Human Trafficking Charges & Arrest Records (Baton Rouge Police Department)
| Multi Request | Human Trafficking Charges & Arrest Records |
| Submitted | July 9, 2019 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Miles Anderson
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Louisiana Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:
Any records of arrests made during the years 2017, 2018, and 2019; of crimes being charged as human trafficking, including but not limited to, crimes of (1) involuntary servitude and (2) commercial sex trafficking. Additionally, please provide any demographic information related to the arrest that your agency may possess, including the age, gender, race, (and any other relevant fields) of the victims and the perpetrators. Additionally, please provide any available data on the time and locations of each arrest made.
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 3 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Miles Anderson
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Louisiana Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 9, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Baton Rouge Police Department
Good Morning,
We are still processing your request.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact our office.
Sincerely,
Brittany Booker
Legal Division
Sr. Clerical Specialist
(225) 389-3809 ext. 1057
Fax: (225) 389-5589
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Louisiana Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 9, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Baton Rouge Police Department
Good Morning,
We are still processing your request.
Sincerely,
Brittany Booker
Legal Division
Sr. Clerical Specialist
(225) 389-3809 ext. 1057
Fax: (225) 389-5589
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Louisiana Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 9, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Louisiana Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 9, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Baton Rouge Police Department
Good Morning,
We are still processing your request.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact our office.
Sincerely,
Brittany Booker
Legal Division
Sr. Clerical Specialist
(225) 389-3809 ext. 1057
Fax: (225) 389-5589
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Louisiana Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 9, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Baton Rouge Police Department
Good Morning,
We are still processing your request at this time.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact our office.
Sincerely,
Brittany Booker
Legal Division
Sr. Clerical Specialist
(225) 389-3809 ext. 1057
Fax: (225) 389-5589
From: Baton Rouge Police Department
Dear Mr. Anderson,
We have determined that we have over 70 reports that are coded with the offense of LSA-R.S. 14:46.2 Human Trafficking or LSA-R.S. 14:62.3 Trafficking Children for Sexual Purposes. We will need to review all cases to determine whether there is a pending investigation or related prosecution. If there is, you would only be entitled to the initial report with redactions. The supplemental reports would not be subject to release under LSA-R.S. 44:3. For those files that have been finally adjudicated, we would need to do extensive redactions of the victims' identity as required under state law. This will be a lengthy process.
To expedite your request and possibly save you money on copying costs, we could just provide you with the initial reports and if you determine that there is a specific file that you would like us to further research to determine if the supplemental reports can be released, you could submit another request for that specific file.
Please let us know if this is an acceptable response to your request and we will start pulling only the initial reports. Please let us know within 48 hours so that we can start working on your request accordingly. If we do not hear from you within this timeframe, we will only pull the initial reports and wait to hear from you with regard to the supplemental reports.
Please contact me with any questions or to discuss further at 225-389-3809.
Deelee S. Morris
Special Assistant Parish Attorney
Legal Advisor to the Baton Rouge Police Department
9000 Airline Highway
Baton Rouge, LA 70815
Telephone: 225-389-3809
Facsimile: 225-389-5589
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail contains PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL information intended only for the use of the specific individual or entity named above. If you or your employer is not the intended recipient of this e-mail or an employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any unauthorized dissemination or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately delete the message.
From: Baton Rouge Police Department
Dear Mr. Anderson,
Since you have not responded to the below email, we are only going to pull the initial reports at this time. If you would like to receive any supplemental reports, please email us to let us know which reports you would like. We will then check to determine whether those cases are closed and that the reports would be subject to disclosure under LSA RS 44:3.
Again, please feel free to contact us at any time to clarify your request and/or further troubleshoot the issue below.
Deelee S. Morris
Special Assistant Parish Attorney
Legal Advisor to the Baton Rouge Police Department
9000 Airline Highway
Baton Rouge, LA 70815
Telephone: 225-389-3809
Facsimile: 225-389-5589
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail contains PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL information intended only for the use of the specific individual or entity named above. If you or your employer is not the intended recipient of this e-mail or an employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any unauthorized dissemination or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately delete the message.
From: Baton Rouge Police Department
A letter stating the requester must agree to or prepay assessed or estimated fees in order for the agency to continue processing the request.
From: Baton Rouge Police Department
A fix is required to perfect the request.
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