Raji Afife Azar

RE:  Public Records Request#: S185510-070821

Dear Benoit Morenne,
PAYMENT DUE

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Dear Benoit:

The City of Portland acknowledges receipt of your Public Records Request.  Your request was received in this office on July 08, 2021 and given the reference number S185510-070821 for tracking purposes.

Record Requested:  To Whom It May Concern:

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

All police reports pertaining to the arrest of Raji Afife Azar, a Portland man arrested in 2018 for allegedly organizing a Lego theft ring and selling thousands of dollars in stolen toys online. Azar was arrested in April 2018 after buying approximately $13,000 in stolen toys from undercover investigators.
These documents will be used to document a magazine article I'm writing for Bloomberg Businessweek on Lego thieves.

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,

Benoit Morenne

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At this time, the City is uncertain whether it is the custodian of the requested record.  The City will review your request to determine if it has responsive records.  The City will then gather an estimate of the costs to provide copies of requested public records for which the City does not claim an exemption from disclosure.  The City is permitted to charge its actual costs to provide records.  Fees include research time to locate and analyze the requested records, even if no records are located or if the requested records are determined to be exempt from disclosure.

Please be advised that a pre-payment from you may be required.  If a pre-payment is required, you will receive a separate notice with instructions.  You may click here to access the payments page.

You can monitor the progress of your request at the link below.  Thank you for using the Portland Public Records Request Center. Please note that the Police Bureau is currently experiencing a significant backlog of public records requests (both electronic and hardcopy requests).  Please expect your request to take up to 6 weeks to be processed.  For status updates concerning your public records request please refer to the Portland Public Records Request Center via the link below.  While we cannot expedite every request, if you have an urgent need for the record such as a court date or an issue involving identity theft, please call the Police Bureau directly at (503) 823-0756.  Thank you for your patience.

RE:  Public Records Request#: S185510-070821

Dear Benoit Morenne,
PAYMENT DUE

The City may be the custodian of at least some of the requested public records and a payment is due to continue processing this request. Please log into the Portland Public Records Request Center to pay these fees.

Fees include research time to locate and analyze the requested records, even if no records are located or if the requested records are determined to be exempt from disclosure. We will not be working on your request until we receive the payment.

Please log in to the Portland Public Records Request Center (copy and right click this link to open it in your browser) and make a payment on this request.

You may pay by electronic check or credit card by going to "My Public Records Request Center" and select "View My Invoices." Then scroll to find your open invoice and select "Make Payment." Follow the screen prompts to make a payment.

Due to the current state of emergency, most City offices are not staffed. Consequently, if you mail a check it could delay the response time and it is preferable that you use the online payment portal to make an electronic payment. However, if you need to mail a check, please reply to this message and ask for the correct address. Please be sure and provide your Reference Number (S185510-070821) on your check.


Sincerely,

Angela McCall
Portland Police Bureau - Public Records (She/Her)


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RE: Police General Records Request of July 08, 2021 Reference #S185510-070821
Dear Benoit,
The City received a Public Records Request from you on July 08, 2021 for the following: "To Whom It May Concern:

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

All police reports pertaining to the arrest of Raji Afife Azar, a Portland man arrested in 2018 for allegedly organizing a Lego theft ring and selling thousands of dollars in stolen toys online. Azar was arrested in April 2018 after buying approximately $13,000 in stolen toys from undercover investigators.
These documents will be used to document a magazine article I'm writing for Bloomberg Businessweek on Lego thieves.

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,

Benoit Morenne

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The City may be the custodian of at least some of the requested public records and the estimated fees are $346.50, this is after the 25% approved fee waiver has been applied.  15 business days after the deposit is paid, the records will be ready. However, they will not be provided until the final amount is paid.  If the final amount incurred is less than the estimate, you will only be charged actual costs.  If the work significantly exceeds the estimate, the City will contact you with a new estimate. To confirm, we are searching the following: All police reports pertaining to the arrest of Raji Afife Azar, a Portland man arrested in 2018 for allegedly organizing a Lego theft ring and selling thousands of dollars in stolen toys online. Azar was arrested in April 2018 after buying approximately $13,000 in stolen toys from undercover investigators. If this search is incorrect or you would like to make any changes, please notify us immediately.  If you do not make changes, paying the estimate is confirmation of these proposed search parameters.
The requested email search will be conducted on PPB's mail server which can search multiple email accounts with a single search and without identifying specific accounts.  However, because of space limitations, PPB employees must archive their individual accounts therefore moving the mail to an archive file.  Archive files cannot be searched en masse.  If you want a search of archived content, you must identify the individual email account to be searched and an estimate to search that account's archive will be provided.
By paying the 50% deposit, you are confirming this estimate and agreeing to pay the cost of fulfilling this public records request according to the conditions set forth by the City.  The costs may include the cost of locating records, reviewing records to redact exempt material, supervising the inspection of records, copying records, certifying records and mailing records, including the cost of searching for records.  We will not be working on your request until we receive the 50% deposit.

Please reply to this message or log in to the Portland Public Records Request Center and indicate that you agree to pay the estimate.  You may pay by electronic check or credit card by going to "My Public Records Request Center" and select "View My Payments".  Then scroll to find an invoice in the status of "payment pending" and select "Make Payment".  Follow the screen prompts to make a payment.  Alternatively, you may mail a check made payable to "The City of Portland".  Please be sure and provide the Record Request Reference number (S185510-070821) on your check and mail it to:
Portland Police Bureau
1111 SW 2nd Ave RM 1126
Portland OR 97204
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Sincerely,
Angela McCall
Portland Police Bureau - Public Records (She/Her) 503-823-0267
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RE: Police General Records Request of July 08, 2021 Reference # S185510-070821

Dear Benoit,
The City received a Public Records Request from you on July 08, 2021 for the following: "To Whom It May Concern:

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

All police reports pertaining to the arrest of Raji Afife Azar, a Portland man arrested in 2018 for allegedly organizing a Lego theft ring and selling thousands of dollars in stolen toys online. Azar was arrested in April 2018 after buying approximately $13,000 in stolen toys from undercover investigators.
These documents will be used to document a magazine article I'm writing for Bloomberg Businessweek on Lego thieves.

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,

Benoit Morenne

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Sincerely,
Angela McCall
Portland Police Bureau - Public Records (She/Her) 503-823-0267 If you are having technical difficulties with the website, please contact the website administrator by phone or email.  (503) 823-6040 or prrhelp@portlandoregon.gov