DPD FOIA Request: Drone Footage
Submitted | March 13, 2023 |
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From: Sherrie Hart
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Georgia Open Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Any and all multimedia--including, but not limited to, aerial surveillance/drone footage, video footage, audio files, photographs, etc.--captured by the Dekalb County Police Department helicopters N90DK and N91DK on the following dates: 11/09/22, 1/28/23.
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 3 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Sherrie Hart
From: DeKalb County Police Department
DeKalb County Police Department, Open Records Unit, acknowledges receipt of your Open Records Request. Please allow up to and including three (3) business days from today for a response.
Thank You,
DeKalb County Police Department
Open Records Unit
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Georgia Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 13, 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: DeKalb County Police Department
Hello Ms. Hart,
Thank you for your patience; this is still being processed and I'll send you an update in the next week.
Thank You,
David Rodriguez
DeKalb County Police Department
Open Records Unit
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Georgia Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 13, 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: DeKalb County Police Department
Hello Ms. Hart,
Thank you for your patience; this is still being processed an you will receive an answer by next week.
Thank You,
David Rodriguez, Paralegal
DeKalb County Police Department
Open Records Unit
From: DeKalb County Police Department
Hello Ms. Hart,
Thank you for your patience; please see the attached video. Please let me know if there are any problems viewing it.
[https://res-h3.public.cdn.office.net/assets/mail/file-icon/png/video_16x16.png]20221109_000_H264.avi<https://dekalb-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/vdrodriguez_dekalbcountyga_gov/EfRfuoE4odFCmKHKgg66KA4BYRmTxb2QyrxjdOTJ2oFLjQ>
Thank You,
David Rodriguez, Paralegal
DeKalb County Police Department
Open Records Unit
From: Muckrock Staff
Hello David,
Thank you for your continued partnership with this request. Unfortunately, we were unable to access the responsive documents you submitted to us via the link provided. The email address we used to access your link is as follows: requests@muckrock.com. Please advise at your earliest convenience.
Sincerely,
MuckRock Staff
From: DeKalb County Police Department
[https://res.cdn.office.net/assets/mail/file-icon/png/video_16x16.png]20221109_000_H264 1.avi<https://dekalb-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/vdrodriguez_dekalbcountyga_gov/ET7ciRP1t_tCpB5F9wpcC7UBac047WlFM6SIe_DthtJDlg>
Hello,
Here's the link again, hopefully it will work.
Thank You,
David Rodriguez, Paralegal
DeKalb County Police Department
Open Records Unit
From: Muckrock Staff
Hello David,
Thank you for your prompt reply. Unfortunately, we are still unable to access that link. May I ask what our username should be? We have been using our email address as the sign-in. Is there any way you can compress it to a .zip file or another way in which we can retrieve this information?
Best,
MuckRock Staff
From: DeKalb County Police Department
[https://res-h3.public.cdn.office.net/assets/mail/file-icon/png/zip_16x16.png]20221109_000_H264.zip<https://dekalb-my.sharepoint.com/:u:/g/personal/vdrodriguez_dekalbcountyga_gov/Ec39wDQVxatHousrsxTwFVwBWwOkaAmUH76q5FKcRjKTEw>
Sorry, we'll try it again.
Thank You,
David Rodriguez, Paralegal
DeKalb County Police Department
Open Records Unit
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20221109_000_H264
From: Muckrock Staff
Thank you so much for your prompt response and assistance, David. We received the responsive documents just fine this time! Have a great week!
Best,
MuckRock Staff
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Georgia Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 13, 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: DeKalb County Police Department
Hello Ms. Hart,
The only video that was found was the helicopter video that has already been provided.
Thank You,
David Rodriguez, Paralegal
DeKalb County Police Department
Open Records Unit