SPD Calls for Service 2004 through 2020
| Submitted | March 15, 2021 |
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From: Derrick Rice
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:
A log of all Calls For Service for the Somerville Police Department from January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2020, either in raw form or aggregated by time period no larger than a year, with associated category of service.
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 attachment or URL for download.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter.
I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Derrick Rice
From: Somerville Police Department
Dear Mr. Rice,
I write in response to your public records request for "a log of all Calls For Service for the Somerville Police Department from January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2020, either in raw form or aggregated by time period no larger than a year, with associated category of service."
A preliminary search has revealed approximately 19,000 pages of call logs, which would need to be exported and saved into pdf format. In addition, they would need to be reviewed for potential redactions under public records exemption (a). In accordance with 950 CMR 32.07, I hereby provide you with the following good faith estimate of the applicable search and segregation time fees, calculated as follows:
For search/segregation time expenses:
Position: Senior IT Specialist
Hourly Rate: $25.00 x 10 hours = 250.00
(Actual Hourly Rate exceeds $25.00/hr)
For redaction review:
Position: Assistant City Solicitor
Hourly Rate: $25.00 x 2 hours = 50.00
(Actual Hourly Rate exceeds $25.00/hr) _________
SUBTOTAL $ 300.00
Less First 2.0 Hours of Search Time = - 50.00
($25.00 x 2 Hours)
TOTAL ESTIMATE $200.00
Under G.L. c. 66, §10(d)(iii), the first two hours of search and segregation time are free.
Upon receipt of the estimated fee and the city's review of the relevant documents, the city will produce copies of the portions of the files which are public records and shall withhold or redact any document or portion thereof, specifying the applicable exemption(s). Please make your check payable to the City of Somerville and send it to my attention.
Please note that the above fee is merely an estimate. If substantial redactions are necessary upon review, the total actual cost could be greater than the estimate provided above, and will be due and payable prior to production of any records in excess of this initial estimate.
Sincerely,
Hannah Pappenheim, Esq.
Assistant City Solicitor
City of Somerville
93 Highland Avenue
Somerville, MA 02143
617-625-6600 ext. 4408
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From: Derrick Rice
Solicitor Pappenheim,
"19,000 pages" sounds like my request may have been misunderstood. I am seeking records such as the following:
> Call on March 3, 2015 at 09:30pm for Noise Complaint
Or,
> 2015: 123 calls for Noise Complaints
> 2015: 100 calls for Burglary
I am not seeking the log associated with the full details of how each call was handled, which might have perhaps been 19,000 pages.
Can you tell me what history is available, already digitized, for this information?
Evidence I have that this information is already digitized:
1. It was presented to Somerville City Council in response to a request from Councilor Mark Neidergang. (Attached. I was unable to find the specific meeting reference)
2. It was presented to Somerville City Council on 6/29/2020, "Copy of Q1 2020 CFS by Day and Hour", see http://somervillecityma.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_Meeting.aspx?ID=3183
3. Similar data is available at https://data.somervillema.gov/browse?tags=police, including "Traffic Enforcement Activity" and "Selected Quality of Life Calls" and "Selected Criminal Incidents"
For further clarification of my request, I might suggest a phone call. Please write back if that is your preference and I will call during normal business hours.
Thank you for your time.
- Derrick Rice
From: Somerville Police Department
Hello Mr. Rice,
I understood your request to be a list of all calls for service from 2004-2021. Such a list for seventeen years of calls (sample page attached) would be about 19,000 pages.
If you are looking for a summary of the number of types of calls per year, I can inquire as to how long that would take to compile.
Please let me know. As I am working remotely, email is the best way to reach me.
Thank you,
Hannah
From: requests@muckrock.com <requests@muckrock.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2021 9:37 PM
To: Hannah Pappenheim <hpappenheim@somervillema.gov>
Cc: Public Records <publicrecords@somervillema.gov>
Subject: RE: Massachusetts Public Records Law Request: SPD Calls for Service 2004 through 2020
Somerville Police Department
PRL Office
220 Washington Street
Somerville, MA 02143
March 25, 2021
This is a follow up to a previous request:
Solicitor Pappenheim,
"19,000 pages" sounds like my request may have been misunderstood. I am seeking records such as the following:
> Call on March 3, 2015 at 09:30pm for Noise Complaint
Or,
> 2015: 123 calls for Noise Complaints
> 2015: 100 calls for Burglary
I am not seeking the log associated with the full details of how each call was handled, which might have perhaps been 19,000 pages.
