Police Checkpoints (Mississippi Highway Patrol)

Curtis Waltman filed this request with the Mississippi Highway Patrol of Mississippi.
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From: Curtis Waltman

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to Mississippi's Public Records Act, I hereby request the following documents:

For this request I am seeking:

-All policies on checkpoints and roadblocks. This includes sobriety checkpoints as well as any other kinds of checkpoints.

-Data on how often checkpoints are employed. That is, the total number of times the department has set up a checkpoint since 1/1/14.

-Any oversight reports on the use of checkpoints.

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 7 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Curtis Waltman

From: Mississippi Highway Patrol

Mr. Waltman,

Regarding your public records request (see attached) we received from you via USPS on or about February 5th, 2020, we are requesting a 30-day extension due to staff shortage in our office. Should we complete this public records request prior to the 30-day extension, we would provide a response immediately.

Thank you.

Respectfully,
R.E. Wentworth
Staff Officer, Legal Dept.
MS Dept. of Public Safety
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From: Mississippi Highway Patrol

Mr. Waltman,

Please see the attached, redacted copy of the checkpoint policy. All fees have been waived for this request.

The other part of your request regarding data has been requested and is taking longer than expected. I will email you by this Friday, 03/13/2020 or sooner if I know more.

Thank you for your patience with this request.

Respectfully,
R.E. Wentworth
Staff Officer, Legal Dept.
MS Dept. of Public Safety

  • 11.02 Sobriety Checkpoints & General Road Blocks_Redacted

From: Mississippi Highway Patrol

Mr. Waltman,

There is no further responsive information regarding your public records request.

Thank you for your patience with this matter.

Respectfully,
R.E. Wentworth
Staff Officer, Legal Dept.
MS Dept. of Public Safety

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  • 02/14/2020

    2020-02-05, prr re all info on checkpoints since 1-1-14

  • 03/09/2020

    11.02 Sobriety Checkpoints & General Road Blocks_Redacted