Police public records request log
| Submitted | Sept. 29, 2011 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Phil Mocek
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to RCW Ch. 42.56 (Public Records Act), I hereby request the following records:
The log of public records requests received by Seattle Police Department, current status and resolution of those requests. If this record exists in electronic format, I request receipt of it as such, not a scan of a printed copy of the record.
I also request that, if possible, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest and not made for commercial gain. The requested documents will be processed by a representative of the news media/press and made available to the public at MuckRock.com. Please fulfill the request electronically, by e-mail attachment if possible or CD-ROM if not, and let me know of any fees that will be assessed.
In the event that fees cannot be waived, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request.
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,
Phil Mocek
From: "SPD-PDR, SPD" <SPD.SPD-PDR@seattle.gov>
October 5, 2011
RE: Public Disclosure Request # P2011-3117
Dear Mr. Mocek:
This letter is in response to your public disclosure request dated September 29, 2011 and received by the Seattle Police Department on September 29, 2011 for the Public Disclosure Log.
Pursuant to RCW 42.56.520, this is notification that we have received your public disclosure request, and we anticipate it may take up to 8 weeks from the date of this notification to respond. Therefore we anticipate a response to you on or about December 5, 2011.
This additional time is used to research this request, collect responsive records, and/or prepare records for dissemination. Please note: Seattle Police Department currently receives approximately 5,000 public disclosure requests annually. The current volume of Public Disclosure Requests combined with SPD staffing and City-wide budget cuts requires this additional time.
If you have any questions or need further assistance with this request, please contact the Public Disclosure Desk at 206-684-5481.
Sincerely,
John Diaz
Chief of Police
Tricia Colin
Administrative Specialist II
Public Request Unit
JD:tc
From: Phil Mocek
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 29, 2011. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: "SPD-PDR, SPD" <SPD.SPD-PDR@seattle.gov>
Good morning,
We anticipate a response you on or about 12/05/2011.
Regards,
Jason Hardi #6563
Admin. Spec. II
Seattle Police Dept.
Public Request Unit
206-684-5454 Opt. 9
From: "SPD-PDR, SPD" <SPD.SPD-PDR@seattle.gov>
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Mocek_PDR.xls
From: "SPD-PDR, SPD" <SPD.SPD-PDR@seattle.gov>
PDR # P2011-3117
Mr. Mocek:
This email is in further response to your public disclosure request dated September 29, 2011 for " the log of public records requests received by SPD, current status and resolution of those requests". The Department has interpreted your request to be for the following items regarding our public disclosure requests: public disclosure request #, Date Received and Date resolved for the year 2011, since you did not specify a time frame. If there is not a date entered into the "date resolved" column, that means that the request is still open/not completed yet. Please see attached responsive record. If the Department has interpreted your request incorrectly, please clarify your request.
You may file a written appeal of this response with the Chief of Police within ten (10) business days from the date of this letter. Please include your name and address and a copy of this letter together with a brief statement identifying the basis of the appeal. Please mail or deliver your appeal to:
Chief of Police
Seattle Police Department
PO Box 34986
Seattle, WA 98124-4986
This concludes the Department's response to your request.
If you have any questions, you can contact the Public Disclosure Desk at 206-684-5481.
Thank you,
Sheila
Sheila Friend Gray
Public Request Unit Manager
Seattle Police Department
206-733-9313
Sheila.FriendGray@Seattle.gov
From: Phil Mocek
On December 5, 2011, Sheila Friend Gray at Seattle Police Department wrote, "The Department has interpreted your request to be for the following items regarding our public disclosure requests: public disclosure request #, Date Received and Date resolved for the year 2011. [...] If the Department has interpreted your request incorrectly, please clarify your request."
On September 23, 2011, at 11:46 a.m., I asked via e-mail, "Does SPD keep a log of public records requests received, current status, resolution, etc.?" On September 29, 2011, at 10:24 a.m., Tricia Colin at SPD replied via e-mail, "Yes, SPD does keep a log of public records requests received, current status, resolution, etc."
I reiterate my request for that record. I did not ask for a record to be created, or for access to a subset of a record. Please do not interpret my request to be a request for anything less than the entire log to which Ms. Colin referred.
