USE OF FORCE

These records relating to the report, investigation, or findings are being released by the Los Gatos Monte Sereno Police Department pursuant to SB 1421. As a preliminary matter, SB1421 authorizes the agency to redact the information contained within these documents to remove personally identifying information; to preserve the anonymity of complainants and witnesses; to protect confidential medical, financial, or other information of which disclosure is specifically prohibited by federal law or would cause an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy that clearly outweighs the strong public interest; where there is a specific, articulable, and particularized reason to believe that disclosure of the record would pose a significant danger to the physical safety of the peace officer, custodial officer, or another person; or other circumstances not listed above, where, on the facts of the particular case, the public interest served by not disclosing the information clearly outweighs the public interest served by disclosure of the information.