BPD Patrol Assignments

Dan Staples filed this request with the Baltimore Police Department of Baltimore, MD.
Submitted Aug. 15, 2017
Status
Completed

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From: Dan Staples

Subject: Public Information Act Request: BPD Patrol Assignments

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To Whom It May Concern:

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

I am requesting daily rundown sheets (i.e. patrol assignments) for each Baltimore city police district between the dates of June 1, 2017 and August 15, 2017, including the following information:

- District name
- Patrol assignment date or time period
- Officers assigned to patrol the district, including full name, rank, and sequence number

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.

If access to the records I am requesting will take longer than this amount of time, please contact me with information about when I might expect copies or the ability to inspect the requested records.

If you deny any or all of this request, please cite each specific exemption you feel justifies the refusal to release the information and notify me of the appeal procedures available to me under the law. If you determine that some portions of the requested records are exempt from disclosure, please provide me with the portions that can be disclosed.

Sincerely,

Dan Staples

From: DCU

Subject: BPD Patrol Assignments Dan Staples MPIA 17 673 Muckrock

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Dan Staples
Lt Sarah Connolly was appointed the MPIA representative for the BPD, However she is on extended leave. I am along with Officer Shawn Baker will be filling in until she returns.

This an acknowledgement of your request pursuant to the Maryland Public Information Act (MPIA), which is the General Provisions Article, § 4-101, et seq., of the Annotated Code of Maryland. Your request has been assigned to Lt. Sarah Connolly for review. The Document Compliance Unit will contact you with the availability of records and possible costs associated with this request as soon as the information is made available by the Custodian of Records. Please refer to tracking # MPIA 17 673 in any subsequent correspondence in this matter. All follow up correspondence should be made in writing and submitted to the Document Commliance Unit's e-mail DCU@baltimorepolice.org<mailto:DCU@baltimorepolice.org>

Respectfully,

Wayne Brooks
Assistant to Legal Affairs
Baltimore Police Department
100 N Holiday St., Room 100,
Baltimore, Md. 21202
DCU@baltimorepolice.org<mailto:DCU@baltimorepolice.org>
MPIA request forms
http://law.baltimorecity.gov/office-legal-affairs-baltimore-police-department

From: DCU

Subject: RE: Public Information Act Request: BPD Patrol Assignments

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Dear Mr. Staples,

On August 15th 2017, you submitted a request for public records to the Document Compliance Unit (“DCU”) of the Baltimore Police Department (“BPD”), for, “daily rundown sheets (i.e. patrol assignments) for each Baltimore city police district between the dates of June 1, 2017 and August 15, 2017, including the following information:

- District name
- Patrol assignment date or time period
- Officers assigned to patrol the district, including full name, rank, and sequence number”. 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 Legal Affairs Division of BPD. To this end, please find “District Staffing Charts” attached. This record was provided by the Legal Affairs Division as responsive to your request. The custodian has advised that as the only staffing rundowns that could be located.

Nothing in this response is intended to indicate that any records sought from the BPD exist or to waive any privileges held by the BPD. You have the right under PIA § 4-1B-04 to contact the Public Access Ombudsman to mediate any dispute(s) you may have with this response. You may also, contest this response by filing a petition for Judicial Review in Circuit Court pursuant to PIA § 4-362.

Respectfully,

P/O Shawn Baker I259
Baltimore Police Department
Document Compliance Unit
Legal Affairs Division
100 N Holiday St., Room 100,
Baltimore, MD 21202
DCU@baltimorepolice.org<mailto:DCU@baltimorepolice.org>
MPIA request forms
http://law.baltimorecity.gov/office-legal-affairs-baltimore-police-department

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