Police staff roster (December 2021)

Phil Mocek filed this request with the Seattle Police Department of Seattle, WA.

It is a clone of this request.

Tracking #

P084799-121921

Status
Completed

Communications

From: Phil Mocek

To Whom It May Concern:

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

Staff roster including but not limited to first and last names, job titles, areas of assignment, and badge, serial, and other identifying numbers. In order of preference, I would prefer that this data be provided as: OpenDocument spreadsheet, plain text with comma-separated-values (i.e., a "CSV" file), Excel spreadsheet, or the native electronic format of the software from which this information is retrieved in fulfillment of my request. I specifically request that you not create a new record for me by rendering to PDF or by printing your electronic record then scanning it to make a series of images of the printed data.

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,

Phil Mocek

From: Seattle Police Department

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. 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 Phil Mocek:

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

Your request was received on December 19, 2021and the reference number is P084799-121921.

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To Whom It May Concern:

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

Staff roster including but not limited to first and last names, job titles, areas of assignment, and badge, serial, and other identifying numbers. In order of preference, I would prefer that this data be provided as: OpenDocument spreadsheet, plain text with comma-separated-values (i.e., a "CSV" file), Excel spreadsheet, or the native electronic format of the software from which this information is retrieved in fulfillment of my request. I specifically request that you not create a new record for me by rendering to PDF or by printing your electronic record then scanning it to make a series of images of the printed data.

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,

Phil Mocek

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From: Seattle Police Department

12/20/2021

Phil Mocek
requests@muckrock.com

RE: Public Disclosure Request #: P084799-121921

Dear Phil Mocek,

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.

From: Seattle Police Department

12/28/2021

Phil Mocek
requests@muckrock.com

RE:  Public Disclosure Request#: P084799-121921

Dear Phil Mocek,

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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From: Seattle Police Department

This email is in further response to your public disclosure records request P084799-121921. The Seattle Police Department has records ready to be released pending payment.

You have 30 days from today's date to pay for your records. If the City does not receive your payment within this time period, your request will be considered abandoned, and you will need to submit a new request.
SPD strongly encourages online payments during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

To pay online, please follow these steps:

* Navigate to the Public Records Request Center.
* Select 'My Records Request Center'.
* Select 'View My Requests'. You may be asked to login.
* Find this request: P084799-121921.
* Select the 'View Invoices' button.

* Opens a pop-up window showing your invoice: INV21-P084799-1.
* Click on the invoice and then the 'Pay Now' button.
* Continue processing your payment.
* Select 'Done'.
* Once the payment process is done, you are returned to the Public Records Request Center.
* After your payment is successful you will receive an email from our payments center. After we receive your payment through the Police Records Request Center Secure Payments, the Public Disclosure Unit will release your records within one to two business days and send you a notice with instructions on how to download the records.
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From: Phil Mocek

To whom it may concern:

I received your unsigned communication of December 29, 2021, which you apparently sent in response to my request of December 19, for your current staff roster, which you inexplicably refuse to simply publish for all to see along with the directory of other City of Seattle staff.

In that message, you demanded an unspecified amount for the electronic delivery of an electronic record that you could simply publish to the city's website.

Please let me know what you want me to pay and where to remit payment.

Cordially,
Phil Mocek

From: Seattle Police Department

This email is in further response to your public disclosure records request P084799-121921. The Seattle Police Department has records ready to be released pending payment.

You have 30 days from today's date to pay for your records. If the City does not receive your payment within this time period, your request will be considered abandoned, and you will need to submit a new request.
SPD strongly encourages online payments during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

To pay online, please follow these steps:

* Navigate to the Public Records Request Center.
* Select 'My Records Request Center'.
* Select 'View My Requests'. You may be asked to login.
* Find this request: P084799-121921.
* Select the 'View Invoices' button.

* Opens a pop-up window showing your invoice: INV21-P084799-1.
* Click on the invoice and then the 'Pay Now' button.
* Continue processing your payment.
* Select 'Done'.
* Once the payment process is done, you are returned to the Public Records Request Center.
* After your payment is successful you will receive an email from our payments center. After we receive your payment through the Police Records Request Center Secure Payments, the Public Disclosure Unit will release your records within one to two business days and send you a notice with instructions on how to download the records.
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From: Seattle Police Department

This email is in further response to your public disclosure records request P084799-121921. The Seattle Police Department has records ready to be released pending payment.

You have 30 days from today's date to pay for your records. If the City does not receive your payment within this time period, your request will be considered abandoned, and you will need to submit a new request.
SPD strongly encourages online payments during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

To pay online, please follow these steps:

* Navigate to the Public Records Request Center.
* Select 'My Records Request Center'.
* Select 'View My Requests'. You may be asked to login.
* Find this request: P084799-121921.
* Select the 'View Invoices' button.

* Opens a pop-up window showing your invoice: INV21-P084799-1.
* Click on the invoice and then the 'Pay Now' button.
* Continue processing your payment.
* Select 'Done'.
* Once the payment process is done, you are returned to the Public Records Request Center.
* After your payment is successful you will receive an email from our payments center. After we receive your payment through the Police Records Request Center Secure Payments, the Public Disclosure Unit will release your records within one to two business days and send you a notice with instructions on how to download the records.
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From: Phil Mocek

To Whom It May Concern:

Please find enclosed a check for $1.25 to satisfy the fee associated with the attached public records request.

Thank you.

