WresteMania 32 police stuff/attendance

David Bixenspan filed this request with the Arlington Police Department of Arlington, TX.
Tracking #

W082356-062119

Status
Rejected

Communications

From: David Bixenspan


To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

All records relating to the April 3, 2016 WrestleMania 32 event at AT&T Stadium (1 AT&T Way), including but not limited to police incidents at the stadium during the event, deals made for a paid police presence during the event, and anything relating to crowd size and/or crowd control.

In addition, according to to the attached March 17, 2017 Fightful.com article, the Arlington PD told reporter Brandon Howard Thurston that a total of 80,709 fans went through the turnstiles at the same event. Please also release both the communications with Mr. Thurston as well as all underlying documentation used to support the 80,709 figure.

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 10 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

David Bixenspan

From: Arlington Police Department

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07/01/2019

David Bixenspan
DEPT MR 74998
Somerville, MA 02144-2516

RE: Open Records Request Status Notification

Dear David Bixenspan,
Reference Number : W082356-062119 To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
All records relating to the April 3, 2016 WrestleMania 32 event at AT&T Stadium (1 AT&T Way), including but not limited to police incidents at the stadium during the event, deals made for a paid police presence during the event, and anything relating to crowd size and/or crowd control.
In addition, according to to the attached March 17, 2017 Fightful.com article, the Arlington PD told reporter Brandon Howard Thurston that a total of 80,709 fans went through the turnstiles at the same event. Please also release both the communications with Mr. Thurston as well as all underlying documentation used to support the 80,709 figure.
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 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
David Bixenspan
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Arlington Police Department

From: Arlington Police Department

Hello David Bixenspan,

We received your request for records related to WrestleMania 32. With regard to your request for "incidents at the stadium during the event", are you seeking copies of all 9-1-1 calls (audio and call sheets), reports, and videos involving police responses to offenses that took place during and immediately following the event?

Please reply all to this e-mail to clarify your request.

DeAndrea Bradford

Assistant Police Legal Advisor

Please note that a request for information is considered withdrawn if the requestor does not respond in writing to a governmental body's written request for clarification or additional information within 61 days.

From: David Bixenspan

Yes, thank you.

From: Arlington Police Department

Good afternoon,

You requested a follow-up on this request, #W082356-062119. This request was closed on 07/30/2019 as our office did not receive a response to the cost estimate sent on 07/23/2019. If you are still seeking these records, please submit a new open records either in-person at our main station (620 W. Division St. Arlington, TX 76011) or through our online portal which can be reached at https://arlingtontx.govqa.us/WEBAPP/_rs/(S(lldqpkmhg14og10ciqjr0djl))/SupportHome.aspx.
Best,

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Caitlyn Hall
Day Shift - Records Services Assistant

From: David Bixenspan

Hi, I don't have this cost estimate in my records.

Could you send it to me directly at davidbix@gmail.com? I rarely use MuckRock anymore and suspect it got in the way.

Thanks.

From: Arlington Police Department

Good afternoon,

Our office will only send communications regarding a request to the email address that was used to create the original request. We have made the invoice for this request visible to you, however as it is past the 10 business days to respond in order to receive the requested records, we ask that you do not pay the invoice as we will not be releasing the requested records to you.
Please login to the Open Records Center<https://arlingtontx.govqa.us/WEBAPP/_rs/CustomerIssues.aspx> to view this invoice. Again, this invoice is for inspection only and is not to be paid.
If this invoice is paid, we will issue a refund as it is past the 10 business days.
If you are still seeking the requested records, please submit a new open records request and our office will process it accordingly. You may submit a new request either through our online portal at https://arlingtontx.gov/openrecords or in-person at our main station located at 620 W. Division St. Arlington, TX 76011.
Best,

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Caitlyn Hall
Day Shift - Records Services Assistant

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