Suspicious Activity Reports 2012 Sharable with Seattle Shield Members
| Submitted | Feb. 26, 2013 |
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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:
Suspicious Activity Reports from 2012 that were designated as sharable with all Seattle Shield members. For an example of this designation, please see the first field of <http://info.publicintelligence.net/SPD-SAR.pdf>.
I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, 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 fees cannot be waived, 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. If these records exist in electronic format, I request that those electronic records be provided (not, for instance, that those electronic records be printed then digitized to create images of the printouts).
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
RE: Public Disclosure Request # P2013-605
Dear Mr. Phil Mocek,
This letter is in response to your public disclosure request dated February 26, 2013 and received by the Seattle Police Department’s Public Disclosure Unit on February 26, 2013 for all suspicious activity reports from 2012 that were designated to be shared among Seattle Shield members. We still need additional time to research and respond to your request. We anticipate a response to your request on or about March 25, 2013.
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
From: Phil Mocek
RE: Public Disclosure Request # P2013-605
Dear Sir or Madam:
To be clear: I did not request, as Rodger Stephenson wrote on March 5, 2013, "all suspicious activity reports from 2012 that were designated *to be shared* among Seattle Shield members," (emphasis added) but Suspicious Activity Reports from 2012 that were designated *as sharable with* all Seattle Shield members. I referenced a SAR, <http://info.publicintelligence.net/SPD-SAR.pdf>, the first field of which is "Can this information be shared with ALL Seattle Shield Members?"
Cordially,
Phil Mocek
From: SPD-PDR, SPD
RE: Public Disclosure Request # P2013-605
Dear Mr. Phil Mocek,
This letter is in response to your public disclosure request dated February 26, 2013 and received by the Seattle Police Department’s Public Disclosure Unit on February 26, 2013 for all suspicious activity reports from 2012 that were designated to be shared among Seattle Shield members. We still need additional time to research and respond to your request. We anticipate a response to your request on or about April 29, 2013.
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
From: Phil Mocek
RE: Public Disclosure Request # P2013-605
Dear Sir or Madam:
Again: Please note that I did not request, as Rodger Stephenson wrote on March 5, 2013, then, despite my correction on March 6, again on March 18, "all suspicious activity reports from 2012 that were designated *to be shared* among Seattle Shield members," (emphasis added) but Suspicious Activity Reports from 2012 that were designated *as sharable with* all Seattle Shield members. I referenced a SAR, <http://info.publicintelligence.net/SPD-SAR.pdf>, the first field of which is "Can this information be shared with ALL Seattle Shield Members?"
I believe that since this is a field in your electronic records, locating responsive records should be particularly simple, and because records responsive to this request have, by definition, been approved for disclosure to all of the approximately 100 different private entities that are members of Seattle Shield, those records should be clearly discloseable without further redaction to me.
Cordially,
Phil Mocek
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 Feb. 26, 2013. 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
RE: Public Disclosure Request # P2013-605
We anticipate a response to your request on or about April 29, 2013.
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 Feb. 26, 2013. 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 Feb. 26, 2013. 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
We have an expected response date set for on or about April 29, 2013.
From: SPD-PDR, SPD
RE: Public Disclosure Request # P2013-605
Dear Mr. Phil Mocek,
This letter is in response to your public disclosure request dated February 26, 2013 and received by the Seattle Police Department’s Public Disclosure Unit on February 26, 2013 for all suspicious activity reports from 2012 that were designated to be shared among Seattle Shield members. We still need additional time to research and respond to your request. We anticipate a response to your request on or about May 24, 2013.
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
From: SPD-PDR, SPD
RE: Public Disclosure Request # P2013-605
Dear Mr. Phil Mocek,
This letter is in response to your public disclosure request dated February 26, 2013 and received by the Seattle Police Department’s Public Disclosure Unit on February 26, 2013 for all suspicious activity reports from 2012 that were designated to be shared among Seattle Shield members. We still need additional time to research and respond to your request. We anticipate a response to your request on or about June 5, 2013.
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,
Jim Pugel
Chief of Police
From: Phil Mocek
RE: My public records request of February 26, 2013 (your identifier P2013-605)
Dear Sir or Madam:
As noted in my original request, repeated in my e-mail of March 6, then repeated again in my e-mail of March 19: I did not request, as Roger Stephenson and Jim Pugel wrote, SARs that "were designated to be shared among Seattle Shield members," but those from 2012 that were designated *as sharable with* all Seattle Shield members. I again suggest that you examine the sample SAR published at <http://info.publicintelligence.net/SPD-SAR.pdf>, the first field of which is "Can this information be shared with ALL Seattle Shield Members?"
I ask that in fulfillment of this request, you not create new records for me (e.g., by printing an electronic record, then digitizing it with a scanner, then packaging those images into a PDF), but that you provide electronic records electronically.
Cordially,
Phil Mocek
From: SPD-PDR, SPD
RE: Public Disclosure Request # P2013-605
Dear Mr. Phil Mocek,
This letter is in response to your public disclosure request dated February 26, 2013 and received by the Seattle Police Department’s Public Disclosure Unit on February 26, 2013 for Suspicious Activity Reports from 2012 that were designated as sharable with all Seattle Shield members.
To clarify, the example referenced is a type of record that is no longer used by Seattle Shield. The example was actually disseminated in error, as it was not eligible or ever intended for disclosure. The current type of record that is shared with Seattle Shield Members related to 2012 reports of suspicious activity are all classified as open. However, as a courtesy, SPD is disclosing a redacted version of these reports.
Enclosed, please find these reports with redactions made throughout pursuant to the following exemption: Essential to effective law enforcement RCW 42.56.240(1).
You may file a written appeal 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, please contact the Public Disclosure Desk at 206-684-5481.
From: Phil Mocek
RE: My public records request of February 26, 2013 (your identifier P2013-605)
Dear Sir or Madam:
I appeal. It is my understanding that Seattle Shield membership is comprised of Seattle Police Department, area public utilities, the United States Department of Homeland Security, and approximately 100 private businesses. Suspicious Activity Reports already cleared for communication to scores of private entities, the vast majority of whom are not involved with any particular report, should require no redaction before their communication to other members of the public, including myself.
Cordially,
Phil Mocek
From: Seattle Police Department
A letter stating that the request appeal has been received and is being processed.
From: Seattle Police Department
A letter stating that the request appeal has been rejected.
From: Seattle Police Department
A letter stating that the request appeal has been rejected.
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