Photograph & Trademark Licensing

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Arizona Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

1. Copies of the licenses, (records relating to the licensing, or permission to use) for any photographs of inanimate objects acquired from second-party or third-party sources that were used during any investigations or operations (whether in-house or as part of any Multi-Jurisdictional or joint task forces) that involved Mesa Police Department detectives between November 25th 2018 and December 8th 2019.

2. Copies of the permission to use and rebroadcast / transmit any trademark or logos not owned by the City of Mesa or the Mesa Police department, that were used during any investigations or operations (whether in-house or as part of any Multi-Jurisdictional or joint task forces) that involved Mesa Police Department detectives between November 25th 2018 and December 8th 2019.

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 or other digital download if available, or CD/DVD-ROM or USB storage device if not..

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter.

I would please ask that if you deny any or all of this request, please cite each specific exemption you feel justifies the refusal to release the information and notify me of the appeal procedures available to me under the law.

I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days.

Sincerely,

Deborah Bonnema

Detective Flam,

Thank you for reaching back out. I am happy to provide any clarification or additional information that you require, however, for documentation and audit trail purposes I would prefer all communications to be handled by written communication.

Thank You
Debbie

Detective Flam,

If Mesa PD has an ASL interpreter available onsite I would be happy to make arrangements to come down and speak with you, however at this time I am not at my Mesa AZ home for the summer so coming down will unfortunately not be an option at this moment if an ASL interpreter is available.

I too miss the old days when I could hear and have a conversation on the phone, but alas, sometimes the old fashioned are forced into using new technologies in order to keep up with the modern world or due to things beyond their control.

If communicating via email is not something you will be able to do I am happy to withdraw my request and either re-submit when I am in AZ for the summer, or have a friend or family member who is currently in Mesa submit the request instead and you will then be able to get the details you seek to help clarify my request.

Please let me know how you would like me to move forward.

Thank You
Debbie

Detective Flam,

I am not familiar with all the specific kinds of investigations that the Mesa Police Department does, so I can’t say for certain exactly what kinds of photographs of inanimate objects you would use during the course of your investigations. That being said, since an a inanimate object is a thing that is not alive and based on some other agencies in the United States and the responses I have gotten back from them for this same request, they could be photos of things like… cash, firearms, knife, cars, keys, wallet, shoes, cell phone, purse, headphones, computer, laptop, food, car radio, car speakers, car rims, jewelry, buildings, TV’s , camera, cigarette, condom, zip-top bag, etc…
These could be acquired from many outside sources, including Adobe Stock, iStock, Shutterstock, FoodiesFeed, freelancers, local artists, etc…

Debbie