Port Orchard Police Department GPS devices/ Cell Phone Location Data

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to RCW Ch. 42.56 (Public Records Act), I hereby request the following records:

All records relating to acquisition of GPS tracking devices/cell phone location records. This request encompasses records regarding real-time tracking devices and records regarding where gps devices/cell phones have been in the past, and it encompasses all available methods of locating gps devices/cell phones, including "cell site," triangulation, and GPS. This request includes but is not limited to the following records:

(a) Policies, procedures and practices you follow to obtain GPS devices, GPS device/ cell phone location records;
(b) Data retention policies, detailing how long gps device/cell phone location records are kept, databases in which they are placed, and agencies (federal, state and local) with which they are shared;
(c) The use of gps devices/cell phone location records to identify "communities of interest" (detailing those persons who have been called, or called by a target) in investigations;
(d) The use of cell phone location records to identify all of the cell phones at a particular location;
(e) Use of "digital fences" (systems whereby POPD receives a notification whenever a gps device/ cell phone comes within a specific geographic area)
(f) The legal standard (e.g. probable cause, relevance) applicable to obtaining and placing a GPS device and/or obtaining cell phone location records;
(g) Judicial decisions and orders ruling on applications to place gps tracking devices and/or obtain cell phone location records;
(h) Statistics regarding your use of gps devices and gps device/cell phone location records, including the number of emergency requests for which no court order was obtained;
(i) The format in which gps/cell location records are provided (e.g. hard copy, or through online databases);
(j) Communications with gps device/cell phone companies and providers of location-based services and devices regarding gps device/cell phone location records, including:
-company manuals, pricing, and data access policies;
-invoices reflecting payments for obtaining gps device/cell phone location records;

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,

Penny Allen