Persistent Surveillance Systems Invoices (Chandler Police Department)

Good afternoon Brandon;

The city did not spend any money on 3M and Pips LPR's. All of these items
were obtained through grant funds. Please let me know how you would like
to proceed on this request.

Thanks,

Seth

From: requests@muckrock.com
To: Seth.Tyler@chandleraz.gov
Date: 08/01/2016 09:19 AM
Subject: Public Records Request: Persistent Surveillance Systems
Invoices (Chandler Police Department)

August 1, 2016
Chandler Police Department
PO Box 4008
Mail Stop 303
Chandler, AZ 85244-4008

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the state open records law, Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. Secs. 39-121
to 39-122 and 39-128, I hereby request the following records:

All records responsive to the below requests dated from January 1, 2014
through July 28, 2016.
- The full documentation of all contracts or non-disclosure agreements
(enacted OR IN EFFECT between the above dates) with the companies
"Persistent Surveillance Systems" or "Vigilant Solutions"
- Copies of all invoices to or from these companies, and documents
sufficient to show any and all disbursement of public funds to either
company
- The full documentation of all contracts (enacted OR IN EFFECT between the
above dates) with any company other than the two cited above, in which said
company provides your department with equipment or services (including
software) for 1. license plate scanning or reading or automatic
photographing; 2. aerial surveillance, excluding monitoring roadways for
speed infractions.
- Copies of all invoices to or from any company that fits the description
in the prior paragraph, and documents sufficient to show any disbursement
of public funds to any company that fits this description
- All emails between police department email accounts and users on the
domains "pss-1.com" or "vigilantsolutions.com". (One example would be
brian.schockley@vigilantsolutions.com. Users on the domain would be in the
form of XXXXXXXXX@vigilantsolutions.com)
- All paper-based communications between your department and Persistent
Surveillance Systems, and between your department and Vigilant Solutions.
In asking for all paper and electronic correspondence, this request
necessarily includes marketing materials and descriptions of product
capabilities for any device, software, or access/capability this department
has purchased. A circuit court judge in Illinois recently ruled that
non-disclosure agreements signed by public bodies do not trump freedom of
information laws when it comes to surveillance equipment/capability
purchased by police. Citation:
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/01/chicago-police-must-finally-produce-stingray-records-judge-orders/

- Documents sufficient to show all rules or regulations governing the use
of products (hardware or software) that do 1. license plate scanning or
reading or automatic photographing; 2. aerial surveillance, excluding
monitoring roadways for speed infractions.
- The text of all agreements (whether formal, email, memo, or otherwise)
between your department and any other public body or department that allows
your department to use or access the capabilities of 1. license plate
scanning or reading or automatic photographing; 2. aerial surveillance,
excluding monitoring roadways for speed infractions.
- Documents sufficient to show the month and year your department first
entered a program of scanning license plates or accessing a database of
scanned plates, if it indeed has such a program (and end date of said
program if it has ended).
- Documents sufficient to show the total number of license plates scanned
in your department's jurisdiction (whether the jurisdiction in this case is
precisely or roughly represented) since the department began its
plate-scanning program or first purchased access to such a program
- Documents sufficient to show the month and year your department first
entered a program of persistent aerial surveillance, if it indeed has such
a program (and end date of said program if it has ended).
- Documents sufficient to show the number of plane-hours of aerial
surveillance (excluding monitoring roadways for speed infractions)
purchased by your department within the dates at the top of this request.
For example, one plane flying for four hours is four plane-hours. Two
planes flying for four hours is eight plane-hours.
- Documents sufficient to show any attempt made by a representative of your
department to inform the public about automatic license plate readers or
persistent aerial surveillance. This could include but is not limited to
records of town hall meetings, quotes from police spokespeople in local
media, or text from the department's website.

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
would request your response within ten (10) business days.

Sincerely,

Brandon Smith

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E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com

For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock
DEPT MR 27399
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516

PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is
being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share,
and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed
(i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the
department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.
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Hey Brandon;

Apologies for the delay, I was in training all last week. I will start
working on this for you.

Seth

From: requests@muckrock.com
To: Seth.Tyler@chandleraz.gov
Date: 08/30/2016 09:17 PM
Subject: RE: Public Records Request: Persistent Surveillance Systems
Invoices (Chandler Police Department)

August 31, 2016
Chandler Police Department
PO Box 4008
Mail Stop 303
Chandler, AZ 85244-4008

This is a follow up to a previous request:

Good evening Seth;

Thank you for informing me that the 3M and PIPS LPR’s were acquired through
grants.