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 29, 2011. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: Police Department
Good Morning Mr. Mocek,
We will consider this as a new request , since you never clarified your old request. Please expect a response on or about February 16, 2012.
Regards,
Jason Hardi #6563
Admin. Spec. II
Seattle Police Dept.
Public Request Unit
206-684-5454 Opt. 9
From: "SPD-PDR, SPD" <SPD.SPD-PDR@seattle.gov>
PDR # P2012-128
Mr. Mocek:
This email is in response to your public disclosure request. The Department is interpreting your request to be for additional fields from the Department's Legal Log, as it relates to public disclosure requests. The Department is reading your request broadly and as such is providing you with additional fields that may be of no interest to you.
The Department will be mailing this information to you on a CD to the address listed on the bottom of this email string.
You may file a written appeal of this response with the Chief of Police within ten (10) business days from the date of this letter. Please include your name and address and a copy of this letter together with a brief statement identifying the basis of the appeal. Please mail or deliver your appeal to:
Chief of Police
Seattle Police Department
PO Box 34986
Seattle, WA 98124-4986
If you have any questions, you can contact our Public Disclosure Desk at 206-684-5481.
Thank you,
Sheila
Sheila Friend Gray
Public Disclosure Unit Manager
Seattle Police Department
206-733-9313
Sheila.FriendGray@Seattle.gov
From: Seattle Police Department
From: Phil Mocek
I believe the record I was provided is not that which I requested.
On December 9, 2011, regarding this request (which I placed September 29, 2011), I wrote:
> On December 5, 2011, Sheila Friend Gray at Seattle Police Department wrote,
> "The Department has interpreted your request to be for the following items
> regarding our public disclosure requests: public disclosure request #, Date
> Received and Date resolved for the year 2011. [...] If the Department has
> interpreted your request incorrectly, please clarify your request."
>
> On September 23, 2011, at 11:46 a.m., I asked via e-mail, "Does SPD keep a log
> of public records requests received, current status, resolution, etc.?" On
> September 29, 2011, at 10:24 a.m., Tricia Colin at SPD replied via e-mail,
> "Yes, SPD does keep a log of public records requests received, current status,
> resolution, etc."
>
> I reiterate my request for that record. I did not ask for a record to be
> created, or for access to a subset of a record. Please do not interpret my
> request to be a request for anything less than the entire log to which Ms.
> Colin referred.
On February 16, 2012, Sheila Friend Gray wrote:
> The Department is interpreting your request to be for additional fields from
> the Department's Legal Log, as it relates to public disclosure requests. The
> Department is reading your request broadly and as such is providing you with
> additional fields that may be of no interest to you.
Once again, I reiterate my request for the the record to which Ms. Colin
refered in her e-mail to me on September 23, 2011. Please do not interpret my
request to be "for additional fields" or for anything less than the entire log
to which Ms. Colin referred. If this record exists in electronic format, I
request receipt of it as such, not a scan of a printed copy of the record.
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 29, 2011. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: "SPD-PDR, SPD" <spdpdr@seattle.gov>
RE: Public Disclosure Request # P2012-1520
Dear Mr. Phil Mocek,
This letter is in response to your public disclosure request dated May 8, 2012 and received by the Seattle Police Department's Public Disclosure Unit on May 8, 2012 for documentation regarding the Public Disclosure Legal Log. We still need additional time to research and respond to your request. We anticipate a response to you on or about June 22, 2012.
This additional time is used to research this request, collect responsive records, and/or prepare records for dissemination. Please note: Seattle Police Department currently receives approximately 4,000 public disclosure requests annually. The current volume of Public Disclosure Requests combined with SPD staffing and City-wide budget cuts requires this additional time.
If you have any questions, please contact the Public Disclosure Desk at 206-684-5481.
Sincerely,
John Diaz
Chief of Police
Rodger Stephenson
Admin Specialist II
Public Disclosure Unit
JD:rs
---
On Feb. 24, 2012:
I believe the record I was provided is not that which I requested.