Can you tell me what history is available, already digitized, for this information?
Evidence I have that this information is already digitized:
1. It was presented to Somerville City Council in response to a request from Councilor Mark Neidergang. (Attached. I was unable to find the specific meeting reference)
2. It was presented to Somerville City Council on 6/29/2020, "Copy of Q1 2020 CFS by Day and Hour", see http://somervillecityma.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_Meeting.aspx?ID=3183<http://somervillecityma.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_Meeting.aspx?ID=3183>
3. Similar data is available at https://data.somervillema.gov/browse?tags=police<https://data.somervillema.gov/browse?tags=police>, including "Traffic Enforcement Activity" and "Selected Quality of Life Calls" and "Selected Criminal Incidents"
For further clarification of my request, I might suggest a phone call. Please write back if that is your preference and I will call during normal business hours.
Thank you for your time.
- Derrick Rice
Filed via MuckRock.com<http://MuckRock.com>
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On March 24, 2021:
Subject: Public Records Request, SPD Calls for Service
Dear Mr. Rice,
I write in response to your public records request for "a log of all Calls For Service for the Somerville Police Department from January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2020, either in raw form or aggregated by time period no larger than a year, with associated category of service."
A preliminary search has revealed approximately 19,000 pages of call logs, which would need to be exported and saved into pdf format. In addition, they would need to be reviewed for potential redactions under public records exemption (a). In accordance with 950 CMR 32.07, I hereby provide you with the following good faith estimate of the applicable search and segregation time fees, calculated as follows:
For search/segregation time expenses:
Position: Senior IT Specialist
Hourly Rate: $25.00 x 10 hours = 250.00
(Actual Hourly Rate exceeds $25.00/hr)
For redaction review:
Position: Assistant City Solicitor
Hourly Rate: $25.00 x 2 hours = 50.00
(Actual Hourly Rate exceeds $25.00/hr) _________
SUBTOTAL $ 300.00
Less First 2.0 Hours of Search Time = - 50.00
($25.00 x 2 Hours)
TOTAL ESTIMATE $200.00
Under G.L. c. 66, §10(d)(iii), the first two hours of search and segregation time are free.
Upon receipt of the estimated fee and the city's review of the relevant documents, the city will produce copies of the portions of the files which are public records and shall withhold or redact any document or portion thereof, specifying the applicable exemption(s). Please make your check payable to the City of Somerville and send it to my attention.
Please note that the above fee is merely an estimate. If substantial redactions are necessary upon review, the total actual cost could be greater than the estimate provided above, and will be due and payable prior to production of any records in excess of this initial estimate.
Sincerely,
Hannah Pappenheim, Esq.
Assistant City Solicitor
City of Somerville
93 Highland Avenue
Somerville, MA 02143
617-625-6600 ext. 4408
This message and any attached documents contain information which may be confidential, subject to privilege or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. These materials are intended only for the use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient of this transmission, you are hereby notified that any distribution, disclosure, printing, copying, storage, modification or the taking of any action in reliance upon this transmission is strictly prohibited. Delivery of this message to any person other than the intended recipient shall not compromise or waive such confidentiality, privilege or exemption from disclosure as to this communication. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender and delete the message from your system. Thank you.
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On March 15, 2021:
Subject: Massachusetts Public Records Law Request: SPD Calls for Service 2004 through 2020
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:
A log of all Calls For Service for the Somerville Police Department from January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2020, either in raw form or aggregated by time period no larger than a year, with associated category of service.
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 attachment or URL for download.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter.
I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Derrick Rice
Filed via MuckRock.com<http://MuckRock.com>
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For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 109738
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516
PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share, and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.
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From: Derrick Rice
Solicitor Pappenheim,
You have stated that the information would be 19,000 pages of PDFs. Your sample PDF page suggests that this information is held in some archival system and is being **exported** to PDF. You also stated that this information "would need to be exported and saved into pdf format".
It would be preferable if my request could be filled by providing the digitized information in a machine readable format, such as CSV (Comma Separated Values), TSV (Tab Separated Values), JSON (Javascript Object Notation), XML, or *.xls (Microsoft Excel Sheet).
I suspect that this format would also be less toilsome for the City of Somerville Staff, while also being more in the spirit of public records requests: providing reasonable transparency in government to MA residents. A PDF export is, from my perspective, an unnecessary obstacle to public access of the information. If, however, there are procedural reasons that a PDF export is the only option, I will be receptive to hearing them.
