Baltimore, MD Police Drone Documents

Mr. Musgrave,

The Baltimore Police Department has an aviation unit which consists of
four helicopters. We do not own or use aerial drones and have not had
any discussions regarding their use for domestic law enforcement in
Baltimore.

Best,

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Anthony Guglielmi
Director, Public Affairs Section
Office of the Police Commissioner
Baltimore Police Department
601 East Fayette St.
Baltimore, MD 21211

Phone: 410-396-2020
Fax: 410-625-0578

www.baltimorepolice.org

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January 15, 2013
Baltimore Police Department
Baltimore Police Department
Attn: Community Correspondence Unit
242 W. 29th Street
Baltimore, MD 21211-2908

This is a follow up to a previous request:

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request,
copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 28, 2012. Please let me
know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further
clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

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On Nov. 28, 2012:

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to Maryland's Public Information Act ("PIA"), I herby request
the following records:

1. any requests for proposals, proposals submitted by vendors,
contracts, budgets or cost allocations for the purchase, research of
and/or use of aerial drones, UAs, UAVs, and UASs (hereinafter “drones”);

2. any policies, guidelines, manuals and/or instructions on use of
drones, including on the legal process required (such as a warrant or
court order), if any, before operating a drone;

3. any records concerning use of drones now or plans to use drones in
the future including:

a. the types of investigations or instances in which this institution is
using or plans to use drones, or how it plans to support, manage or
oversee the usage of drones by another department or office;

b. policies, guidelines, manuals and/or instructions on storage
requirements or procedures for video or static images obtained through
use of drones, including retention times;

c. the altitude at which drones can or do fly;

d. drones’ ability to carry weapons.

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this
request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made
available to the general public free of charge as part of the public
information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of
the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and
not for commercial usage.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, 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 30
business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Shawn Musgrave

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