Ciara Tavares FOIA REQUEST (Bellevue Police Department)

Dear Ciara Tavares,

Thank you for submitting your request for public records to the City of Bellevue Police Department. Your request was received in our office on 9/7/2022 1:50:11 AM and given the reference number P004257-090722 for tracking purposes. The details of your request are below.

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

To Whom It May Concern:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:

Please provide all notifications of ongoing Non- investigation subject(NIS), whether categorized as intelligence, counter-terrorism, criminal, civil, or otherwise, under National Security labels or otherwise, and/or all notifications of enrollment into covert community policing/crime prevention/neurological or psychological behavior modification programs, naming me--Ciara L. Tavares-- personally as the person under scrutiny, investigation, or study, or as the person enrolled into any classified or unclassified programs of the kind detailed above, issued to any and all community members in the city and state of Bellevue, Washington and all reasons for these notifications, from the time period as to when it started the invasion of my privacy and the destruction of my character. To my awareness it started 1 Feb. 2013 to the present date of Sept. 2, 2022 along with specific information contained in the notifications, including the manner of labeling and characterizing of my person, the specific reason for the investigation/s/program enrollments, the duration of the investigation/program, the manner in which the investigation/program is being conducted, and the authorizing body or bodies permitting the investigation; if your agency would like to state that such notifications do not exist, or that no such ongoing investigation or program exists or has been initiated, please provide a clear and truthful statement to this effect.

(This FOIA request, while specific to my name and person Ciara L. Tavares, addresses the current general public concern regarding illegitimate investigations and surveillance targeted at all law-abiding citizens and residents, including myself, and will provide particular information of general public interest, to all members of the media and the public.)

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 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Ciara Tavares

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The City must provide a preliminary response to your request within five (5) business days (RCW 42.56.520); the day the request is received does not count as one of the five (5) days. Weekends and holidays observed by the City are also excluded in the calculation. For additional information regarding our response options, please click here: Prompt Response Required. The City of Bellevue has adopted a Public Records Fee Schedule, please review it for information associated with fees that may be assessed pursuant to your request.
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09/14/2022
Ciara Tavares,
I am writing regarding your request submitted to the Bellevue Police Department. We have conducted a thorough search of our records pursuant to your request and have been unable to locate anything responsive. While we are expected to retain records for a minimum of six years unless otherwise required by law, we currently have cases dating back to 2005. None of our cases from 2005 to the present date include the requested information. Please keep in mind that we are only able to search records that have been reported to or have occurred within the City of Bellevue jurisdiction.
We are unable to provide you with further information to assist your needs. Your request is now closed. The Bellevue Police Department will be taking no further action on this request.
If you require any further assistance from the Bellevue Police Department regarding this matter, please contact the Records Unit via the Public Records Portal or by telephone at (425) 452-6917.
Thank you,
Jessica Abbott
Bellevue Police Department

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09/22/2022
Ciara Tavares,
In response to your message sent on the morning of 9/22/22 and to clarify our original response: We have searched in all locations where records were reasonably likely to be located for records responsive to your request dated 9/07/2022, as per the Washington Public Records Act RCW 42.56.

If you have any questions regarding your disclosure request or any other matter, please contact the Bellevue Police Department Records Unit via the Public Records Portal or by telephone at (425) 452-6917.

Cordially,
Jessica Abbott
Bellevue Police Department