Finally, while I have no objection to the inclusion of the Location information, I am not interested in the Location of the calls. Those can be omitted if it makes it easier and therefore less costly to fulfill the request.
Please consider these modifications to my request and any modifications to the necessary fees. I do intend to follow through after these steps to ensure the request is clearly understood. Thank you for your assistance.
- Derrick
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Massachusetts Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 15, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Derrick Rice
Updating this thread with some communications that happened in another email.
Solicitor Pappenheim responded to my inquiry via email, pasted below. I sent the requested $25 that Friday (April 23), estimated date of arrival to Somerville City Hall would have been Tuesday April 27. I am now awaiting fulfillment of the request and/or confirmation of receipt of payment.
- Derrick
(Hannah's communication follows)
Without the location information, the records will not potentially identify people, so the likelihood of necessary redactions is greatly reduced. In addition, providing the data in CSV rather than pdf format will significantly reduce the production time. Therefore, please find a revised estimate below.
For search/segregation time expenses:
Position: Senior IT Specialist
Hourly Rate: $25.00 x 3 hours = 75.00
(Actual Hourly Rate exceeds $25.00/hr)
SUBTOTAL $ 75.00
Less First 2.0 Hours of Search Time = - 50.00
($25.00 x 2 Hours)
TOTAL ESTIMATE $25.00
Under G.L. c. 66, §10(d)(iii), the first two hours of search and segregation time are free.
Upon receipt of the estimated fee and the city’s review of the relevant documents, the city will produce copies of the portions of the files which are public records and shall withhold or redact any document or portion thereof, specifying the applicable exemption(s). Please make your check payable to the City of Somerville and send it to my attention.
Please note that the above fee is merely an estimate. If substantial redactions are necessary upon review, the total actual cost could be greater than the estimate provided above, and will be due and payable prior to production of any records in excess of this initial estimate.
From: Derrick Rice
Hannah,
If you would be so kind, could you provide an update or estimated timeline for this request? Have you received my payment?
Thank you
- Derrick
From: Somerville Police Department
Good Morning Derrick,
The City has received your check. I am waiting for the responsive records from SPD. Once I have the responsive records I will send them to you. The City will not cash your check until the records have been provided.
Thank you,
Hannah
From: requests@muckrock.com <requests@muckrock.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 2, 2021 12:00 PM
To: Hannah Pappenheim <hpappenheim@somervillema.gov>
Cc: Public Records <publicrecords@somervillema.gov>
Subject: RE: Massachusetts Public Records Law Request: SPD Calls for Service 2004 through 2020
Somerville Police Department
PRL Office
220 Washington Street
Somerville, MA 02143
May 2, 2021
This is a follow up to a previous request:
Updating this thread with some communications that happened in another email.
Solicitor Pappenheim responded to my inquiry via email, pasted below. I sent the requested $25 that Friday (April 23), estimated date of arrival to Somerville City Hall would have been Tuesday April 27. I am now awaiting fulfillment of the request and/or confirmation of receipt of payment.
- Derrick
(Hannah's communication follows)
Without the location information, the records will not potentially identify people, so the likelihood of necessary redactions is greatly reduced. In addition, providing the data in CSV rather than pdf format will significantly reduce the production time. Therefore, please find a revised estimate below.
For search/segregation time expenses:
Position: Senior IT Specialist
Hourly Rate: $25.00 x 3 hours = 75.00
(Actual Hourly Rate exceeds $25.00/hr)
SUBTOTAL $ 75.00
Less First 2.0 Hours of Search Time = - 50.00
($25.00 x 2 Hours)
TOTAL ESTIMATE $25.00
Under G.L. c. 66, §10(d)(iii), the first two hours of search and segregation time are free.
Upon receipt of the estimated fee and the city’s review of the relevant documents, the city will produce copies of the portions of the files which are public records and shall withhold or redact any document or portion thereof, specifying the applicable exemption(s). Please make your check payable to the City of Somerville and send it to my attention.
Please note that the above fee is merely an estimate. If substantial redactions are necessary upon review, the total actual cost could be greater than the estimate provided above, and will be due and payable prior to production of any records in excess of this initial estimate.
View request history, upload responsive documents, and report problems here:
https://www.muckrock.com/
Filed via MuckRock.com<http://MuckRock.com>
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 109738
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516
PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share, and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.
