PSTC records request (Georgia Bureau of Investigation)

Atlanta Community Press Collective filed this request with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation of Georgia.
Multi Request PSTC records request
Est. Completion None
Status
Fix Required

Communications

From: Atlanta Community Press Collective

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Georgia Open Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

Hello,

This is a public records request for a duplicate electronic copy of ALL communications including but not limited to meeting notes, emails, meeting recordings and any other documents between APF and the Bureau in regards to the Public Safety Training Center (PTSC) from 10/1/21- present. Key words: "Public Safety Training Center", "PSTC", and "APSTC"

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,

Atlanta Community Press Collective

From: Georgia Bureau of Investigation

June 14, 2022

Mr. Unknown Unknown
MuckRock News
263 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115

Reference: Atlanta Public Safety Training Center - Vandalism
Case Number(s): 10-0277-25-22

Dear Mr. Unknown,

The following letter is in response to your Open Records request, O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 et. seq, which was received on May 26, 2022, regarding copies of our records pertaining to Atlanta Public Safety Training Center - Vandalism (Case Number(s) 10-0277-25-22).

The information you have requested is contained in an investigation that is currently open with the GBI. Therefore, based on the exemption provided in [O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72(a)(4)], the information you have requested is not subject to dissemination until the investigation is concluded, which may also include prosecutorial actions and the appeals process.

The GBI Office of Privacy & Compliance does not monitor the status of pending cases through the investigative and judicial process. When the case is completed, you will need to provide us with notification of the case disposition, if the records are still needed.

Sincerely,

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Andie Davis

Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Open Records Unit - Legal Division
3121 Panthersville Road
Decatur, GA 30034
Phone: (404) 270-8527
Fax: (404) 270-8529
E-mail: andie.davis@gbi.ga.gov<mailto:andie.davis@gbi.ga.gov>
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From: Georgia Bureau of Investigation

July 1, 2022

MuckRock News
requests@muckrock.com

Reference: Public Safety Training Center 2021

On June 10, 2022, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation received your letter requesting GBI records relating to: Public Safety Training Center 2021. A search for the requested records was conducted.

Therefore, in accordance with O.C.G.A. 50-18-70(f) of the Open Records Act, you are hereby notified that based upon the information you have provided, we are unable to locate any records that are responsive to your request.

If you have additional information related to the incident, such as the name of the victim(s), GBI criminal case numbers or Crime Lab case numbers, or other specific identifying data, please send it to us for further research.

Sincerely,

Cheryl Payton, Manager
GBI Office of Privacy & Compliance

From: Atlanta Community Press Collective

Ms. Payton,

Could you please clarify your response? We have now received two notifications from the GBI, one that the relevant documents are part of an ongoing investigation, and one stating that there are no responsive documents.

Thank you very much for your time.

From: Georgia Bureau of Investigation

To whom it may concern,
Please reference case number 10-0277-25-22 in follow up requests.
Please provide your first and last name when making an Open Records request in the future.

July 5, 2022

Muck Rock News
requests@muckrock.com

Reference: Public Safety Training Center 2021
Case Number(s): 10-0277-25-22

The following letter is in response to your Open Records request, O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 et. seq, which was received on June 10, 2022, regarding copies of our records pertaining to Public Safety Training Center 2021 (Case Number(s) 10-0277-25-22).

The information you have requested is contained in an investigation that is currently open in DeKalb County. Therefore, based on the exemption provided in [O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72(a)(4)], the information you have requested is not subject to dissemination until the investigation is concluded, which may also include prosecutorial actions and the appeals process.

The GBI Office of Privacy & Compliance does not monitor the status of pending cases through the investigative and judicial process. When the case is completed, you will need to provide us with notification of the case disposition, if the records are still needed.

Sincerely,

Cheryl Payton, Manager
GBI Office of Privacy & Compliance

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