ALPR Usage (Newark Police)

Jonathan Rudenberg filed this request with the City of Newark of Newark, DE.
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From: Jonathan Rudenberg

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to Delaware's Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

All documents relating to usage of Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) technology by the Newark Police Department, including but not limited to documents indicating:

- scope of ALPR deployment;
- purposes for which ALPR technology is employed;
- means of handling and storing ALPR data;
- extent and timeline for ALPR data storage; and
- protocols and extent of ALPR data sharing between the Newark Police Department and other government agencies.

Please include any relevant documents, including but not limited to memos, reports, emails, meeting minutes and contracts.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, and is not being made for commercial usage.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, 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 15 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Rudenberg

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 April 6, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: Shared Mailbox - City Secretary

I apologize for the delay in responding to your request. Unfortunately, your e-mail was caught in our spam folder. It will be sent to staff for processing today and you will receive a response as soon as possible.

Renee

Renee K. Bensley
Director of Legislative Services
City Secretary/Treasurer
City of Newark
220 South Main Street
Newark, DE 19711
302-366-7000<tel:302-366-7070> – Office
302-366-7067<tel:302-366-7067> – Fax
rbensley@newark.de.us<mailto:rbensley@newark.de.us>

From: Renee K. Bensley

Attached is the License Plate Recognition System policy for the Newark Police Department. Since this took less than one hour to fulfill, there is no charge associated with it. However, if this does not satisfy your request and more extensive documentation is requested, please let me know and an estimate of administrative costs will be forwarded to you.

Renee
Renee K. Bensley
Director of Legislative Services
City Secretary/Treasurer
City of Newark
220 South Main Street
Newark, DE 19711
302-366-7000<tel:302-366-7070> – Office
302-366-7067<tel:302-366-7067> – Fax
rbensley@newark.de.us<mailto:rbensley@newark.de.us>

From: Jonathan Rudenberg

Thanks! I am also interested in the the following records that I originally requested:

- protocols and agreements for ALPR data sharing between the Newark Police Department and other government agencies.

From: Renee K. Bensley

Mr. Rudenberg,

Thank you for your follow up e-mail. I have been advised by the Newark Police Department that there are no formal agreements for ALPR data sharing between the Newark Police Department and other government agencies. Therefore, the City has no additional documents that would be responsive to your request. With this e-mail, your request is considered closed.

Renee

Renee K. Bensley
Director of Legislative Services
City Secretary/Treasurer
City of Newark
220 South Main Street
Newark, DE 19711
302-366-7000<tel:302-366-7070> – Office
302-366-7067<tel:302-366-7067> – Fax
rbensley@newark.de.us<mailto:rbensley@newark.de.us>

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