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On April 3, 2021:
Subject: RE: Massachusetts Public Records Law Request: SPD Calls for Service 2004 through 2020
Solicitor Pappenheim,
You have stated that the information would be 19,000 pages of PDFs. Your sample PDF page suggests that this information is held in some archival system and is being **exported** to PDF. You also stated that this information "would need to be exported and saved into pdf format".
It would be preferable if my request could be filled by providing the digitized information in a machine readable format, such as CSV (Comma Separated Values), TSV (Tab Separated Values), JSON (Javascript Object Notation), XML, or *.xls (Microsoft Excel Sheet).
I suspect that this format would also be less toilsome for the City of Somerville Staff, while also being more in the spirit of public records requests: providing reasonable transparency in government to MA residents. A PDF export is, from my perspective, an unnecessary obstacle to public access of the information. If, however, there are procedural reasons that a PDF export is the only option, I will be receptive to hearing them.
Finally, while I have no objection to the inclusion of the Location information, I am not interested in the Location of the calls. Those can be omitted if it makes it easier and therefore less costly to fulfill the request.
Please consider these modifications to my request and any modifications to the necessary fees. I do intend to follow through after these steps to ensure the request is clearly understood. Thank you for your assistance.
- Derrick
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On March 26, 2021:
Subject: RE: Massachusetts Public Records Law Request: SPD Calls for Service 2004 through 2020
Hello Mr. Rice,
I understood your request to be a list of all calls for service from 2004-2021. Such a list for seventeen years of calls (sample page attached) would be about 19,000 pages.
If you are looking for a summary of the number of types of calls per year, I can inquire as to how long that would take to compile.
Please let me know. As I am working remotely, email is the best way to reach me.
Thank you,
Hannah
From: requests@muckrock.com <requests@muckrock.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2021 9:37 PM
To: Hannah Pappenheim <hpappenheim@somervillema.gov>
Cc: Public Records <publicrecords@somervillema.gov>
Subject: RE: Massachusetts Public Records Law Request: SPD Calls for Service 2004 through 2020
Somerville Police Department
PRL Office
220 Washington Street
Somerville, MA 02143
March 25, 2021
This is a follow up to a previous request:
Solicitor Pappenheim,
"19,000 pages" sounds like my request may have been misunderstood. I am seeking records such as the following:
> Call on March 3, 2015 at 09:30pm for Noise Complaint
Or,
> 2015: 123 calls for Noise Complaints
> 2015: 100 calls for Burglary
I am not seeking the log associated with the full details of how each call was handled, which might have perhaps been 19,000 pages.
Can you tell me what history is available, already digitized, for this information?
Evidence I have that this information is already digitized:
1. It was presented to Somerville City Council in response to a request from Councilor Mark Neidergang. (Attached. I was unable to find the specific meeting reference)
2. It was presented to Somerville City Council on 6/29/2020, "Copy of Q1 2020 CFS by Day and Hour", see http://somervillecityma.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_Meeting.aspx?ID=3183<http://somervillecityma.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_Meeting.aspx?ID=3183><http://somervillecityma.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_Meeting.aspx?ID=3183<http://somervillecityma.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_Meeting.aspx?ID=3183>>
3. Similar data is available at https://data.somervillema.gov/browse?tags=police<https://data.somervillema.gov/browse?tags=police><https://data.somervillema.gov/browse?tags=police<https://data.somervillema.gov/browse?tags=police>>, including "Traffic Enforcement Activity" and "Selected Quality of Life Calls" and "Selected Criminal Incidents"
For further clarification of my request, I might suggest a phone call. Please write back if that is your preference and I will call during normal business hours.
Thank you for your time.
- Derrick Rice
Filed via MuckRock.com<http://MuckRock.com><http://MuckRock.com<http://MuckRock.com>>
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/
Is this email coming to the wrong contact? Something else wrong? Use the above link to let us know.
For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 109738
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516
PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share, and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.
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On March 24, 2021:
Subject: Public Records Request, SPD Calls for Service
Dear Mr. Rice,
I write in response to your public records request for "a log of all Calls For Service for the Somerville Police Department from January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2020, either in raw form or aggregated by time period no larger than a year, with associated category of service."
