Police Book Reports (Manatee County Sheriff's Office)

RICK WELLS SHERIFF MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA 05/25/2023
Adam Steinbaugh
MuckRock News, DEPT MR146322
Boston, MA 02115 Thank you for your interest in public records of the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office. Your request for public records has been received and is being processed.  The request was received in this office on 5/25/2023 10:18:45 PM and given reference number W051893-052523 for tracking purposes.  The Sheriff’s Office will provide the requested records within a reasonable amount of time, consistent with Chapter 119, Florida Statutes. **PLEASE NOTE: Any requests for 911 calls will be calls transferred to MCSO from 911.  Initial 911 calls must be requested separately, by you, from Manatee County Public Safety. If you have questions or concerns regarding your request, please call (941) 747-3011.

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Hello,
Your request will fall under an extensive request (anything over fifteen minutes) and then costs at a rate of $17/hr. will take affect.
For reference, I entered date range 01/01/2020 to 12/31/2020, with keyword "library" and received over 200 results for service calls.  I have exhausted fifteen minutes searching the 2020 list alone.
Are you able to narrow the request parameters at all?
Sincerely,
Bev McNeil
Records Specialist

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Manatee County Sheriff’s Office
Records Section
600 US Hwy 301 Blvd W, Suite 202
Bradenton, FL  34205
Phone (941) 747-3011, ext. 2295 TO:
Adam Steinbaugh
MuckRock News, DEPT MR146322
263 Huntington Ave
Boston MA  02115
requests@muckrock.com Invoice #:  W051893-052523
COMMENTS OR SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: Breakdown of Fees:
Clerk - Defined as more than 15 minutes.: $18.19
[.25 hours provided at no cost.  You are charged 1.07 hours at a rate of $17.00/hour.
Cost to search results for each year is $18.19.] Total Fees:
$18.19
It has been determined that the nature or volume of public records to be inspected or copied requires the extensive use of information technology resources or extensive clerical or supervisory assistance, or both.   Pursuant to §119.07(4)(d), Florida Statutes, in addition to the actual cost of duplication the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office may collect a reasonable service charge based on the cost actually incurred by the Sheriff’s Office for such extensive use of information technology resources or personnel. The reasonable service charge associated with your request is estimated to be $18.19.
The service charge must be paid by cash, certified check, business check or money order prior to production of the requested records.  Credit Card payment is permitted only when the customer appears in the Sheriff’s Office Records Unit to swipe the card.  If you would like to submit payment via mail, please direct it to my attention.   Please note that if we have not received payment within ten business days from today's date, (06/02/2023), your request will be closed on 6/16/2023.
Once payment is received, the records results will be provided.
Make all business checks, money orders, or cashier's checks payable to:
Manatee County Sheriff’s Office
Attn:  Records// W051893-052523
600 US Hwy 301 Blvd W, Suite 202
Bradenton, FL  34205 Business hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.  If you have any questions concerning this invoice, please contact me at (941)747-3011 ext. 2295
Bev McNeil
Records Specialist

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Adam Steinbaugh
MuckRock News, DEPT MR146322
Boston MA 02115 Regarding your public record request received in this office on 5/25/2023 10:18:45 PM and given reference number W051893-052523 for tracking purposes, no records have been located which would be responsive to your request. I searched several keywords (library, banned, books, event complaint, content) and received civil complaint, information, assist other numerous results.  Of these, I opened a multitude of report types (ex. Deputy, special assignment, disturbance, suspicious circumstance, follow up, nuisance, threats, mental person, unknown Law Enforcement problem) to explore the overall nature of the call. No reports matched the details you provided. I added "obscene" today just to make sure I did not miss anything.  Again, no record found to match the details you've provided. Although I spent an extensive amount of time searching, no records found to match the details provided. The Invoice, therefore, only covered the time spent on the search.  No lists are available for your consideration. I spoke with my Supervisor and explained the time element of the search with no resulting content.  our request is now closed. As a (singular) courtesy, I requested permission to waive costs.  Permission was granted.  Y If you believe there should be responsive records, please make another public records request, providing as much detail as possible regarding the record(s) you seek, and contact Bev McNeil at (941) 747-3011 x2295. Sincerely, Bev McNeil Records Specialist