Contracts and Policies Regarding IMSI Catchers
| Submitted | Nov. 4, 2016 |
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From: Curtis Waltman
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to Florida's Sunshine Law (Fla. Stat. secs. 119.01 to 119.15 (1995)), I hereby request the following records:
Documents concerning IMSI catchers or any of the following words: "Stingray", "cell site simulator", or "dirtbox". including:
-Contracts with the Harris Corporation regarding the acquisition of their Stingray or KingFish IMSI catchers
-Department policies and procedure regarding the use of IMSI catcher technology
-policies and procedures on the keeping of statistics about the Department's use and acquisition of IMSI catchers
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 would request your response within ten (10) business days.
Sincerely,
Curtis Waltman
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 4, 2016. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Thomas, Heather O.
Dear Mr. Waltman:
Please see below in response to your email dated November 4, 2016.
Please contact me if you have any further questions.
Sincerely,
Heather O. Thomas, Administrative Officer 3
Miami Dade Police Department
Central Records Bureau
9105 NW 25 Street
Miami, Fl 33183
(305) 471-3214
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From: Romano, Laura K.
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2016 4:43 PM
To: Thomas, Heather O.
Cc: Mejia, Iris; Stewart, Joy T.; Nieves-Giron, Esmeralda
Subject: RE: Sunshine Law Request: Contracts and Policies Regarding IMSI Catchers
Good afternoon,
I know we have purchased “Stingray” before. I’m not familiar with any other type of equipment or system mentioned in the request below.
Below are the contracts we’ve had in the past as well as the current one. Contract documents are available online at the Miami Dade County website and the Federal GSA Schedule website below:
http://www.gsaelibrary.gsa.gov/ElibMain/contractorInfo.do?contractNumber=GS-35F-0283J&contractorName=HARRIS+CORPORATION&executeQuery=NO
Regards,
Laura Romano, Special Projects Administrator
Miami-Dade County Police Department
Fiscal Administration Bureau
9105 N.W. 25 Street #3049 Doral, Florida 33172
305-471-2596 Phone 305-471-2996 Fax
Direct Fax: 786-331-5496
http://www.miamidade.gov/police
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From: Thomas, Heather O.
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 12:47 PM
To: Stewart, Joy T. <jstewart@mdpd.com>
Cc: Romano, Laura K. <lromano@mdpd.com>; Mejia, Iris <imejia@mdpd.com>
Subject: FW: Sunshine Law Request: Contracts and Policies Regarding IMSI Catchers
Just following up on the below request.
Heather O. Thomas, Administrative Officer 3
Miami Dade Police Department
Central Records Bureau
9105 NW 25 Street
Miami, Fl 33183
(305) 471-3214
From: Thomas, Heather O.
Sent: Friday, November 04, 2016 1:20 PM
To: Stewart, Joy T.
Cc: Romano, Laura K.
Subject: FW: Sunshine Law Request: Contracts and Policies Regarding IMSI Catchers
Commander:
Please see the below request. Please let me know if the department has purchased Stingray and/or KingFish IMSI catchers.
Your assistance is greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Heather O. Thomas, Administrative Officer 3
Miami Dade Police Department
Central Records Bureau
9105 NW 25 Street
Miami, Fl 33183
(305) 471-3214
