Alerts (Columbus Division of Police)
| Tracking # |
PRR #23-4841 |
| Multi Request | Alerts |
| Submitted | Oct. 26, 2023 |
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From: Dhruv Mehrotra
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Ohio Open Records Law, I hereby request the following records:
- Any emails, memos, or notification reports sent to the company SoundThinking (formerly shotspotter). These are reports where personnel have reached out to Shotspotter for support, because the system failed to detect a shooting or misclassified an incident. According to ShotSpotter, their best practices include steps to ensure that if police officers conclude the ShotSpotter alert was indeed a “false positive,” they report that the company to "keep track and take remedial steps to minimize false positives in the future". I am looking for any such feedback given to ShotSpotter.
- Any emails between department staff with the words "false positive" and "Shotspotter" or "shot spotter" or "sound thinking". Responsive records should be from 2018 until the date this request is processed.
- Copies of all SoundThinking (Shotspotter) responses to aforementioned notification reports, Responsive records should be from 2018 until the date this request is processed.
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 10 business days.
Sincerely,
Dhruv Mehrotra
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Ohio Open Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 30, 2023. 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Ohio Open Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 30, 2023. 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: Columbus Division of Police
Good Morning,
The Public Records Unit has not been able to assign your request (PRR #23-4841) to an analyst yet due to the current backlog because of a previous lack of staff. The unit is now fully staffed and moving through requests at a quicker rate. You will be notified via email when the requested records have been gathered. We thank you for your patience and understanding during this time.
Respectfully,
The Public Records Unit
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~WRD000
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Ohio Open Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 30, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #PRR #23-4841.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Columbus Division of Police
Good Morning,
The Public Records Unit has not been able to assign your request to an analyst yet due to the current backlog because of a previous lack of staff. The unit is now fully staffed and moving through requests at a quicker rate. You will be notified via email when the requested records have been gathered. We thank you for your patience and understanding during this time.
Respectfully,
The Public Records Unit
-
~WRD000
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Ohio Open Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 30, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #PRR #23-4841.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Ohio Open Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 30, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #PRR #23-4841.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Ohio Open Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 30, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #PRR #23-4841.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Ohio Open Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 30, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #PRR #23-4841.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Ohio Open Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 30, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #PRR #23-4841.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Ohio Open Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 30, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #PRR #23-4841.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Columbus Division of Police
Attached are the responsive 59 emails to this request, and the redaction letter. We thank you for your time and patience as the unit diligently fills requests.
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