MPIA Request for IAD Records
| Submitted | Jan. 10, 2022 |
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From: Amelia McDonell-Parry
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Maryland Public Information Act, I hereby request the Maryland State Police complete investigative file into the April 13, 2021 shooting of Peyton Ham by Trooper Joseph Azzari . This request includes but is not limited to reports of recorded statements, video surveillance or body camera footage, witness interviews, and photographs, as well as the findings of the investigation.
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. Alternatively, please consider waiving any fees, pursuant to § 4-206(e)(2)(ii) of the General Provisions Article, as this request is on behalf of individuals served by the Maryland Office of the Public Defender, a state government agency, which solely serves indigent citizens of Maryland. As a result, my request for the above-listed public records is in the public interest. 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,
Deborah Levi
Director of Special Litigation
Maryland Office of the Public Defender
(443) 272-1068
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Maryland Public Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 10, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Maryland State Police
*RE: PIA# 22-0075 Peyton Ham
Shooting / Trooper AzzariRequesting: Video Surveillance*
* Dash Camera/Body Camera Video*
* Recorded Statements / Interviews*
* Investigative Report*
* Photographs*
Dear Requester:
On January 12, 2022, the Maryland State Police received your request made
under the Public Information Act (Annotated Code of Maryland, General
Provisions Article §§ 4-101 through 4-601) for the information captioned
above. In response, I'm attaching a complete copy of the investigative
report.
As to the balance of your request, it will take us more than 10 working
days to produce the requested records. The delay is due to the time
required to perform a thorough search of our records and to conduct the
necessary review process. Once all of the records have been collected, they
must be reviewed to determine whether they are, in whole or in part, exempt
from disclosure under the Act. If any are to be withheld or redacted, an
explanation will be provided.
In review of this matter it appears that we will be in position to provide
you with recordings of witness interviews, body camera footage from a law
enforcement agency other than this Department (our troopers are not
equipped with body worn cameras), surveillance video, and photographs.
Note that the Maryland State Police charges a fee for copies of records at
the rate of $0.25 per page, $15.00 per audio recording, and $25.00 per
video recording. There is also a fee charged for the search, collection
and redaction of all applicable information at a rate equal to the hourly
pay of the employee(s) working to fulfill the request (first two hours
gratis). As such, the fee in this matter is as follows:
1) Investigative Record: No Charge (covered by the two hours of gratis
work)
2) Body Camera Footage: 2 hours processing time X $42.00/hr = $48.00 +
$25.00 (video recording) = *$73.00*
3) Witness Interviews: 1 hour processing time X $42.00/hr =
$42.00 + $15.00 (audio recording) = *$57.00*
4) Surveillance video: 1 hour processing time X $42.00/hr =
$42.00 + $15.00 (audio recording) = *$57.00*
5) Photographs: 6 hours (over 500 hundred photos) X
$42.00/hr = $252.00 + $15.00 (CD recording) = *$267.00*
*TOTAL
DUE $454.00*
Payment must be made before the requested information can be released. You
may make the check or money order payable to the Maryland State Police.
Please note the PIA number on your payment. Payment should be mailed to:
*Maryland State Police*
*1201 Reisterstown RoadPikesville, MD 21208Attn: 02 P&R PIA*
Do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
[image: Changing Maryland for the Better]
*Mark Urbanik*
Director, Analysis & Transparency
Maryland Department of State Police
Headquarters / Planning & Research
1201 Reisterstown Rd
Pikesville, MD 21208
(410) 653-4253(O)
Website <https://mdsp.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx> | Facebook
<https://www.facebook.com/MarylandStatePolice>| Twitter
<https://twitter.com/MDSP>
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: MSP PIA -State Police- <msp.pia@maryland.gov>
Date: Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 10:31 AM
Subject: PIA Log 22-0075a
To: Mark Urbanik -State Police- <mark.urbanik1@maryland.gov>
see below
kw
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: <requests@muckrock.com>
Date: Mon, Jan 10, 2022 at 3:57 PM
Subject: Maryland Public Information Act Request: MPIA Request for IAD
Records
To: <msp.pia@maryland.gov>
Maryland State Police
PIA Office
1201 Reisterstown Road
Pikesville, MD 21208
January 10, 2022
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Maryland Public Information Act, I hereby request the
Maryland State Police complete investigative file into the April 13, 2021
shooting of Peyton Ham by Trooper Joseph Azzari . This request includes but
is not limited to reports of recorded statements, video surveillance or
body camera footage, witness interviews, and photographs, as well as the
findings of the investigation.
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. Alternatively,
please consider waiving any fees, pursuant to § 4-206(e)(2)(ii) of the
General Provisions Article, as this request is on behalf of individuals
served by the Maryland Office of the Public Defender, a state government
agency, which solely serves indigent citizens of Maryland. As a result, my
request for the above-listed public records is in the public interest. 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,
Deborah Levi
Director of Special Litigation
Maryland Office of the Public Defender
(443) 272-1068
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[image: Changing Maryland for the Better]
Maryland Department of State Police
Central Records Division
1711 Belmont Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21244
(410) 281-2700 (M)
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