Checks of audio functionality
| Tracking # |
P459106 |
| Submitted | Sept. 12, 2018 |
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From: Brandon Smith
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act., I hereby request the following records:
Documents sufficient to show any rule or policy that establishes checks of audio functionality (or non-functionality) on dash cameras and body cameras. These could be regular checks or random checks. I request documents sufficient to show any required frequency of checks or, if random, what number or percentage of cameras are checked per unit time. Also any documents sufficient to show any penalties that would befall an officer found to have disabled said audio; documents sufficient to show whether, via any of the regular or random checks outlined above, any audio has been found to have been not working or disabled from January 1, 2014 to the date of this request; documents sufficient to show whether any officer has faced any consequences for violating any rules regarding audio tampering; to the extent any officer has seen any “consequence” (which could be any form of written warning or actual punishment), I request the officer’s name, date of the infraction discovery, date of CPD issuing the consequence; and documents describing the consequence itself.
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,
Brandon Smith
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Illinois Freedom of Information Act. request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 12, 2018. 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: Chicago Police Department
Attached is the notice of recurrent requestor that was emailed to you on September 14, 2018 (the email confirmation is also attached), the notice lists this specific email. Please be advised that the time to respond to this request is extended to 21 days from the date of receipt of the request.
CPD FOIA Section
This message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL AND EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering that message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this document is strictly prohibited.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Illinois Freedom of Information Act. request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 12, 2018. 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: Brandon Smith
Dear CPD FOIA staff:
In case you weren't aware, I am a journalist, have written about CPD for many publications, and continue to write about CPD for many publications. Please take a look at the full text of the language you cited, and please get back to me with an estimated date of completion.
(g) "Recurrent requester", as used in Section 3.2 of this Act, means a person that, in the 12 months immediately preceding the request, has submitted to the same public body (i) a minimum of 50 requests for records, (ii) a minimum of 15 requests for records within a 30-day period, or (iii) a minimum of 7 requests for records within a 7-day period. For purposes of this definition, requests made by news media and non-profit, scientific, or academic organizations shall not be considered in calculating the number of requests made in the time periods in this definition when the principal purpose of the requests is (i) to access and disseminate information concerning news and current or passing events, (ii) for articles of opinion or features of interest to the public, or (iii) for the purpose of academic, scientific, or public research or education.
Best,
Brandon Smith
From: Chicago Police Department
Dear Mr. Smith,
I have reached out to the Information Services Division and am waiting to hear back to see if they have responsive records to a part of your request. I have received a response from the Bureau of Internal Affairs and there is no way to discern whether a Complaint Register is regarding tampering with audio for in-car cameras or body worn cameras. Either way, I will be in touch with you on or before October 24, 2018.
Thank you,
Audrey Shulruff, FOIA Officer
Chicago Police Department
Office of Legal Affairs, Unit 114
3510 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60653
312-745-5308
________________________________
This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof.
From: Chicago Police Department
Dear Mr. Smith,
Your request is in the final review process and I should have it to you by October 26, 2018.
Thank you,
Audrey
From: Chicago Police Department
Dear Mr. Smith,
I was hoping to have this to you today, but your request is still in the final review process. I will send it to you as soon as I get it back.
Thank you,
Audrey
From: Chicago Police Department
Dear Mr. Smith,
Please see attached for the response to your FOIA request.
Thank you,
Audrey Shulruff, FOIA Officer
Chicago Police Department
Office of Legal Affairs, Unit 114
3510 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60653
312-745-5308
________________________________
This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail (or the person responsible for delivering this document to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, printing or copying of this e-mail, and any attachment thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please respond to the individual sending the message, and permanently delete the original and any copy of any e-mail and printout thereof.
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