Seattle Police Department LTL Use
| Tracking # |
P060005-062520 |
| Submitted | June 25, 2020 |
| Est. Completion | Dec. 3, 2021 |
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From: K. Braddock
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Records for number of instances where "less than lethal" crowd dispersal agents or ammunition were utilized by SPD officers between the dates of May 24th, 2020 and June 24th, 2020. This includes so-called "impact munitions" as well as launched canisters that dispense chemical agents and devices designed to explode and create a loud noise and bright light to disperse crowds, popularly referred to as "flashbangs" or "stun grenades."
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,
K. Braddock
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. 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 K. Braddock:
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Your request was received on June 25, 2020and the reference number is P060005-062520.
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To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Records for number of instances where "less than lethal" crowd dispersal agents or ammunition were utilized by SPD officers between the dates of May 24th, 2020 and June 24th, 2020. This includes so-called "impact munitions" as well as launched canisters that dispense chemical agents and devices designed to explode and create a loud noise and bright light to disperse crowds, popularly referred to as "flashbangs" or "stun grenades."
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,
K. Braddock
From: Seattle Police Department
06/26/2020
K. Braddock
requests@muckrock.com
RE: Public Disclosure Request #: P060005-062520
Dear K. Braddock,
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
07/02/2020
K. Braddock
requests@muckrock.com
RE: Public Disclosure Request#: P060005-062520
Dear K. Braddock,
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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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
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07/02/2020
K. Braddock
requests@muckrock.com
RE: Public Disclosure Request#: P060005-062520
Dear K. Braddock,
This acknowledges receipt of your public disclosure request P060005-062520 received on June 25, 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 K. Braddock,
We received your request for "Records for number of instances where "less than lethal" crowd dispersal agents or ammunition were utilized by SPD officers between the dates of May 24th, 2020 and June 24th, 2020."
We interpret your request to be for incident reports involving these instances not all records involving these instances.If this interpretation is incorrect, please let us know. At this time, SPD anticipates that it will be able to provide a first installment on or about 12/11/2020. However, please note that this time estimate may change depending on any clarification you provide and as we continue to process your request. If we do not hear from you within 30 days regarding the requested clarification, we will assume our interpretation is correct and provide the requested records as interpreted.
Thank you,
Larissa Malanca
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 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.
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: K. Braddock
I am specifically seeking information about the number of incidents that SPD deployed less-lethal crowd control tools and, in those incidents, the number of times these tools were deployed as well as the nature of the tool used (CS gas, pepper spray, taser, etc).
From: Seattle Police Department
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12/11/2020
K. Braddock
requests@muckrock.com
RE: Public Disclosure Request#: P060005-062520
Dear K. Braddock,
This communication is in response to your public disclosure request received on June 25, 2020.
Hello,
Additional time is needed to process your request. Due to our department’s high volume of requests, staffing shortages, and remote reassignment due to Covid-19, requests may incur an unanticipated delay in response. Your next response, update, or installment is estimated to be ready on or about 03/12/2021.
Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time.
Lara
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 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)
From: Seattle Police Department
This email is in further response to your public disclosure records request P060005-062520. 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: P060005-062520.
* Select the 'View Invoices' button.
* Opens a pop-up window showing your invoice: INV21-P060005-1.
* 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: K. Braddock
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.
Seattle Police Department
Washington Public Records Act Office
PO Box 34986
Seattle, WA 98124-4986
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Washington Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 25, 2020. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Dec. 3, 2021. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #P060005-062520.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Seattle Police Department
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09/27/2023
K. Braddock
requests@muckrock.com
RE: Public Disclosure Request#: P060005-062520
Dear K. Braddock,
This communication is in response to your public disclosure request received on June 25, 2020.
Hello,
This request was invoiced on 3/24/2021 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 (P060005-062520) 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.
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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