A preliminary search has revealed approximately 19,000 pages of call logs, which would need to be exported and saved into pdf format. In addition, they would need to be reviewed for potential redactions under public records exemption (a). In accordance with 950 CMR 32.07, I hereby provide you with the following good faith estimate of the applicable search and segregation time fees, calculated as follows:
For search/segregation time expenses:
Position: Senior IT Specialist
Hourly Rate: $25.00 x 10 hours = 250.00
(Actual Hourly Rate exceeds $25.00/hr)
For redaction review:
Position: Assistant City Solicitor
Hourly Rate: $25.00 x 2 hours = 50.00
(Actual Hourly Rate exceeds $25.00/hr) _________
SUBTOTAL $ 300.00
Less First 2.0 Hours of Search Time = - 50.00
($25.00 x 2 Hours)
TOTAL ESTIMATE $200.00
Under G.L. c. 66, §10(d)(iii), the first two hours of search and segregation time are free.
Upon receipt of the estimated fee and the city's review of the relevant documents, the city will produce copies of the portions of the files which are public records and shall withhold or redact any document or portion thereof, specifying the applicable exemption(s). Please make your check payable to the City of Somerville and send it to my attention.
Please note that the above fee is merely an estimate. If substantial redactions are necessary upon review, the total actual cost could be greater than the estimate provided above, and will be due and payable prior to production of any records in excess of this initial estimate.
Sincerely,
Hannah Pappenheim, Esq.
Assistant City Solicitor
City of Somerville
93 Highland Avenue
Somerville, MA 02143
617-625-6600 ext. 4408
This message and any attached documents contain information which may be confidential, subject to privilege or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. These materials are intended only for the use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient of this transmission, you are hereby notified that any distribution, disclosure, printing, copying, storage, modification or the taking of any action in reliance upon this transmission is strictly prohibited. Delivery of this message to any person other than the intended recipient shall not compromise or waive such confidentiality, privilege or exemption from disclosure as to this communication. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender and delete the message from your system. Thank you.
Disclaimer
The information contained in this communication from the sender is confidential. It is intended solely for use by the recipient and others authorized to receive it. If you are not the recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in relation of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful.
This email has been scanned for viruses and malware, and may have been automatically archived by Mimecast Ltd, an innovator in Software as a Service (SaaS) for business. Providing a safer and more useful place for your human generated data. Specializing in; Security, archiving and compliance. To find out more visit the Mimecast website.
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On March 15, 2021:
Subject: Massachusetts Public Records Law Request: SPD Calls for Service 2004 through 2020
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:
A log of all Calls For Service for the Somerville Police Department from January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2020, either in raw form or aggregated by time period no larger than a year, with associated category of service.
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 attachment or URL for download.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter.
I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Derrick Rice
Filed via MuckRock.com<http://MuckRock.com><http://MuckRock.com<http://MuckRock.com>>
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/
Is this email coming to the wrong contact? Something else wrong? Use the above link to let us know.
For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 109738
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516
PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share, and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.
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On March 25, 2021:
Subject: RE: Massachusetts Public Records Law Request: SPD Calls for Service 2004 through 2020
Solicitor Pappenheim,
"19,000 pages" sounds like my request may have been misunderstood. I am seeking records such as the following:
> Call on March 3, 2015 at 09:30pm for Noise Complaint
Or,
> 2015: 123 calls for Noise Complaints
> 2015: 100 calls for Burglary
I am not seeking the log associated with the full details of how each call was handled, which might have perhaps been 19,000 pages.
Can you tell me what history is available, already digitized, for this information?
Evidence I have that this information is already digitized:
1. It was presented to Somerville City Council in response to a request from Councilor Mark Neidergang. (Attached. I was unable to find the specific meeting reference)
2. It was presented to Somerville City Council on 6/29/2020, "Copy of Q1 2020 CFS by Day and Hour", see http://somervillecityma.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_Meeting.aspx?ID=3183<http://somervillecityma.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_Meeting.aspx?ID=3183>
3. Similar data is available at https://data.somervillema.gov/browse?tags=police<https://data.somervillema.gov/browse?tags=police>, including "Traffic Enforcement Activity" and "Selected Quality of Life Calls" and "Selected Criminal Incidents"
For further clarification of my request, I might suggest a phone call. Please write back if that is your preference and I will call during normal business hours.
Thank you for your time.
- Derrick Rice
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On March 24, 2021:
Subject: Public Records Request, SPD Calls for Service
Dear Mr. Rice,
I write in response to your public records request for "a log of all Calls For Service for the Somerville Police Department from January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2020, either in raw form or aggregated by time period no larger than a year, with associated category of service."
