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IPRA / Records History

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MCSO RECORDS

CALANDRA ELLIOTT

Records Manager · McKinley County Sheriff’s Office

The records contact identified in this project’s IPRA materials.

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July 30, 2026

Original written IPRA + preservation request

MCSO acknowledges the request and promises a response within the extended period it states.

August 14, 2026

Day-15 demand and report production

The correspondence packet documents the demand, report production, follow-ups for remaining categories, redaction/withholding questions, and the DA-status discrepancy.

August 15, 2026

Benally supplemental request

Unit 32 / Sgt. Savannah Benally is identified and her recordings, metadata, audit information, and preservation are requested.

August 17, 2026

MCSO says it will search its records

Chief Deputy Eric Jim says MCSO will search for the additional requested information.

August 21, 2026

Later production and closure response

The packet documents the follow-up, MCSO’s production/closure response, and the subsequent conflict raised with the earlier statement that no supplemental information existed.

15-exhibit correspondence packet

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