Check sent by Muckrock Staff

Pay to the order of:

Seattle Police Department
Washington Public Records Act Office
PO Box 34986
Seattle, WA 98124-4986

#10292
Amount of: $1.25
  • Created — 01/21/2022
  • In Transit — 01/27/2022
  • In Local Area — 01/31/2022
  • Processed For Delivery — 01/31/2022
  • Deposited — 02/07/2022

From: Seattle Police Department

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09/27/2023

Phil Mocek
requests@muckrock.com

RE: Public Disclosure Request#: P084799-121921

Dear Phil Mocek,

This communication is in response to your public disclosure request received on December 19, 2021.
Hello,

This request was invoiced on 1/20/2022 with a 30-day payment due period. Due to failure to pay, this request was closed. We are unable to reopen this request. You may submit a new request for these records and reference this PDR number (P084799-121921) to help expedite the processing of the new request.

Thank you,
Larissa Malanca
SPD Legal Unit

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,
Larissa Malanca
Seattle Police Department
Legal Unit

SPD receives between 7, 000 and 8, 000 public records requests annually and is processing between 2, 500 to 3, 000 open requests at any given 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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From: Phil Mocek

Dear Larissa Malanca:

I received your notice of September 28, 2023, indicating your refusal to provide the record I requested on December 19, 2021 (your identifier: P084799-121921), which was the roster of police staff for December of 2021.

In that notice, you claimed that I failed to pay a fee that you demanded on January 20, 2022. I find no such demand, but I did receive, on the following day, January 21, 2022, from your office a demand for payment. Assuming that this is the fee to which you intended to refer, your claim that I failed to pay the fee is false.

On the same day that I received your January 21 demand for payment, I mailed a check, number 10292, for $1.25, with memo indicating that the payment pertained to request P084799-121921, payable to Seattle Police Department Washington Public Records Act Office, addressed to PO Box 34986, Seattle, WA 98124-4986. That check cleared on February 7, 2022, well within 30 days of the demand for payment.

You did not send the record I requested, or any record. I received no further communications from your office regarding this request until you responded to my recent request for status update with the aforementioned notice of your intent not to provide the record.

Please send the record as required by law. You have had almost two years to locate and deliver this record. This was not a complicated request. I mailed payment for your silly fee the same day you demanded it, and two weeks later, you cashed my check, thereby accepting my payment.

Cordially,
Phil Mocek

From: Seattle Police Department

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12/12/2023

Phil Mocek
requests@muckrock.com

RE: Public Disclosure Request#: P084799-121921

Dear Phil Mocek,

This communication is in response to your public disclosure request received on December 19, 2021.
Hi Mr. Mocek,
I am researching this situation. We will provide a response as soon as possible.
Thank you,
Lara Malanca
SPD Legal Unit

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,
Larissa Malanca
Seattle Police Department
Legal Unit

SPD receives between 7, 000 and 8, 000 public records requests annually and is processing between 2, 500 to 3, 000 open requests at any given 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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From: Seattle Police Department

At this time, the Seattle Police Department’s Legal Unit is operating under a backlog of over 2, 000 open requests. We deeply appreciate your understanding and patience as we work diligently to respond to all pending requests.


Dear Phil Mocek:

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

Your request was received on December 15, 2023and the reference number is P163961-121523.

If the City's representative entered your request into the system and you didn't specifically register:

* Access the Police Public Records Request Center
* Access the "My Records Request Center"
* Access the "View My Requests"
* Enter the E-Mail below (should be the E-Mail you gave the representative)
* At the login prompt click the forgotten password link
* You will be sent a temporary password to login and then change to a permanent password
Please use the center to track the progress of your requests, pay for your requests online, and download your records!

Here is your login: requests@muckrock.com
Request Summary Incident Information (if provided):

* Incident Number:
* Incident Date:
* Incident Time:
* Incident Location:
* Investigating Officers:
Request Description and Details (as provided):

* Overall Description:
Refile of P084799-121921.
To Whom It May Concern: Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records: Staff roster including but not limited to first and last names, job titles, areas of assignment, and badge, serial, and other identifying numbers. In order of preference, I would prefer that this data be provided as: OpenDocument spreadsheet, plain text with comma-separated-values (i.e., a "CSV" file), Excel spreadsheet, or the native electronic format of the software from which this information is retrieved in fulfillment of my request. I specifically request that you not create a new record for me by rendering to PDF or by printing your electronic record then scanning it to make a series of images of the printed data. 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, Phil Mocek Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/

From: Seattle Police Department

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12/15/2023

Phil Mocek
requests@muckrock.com

RE: Public Disclosure Request#: P163961-121523

Dear Phil Mocek,

Hello Mr. Mocek -
Your records have been released and are available on the Public Records Request Center to download. The record responsive to your request is an Excel spreadsheet containing the SPD staff roster as of 12/28/2021.
To download your records, please:

* Navigate to the Public Records Request Center.
* Select 'My Records Request Center'.
* Select 'View My Requests'. You may be asked to login.
* Select this request: P163961-121523.
* Select the 'View Files' button.
* You can download records individually or all at the same time by clicking 'Download All'.
* Please save your records as you may only download them from the system three times. If you do not download your records within 30 days of request closure, the link to your records will expire.
If you believe you have received privileged or confidential records in error, please notify the City of Seattle immediately, through the Public Records Request Center or by email. Privileged or confidential records provided or received in error should not be reviewed, used, disseminated, distributed, or copied, and should be destroyed immediately. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
If you wish to appeal the search, production, or application of any exemption in connection with this request you may submit an appeal in writing to the Seattle Police Legal Unit within ten (10) business days from the date you received your records.
Please include your name and address, a copy of any redacted files, and a copy of this letter together with a brief statement identifying the basis of the appeal.
Please mail or deliver your appeal to:
Seattle Police Department
Attn: Legal Unit
610 Fifth Avenue
P.O. Box 34986
Seattle, WA 98124-4986
This concludes our 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,
Tara Collings
Seattle Police Department
Legal Unit

SPD receives between 7, 000 and 8, 000 public records requests annually and is processing between 2, 500 to 3, 000 open requests at any given 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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