Mo Request to Seattle Police Department 10/18/2020

At this time, the Seattle Police Department’s Legal Unit is operating under an extreme backlog of requests, staffing shortages, the redeployment of supporting units to SPD’s frontline COVID-19 response, and, pursuant to CDC recommendations and City direction, reassignment to remote access. For these reasons, our ability to process new requests is substantially limited; we are currently estimating minimum response timelines, depending on the volume and complexity of requests, in excess of 6-12 months. Current requests should likewise anticipate that it will take additional time to process records and respond. We apologize for any inconvenience, and deeply appreciate your understanding as we all pull together, in the face of this unprecedented, pandemic public crisis, to manage as best we can our business operations.

Dear Motonari Matsuda:

Thank you for using the Seattle Police Public Records Request Center.

Your request was received on October 18, 2020and the reference number is P065529-101820.

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Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

1. All policy documents and manuals related to the use of Briefcam
2. All purchasing, procurement, and bidding documents related to Briefcam
3. All agreements or MOUs and attachments related to Briefcam

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,

Motonari Matsuda

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10/19/2020

Motonari Matsuda
requests@muckrock.com

RE: Public Disclosure Request #: P065529-101820

Dear Motonari Matsuda,

This communication is in response to your public disclosure request.

The purpose of this correspondence is to provide you a status update. Your request status is: Assigned.

If you have any questions, you may send messages using the Police Records Request Center or call the Public Disclosure Desk at 206-684-5481.
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SPD receives between 7000 and 8000 public records requests annually and is processing between 1400 to 1500 open requests at a time. This may result in a slower than anticipated response to your request. Thank you for your patience.

10/26/2020

Motonari Matsuda
requests@muckrock.com

RE:  Public Disclosure Request#: P065529-101820

Dear Motonari Matsuda,

This communication is in response to your public disclosure request.


The purpose of this correspondence is to provide you a status update.  Your request status is:  Being Researched/Reviewed.

If you have any questions, you may send messages using the Police Records Request Center or call the Public Disclosure Desk at 206-684-5481.


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10/26/2020

Motonari Matsuda
requests@muckrock.com

RE: Public Disclosure Request#: P065529-101820

Dear Motonari Matsuda,

This communication is in response to your public disclosure request received on October 18, 2020. At this time, the Seattle Police Department’s Legal Unit is operating under an extreme backlog of requests, staffing shortages, the redeployment of supporting units to SPD’s frontline COVID-19 response, and, pursuant to CDC recommendations and City direction, reassignment to remote access. For these reasons, our ability to process new requests is substantially limited; we are currently estimating minimum response timelines, depending on the volume and complexity of requests, in excess of 6-12 months. Current requests should likewise anticipate that it will take additional time to process records and respond. We apologize for any inconvenience, and deeply appreciate your understanding as we all pull together, in the face of this unprecedented, pandemic public crisis, to manage as best we can our business operations.
Pursuant to RCW 42.56.520, this is notification that the Seattle Police Department has received your public disclosure records request and needs additional time to respond.
At this time, we anticipate having a response or a status update to you on or about 2/08/2021.
We are initiating the process of researching your request, collecting responsive records, and/or preparing records for dissemination.

If you have any questions, you may send a message using the Police Records Request Center or call the Public Disclosure Desk at 206-684-5481.

Sincerely,
Dianalynn Oreiro
Seattle Police Department
Legal Unit

SPD receives between 7000 and 8000 public records requests annually and is processing more than 2000 open requests at a time. This may result in a slower than anticipated response to your request. Thank you for your patience.

As a reminder you can login at the Police Records Request Center where you can access Police online information, manage your profile, submit record requests, track your request status, receive and send messages, make payments, view frequently asked questions, and download your records.
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02/11/2021

Motonari Matsuda
requests@muckrock.com

RE: Public Disclosure Request#: P065529-101820

Dear Motonari Matsuda,

The purpose of this communication is to provide a status update regarding your request.
The Seattle Police Department needs additional time to respond to your request. Due to our current workload and backlog, we are still gathering records responsive to your request.
At this time, we anticipate having a response/installment to you on or about 4/1/2021.

If you have any questions, you may send a message using the Police Records Request Center or call the Public Disclosure Desk at 206-684-5481.

Sincerely,
Dianalynn Oreiro
Seattle Police Department
Legal Unit

SPD receives between 7000 and 8000 public records requests annually and is processing more than 2000 open requests at a time. This may result in a slower than anticipated response to your request. Thank you for your patience.

As a reminder you can login at the Police Records Request Center where you can access Police online information, manage your profile, submit record requests, track your request status, receive and send messages, make payments, view frequently asked questions, and download your records.
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05/06/2021

Motonari Matsuda
requests@muckrock.com

RE: Public Disclosure Request#: P065529-101820

Dear Motonari Matsuda,

This communication is in response to your public disclosure request received on October 18, 2020.
I have contacted SPD's Audit Policy Research Section (APRS) and requested all policy documents and manuals related to the use of BriefCam. APRS has informed me that they do not have any records/and or policies for BriefCam.
In addition, I have contacted SPD's Grants and Contracts Unit for all agreements or MOUs and attachments related to Briefcam. The Grants and Contracts Unit conducted a comprehensive search of their Contracts Repository and did not locate any response records for contacts between SPD and "Briefcam" or contacts about "Briefcam".
We have contacted SPD's Fiscal Unit and requested all purchasing, procurement, and bidding documents related to Briefcam. We have not received a response as of today.
We will continue to keep you updated. At this time, the Seattle Police Department anticipates having a response/installment to you on or about 6/4/2021.

If you have any questions, you may send a message using the Police Records Request Center or call the Public Disclosure Desk at 206-684-5481.

Sincerely,
Dianalynn Oreiro
Seattle Police Department
Legal Unit

SPD receives between 7000 and 8000 public records requests annually and is processing more than 2000 open requests at a time. This may result in a slower than anticipated response to your request. Thank you for your patience.

As a reminder you can login at the Police Records Request Center where you can access Police online information, manage your profile, submit record requests, track your request status, receive and send messages, make payments, view frequently asked questions, and download your records.
Please add seattle@mycusthelp.net to your E-mail contacts/address book to ensure delivery of the record center E-mails to your Inbox. (mailto:seattle@mycusthelp.net)

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06/09/2021

Motonari Matsuda
requests@muckrock.com

RE: Public Disclosure Request#: P065529-101820

Dear Motonari Matsuda,

This communication is in response to your public disclosure request received on October 18, 2020.
We have received confirmation from SPD's Fiscal Unit that they located no records for a supplier by the name of BriefCam.
In addition, we have checked with SPD's Intel Unit, and we have received confirmation that they have not heard of Briefcam and do not have records responsive to this request.
After conducting our research, we have determine the Seattle Police Department has no records responsive to your request.
This concludes the Seattle Police Department's response to your request.

If you have any questions, you may send a message using the Police Records Request Center or call the Public Disclosure Desk at 206-684-5481.

Sincerely,
Dianalynn Oreiro
Seattle Police Department
Legal Unit

SPD receives between 7000 and 8000 public records requests annually and is processing more than 2000 open requests at a time. This may result in a slower than anticipated response to your request. Thank you for your patience.

As a reminder you can login at the Police Records Request Center where you can access Police online information, manage your profile, submit record requests, track your request status, receive and send messages, make payments, view frequently asked questions, and download your records.
Please add seattle@mycusthelp.net to your E-mail contacts/address book to ensure delivery of the record center E-mails to your Inbox. (mailto:seattle@mycusthelp.net)