Search Warrant Data (Charleston City Clerk)
| Multi Request | Search Warrant Data |
| Submitted | Nov. 1, 2019 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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Communications
From: LPL
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
For all search warrants, applications for search warrants, cancellations, and authorization for search warrants between 2012 to the date of processing this request, please provide the following points of record for each:
Full Name of requester
If arrest, arrest ID (eg some cities/states use, "Incident Report")
Reason(s) for search warrant (typically either hand-written, or checkboxes)
Badge ID (or similar) of requester
District/Unit
Name of Judge
Name of approving officer
Whether an Arrest happened
Requested location of search warrant
Location of search warrant execution
Type of search warrant
Statements used to justify search warrant
Time and date when search warrant was submitted for approval
Time and date when search warrant was executed
Whether anything was seized
Whether anything was found
License plate of vehicle (if relevant)
Race of person for search warrant
Age of person for search warrant
State of person for search warrant
Whether an informant was involved
Method of contact with informant leading to search warrant (eg, phone call, mail, fax, email, etc)
Description of person search warrant executed on
Legal code of violation
Description of violation
Date of violation
If search warrant related to debt: name of company debt is owed to, amount owed
Whether FBI involved
ID associated with FBI document (eg, IR #)
Whether search warrant was cancelled
Whether contraband found
Whether narcotics found
The records responsive to this request are likely available in a database, or in some query-able format. If your department or agency does not have direct access to the records, please raise to the respective department that can run queries directly (eg, through SQL).
Should your agency not have all of the requested records within a single record or document, please provide me the relevant documents that do, even if that requires more than one class of document. Should some of the records be unavailable, please let me know ahead of time so that we can narrow the request accordingly.
As the records responsive to this request are imperative for understanding how search warrants are executed, I ask that the public interest of these records be evaluated to the extent that the public's interest outweighs this request's burden. To add, this request is being sent to the largest city of every state and will be collated together to create a comprehensive map of search warrants throughout the US. As such, the records are not only important for understanding search warrants at a local level, but also at a national and state-wide level.
Please ensure that provided documents comply with Section 508, as these records will be shared with members of the public who are covered under the ADA. This guide should be helpful: https://www.hhs.gov/web/section-508/making-files-accessible/checklist/pdf/index.html
If this request was sent to the wrong department or agency, please let me know so that I can send to the correct place.
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,
Lucy Parsons Labs
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following West Virginia Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 1, 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:
To whom it may concern,
Your November 8, 2019, FOIA request for " all search warrants, applications for search warrants, cancellations, and authorizations for search warrants between 2012 and the date of processing this request. . ." was reviewed in accordance with West Virginia Code §29B-1-1, et seq. and applicable legal standards. The Charleston Police Department does not have any responsive documents to this request.
The City reserves its right to assert any exemption from disclosure pursuant to West Virginia Code §29B-1-4, the common law, and other applicable law. With the submission of this letter, the response of the City to your request is complete. I appreciate the opportunity to assist you with this matter and the City elects to waive assessing any fees respecting your request as authorized in West Virginia Code §29B-1-3. You are further advised that the Freedom of Information Act affords you the opportunity to seek injunctive or declaratory relief in the Circuit Court of Kanawha County. As always, if we have misunderstood your request, or if you are requesting different or additional information, please contact our office.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact my office.
Tiffany D. Redman, Esq.
Senior Staff Associate
Office of the City Attorney
501 Virginia Street, East
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: (304)-348-8031
Fax: (304) 348-0770
PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION The information transmitted in this email is intended only for the person or entity to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any use of this information other than by the intended recipient is prohibited. If you receive this message in error, please send a reply e-mail to the sender and delete the material from any and all computers
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following West Virginia Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 1, 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: Charleston City Clerk
A response was sent to you on November 12, 2019. It was actually attached to the email you just sent. I have copied it and provided it again directly below. If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact me at my number provided below.
Thanks,
Tiffany
On Nov. 12, 2019:
Subject: FOIA request for search warrants
To whom it may concern,
Your November 8, 2019, FOIA request for " all search warrants, applications for search warrants, cancellations, and authorizations for search warrants between 2012 and the date of processing this request. . ." was reviewed in accordance with West Virginia Code §29B-1-1, et seq. and applicable legal standards. The Charleston Police Department does not have any responsive documents to this request.
The City reserves its right to assert any exemption from disclosure pursuant to West Virginia Code §29B-1-4, the common law, and other applicable law. With the submission of this letter, the response of the City to your request is complete. I appreciate the opportunity to assist you with this matter and the City elects to waive assessing any fees respecting your request as authorized in West Virginia Code §29B-1-3. You are further advised that the Freedom of Information Act affords you the opportunity to seek injunctive or declaratory relief in the Circuit Court of Kanawha County. As always, if we have misunderstood your request, or if you are requesting different or additional information, please contact our office.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact my office.
Tiffany D. Redman, Esq.
Senior Staff Associate
Office of the City Attorney
501 Virginia Street, East
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: (304)-348-8031
Fax: (304) 348-0770
PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION The information transmitted in this email is intended only for the person or entity to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any use of this information other than by the intended recipient is prohibited. If you receive this message in error, please send a reply e-mail to the sender and delete the material from any and all computers
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Tiffany D. Redman, Esq.
Senior Staff Associate
Office of the City Attorney
501 Virginia Street, East
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: (304)-348-8031
Fax: (304) 348-0770
PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION The information transmitted in this email is intended only for the person or entity to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any use of this information other than by the intended recipient is prohibited. If you receive this message in error, please send a reply e-mail to the sender and delete the material from any and all computers
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