In light of this new information, please accept the following addendum to
my original request:
- Documents detailing the grants that fund/partially-fund the 3M and PIPS
LPR systems for the police department. This necessarily includes (but is
not limited to) grant proposals/applications, responses from grant
providers, grant amounts, and grant parameters/details.

Furthermore, since the police department uses LPRs please search for all
relevant LPR information listed in my original request (this most directly
relates to items 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 13). Please honor my request in its
entirety and also search for all relevant information pertaining to the
"Persistent Surveillance Systems” and/or relevant aerial surveillance
companies/services. Together this would necessitate an investigation into
all 13 of my requests plus the addendum above.

Thank you for your work thus far.

Sincerely,
Brandon

I’ve copied my original request below:

1) The full documentation of all contracts or non-disclosure agreements
(enacted OR IN EFFECT between the above dates) with the companies
"Persistent Surveillance Systems" or "Vigilant Solutions"
2) Copies of all invoices to or from these companies, and documents
sufficient to show any and all disbursement of public funds to either
company
3) The full documentation of all contracts (enacted OR IN EFFECT between
the above dates) with any company other than the two cited above, in which
said company provides your department with equipment or services (including
software) for 1. license plate scanning or reading or automatic
photographing; 2. aerial surveillance, excluding monitoring roadways for
speed infractions.
4) Copies of all invoices to or from any company that fits the description
in the prior paragraph, and documents sufficient to show any disbursement
of public funds to any company that fits this description
5) All emails between police department email accounts and users on the
domains "pss-1.com" or "vigilantsolutions.com". (One example would be
brian.schockley@vigilantsolutions.com. Users on the domain would be in the
form of XXXXXXXXX@vigilantsolutions.com)
6) All paper-based communications between your department and Persistent
Surveillance Systems, and between your department and Vigilant Solutions.
In asking for all paper and electronic correspondence, this request
necessarily includes marketing materials and descriptions of product
capabilities for any device, software, or access/capability this department
has purchased. A circuit court judge in Illinois recently ruled that
non-disclosure agreements signed by public bodies do not trump freedom of
information laws when it comes to surveillance equipment/capability
purchased by police. Citation:
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/01/chicago-police-must-finally-produce-stingray-records-judge-orders/

7) Documents sufficient to show all rules or regulations governing the use
of products (hardware or software) that do 1. license plate scanning or
reading or automatic photographing; 2. aerial surveillance, excluding
monitoring roadways for speed infractions.
8) The text of all agreements (whether formal, email, memo, or otherwise)
between your department and any other public body or department that allows
your department to use or access the capabilities of 1. license plate
scanning or reading or automatic photographing; 2. aerial surveillance,
excluding monitoring roadways for speed infractions.
9) Documents sufficient to show the month and year your department first
entered a program of scanning license plates or accessing a database of
scanned plates, if it indeed has such a program (and end date of said
program if it has ended).
10) Documents sufficient to show the total number of license plates scanned
in your department's jurisdiction (whether the jurisdiction in this case is
precisely or roughly represented) since the department began its
plate-scanning program or first purchased access to such a program
11) Documents sufficient to show the month and year your department first
entered a program of persistent aerial surveillance, if it indeed has such
a program (and end date of said program if it has ended).
12) Documents sufficient to show the number of plane-hours of aerial
surveillance (excluding monitoring roadways for speed infractions)
purchased by your department within the dates at the top of this request.
For example, one plane flying for four hours is four plane-hours. Two
planes flying for four hours is eight plane-hours.
13) Documents sufficient to show any attempt made by a representative of
your department to inform the public about automatic license plate readers
or persistent aerial surveillance. This could include but is not limited to
records of town hall meetings, quotes from police spokespeople in local
media, or text from the department's website.
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On Aug. 11, 2016:
Good afternoon Brandon;

The city did not spend any money on 3M and Pips LPR's. All of these items
were obtained through grant funds. Please let me know how you would like
to proceed on this request.
Thanks,

Seth

Hi Brandon;

Haven't forgotten about you guys. I am still working on this request.