A preliminary search has revealed approximately 19,000 pages of call logs, which would need to be exported and saved into pdf format. In addition, they would need to be reviewed for potential redactions under public records exemption (a). In accordance with 950 CMR 32.07, I hereby provide you with the following good faith estimate of the applicable search and segregation time fees, calculated as follows:
For search/segregation time expenses:
Position: Senior IT Specialist
Hourly Rate: $25.00 x 10 hours = 250.00
(Actual Hourly Rate exceeds $25.00/hr)
For redaction review:
Position: Assistant City Solicitor
Hourly Rate: $25.00 x 2 hours = 50.00
(Actual Hourly Rate exceeds $25.00/hr) _________
SUBTOTAL $ 300.00
Less First 2.0 Hours of Search Time = - 50.00
($25.00 x 2 Hours)
TOTAL ESTIMATE $200.00
Under G.L. c. 66, §10(d)(iii), the first two hours of search and segregation time are free.
Upon receipt of the estimated fee and the city's review of the relevant documents, the city will produce copies of the portions of the files which are public records and shall withhold or redact any document or portion thereof, specifying the applicable exemption(s). Please make your check payable to the City of Somerville and send it to my attention.
Please note that the above fee is merely an estimate. If substantial redactions are necessary upon review, the total actual cost could be greater than the estimate provided above, and will be due and payable prior to production of any records in excess of this initial estimate.
Sincerely,
Hannah Pappenheim, Esq.
Assistant City Solicitor
City of Somerville
93 Highland Avenue
Somerville, MA 02143
617-625-6600 ext. 4408
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On March 15, 2021:
Subject: Massachusetts Public Records Law Request: SPD Calls for Service 2004 through 2020
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:
A log of all Calls For Service for the Somerville Police Department from January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2020, either in raw form or aggregated by time period no larger than a year, with associated category of service.
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 attachment or URL for download.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter.
I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Derrick Rice
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Good Morning Derrick,
Attached please find the records responsive to your request.
This completes the City’s response to your request. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Hannah
From: Hannah Pappenheim
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2021 11:33 AM
To: requests@muckrock.com
Cc: Public Records <publicrecords@somervillema.gov>
Subject: RE: Massachusetts Public Records Law Request: SPD Calls for Service 2004 through 2020
Good Morning Derrick,
The City has received your check. I am waiting for the responsive records from SPD. Once I have the responsive records I will send them to you. The City will not cash your check until the records have been provided.
Thank you,
Hannah
From: requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com> <requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com>>
Sent: Sunday, May 2, 2021 12:00 PM
To: Hannah Pappenheim <hpappenheim@somervillema.gov<mailto:hpappenheim@somervillema.gov>>
Cc: Public Records <publicrecords@somervillema.gov<mailto:publicrecords@somervillema.gov>>
Subject: RE: Massachusetts Public Records Law Request: SPD Calls for Service 2004 through 2020
Somerville Police Department
PRL Office
220 Washington Street
Somerville, MA 02143
May 2, 2021
This is a follow up to a previous request:
Updating this thread with some communications that happened in another email.
Solicitor Pappenheim responded to my inquiry via email, pasted below. I sent the requested $25 that Friday (April 23), estimated date of arrival to Somerville City Hall would have been Tuesday April 27. I am now awaiting fulfillment of the request and/or confirmation of receipt of payment.
- Derrick
(Hannah's communication follows)
Without the location information, the records will not potentially identify people, so the likelihood of necessary redactions is greatly reduced. In addition, providing the data in CSV rather than pdf format will significantly reduce the production time. Therefore, please find a revised estimate below.
For search/segregation time expenses:
Position: Senior IT Specialist
Hourly Rate: $25.00 x 3 hours = 75.00
(Actual Hourly Rate exceeds $25.00/hr)
SUBTOTAL $ 75.00
Less First 2.0 Hours of Search Time = - 50.00
($25.00 x 2 Hours)
TOTAL ESTIMATE $25.00
Under G.L. c. 66, §10(d)(iii), the first two hours of search and segregation time are free.
Upon receipt of the estimated fee and the city’s review of the relevant documents, the city will produce copies of the portions of the files which are public records and shall withhold or redact any document or portion thereof, specifying the applicable exemption(s). Please make your check payable to the City of Somerville and send it to my attention.
