2002 Westminster home seizures

RE: PIA 20-3046

Seized recordings, notebooks and other documents related to the
incident with Scott Caruthers in October 2002

Dear Requester:

On October 19, 2020, the Maryland State Police (MSP) received your request
under the Public Information Act (Annotated Code of Maryland, General
Provisions Article §§4-101 through 4-601) seeking the above captioned
information.

This letter is to inform you that the MSP is no longer in possession of the
requested records. The retention period within the MSP in such matters if
5 years.

If you are unsatisfied with this response, there are remedies available for
review pursuant to GP §4-203. You may seek judicial review of this decision
in the appropriate Circuit Court in accordance with GP §4-362. You may also
seek dispute resolution in accordance with GP §4-lB-04.

The Maryland State Police now considers this request to be closed.

Sincerely,

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*Mark Urbanik*

Administrator II

Maryland Department of State Police

Headquarters / Planning & Research

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Pikesville, MD 21208

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---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: MSP PIA -State Police- <msp.pia@maryland.gov>
Date: Tue, Oct 20, 2020 at 10:35 AM
Subject: PIA Log #20-3046
To: Mark Urbanik -State Police- <mark.urbanik1@maryland.gov>

See below

KW

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: <requests@muckrock.com>
Date: Mon, Oct 19, 2020 at 5:12 PM
Subject: Maryland Public Information Act Request: 2002 Westminster home
seizures
To: <msp.pia@maryland.gov>

Maryland State Police
PIA Office
1201 Reisterstown Road
Pikesville, MD 21208

October 19, 2020

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Maryland Public Information Act, I hereby request the
following records:

Please provide copies of all of all audio recordings (approximately 150
hours of tape), notebooks, and other documents seized by the Maryland State
Police during the search of the home of Scott Caruthers, 597 Scott Dr.
Westminster, Maryland 21157, on October 2-4, 2002, connected to the arrest
of Scott Caruthers.

The seized audio recordings, notebooks, and other materials have been
widely described in the news media, namely in reports by the Baltimore Sun:

https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2003-05-12-0305120003-story.html
https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2002-10-20-0210200264-story.html

I am a member of the news media and request classification as such. I have
previously written for Esquire magazine, Popular Mechanics magazine, and
Gizmodo. My articles have been widely read, with some reaching over 1
million readers. As such, I have a reasonable expectation of publication
and my editorial and writing skills are well established.

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,

Jennings Brown

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