron Sarver <[email protected]>
  date: Feb 2, 2023, 12:59 PM
  subject: Re: (November 2022) Multi-part request for Buncombe County, NC Sheriff’s Office: List of current Special Deputies. And any Special Deputies separated by Form F-5. 01/01/2022 – present day.

   

  Hi Aaron,

   

  I just wanted to check in again to ask if you can please provide an anticipated date of competition for the following request. First sent to your office on 11/30/22:
  (November 2022) Multi-part request for Buncombe County, NC Sheriff’s Office: List of current Special Deputies. And any Special Deputies separated by Form F-5. 01/01/2022 – present day.

   

  Thank you!

  ~ The Sunshine Request Team

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  Status: Follow up
• January 11, 2023 10:46 am

  2 months ago

  from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
  to: Aaron Sarver <[email protected]>
  date: Jan 11, 2023, 10:46 AM
  subject: Re: (November 2022) Multi-part request for Buncombe County, NC Sheriff’s Office: List of current Special Deputies. And any Special Deputies separated by Form F-5. 01/01/2022 – present day.

   

  HI Aaron,

   

  Thank you for confirming.

   

  Our team will follow up again at the end of the month, if we haven’t heard anything else before then.

   

  ~ Lauren (and the Sunshine Request Team)

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  Status: Government Processing Request
• January 11, 2023 7:40 am

  2 months ago

  from: Aaron Sarver <[email protected]>
  to: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
  date: Jan 11, 2023, 7:40 AM
  subject: Re: (November 2022) Multi-part request for Buncombe County, NC Sheriff’s Office: List of current Special Deputies. And any Special Deputies separated by Form F-5. 01/01/2022 – present day.

   

  Hey Lauren,

   

  I have requested this info from Sheriff’s Standards.

   

  Aaron

   

  Aaron Sarver

  Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office,

  Public Affairs Director

  p. (828) 250-4414 c. (828) 713-0452

  60 Court Plaza, 4th Floor – Asheville, NC 28801

  21st Century Policing. Procedural Justice.

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  Status: Government Processing Request
• January 10, 2023 3:25 pm

  2 months ago

  from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
  to: Aaron Sarver <[email protected]>, [email protected]
  cc: Carolina Siliceo Perez <[email protected]>, Avril Pinder <[email protected]>, Dakisha Wesley <[email protected]>
  date: Jan 10, 2023, 3:25 PM
  subject: Re: (November 2022) Multi-part request for Buncombe County, NC Sheriff’s Office: List of current Special Deputies. And any Special Deputies separated by Form F-5. 01/01/2022 – present day.

   

  Hi Aaron (and all CCed),

   

  This is my 3rd attempt to follow up regarding the status of the public records request above. First sent to your office on 11/30/22:
  (November 2022) Multi-part request for Buncombe County, NC Sheriff’s Office: List of current Special Deputies. And any Special Deputies separated by Form F-5. 01/01/2022 – present day.

   

  I still have not received any response to the initial request, or to my subsequent emails. I find this unusual — since Aaron is usually very prompt with his replies.

   

  Please confirm that the request has been received on your end, and please provide an anticipated date for completion.

   

  This is my last attempt to follow up. If I have not heard back before the end of the month, I will mark this request as being “Denied” by your office.

   

  Thank you for your help!

   

  ~ Lauren (and the Sunshine Request Team)

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  Status: Follow up
• January 3, 2023 5:09 pm

  2 months ago

  from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
  to: Aaron Sarver <[email protected]>
  cc: Carolina Siliceo Perez <[email protected]>
  date: Dec 30, 2022, 5:09 PM
  subject: Re: (November 2022) Multi-part request for Buncombe County, NC Sheriff’s Office: List of current Special Deputies. And any Special Deputies separated by Form F-5. 01/01/2022 – present day.

   

  Hi Aaron (and Carolina CCed),

   

  I hope you are well, and looking forward to the New Year!

   

  I’m following up again regarding the status of our public records request above. First sent to your office on 11/30/22:
  (November 2022) Multi-part request for Buncombe County, NC Sheriff’s Office: List of current Special Deputies. And any Special Deputies separated by Form F-5. 01/01/2022 – present day.