On December 9, 2011, regarding this request (which I placed September 29, 2011), I wrote:
> On December 5, 2011, Sheila Friend Gray at Seattle Police Department
> wrote, "The Department has interpreted your request to be for the
> following items regarding our public disclosure requests: public
> disclosure request #, Date Received and Date resolved for the year
> 2011. [...] If the Department has interpreted your request incorrectly, please clarify your request."
>
> On September 23, 2011, at 11:46 a.m., I asked via e-mail, "Does SPD
> keep a log of public records requests received, current status,
> resolution, etc.?" On September 29, 2011, at 10:24 a.m., Tricia Colin
> at SPD replied via e-mail, "Yes, SPD does keep a log of public records
> requests received, current status, resolution, etc."
>
> I reiterate my request for that record. I did not ask for a record to
> be created, or for access to a subset of a record. Please do not
> interpret my request to be a request for anything less than the entire log to which Ms.
> Colin referred.
On February 16, 2012, Sheila Friend Gray wrote:
> The Department is interpreting your request to be for additional
> fields from the Department's Legal Log, as it relates to public
> disclosure requests. The Department is reading your request broadly
> and as such is providing you with additional fields that may be of no interest to you.
Once again, I reiterate my request for the the record to which Ms. Colin refered in her e-mail to me on September 23, 2011. Please do not interpret my request to be "for additional fields" or for anything less than the entire log to which Ms. Colin referred. If this record exists in electronic format, I request receipt of it as such, not a scan of a printed copy of the record.
---
On Feb. 16, 2012:
PDR # P2012-128
Mr. Mocek:
This email is in response to your public disclosure request. The Department is interpreting your request to be for additional fields from the Department's Legal Log, as it relates to public disclosure requests. The Department is reading your request broadly and as such is providing you with additional fields that may be of no interest to you.
The Department will be mailing this information to you on a CD to the address listed on the bottom of this email string.
You may file a written appeal of this response with the Chief of Police within ten (10) business days from the date of this letter. Please include your name and address and a copy of this letter together with a brief statement identifying the basis of the appeal. Please mail or deliver your appeal to:
Chief of Police
Seattle Police Department
PO Box 34986
Seattle, WA 98124-4986
If you have any questions, you can contact our Public Disclosure Desk at 206-684-5481.
Thank you,
Sheila
Sheila Friend Gray
Public Disclosure Unit Manager
Seattle Police Department
206-733-9313
Sheila.FriendGray@Seattle.gov
---
On Jan. 13, 2012:
Good Morning Mr. Mocek,
We will consider this as a new request , since you never clarified your old request. Please expect a response on or about February 16, 2012.
Regards,
Jason Hardi #6563
Admin. Spec. II
Seattle Police Dept.
Public Request Unit
206-684-5454 Opt. 9
---
On Jan. 10, 2012:
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 29, 2011. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
---
On Dec. 9, 2011:
On December 5, 2011, Sheila Friend Gray at Seattle Police Department wrote, "The Department has interpreted your request to be for the following items regarding our public disclosure requests: public disclosure request #, Date Received and Date resolved for the year 2011. [...] If the Department has interpreted your request incorrectly, please clarify your request."
On September 23, 2011, at 11:46 a.m., I asked via e-mail, "Does SPD keep a log of public records requests received, current status, resolution, etc.?" On September 29, 2011, at 10:24 a.m., Tricia Colin at SPD replied via e-mail, "Yes, SPD does keep a log of public records requests received, current status, resolution, etc."
I reiterate my request for that record. I did not ask for a record to be created, or for access to a subset of a record. Please do not interpret my request to be a request for anything less than the entire log to which Ms. Colin referred.
---
On Dec. 5, 2011:
PDR # P2011-3117
Mr. Mocek:
This email is in further response to your public disclosure request dated September 29, 2011 for " the log of public records requests received by SPD, current status and resolution of those requests". The Department has interpreted your request to be for the following items regarding our public disclosure requests: public disclosure request #, Date Received and Date resolved for the year 2011, since you did not specify a time frame. If there is not a date entered into the "date resolved" column, that means that the request is still open/not completed yet. Please see attached responsive record. If the Department has interpreted your request incorrectly, please clarify your request.
