Request for public records surrounding incident on May 18th, 2020 Westbrook Connecticut @ 1:45p.m
| Tracking # |
F-20-04324 |
| Submitted | May 19, 2020 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Mike Davis
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
A recent social network post reported on an incident with Trooper Spina at aproximatly 1:45pm in westbrook connecticut in which a citizen was stopped and searched on the side of the road. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM8i31pBKWI)
This FOIA is a request for any public records surrounding this incident including radio traffic, police calls, SMS messages, call records, reports and bodyworn and vehicle sourced videos of the incident.
I also request that, if possible and pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. ยง 1-212(d), fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest and not made for commercial gain. The requested documents will be processed by a representative of the news media/press and made available to the public at MuckRock.com.
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 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Mike Davis
From: Connecticut State Police
Received
From: Connecticut State Police
An interim response, stating the request is being processed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Connecticut Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 19, 2020. 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: Connecticut State Police
Good morning,
Please see attached reply letter with documents. The link below will provide you access to the video footage. As I stated in my letter, if there is additional audio the same will be sent via mail. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you,
Jennifer Koerlin, Paralegal
Legal Affairs Unit
Department of Emergency Services & Public Protection
1111 Country Club Road
Middletown, CT 06457
860-685-8150 (phone)
860-685-8611 (fax)
Jennifer.Koerlin@ct.gov
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1NTqmB-JjrTltG9b4B03he7SYfbRSADbh
From: Connecticut State Police
Good morning,
In follow up to my reply below and attached, please be advised I have confirmed there is no additional audio concerning this matter. As such, I am now closing my file. Please feel free to contact legal affairs if additional information is needed. Please reference your file #F-20-04324. Thank you,
Jennifer Koerlin, Paralegal
Legal Affairs Unit
Department of Emergency Services & Public Protection
1111 Country Club Road
Middletown, CT 06457
860-685-8150 (phone)
860-685-8611 (fax)
Jennifer.Koerlin@ct.gov
From: Mike Davis
Greetings, I appreciate your partial compliance with my request but I'm a bit dismayed that the public record of the complete and undereducated police report was not included/was fully censored without any justification or inventory of redactions provided in a closed case with no charges filed. additionally, while it is permitted to redact documents of privacy information you chose to publicly disclose ONLY the private information of the citizen.
please provide the full police report with appropriate PII redactions only
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