Thanks,

Seth

From: requests@muckrock.com
To: Seth.Tyler@chandleraz.gov
Date: 09/21/2016 02:01 AM
Subject: RE: Public Records Request: Persistent Surveillance Systems
Invoices (Chandler Police Department)

September 21, 2016
Chandler Police Department
PO Box 4008
Mail Stop 303
Chandler, AZ 85244-4008

This is a follow up to a previous request:

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request,
copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 1, 2016. Please let me know
when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is
needed.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

---

On Sept. 6, 2016:
Hey Brandon;

Apologies for the delay, I was in training all last week. I will start
working on this for you.

Seth

Hi Brandon;

We are still gathering the material. I'm hoping to have it in for review
by the end of next week. Just a heads up, its going to be a rather large
file and I don't think I can send it electronically. Can you provide me
with an address? Also, do you want a ballpark on the cost before it's
complete?

Thanks,

Seth

From: requests@muckrock.com
To: Seth.Tyler@chandleraz.gov
Date: 11/07/2016 03:04 AM
Subject: RE: Public Records Request: Persistent Surveillance Systems
Invoices (Chandler Police Department)

November 7, 2016
Chandler Police Department
PO Box 4008
Mail Stop 303
Chandler, AZ 85244-4008

This is a follow up to a previous request:

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request,
copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 1, 2016. Please let me know
when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is
needed.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

---

On Oct. 21, 2016:
To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request,
copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 1, 2016. Please let me know
when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is
needed.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

---

On Oct. 6, 2016:
To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request,
copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 1, 2016. Please let me know
when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is
needed.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

---

On Sept. 21, 2016:
Hi Brandon;

Haven't forgotten about you guys. I am still working on this request.
Thanks,

Seth

Hello Muckrock;

Info has been gathered it is under review. I'll let you know when it's
ready. FYI, may not be able to send it electronically, it's too big.

Seth

From: requests@muckrock.com
To: Seth.Tyler@chandleraz.gov
Date: 11/25/2016 03:01 AM
Subject: RE: Public Records Request: Persistent Surveillance Systems
Invoices (Chandler Police Department)

November 25, 2016
Chandler Police Department
PO Box 4008
Mail Stop 303
Chandler, AZ 85244-4008

This is a follow up to a previous request:

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request,
copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 1, 2016. Please let me know
when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is
needed.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

---

On Nov. 10, 2016:
Hi Seth,

Thanks so much for your note. The appropriate address for this request is:

MuckRock
DEPT MR 27399
411A Highland Avenue
Somerville, MA 02143

Also, an estimate of costs in advance would be appreciated.

Best wishes,
Beryl, MuckRock
---

On Nov. 8, 2016:
Hi Brandon;

We are still gathering the material. I'm hoping to have it in for review
by the end of next week. Just a heads up, its going to be a rather large
file and I don't think I can send it electronically. Can you provide me
with an address? Also, do you want a ballpark on the cost before it's
complete?
Thanks,

Seth

Good morning Beryl and Muckrock;

I am happy to announce the request is complete. I am happier to announce I
can send it all to you via email. I am going to send you an email for each
of the numbered requests that were applicable. There will be a pdf to each
number. A couple of these pdf's are pretty big so it may take a few
minutes for them to load (#5 and #6 are the two that come to mind). Below
are the numbered requests that were either not applicable (N/A) or I can
provide in this email:

3) The full documentation of all contracts (enacted OR IN EFFECT between
the above dates) with any company other than the two cited above, in which
said company provides your department with equipment or services (including
software) for 1. license plate scanning or reading or automatic
photographing; 2. aerial surveillance, excluding monitoring roadways for
speed infractions.

N/A

9) Documents sufficient to show the month and year your department first
entered a program of scanning license plates or accessing a database of
scanned plates, if it indeed has such a program (and end date of said
program if it has ended).

We do not have a document within the date range of this request.

10) Documents sufficient to show the total number of license plates scanned
in your department's jurisdiction (whether the jurisdiction in this case is
precisely or roughly represented) since the department began its
plate-scanning program or first purchased access to such a program

We do not have a document within the date range of this request.

11) Documents sufficient to show the month and year your department first
entered a program of persistent aerial surveillance, if it indeed has such
a program (and end date of said program if it has ended).

N/A

12) Documents sufficient to show the number of plane-hours of aerial
surveillance (excluding monitoring roadways for speed infractions)
purchased by your department within the dates at the top of this request.
For example, one plane flying for four hours is four plane-hours. Two
planes flying for four hours is eight plane-hours.

