Untitled (Los Angeles Police Department)
| Tracking # |
22-2374 |
| Multi Request | Untitled |
| Submitted | March 8, 2022 |
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Communications
From: Trone Dowd
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
all correspondence between members of the department via email and cellular text messages that contains references to the use of "aerial drones" or "drones" for the purpose of "surveillance", "crime intervention" or "crime prevention." This correspondence should be limited to correspondence that occurred between January 2016 and March 2022.
In order to help you determine my status for the purpose of assessing fees, you should know that I am a representative of Vice News organization and this request is made as part of news gathering and not for commercial
use.
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 calendar days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Trone Dowd
From: Los Angeles Police Department
City of Los Angeles
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Your first City of Los Angeles record request (request number #22-2374) has been submitted.
It is currently unpublished and is not available for the general public to view.
Request #22-2374.
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From: Los Angeles Police Department
City of Los Angeles
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A message was sent to you regarding record request #22-2374:
Dear Requester,
Your California Public Records Act (CPRA) request was received and will be assigned to a CPRA Analyst.
If you have any further questions, please respond to this email
Respectfully,
LAPD Public Records & Subpoena Response Section, CPRA Unit
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From: Los Angeles Police Department
City of Los Angeles
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A message was sent to you regarding record request #22-2374:
Dear Requester:
With regards to your request for cellular text messages that “contains references to the use of ‘aerial drones’ or ‘drones’ for the purpose of ‘surveillance’, ‘crime intervention, ‘crime prevention.’”
We are asking you to clarify the scope or focus of this portion of your request due to the amount of time it would take to contact each individual employee, around 10,000 personnel, for responsive records. The Department has determined that the request would be unduly burdensome as interpreted in the "public interest" provision of Government Code Section 6255 of the California Public Records Act. The courts have interpreted this provision to include an exemption where production of the requested documentation would be unduly burdensome to the public agency involved.
In order to conduct a more focused search, please identify which individuals, by name or serial number, you would like us to search our records for.
We ask that you respond to us by March 28, 2022, at the latest.
With regards to the remainder of your request, we are still searching for, and/or identifying the requested records and appreciate your continued patience.
Respectfully,
LAPD Public Records & Subpoena Response Section, CPRA Unit
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From: Los Angeles Police Department
City of Los Angeles
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A message was sent to you regarding record request #22-2374:
Dear Requester:
We have reviewed your California Public Records Act request.
Please be advised that, pursuant to California Government Code Section 6253(c), we have found that “unusual circumstances” exist with respect to the request due to the need to search for, collect, and review the requested records from other Department entities which are separate from the office processing the request. Therefore, our staff will require the statutory fourteen days extension of time in which to respond. A determination concerning your request will be made as soon as possible.
Additionally, we are awaiting a response to our communication on March 14, 2022 regarding clarification on the cellular text portion of your request. Please respond to us no later than March 28, 2022.
If you have any questions regarding this correspondence, simply respond to this email.
Respectfully,
LAPD Public Records & Subpoena Response Section, CPRA Unit
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From: Los Angeles Police Department
City of Los Angeles
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A message was sent to you regarding record request #22-2374:
Dear Requester:
We conducted a broad-based search for e-mail records that may be responsive to your request, which resulted in an extremely high number of potential records (1,101,204) that would need to be reviewed for responsiveness and redactions prior to any release. Due to the overwhelming volume, we are asking you to clarify the scope or focus for this portion of your request so that we can conduct a more focused search.
Please identify which individuals by name or serial number, different or fewer keywords, or a smaller date range, that you would like us to search our records for.
We ask that you respond to this communication and our previous communications from March 14 and March 17, 2022, no later than March 30, 2022. If we do not receive a response by the date indicated, we will consider this request closed.
Respectfully,
LAPD Public Records & Subpoena Response Section A, CPRA Unit
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From: Los Angeles Police Department
City of Los Angeles
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Record request #22-2374 has been closed and published. The closure reason supplied was:
Dear Requester:
We have not received the additional information that we requested on March 14, March 17, and March 23, 2022, which is required to accurately respond to your request. We are now closing this request.
Should you wish to provide us with the required information, please respond to this email and we will reopen your request.
Respectfully,
LAPD Public Records & Subpoena Response Section, CPRA Unit
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