2018 Vigilant Data Sharing Information (Metropolitan Transit Authority Police)

Dave Maass filed this request with the Metropolitan Transit Authority Police of New York.
Multi Request 2018 Vigilant Data Sharing Information
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From: Dave Maass

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the New York State Freedom of Information Law (1977 N.Y. Laws ch. 933), I hereby request the following records:

1) The names of agencies and organizations with which the Agency shares Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) data;
2) The names of agencies and organizations from which the Agency receives ALPR data;
3) The names of agencies and organizations with which the Agency shares “hot list” information;
4) The names of agencies and organizations from which the Agency receives “hot list” information;

This information is easily available within the Agency’s LEARN system. The simplest way to extract this data is to generate an “Agency Data Sharing Report” PDF file from within LEARN. To do this, a user may simply go to the “Sharing” section of LEARN and select “Output Report.” A CSV/XLS file containing these records would also satisfy this request.

The instructions for extracting this data is described on pages 62-63 of the LEARN Agency Manager Guide, which may be found at this link:

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3860685-LEARN-5-1-Agency-Manager-Guide.html

An example of this record may be found at this link:

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3936113-Palos-Verdes-Estates-Police-Department-Data.html

A number of other agencies have regularly determined the above information constitutes a public record and have provided an “Agency Data Sharing Report.” These agencies include:

Anaheim Police Department, Antioch Police Department, Bakersfield Police Department Chino Police Department, Clovis Police Department, Elk Grove Police Department, Fontana Police Department, Fountain Valley Police Department, Glendora Police Department, Hawthorne Police Department, Irvine Police Department, Livermore Police Department, Lodi Police Department, Long Beach Police Department, Montebello Police Department, Orange Police Department, Palos Verdes Estates Police Department, Red Bluff Police Department ,Sacramento Police Department, San Bernardino Police Department, San Diego Police Department, San Rafael Police Department, San Ramon Police Department, Simi Valley Police Department, and the Tulare Police Department.

We further request the following records

The aggregate number of “detections” (i.e. license plate scans and associated data) collected during 2016.
The aggregate number of detections collected during 2017.
The aggregate number of “hits” (i.e. times that a plate on a hotlist was detected) during 2016.
The aggregate number of “hits” during 2017.

This information is easily available within the Agency’s LEARN system. The simplest way to extract this data is to generate a “Dashboard Hit Ratio Report” PDF file from within LEARN. We would prefer the data for each year to be provided separately.

An example of this document may be found at: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3870802-Sacramento-PD-Hit-Ratio-Rpt-010112-051917-Redacted.html

The instructions for extracting this data is described on pages 78-79 of the LEARN Agency Manager Guide, which may be found at this link:
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3860685-LEARN-5-1-Agency-Manager-Guide.html

The following agencies have regularly determined the above information constitutes a public record and have provided an “Dashboard Hit Ratio Report.” These agencies include:

Anaheim Police Department; Bakersfield Police Department; Chino Police Department; Clovis Police Department; Elk Grove Police Department; Fontana Police Department; Irvine Police Department; La Habra Police Department; Laguna Beach Police Department; Lodi Police Department; Sacramento Police Department; San Diego Police Department; San Ramon Police Department; and the Red Bluff Police Department.

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 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Dave Maass

From: Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), Headquarters

Please see attached acknowledgment

From: Metropolitan Transit Authority Police

Dear Mr. Maass,

In response to your email, please note that your FOIL request was not received in February 2018. Your request was received on May 21, 2018 and acknowledged on May 24, 2018. The acknowledgement letter indicated it would take approximately thirty (30) business days to respond and, as of this date, that time frame has not as yet expired.

We will let you know if we need additional time to provide a response.

Very truly yours,

Ann Cutler
Paralegal
(212) 878-7315

From: Metropolitan Transit Authority Police

Dear Mr. Maass,

This FOIL request was received on May 21, 2018 and acknowledged on May 24, 2018. The request was not received in February 2018. The May 24, 2018 acknowledgment letter indicated that it would take approximately thirty (30) business days to respond. As of today’s date, that time frame has not expired.

If we need additional time to respond, we will let you know.

Thank you.

Ann Cutler
Paralegal
(212) 878-7315

From: Metropolitan Transit Authority Police

Please see attached

  • FOIL acknowledgement to Dave Maass-MuckRock News (00086175x7A901)

From: Metropolitan Transit Authority Police

Dear Mr. Maass,

In response to your email of today’s date, on July 10, 2018 I emailed a letter to you indicating that it would take an additional thirty (30) business days to respond to your FOIL request.

As of today’s date, that time frame has not expired.

If we need additional time to respond, we will let you know.

Very truly yours,

Ann Cutler
Paralegal
(212) 878-7315

From: Metropolitan Transit Authority Police

Mr. Maass,

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