N/A

13) Documents sufficient to show any attempt made by a representative of
your department to inform the public about automatic license plate readers
or persistent aerial surveillance. This could include but is not limited to
records of town hall meetings, quotes from police spokespeople in local
media, or text from the department's website.

N/A

Look for eight more emails to follow this one.

Regards,

Seth

From: requests@muckrock.com
To: Seth.Tyler@chandleraz.gov
Date: 11/25/2016 03:01 AM
Subject: RE: Public Records Request: Persistent Surveillance Systems
Invoices (Chandler Police Department)

November 25, 2016
Chandler Police Department
PO Box 4008
Mail Stop 303
Chandler, AZ 85244-4008

This is a follow up to a previous request:

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request,
copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 1, 2016. Please let me know
when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is
needed.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

---

On Nov. 10, 2016:
Hi Seth,

Thanks so much for your note. The appropriate address for this request is:

MuckRock
DEPT MR 27399
411A Highland Avenue
Somerville, MA 02143

Also, an estimate of costs in advance would be appreciated.

Best wishes,
Beryl, MuckRock
---

On Nov. 8, 2016:
Hi Brandon;

We are still gathering the material. I'm hoping to have it in for review
by the end of next week. Just a heads up, its going to be a rather large
file and I don't think I can send it electronically. Can you provide me
with an address? Also, do you want a ballpark on the cost before it's
complete?
Thanks,

Seth

Here is the response for question #1:

(See attached file: Muckrock LPR PRR question #1.pdf)

From: requests@muckrock.com
To: Seth.Tyler@chandleraz.gov
Date: 11/25/2016 03:01 AM
Subject: RE: Public Records Request: Persistent Surveillance Systems
Invoices (Chandler Police Department)

November 25, 2016
Chandler Police Department
PO Box 4008
Mail Stop 303
Chandler, AZ 85244-4008

This is a follow up to a previous request:

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request,
copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 1, 2016. Please let me know
when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is
needed.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

---

On Nov. 10, 2016:
Hi Seth,

Thanks so much for your note. The appropriate address for this request is:

MuckRock
DEPT MR 27399
411A Highland Avenue
Somerville, MA 02143

Also, an estimate of costs in advance would be appreciated.

Best wishes,
Beryl, MuckRock
---

On Nov. 8, 2016:
Hi Brandon;

We are still gathering the material. I'm hoping to have it in for review
by the end of next week. Just a heads up, its going to be a rather large
file and I don't think I can send it electronically. Can you provide me
with an address? Also, do you want a ballpark on the cost before it's
complete?
Thanks,

Seth

Response to question #2...

(See attached file: Muckrock LPR PRR question #2.pdf)

From: requests@muckrock.com
To: Seth.Tyler@chandleraz.gov
Date: 11/25/2016 03:01 AM
Subject: RE: Public Records Request: Persistent Surveillance Systems
Invoices (Chandler Police Department)

November 25, 2016
Chandler Police Department
PO Box 4008
Mail Stop 303
Chandler, AZ 85244-4008

This is a follow up to a previous request:

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request,
copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 1, 2016. Please let me know
when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is
needed.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

---

On Nov. 10, 2016:
Hi Seth,

Thanks so much for your note. The appropriate address for this request is:

MuckRock
DEPT MR 27399
411A Highland Avenue
Somerville, MA 02143

Also, an estimate of costs in advance would be appreciated.

Best wishes,
Beryl, MuckRock
---

On Nov. 8, 2016:
Hi Brandon;

We are still gathering the material. I'm hoping to have it in for review
by the end of next week. Just a heads up, its going to be a rather large
file and I don't think I can send it electronically. Can you provide me
with an address? Also, do you want a ballpark on the cost before it's
complete?
Thanks,

Seth

Response to question #4...

(See attached file: Muckrock LPR PRR question #4.pdf)

From: requests@muckrock.com
To: Seth.Tyler@chandleraz.gov
Date: 11/25/2016 03:01 AM
Subject: RE: Public Records Request: Persistent Surveillance Systems
Invoices (Chandler Police Department)

November 25, 2016
Chandler Police Department
PO Box 4008
Mail Stop 303
Chandler, AZ 85244-4008

This is a follow up to a previous request:

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request,
copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 1, 2016. Please let me know
when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is
needed.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

---

On Nov. 10, 2016:
Hi Seth,

Thanks so much for your note. The appropriate address for this request is:

MuckRock
DEPT MR 27399
411A Highland Avenue
Somerville, MA 02143

Also, an estimate of costs in advance would be appreciated.

