MLB correspondence with Raleigh Police Department | Michael Clevinger
| Submitted | Oct. 11, 2023 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Bradford William Davis
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the North Carolina Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:
1) All records referencing Michael Clevinger (DOB: 12/21/1990) between 8/5/2014-9/15/2014, including:
-- 911 calls (including call logs, audio and transcripts)
-- arrest reports
-- investigative records (which can include chronological records of events, property and evidence logs, witness lists, interview notes from officers examining the case, photos and videos included in the case file, search warrant affidavits, case summaries, and charges recommended to the prosecuting agency)
Similarly, while we believe that phone calls may have been placed from a variety of numbers, please also search for calls made using the following numbers:
Michael Clevinger | (843) 901-7383
Monica Ceraolo |(727) 748-2402
Grace Chrisco | (530) 588-5499
2) All phone or email correspondence between your department and the following Major League Baseball staff referencing Michael Clevinger between 05/01/2019 and the date this request is received:
Moira Weinberg:
(212) 931-7500
moira.weinberg@mlb.com
Mehtab Brar:
(229) 429-6595
mehtab.brar@mlb.com
Rick Burnham
(850) 974-8823
rick.burnham@mlb.com
Liam Rich
liam.rich@mlb.com
Nelson Tejada
nelson.tejada@mlb.com
If you determine that any information qualifies for an exemption from disclosure, we ask you to note whether the exemption is discretionary and, if so, whether it is necessary in this case to exercise your discretion to withhold the information.
If you determine that some but not all the information is exempt from disclosure and that you intend to withhold it, we ask that you redact it for the time being and make the rest available on a rolling basis. In any event, please provide a signed notification citing the legal authorities on which you rely if you determine that any information is exempt and will not be disclosed.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge and processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.
In the event that there are fees, we would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. We also ask that our request be filled electronically, by email attachment if available (email: holler@bwd.nyc and yelenadzhanova@gmail.com) – if not, secure file transfer, thumb drive, or CD-ROM. We are also available via phone at 718.360.6359 or 646.592.7440 to discuss any questions you have about the request.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. We look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days.
Bradford Davis and Yelena Dzhanova
From: Bradford William Davis
My apologies, I'd like to revise the second item in my request.
2) All phone or email correspondence between your department and Major League Baseball, Carolina Mudcats, and Cleveland Indians (now Cleveland Guardians) staff referencing Michael Clevinger between the following date ranges:
8/5/2014-9/15/2014
6/30/2022-4/1/2023.
We've provided the following contacts to help assist with our inquiry:
Moira Weinberg:
(212) 931-7500
moira.weinberg@mlb.com
Mehtab Brar:
(229) 429-6595
mehtab.brar@mlb.com
Rick Burnham
(850) 974-8823
rick.burnham@mlb.com
Liam Rich
liam.rich@mlb.com
Nelson Tejada
nelson.tejada@mlb.com
Eddie Maldonado:
eddie.maldonado@mlb.com
ltemaldonado@aol.com
From: Raleigh Police Department
Our office receives a large volume of requests. To help us to move requests through the system more efficiently and for tracking purpose, we ask that public records requests be submitted via our portal. The portal is available at https://raleighnc.gov/public-records.
Crash reports are available online at https://crash.raleighpd.org/.
Information about police reports is at https://raleighnc.gov/safety/how-obtain-police-report.
The City-County Bureau of Identification maintains arrest records their webpage is https://www.wakegov.com/departments-government/city-county-bureau-identification-ccbi/criminal-record-inquiries.
Any person requesting disclosure of a recording must submit a completed "Recording Disclosure Request" form to the Chief of Police. These forms may be obtained online through the Raleigh Police Department's website at https://raleighnc.gov/services/safety/recording-disclosure-form or in person at any Raleigh Police Department District station. Completed forms shall be delivered either via email to Internal.Affairs@raleighnc.gov<mailto:Internal.Affairs@raleighnc.gov> or in person to the Office of Professional Standards located at 6716 Six Forks Road, Raleigh, NC 27615. The identity of the requesting party will be confirmed following the receipt of the completed form.
9-1-1 calls are retained for a very limited time, and recordings this far back are no longer available.
If it would be helpful, I can request a public copy of the police report from RPD for you. However, it will not include many things you have requested such as interrogation footage, confession footage, crime scene photos, crime scene videos, evidence photos, evidence videos, body cam recorded in relation to the case in video format, body cam footage of the arrest, dash cam footage filmed in relation to the case in video format, CCTV/surveillance footage related to the case in video format.
Thank you.
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~WRD0002
From: Bradford William Davis
Thank you, I'll file through the portal.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following North Carolina Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 11, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following North Carolina Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 11, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following North Carolina Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 11, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Raleigh Police Department
I was notified that you followed up on this request. We replied to you message on 10/20, and forwarded the same information again on 11/7. It is attached here for a third time.
Again, no responsive public records have been identified specific to your request.
If it would be helpful, I can request a public copy of the police report from RPD for you.
Sarah Baker
City of Raleigh | Communications Office
Email sent to/from this address is subject to public record law.