2018 Vigilant Data Sharing Information (Bloomingdale Police Department (NJ))

Dave Maass filed this request with the Bloomingdale Police Department (NJ) of Bloomingdale, NJ.
Multi Request 2018 Vigilant Data Sharing Information
Submitted May 10, 2018
Due June 18, 2018
Est. Completion None
Status
Awaiting Response

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From: Dave Maass

Subject: New Jersey Open Public Records Act Request: 2018 Vigilant Data Sharing Information (Bloomingdale Police Department (NJ))

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

1) The names of agencies and organizations with which the Agency shares ALPR data;
2) The names of agencies and organizations from which the Agency receives ALPR data;
3) The names of agencies and organizations with which the Agency shares “hot list” information;
4) The names of agencies and organizations from which the Agency receives “hot list” information;

This information is easily available within the Agency’s LEARN system. The simplest way to extract this data is to generate an “Agency Data Sharing Report” PDF file from within LEARN. To do this, a user may simply go to the “Sharing” section of LEARN and select “Output Report.” A CSV/XLS file containing these records would also satisfy this request.

The instructions for extracting this data is described on pages 62-63 of the LEARN Agency Manager Guide, which may be found at this link:

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3860685-LEARN-5-1-Agency-Manager-Guide.html

An example of this record may be found at this link:

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3936113-Palos-Verdes-Estates-Police-Department-Data.html

A number of other agencies have regularly determined the above information constitutes a public record and have provided an “Agency Data Sharing Report.” These agencies include:

Anaheim Police Department, Antioch Police Department, Bakersfield Police Department Chino Police Department, Clovis Police Department, Elk Grove Police Department, Fontana Police Department, Fountain Valley Police Department, Glendora Police Department, Hawthorne Police Department, Irvine Police Department, Livermore Police Department, Lodi Police Department, Long Beach Police Department, Montebello Police Department, Orange Police Department, Palos Verdes Estates Police Department, Red Bluff Police Department ,Sacramento Police Department, San Bernardino Police Department, San Diego Police Department, San Rafael Police Department, San Ramon Police Department, Simi Valley Police Department, and the Tulare Police Department.

We further request the following records

The aggregate number of “detections” (i.e. license plate scans and associated data) collected during 2016.
The aggregate number of detections collected during 2017.
The aggregate number of “hits” (i.e. times that a plate on a hotlist was detected) during 2016.
The aggregate number of “hits” during 2017.

This information is easily available within the Agency’s LEARN system. The simplest way to extract this data is to generate a “Dashboard Hit Ratio Report” PDF file from within LEARN. We would prefer the data for each year to be provided separately.

An example of this document may be found at: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3870802-Sacramento-PD-Hit-Ratio-Rpt-010112-051917-Redacted.html

The instructions for extracting this data is described on pages 78-79 of the LEARN Agency Manager Guide, which may be found at this link:
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3860685-LEARN-5-1-Agency-Manager-Guide.html

The following agencies have regularly determined the above information constitutes a public record and have provided an “Dashboard Hit Ratio Report.” These agencies include:

Anaheim Police Department; Bakersfield Police Department; Chino Police Department; Clovis Police Department; Elk Grove Police Department; Fontana Police Department; Irvine Police Department; La Habra Police Department; Laguna Beach Police Department; Lodi Police Department; Sacramento Police Department; San Diego Police Department; San Ramon Police Department; and the Red Bluff Police Department.

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 7 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Dave Maass

From: Bloomingdale Police Department (NJ)

Subject: RE: New Jersey Open Public Records Act Request: 2018 Vigilant Data Sharing Information (Bloomingdale Police Department (NJ))

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Good afternoon,

I apologize for late response as this email must have been showing up in spam.

ALPR data is technically stored within Passaic County Prosecutors Office servers. BUT,
According to the AG Guidelines all ALPR data falls under “criminal investigatory records” which is exempt under GRC Exemption No. 4

Per AG Directive No. 2010-5 – Law Enforcement Directive Promulgating Attorney General Guidelines for the Use of Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) and Stored ALPR data:

13. RELEASE OF ALPR DATA TO NON-LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONS OR AGENCIES
Stored ALPR data shall be treated as "criminal investigatory records" within the meaning of N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq., and shall not be shared with or provided to any person, entity, or government agency, other than a law enforcement agency, unless such disclosure is authorized by a subpoena or court order, or unless such disclosure is required by the Rules of Court governing discovery in criminal matters. Any agency receiving a subpoena or court order for the disclosure of ALPR data shall, before complying with the subpoena or court order, provide notice to the County Prosecutor, or to the Division of Criminal Justice in the case of any state-level law enforcement agency.

If you have any further questions please contact the Passaic County Prosecutors Office as they are they all ALPR information.

Respectfully.

Chief Joseph Borell

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CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE The information contained in this communication from the Bloomingdale Police Department is privileged and confidential and is intended for the sole use of the persons or entities who are the addressees. If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, the dissemination, distribution, copying or use of the information it contains is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately contact the Bloomingdale Police Department at 973-838-0158 to arrange for the return of this information.

From: Dave Maass

Subject: RE: New Jersey Open Public Records Act Request: 2018 Vigilant Data Sharing Information (Bloomingdale Police Department (NJ))

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Thank you. For what it's worth, we are not seeking individual points of ALPR data, but aggregate statistics and sharing information. So far, hundreds of other agencies have been able to produce this information without problem.

However, I would note that you likely do have responsive records as far as who shares data with you. Our records show that your agency has its own direct access to Vigilant's database, LEARN. As such, you do have a list of agencies sharing with you.

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