FOIA Request: Metropolitan Police Department FOIA logs for years 2017, 2018, 2019
| Submitted | March 6, 2020 |
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From: Shawn Breen
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Metropolitan Police Department FOIA logs for years 2017, 2018, 2019 (if any exist for those years).
I would prefer the logs to be provided in the format used by the Metropolitan Police Department.
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 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Shawn Breen
From: Metropolitan Police Department
Dear Shawn Breen: The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requires that requests describe the records sought with sufficient detail to allow an agency employee familiar with the subject area of the request to locate the records with a reasonable amount of effort. More specifically, 1 DCMR § 402.4 states that: A request shall reasonably describe the desired record(s). Where possible, specific information regarding names, places, events, subjects, dates, files, titles, file designation, or other identifying information shall be supplied. Your request does not adequately describe the records sought; therefore, we are unable to process it at this time. If you wish to pursue your request, please provide [NOTE: Describe the information you are seeking from the FOIA logs]. If we do not receive your written response clarifying what records you are looking for within five (5) workdays from the date of this letter, we will presume that you are no longer interested in pursuing your request, we will not be able to comply with your request, and we will close our file on it. In the meantime, your request will be placed on hold and the time for our response will not accrue under 1 DMCR § 405.6. Regards, Ms. Branch FOIA Specialist Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Office Metropolitan Police Department 300 Indiana Avenue, NW Room 4153 (202) 727-3721
From: Shawn Breen
What information is in the FOIA logs? If you describe the fields of data captured, I can specifically narrow the request to only what I’m looking for. I also left a voicemail for Ms. Branch at the telephone number you provided.
From: Metropolitan Police Department
This is an automated message from the DC Government FOIA system. Dear Shawn Breen, The status for your request is below. Please log into https://foia-dc.gov/palMain.aspx and go to Request Status. If you have any questions regarding the status of your request, please contact the agency's FOIA office that you had submitted your FOIA request to. You can communicate directly with the FOIA office by clicking on Inbox, search the request number, and then click Compose Message. OR, visit to see a list DC Government FOIA Office’s/officer’s contact information and have your Request ID ready. (https://dc.gov/node/818962) Contact FOIA Office Request status: In Process Request ID: 2020-FOIA-04365 Description: To Whom It May Concern:Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:Metropolitan Police Department FOIA logs for years 2017, 2018, 2019 (if any exist for those years).I would prefer the logs to be provided in the format used by the Metropolitan Police Department.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 20 business days, as the statute requires.Sincerely,Shawn Breen Regards,
DC Government FOIA Portal
From: Metropolitan Police Department
This is an automated message from the DC Government FOIA system. Dear Shawn Breen, The status for your request is below. Please log into https://foia-dc.gov/palMain.aspx and go to Request Status. If you have any questions regarding the status of your request, please contact the agency's FOIA office that you had submitted your FOIA request to. You can communicate directly with the FOIA office by clicking on Inbox, search the request number, and then click Compose Message. OR, visit to see a list DC Government FOIA Office’s/officer’s contact information and have your Request ID ready. (https://dc.gov/node/818962) Contact FOIA Office Request status: Closed Request ID: 2020-FOIA-04365 Description: To Whom It May Concern:Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:Metropolitan Police Department FOIA logs for years 2017, 2018, 2019 (if any exist for those years).I would prefer the logs to be provided in the format used by the Metropolitan Police Department.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 20 business days, as the statute requires.Sincerely,Shawn Breen Regards,
DC Government FOIA Portal
From: Metropolitan Police Department
Dear Shawn Breen: The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requires that requests describe the records sought with sufficient detail to allow an agency employee familiar with the subject area of the request to locate the records with a reasonable amount of effort. More specifically, 1 DCMR § 402.4 states that: A request shall reasonably describe the desired record(s). Where possible, specific information regarding names, places, events, subjects, dates, files, titles, file designation, or other identifying information shall be supplied. Your request does not adequately describe the records sought; therefore, we are unable to process it at this time. If you wish to pursue your request, please provide [NOTE: Describe the information you are seeking through the FOIA logs]. If we do not receive your written response clarifying what records you are looking for within 5 (five) workdays from the date of this letter, we will presume that you are no longer interested in pursuing your request, we will not be able to comply with your request, and we will close our file on it. In the meantime, your request will be placed on hold and the time for our response will not accrue under 1 DMCR § 405.6. Regards, Ms. Branch tara.branch@dc.gov (mailto:tara.branch@dc.gov) FOIA Specialist Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Office Metropolitan Police Department 300 Indiana Avenue, NW Room 4153 (202) 727-2753 Please note that due to the Coronavirus pandemic, this office is working remotely and the only forms of communication are through email.
From: Metropolitan Police Department
This is an automated message from the DC Government FOIA system. Dear Shawn Breen, The status for your request is below. Please log into https://foia-dc.gov/palMain.aspx and go to Request Status. If you have any questions regarding the status of your request, please contact the agency's FOIA office that you had submitted your FOIA request to. You can communicate directly with the FOIA office by clicking on Inbox, search the request number, and then click Compose Message. OR, visit to see a list DC Government FOIA Office’s/officer’s contact information and have your Request ID ready. (https://dc.gov/node/818962) Contact FOIA Office Request status: In Process Request ID: 2020-FOIA-04365 Description: To Whom It May Concern:Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:Metropolitan Police Department FOIA logs for years 2017, 2018, 2019 (if any exist for those years).I would prefer the logs to be provided in the format used by the Metropolitan Police Department.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 20 business days, as the statute requires.Sincerely,Shawn Breen Regards,
DC Government FOIA Portal
From: Metropolitan Police Department
This is an automated message from the DC Government FOIA system. Dear Shawn Breen, The status for your request is below. Please log into https://foia-dc.gov/palMain.aspx and go to Request Status. If you have any questions regarding the status of your request, please contact the agency's FOIA office that you had submitted your FOIA request to. You can communicate directly with the FOIA office by clicking on Inbox, search the request number, and then click Compose Message. OR, visit to see a list DC Government FOIA Office’s/officer’s contact information and have your Request ID ready. (https://dc.gov/node/818962) Contact FOIA Office Request status: Closed Request ID: 2020-FOIA-04365 Description: To Whom It May Concern:Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:Metropolitan Police Department FOIA logs for years 2017, 2018, 2019 (if any exist for those years).I would prefer the logs to be provided in the format used by the Metropolitan Police Department.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 20 business days, as the statute requires.Sincerely,Shawn Breen Regards,
DC Government FOIA Portal
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