   

  I have not received any response to the initial request, or to my subsequent emails. This is a bit unusual — since Aaron is usually very prompt with his replies.

   

  Can you please confirm that the request has been received on your end, and provide an estimate as to when it will be completed?

   

  I will make one more attempt to follow up in mid-January, if I have not heard back before then.

   

  Thank you for your help!

   

  ~ Lauren (and the Sunshine Request Team)

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  Status: Follow up
• December 7, 2022 11:50 am

  3 months ago

  from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
  to: Aaron Sarver <[email protected]>
  date: Dec 7, 2022, 11:50 AM
  subject: Re: (November 2022) Multi-part request for Buncombe County, NC Sheriff’s Office: List of current Special Deputies. And any Special Deputies separated by Form F-5. 01/01/2022 – present day.

   

  Good afternoon Buncombe County, NC Sheriff’s Office (Records Officer),

   

  I’m following up on this public records request that was sent in on 11/30: (November 2022) Multi-part request for Buncombe County, NC Sheriff’s Office: List of current Special Deputies. And any Special Deputies separated by Form F-5. 01/01/2022 – present day.

   

  Please confirm that the request has been received on your end, and if / when it will begin being processed. Please provide a timeline or rough estimate as to when the request will be completed, and I will follow up around the time you specify.

   

  In any case, I’ll plan to follow up again at the end of this month if I have not heard back before then.

   

  Thank you!

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  Status: Follow up
• November 30, 2022 3:48 pm

  3 months ago

  from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
  to: Aaron Sarver <[email protected]>
  date: Nov 30, 2022, 3:48 PM
  subject: (November 2022) Multi-part request for Buncombe County, NC Sheriff’s Office: List of current Special Deputies. And any Special Deputies separated by Form F-5. 01/01/2022 – present day.

   

  Hello Buncombe County, NC Sheriff’s Office (Records Officer),

   

  I’d like to make a public records request for information that may be available in your office.

   

  If you’re not the appropriate party to contact about the request, please provide the correct name and email address of whom I should send it to.

   

  Please confirm receipt to let me know the request will begin processing, and if possible, please provide a rough estimate of when the request may be completed. I will plan on following up again in early-December if I have not heard back before then.

   

  Here are the details of the request:

   

  Subject: (November 2022) Multi-part request for Buncombe County, NC Sheriff’s Office: List of current Special Deputies. And any Special Deputies separated by Form F-5. 01/01/2022 – present day.

   

  Message: “Good afternoon Buncombe County, NC Sheriff’s Office (Records Officer),

   

  I’d like to make a multi-part public records request for the following information under NC Public Records Law
  Ref: https://www.ncleg.net/enactedlegislation/statutes/html/bychapter/chapter_132.html

   

  This request is related to “Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office Reserve/Special Deputies”.

   

  A) Please provide a list of all current Special Deputies (a.k.a. Reserve Deputies) with the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office, as of the present day (date the query is performed). Please include the date of appointment of each Deputy, if known and/or available.

   

  B) Please provide a list of all Special Deputies that have been separated (by filing a Form F-5 with the N.C. Sheriff’s Standards Division) from the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office, during the specific time period of January 01, 2022 through the present day (date the query is performed). Please provide the date and reason for the separation, if this information is available.

   

  If any of this info is already publicly available online, please provide a link to where the info can be accessed.

   

  ** I do not have any additional or further clarifying info to provide other than what you see in the message above. If you are unable to fulfill any or all parts of this request, please specifically cite where a reason for denial is justified under NC Public Records Law.**
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  [** Editor’s Note: This request has been sent solely from the email address [email protected] . If anyone other than that email address contacts you to pursue a similar request, it did not come from our Team. Please do not commingle or treat that as an alteration or cancellation of our request – We intend to continue to pursue our request.

   

  Please note that we cannot commit to sign any forms or pay any potential fees / associated costs related to any request. If it is not possible to process the request without incurring fees, then please let us know the itemized potential cost.]

   

  Thank you for your assistance!”

   

  Thank you!

   

  ** Sunshine Request (www.sunshinerequest.com) makes no claim as to the veracity of any statements or information contained in any of the requests, or public records, we receive.

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  Status: Sent to Government
• November 30, 2022 11:14 am

  3 months ago

  Submitted to Sunshine Request

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  Status: Pending