Best wishes,
Beryl, MuckRock
---

On Nov. 8, 2016:
Hi Brandon;

We are still gathering the material. I'm hoping to have it in for review
by the end of next week. Just a heads up, its going to be a rather large
file and I don't think I can send it electronically. Can you provide me
with an address? Also, do you want a ballpark on the cost before it's
complete?
Thanks,

Seth

Response to question #5 (This one is pretty big so it may take a
minute...)...

(See attached file: Muckrock LPR PRR question #5.pdf)

From: requests@muckrock.com
To: Seth.Tyler@chandleraz.gov
Date: 11/25/2016 03:01 AM
Subject: RE: Public Records Request: Persistent Surveillance Systems
Invoices (Chandler Police Department)

November 25, 2016
Chandler Police Department
PO Box 4008
Mail Stop 303
Chandler, AZ 85244-4008

This is a follow up to a previous request:

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request,
copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 1, 2016. Please let me know
when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is
needed.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

---

On Nov. 10, 2016:
Hi Seth,

Thanks so much for your note. The appropriate address for this request is:

MuckRock
DEPT MR 27399
411A Highland Avenue
Somerville, MA 02143

Also, an estimate of costs in advance would be appreciated.

Best wishes,
Beryl, MuckRock
---

On Nov. 8, 2016:
Hi Brandon;

We are still gathering the material. I'm hoping to have it in for review
by the end of next week. Just a heads up, its going to be a rather large
file and I don't think I can send it electronically. Can you provide me
with an address? Also, do you want a ballpark on the cost before it's
complete?
Thanks,

Seth

The pdf for #6 is still loading (I just scanned it) so I'm moving on to the
response for #7...

(See attached file: Muckrock LPR PRR question #7.pdf)

From: requests@muckrock.com
To: Seth.Tyler@chandleraz.gov
Date: 11/25/2016 03:01 AM
Subject: RE: Public Records Request: Persistent Surveillance Systems
Invoices (Chandler Police Department)

November 25, 2016
Chandler Police Department
PO Box 4008
Mail Stop 303
Chandler, AZ 85244-4008

This is a follow up to a previous request:

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request,
copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 1, 2016. Please let me know
when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is
needed.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

---

On Nov. 10, 2016:
Hi Seth,

Thanks so much for your note. The appropriate address for this request is:

MuckRock
DEPT MR 27399
411A Highland Avenue
Somerville, MA 02143

Also, an estimate of costs in advance would be appreciated.

Best wishes,
Beryl, MuckRock
---

On Nov. 8, 2016:
Hi Brandon;

We are still gathering the material. I'm hoping to have it in for review
by the end of next week. Just a heads up, its going to be a rather large
file and I don't think I can send it electronically. Can you provide me
with an address? Also, do you want a ballpark on the cost before it's
complete?
Thanks,

Seth

Here is the response for #8...

(See attached file: Muckrock LPR PRR question #8.pdf)

From: requests@muckrock.com
To: Seth.Tyler@chandleraz.gov
Date: 11/25/2016 03:01 AM
Subject: RE: Public Records Request: Persistent Surveillance Systems
Invoices (Chandler Police Department)

November 25, 2016
Chandler Police Department
PO Box 4008
Mail Stop 303
Chandler, AZ 85244-4008

This is a follow up to a previous request:

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request,
copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 1, 2016. Please let me know
when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is
needed.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

---

On Nov. 10, 2016:
Hi Seth,

Thanks so much for your note. The appropriate address for this request is:

MuckRock
DEPT MR 27399
411A Highland Avenue
Somerville, MA 02143

Also, an estimate of costs in advance would be appreciated.

Best wishes,
Beryl, MuckRock
---

On Nov. 8, 2016:
Hi Brandon;

We are still gathering the material. I'm hoping to have it in for review
by the end of next week. Just a heads up, its going to be a rather large
file and I don't think I can send it electronically. Can you provide me
with an address? Also, do you want a ballpark on the cost before it's
complete?
Thanks,

Seth