Muslim Ban Protests (Omaha Police Department)
| Submitted | Jan. 31, 2017 |
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From: Curtis Waltman
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nebraska Public Records Statutes (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-712), I hereby request the following records:
Compilations of equipment or munitions to be used, after action reports, incident reports, Special Event Threat Assessment (SETA) Reports, and any other reports on the protests in regard to the executive order by Donald Trump freezing immigration from 7 Middle Eastern nations. These protests occurred January 28th 2017 and January 29th 2017. I would also request department Telex messages for the January 28th 2017 and January 29th 2017 protests. I would also like any written communications with the Governor's Office, Homeland Security, or the US Customs and Border Patrol during the aforementioned time frame.
As a member of the news media working for MuckRock News I request that a fee waiver for my request be granted. My work has been published by national outlets. My work for Motherboard can be viewed at the following link: http://motherboard.vice.com/author/cwaltman
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 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Curtis Waltman
From: Ofcr Michael Pecha (OPD)
Curtis, we have received your request and forwarded it on to the
appropriate personnel.
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<http://police.cityofomaha.org/>
Officer Michael Pecha | Omaha Police Department
Public Information Office 505 South 15th Street
Office: (402) 444-5867 Omaha, Ne 68102
Mobile: (402) 690-5425
From: Bernard in den Bosch (Law)
Here is a response to your public record's request.
*Bernard J. in den BoschDeputy City AttorneyCity of Omaha - Law
Department1819 Farnam Street, Suite 804Omaha, NE 68183Telephone: (402)
444-5022Facsimile: (402) 444-5125*
*E-Mail: *bernard.bosch@cityofomaha.org
The information contained in this email contains confidential information
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From: City of Omaha - Civil Law <LAW-TOSHIBA-P001@dotcomm.org>
Date: Fri, Feb 3, 2017 at 3:29 PM
Subject: Send data from LAW-TOSHIBA-P00
To: Bernard Bosch <bernard.bosch@ci.omaha.ne.us>
Scanned from LAW-TOSHIBA-P00
Date:02/03/2017 15:29
Pages:2
Resolution:200x200 DPI
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Please see attached.
From: Curtis Waltman
Am I to infer from this that you will give me no records whatsoever about your department's response to a constitutionally protected protest? Not even basic after action reports? I am not asking for detailed operational or tactical breakdowns or training information, I am asking for reports that explain how your department dealt with this protest. I feel the public has a right to know how their law enforcement agencies deal with demonstrations, which again are a right granted by the Constitution, and a fundamental part of democracy.
Sincerely,
Curtis Waltman
From: Bernard in den Bosch (Law)
I have sent your email to the Police Department to look at it again. It is
my understanding that there is no report that meets the parameters of what
you are asking. If there are, I have no problem providing and would redact
information that appeared to fit within the exceptions of the Nebraska
Public Records Act. If I learn something new, I will be in touch.
*Bernard J. in den BoschDeputy City AttorneyCity of Omaha - Law
Department1819 Farnam Street, Suite 804Omaha, NE 68183Telephone: (402)
444-5022Facsimile: (402) 444-5125*
*E-Mail: *bernard.bosch@cityofomaha.org
The information contained in this email contains confidential information
from the Omaha City Attorney’s Office that is intended solely for the
recipient set forth above. Any redistribution, copying or other
dissemination of the contents of this transmission is prohibited. Please be
advised that the contents of this email may be intercepted or diverted
through transmission over the internet and therefore the security of this
email cannot be guaranteed by the sender.
From: Curtis Waltman
Thank you! I appreciate that a lot.
-Curtis Waltman
MuckRock News
From: Bernard in den Bosch (Law)
There is no report like that which you described. Here is an email which
describes the event and what occurred that was sent up the chain of command
afterwards. I have redacted the attorney-client communication to me,
personal information of the organizer, and one sentence of the email that
is tactical.
*Bernard J. in den BoschDeputy City AttorneyCity of Omaha - Law
Department1819 Farnam Street, Suite 804Omaha, NE 68183Telephone: (402)
444-5022Facsimile: (402) 444-5125*
*E-Mail: *bernard.bosch@cityofomaha.org
The information contained in this email contains confidential information
from the Omaha City Attorney’s Office that is intended solely for the
recipient set forth above. Any redistribution, copying or other
dissemination of the contents of this transmission is prohibited. Please be
advised that the contents of this email may be intercepted or diverted
through transmission over the internet and therefore the security of this
email cannot be guaranteed by the sender.
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