OREGON PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST – Chemical Weapons, including tear gas, mace, pepper spray, or other substances (Multnomah County Sheriff's Office)

Aaron Swartz Day Police Surveillance Project filed this request with the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office of Multnomah County, OR.
Multi Request OREGON PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST – Chemical Weapons, including tear gas, mace, pepper spray, or other substances
Submitted Aug. 8, 2020
Est. Completion None
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Awaiting Response

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From: Aaron Swartz Day Police Surveillance Project

Subject: Oregon Public Records Law Request: OREGON PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST – Chemical Weapons, including tear gas, mace, pepper spray, or other substances (Multnomah County Sheriff's Office)

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Oregon Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

I am writing to request the following information from your office for the period June 1, 2018 to the date of this letter.

Number, if any, of Chemical Weapons, including tear gas, mace, pepper spray, or other substances, that are owned by this department or agency, including all purchase documents, manuals, and correspondence with the manufacturer.

Any documents or correspondence during the period encompassing this request regarding possible or planned acquisition of Chemical Weapons, including tear gas, mace, pepper spray, or other substances.

Any existing or proposed usage policies regarding the use of Chemical Weapons, including tear gas, mace, pepper spray, or other substances, including protocols, training documents, data storage procedures and prohibited activities.

Any current or past litigation involving or referencing this department or agency involving the use of Chemical Weapons, including tear gas, mace, pepper spray, or other substances.

Documents that show how many times Chemical Weapons, including tear gas, mace, pepper spray, or other substances have been used on the public during this same time period.

Logs or other documents that show how many times Chemical Weapons, including tear gas, mace, pepper spray, or other substances have been used on the public during this same time period.

Please notify me when this information is available.

Thank you for your attention to this request and for your prompt reply within 10 days.

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 10 business days.

Sincerely,

Aaron Swartz Day Police Surveillance Project

From: Multnomah County Sheriff's Office

Subject: RE: Oregon Public Records Law Request: OREGON PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST – Chemical Weapons, including tear gas, mace, pepper spray, or other substances (Multnomah County Sheriff's Office)

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Aaron Swartz,

The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office has received your records request seeking the below information. We will respond shortly with a time and cost estimate to complete your request. Please note, we are currently receiving a high volume of requests.

Chris Liedle
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office
Communications Unit
501 SE Hawthorne Blvd. Ste. 350
Portland, OR 97214
www.mcso.us<http://www.mcso.us/>

From: Multnomah County Sheriff's Office

Subject: RE: Oregon Public Records Law Request: OREGON PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST – Chemical Weapons, including tear gas, mace, pepper spray, or other substances (Multnomah County Sheriff's Office)

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Hi Aaron,
Please see the below email that we sent yesterday. Please confirm that you have received this email.
Regards,

Joei Peterson
Office Assistant II
Communications Unit
Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office
501 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Suite 350
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 988-6306

From: Aaron Swartz Day Police Surveillance Project

Subject: RE: Oregon Public Records Law Request: OREGON PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST – Chemical Weapons, including tear gas, mace, pepper spray, or other substances (Multnomah County Sheriff's Office)

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Dear Mr. Peterson,

Your correspondence to us on this matter was posted to our other "Federal MOUs" request - so I will post it below for clarify.

Yes, we will pay the fees. (And we just paid the Federal MOU request fees.)

We understand the fees are: "The total cost for the requested information is estimated to be upwards of $270 for at least 131 pages ($15 for records request, which includes the first two pages + $2 for each additional page)."

Thank you.

****letter from Joei Peterson dated 9/22/20****

Subject: Public Records Request Regarding Less Than Lethal Munitions
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Hello Aaron,

We continue to process your request (detailed below) for documents regarding the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office's less than lethal munitions. Fees are associated with this type of request. The total cost for the requested information is estimated to be upwards of $270 for at least 131 pages ($15 for records request, which includes the first two pages + $2 for each additional page). Please let us know if you are still interested in proceeding with this records request given the volume of documents, and we will continue moving through the process.

Aaron Swartz

Day Police Surveillance Project

requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com>

For the period June 1, 2018 to August, 10, 2020:

* Number, if any, of Chemical Weapons, including tear gas, mace, pepper spray, or other substances, that are owned by this department or agency

* Including all purchase documents, manuals, and correspondence with the manufacturer

* Any documents or correspondence during the period encompassing this request regarding possible or planned acquisition of Chemical Weapons, including tear gas, mace, pepper spray, or other substances

* Any existing or proposed usage policies regarding the use of Chemical Weapons, including tear gas, mace, pepper spray, or other substances, including protocols, training documents, data storage procedures and prohibited activities

* Any current or past litigation involving or referencing this department or agency involving the use of Chemical Weapons, including tear gas, mace, pepper spray, or other substances

* Documents that show how many times Chemical Weapons, including tear gas, mace, pepper spray, or other substances have been used on the public during this same time period

* Logs or other documents that show how many times Chemical Weapons, including tear gas, mace, pepper spray, or other substances have been used on the public during this same time period

Format Requests:

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.

Regards,

Joei Peterson

Office Assistant II

Communications Unit

Multnomah County Sheriff's Office

501 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Suite 350

Portland, OR 97214

(503) 988-6306

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