You may file a written appeal of this response with the Chief of Police within ten (10) business days from the date of this letter. Please include your name and address and a copy of this letter together with a brief statement identifying the basis of the appeal. Please mail or deliver your appeal to:
Chief of Police
Seattle Police Department
PO Box 34986
Seattle, WA 98124-4986
This concludes the Department's response to your request.
If you have any questions, you can contact the Public Disclosure Desk at 206-684-5481.
Thank you,
Sheila
Sheila Friend Gray
Public Request Unit Manager
Seattle Police Department
206-733-9313
Sheila.FriendGray@Seattle.gov
---
On Dec. 1, 2011:
Good morning,
We anticipate a response you on or about 12/05/2011.
Regards,
Jason Hardi #6563
Admin. Spec. II
Seattle Police Dept.
Public Request Unit
206-684-5454 Opt. 9
---
On Nov. 29, 2011:
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 29, 2011. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
---
On Oct. 5, 2011:
October 5, 2011
RE: Public Disclosure Request # P2011-3117
Dear Mr. Mocek:
This letter is in response to your public disclosure request dated September 29, 2011 and received by the Seattle Police Department on September 29, 2011 for the Public Disclosure Log.
Pursuant to RCW 42.56.520, this is notification that we have received your public disclosure request, and we anticipate it may take up to 8 weeks from the date of this notification to respond. Therefore we anticipate a response to you on or about December 5, 2011.
This additional time is used to research this request, collect responsive records, and/or prepare records for dissemination. Please note: Seattle Police Department currently receives approximately 5,000 public disclosure requests annually. The current volume of Public Disclosure Requests combined with SPD staffing and City-wide budget cuts requires this additional time.
If you have any questions or need further assistance with this request, please contact the Public Disclosure Desk at 206-684-5481.
Sincerely,
John Diaz
Chief of Police
Tricia Colin
Administrative Specialist II
Public Request Unit
JD:tc
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 29, 2011. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 29, 2011. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: "SPD-PDR, SPD" <spdpdr@seattle.gov>
As stated in the letter below we have a response date set for June 22, 2012. The date has been highlighted and in bold.
Thanks for your patience,
Jason Hardi #6563
Admin. Spec. II
Seattle Police Dept.
Public Request Unit
206-684-4848
From: "SPD-PDR, SPD" <spdpdr@seattle.gov>
PDR# P2012-1520
Mr. Mocek:
This email is in further response to your public disclosure request. A copy of the public disclosure log is ready to be picked up at the Public Request Unit's front counter , 1st floor of the Seattle Police Department Headquarters, 610 5th Avenue. Their hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
The fee for your request is $1.00 for 1 CD.
If you are unable to pick up your request, please send a check payable to the City of Seattle for $1.60 (to cover copying fee and postage) with a copy of this email to:
Seattle Police Department
Attn: Public Request Unit
PO Box 34986
Seattle, WA 98124-4986
Redactions have been applied to three items in the log pursuant to the following exemption:
Unsubstantiated Employee Investigation: Disclosure of the identity of the subject of an unsubstantiated investigation of an employee would violate that individual's right to privacy. RCW 42.56.230(2). See, Bellevue John Does 1-11 v. Seattle Times, 164 Wn.2d 199, 183 P.3d 139 (2008). See also, Bainbridge Island Police Guild v. City of Puyallup, ___ Wn.2d ___, 259 P.3d 190 (2011) (holding that it would be a violation of privacy to release the identity of a police officer who was the subject of an unsubstantiated internal investigation). Explanation: Releasing the identity of the subject of an unsubstantiated investigation could violate the subject's right to privacy.
You may file a written appeal of this response with the Chief of Police within ten (10) business days from the date of this letter. Please include your name and address and a copy of this letter together with a brief statement identifying the basis of the appeal. Please mail or deliver your appeal to:
Chief of Police
Seattle Police Department
PO Box 34986
Seattle, WA 98124-4986
This concludes the Department's response to your public disclosure request.
If you have any questions, you can contact our Public Disclosure Desk at 206-684-5481.
Thank you,
Sheila
Sheila Friend Gray
Public Disclosure Unit Manager
Seattle Police Department
206-733-9313
Sheila.FriendGray@Seattle.gov<mailto:Sheila.FriendGray@Seattle.gov>
Admin Specialist II
Public Disclosure Unit
JD:rs
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