Virginia Beach, VA Police Department Drone Documents
Submitted | March 7, 2017 |
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From: Joseph Trevithick
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to Virginia Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
1. any requests for proposals, proposals submitted by vendors, contracts, budgets or cost allocations for the purchase and/or use of aerial drones, UAs, UAVs, and UASs (hereinafter “drones”);
2. any policies, guidelines, manuals and/or instructions on department use of drones, including on the legal process required (such as a warrant or court order), if any, before operating a drone;
3. any departmental records concerning this department’s use of drones now or plans to use drones in the future including:
a. the types of investigations or instances in which this department is using or plans to use drones, or how it plans to support, manage or oversee the usage of drones by another department or office;
b. policies, guidelines, manuals and/or instructions on storage requirements or procedures for video or static images obtained through use of drones, including retention times;
c. the altitude at which drones can or do fly;
d. drones’ ability to carry weapons.
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 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Rit Chirathivat
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To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 7, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
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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 March 7, 2017. 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: Virginia Beach Police Department FOIA Requests
Please see the attached response to the FOIA Request (FOI2017-756).
Thank you,
Cathy Vazquez
Catherine I. Vazquez, B.A.
FOIA Technician
Office of Internal Affairs
Virginia Beach Police Department
2509 Princess Anne Road
Building #11
Virginia Beach, VA 23456
(757) 385-8706 (desk)
(757) 385-4007 (fax)
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