Baltimore Police Training Curriculum - Chemical Munitions

Dear Lynne Peskoe-Yang

This is an acknowledgement of your request below, for public information, submitted to the Document Compliance Unit (“DCU”) of the Baltimore Police Department (“BPD”). Your request is governed by the Maryland Public Information Act (“PIA”), Maryland Code, General Provisions Article (“GP”), Sections 4-101 et seq. DCU will process your request promptly. However, our response may take longer than ten (10) working days, the reasons for which may include the scope of your request, the type and volume of potentially responsive records, and the nature of the search, review, and preparation that is required. In any event, DCU will respond to your request within thirty (30) days. GP § 4-203.

DCU will contact you with the availability of records and the possible costs associated with this request, as soon as the information is 0233made available by the Custodian of Records. Likewise, if DCU and/or the Custodian of Records need you to clarify your request, DCU will contact you promptly.
Your request has been assigned to Julie Hallam . The DCU staff receive overwhelming number of requests a month and we are working diligently to respond to each and every request as quickly as possible. We appreciate your patience; response to document requests may take longer than normal.

Please refer to tracking # MPIA 24-0233 in any subsequent correspondence pertaining to this matter. All follow up correspondence should be made in writing and submitted to the DCU’s e-mail: DCU@baltimorepolice.org<mailto:DCU@baltimorepolice.org>.

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DCU

BPD

Good Afternoon Ms. Peskoe-Yang,

On January 27, 2024, you submitted a request for public records to the Document Compliance Unit ("DCU") of the Baltimore Police Department ("BPD"), for "All teaching materials used by the Baltimore Police Department to train officers on the deployment of, and recovery from, common chemical munitions (including skunk, OC, CS, PAVA, HC, pepper spray, or 'tear gas' in general). Please also include, with course teaching materials, materials provided by external agencies that sponsor, teach, or provide teaching materials for a particular course, including but not limited to safety data sheets provided by equipment manufacturers and training worksheets compiled by non-BPD personnel."

The Maryland Public Information Act ("PIA"), Annotated Code of Maryland, General Provisions Article, § 4-101, et seq. governs your request. The responsive record(s) are maintained by the Document Compliance Unit, DCU of BPD.

All of our policies and training materials are located on our website located here: https://www.baltimorepolice.org/policies

Nothing in this response is intended to indicate that any records sought from BPD exist or to waive any privileges held by BPD. You have a right under the Public Information Act for the Public Access Ombudsman to mediate any disputes arising out of a MPIA request or a judicial review pursuant to General Provisions Article §§ 4-1B-04, 4-362. Please refer to Tracking Number # MPIA 23-0233 in any subsequent correspondence in this matter.

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Baltimore Police

Niki Gills
Investigative Specialist
Document Compliance Unit
601 E. Fayette Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
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