Please note that the above fee is merely an estimate. If substantial redactions are necessary upon review, the total actual cost could be greater than the estimate provided above, and will be due and payable prior to production of any records in excess of this initial estimate.
View request history, upload responsive documents, and report problems here:
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For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 109738
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516
PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share, and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.
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On April 3, 2021:
Subject: RE: Massachusetts Public Records Law Request: SPD Calls for Service 2004 through 2020
Solicitor Pappenheim,
You have stated that the information would be 19,000 pages of PDFs. Your sample PDF page suggests that this information is held in some archival system and is being **exported** to PDF. You also stated that this information "would need to be exported and saved into pdf format".
It would be preferable if my request could be filled by providing the digitized information in a machine readable format, such as CSV (Comma Separated Values), TSV (Tab Separated Values), JSON (Javascript Object Notation), XML, or *.xls (Microsoft Excel Sheet).
I suspect that this format would also be less toilsome for the City of Somerville Staff, while also being more in the spirit of public records requests: providing reasonable transparency in government to MA residents. A PDF export is, from my perspective, an unnecessary obstacle to public access of the information. If, however, there are procedural reasons that a PDF export is the only option, I will be receptive to hearing them.
Finally, while I have no objection to the inclusion of the Location information, I am not interested in the Location of the calls. Those can be omitted if it makes it easier and therefore less costly to fulfill the request.
Please consider these modifications to my request and any modifications to the necessary fees. I do intend to follow through after these steps to ensure the request is clearly understood. Thank you for your assistance.
- Derrick
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On March 26, 2021:
Subject: RE: Massachusetts Public Records Law Request: SPD Calls for Service 2004 through 2020
Hello Mr. Rice,
I understood your request to be a list of all calls for service from 2004-2021. Such a list for seventeen years of calls (sample page attached) would be about 19,000 pages.
If you are looking for a summary of the number of types of calls per year, I can inquire as to how long that would take to compile.
Please let me know. As I am working remotely, email is the best way to reach me.
Thank you,
Hannah
From: requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com> <requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com>>
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2021 9:37 PM
To: Hannah Pappenheim <hpappenheim@somervillema.gov<mailto:hpappenheim@somervillema.gov>>
Cc: Public Records <publicrecords@somervillema.gov<mailto:publicrecords@somervillema.gov>>
Subject: RE: Massachusetts Public Records Law Request: SPD Calls for Service 2004 through 2020
Somerville Police Department
PRL Office
220 Washington Street
Somerville, MA 02143
March 25, 2021
This is a follow up to a previous request:
Solicitor Pappenheim,
"19,000 pages" sounds like my request may have been misunderstood. I am seeking records such as the following:
> Call on March 3, 2015 at 09:30pm for Noise Complaint
Or,
> 2015: 123 calls for Noise Complaints
> 2015: 100 calls for Burglary
I am not seeking the log associated with the full details of how each call was handled, which might have perhaps been 19,000 pages.
Can you tell me what history is available, already digitized, for this information?
Evidence I have that this information is already digitized:
1. It was presented to Somerville City Council in response to a request from Councilor Mark Neidergang. (Attached. I was unable to find the specific meeting reference)
2. It was presented to Somerville City Council on 6/29/2020, "Copy of Q1 2020 CFS by Day and Hour", see http://somervillecityma.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_Meeting.aspx?ID=3183<http://somervillecityma.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_Meeting.aspx?ID=3183><http://somervillecityma.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_Meeting.aspx?ID=3183<http://somervillecityma.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_Meeting.aspx?ID=3183>>
3. Similar data is available at https://data.somervillema.gov/browse?tags=police<https://data.somervillema.gov/browse?tags=police><https://data.somervillema.gov/browse?tags=police<https://data.somervillema.gov/browse?tags=police>>, including "Traffic Enforcement Activity" and "Selected Quality of Life Calls" and "Selected Criminal Incidents"
For further clarification of my request, I might suggest a phone call. Please write back if that is your preference and I will call during normal business hours.
Thank you for your time.
- Derrick Rice
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Somerville, MA 02144-2516
PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share, and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.
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On March 24, 2021:
Subject: Public Records Request, SPD Calls for Service
Dear Mr. Rice,
I write in response to your public records request for "a log of all Calls For Service for the Somerville Police Department from January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2020, either in raw form or aggregated by time period no larger than a year, with associated category of service."
A preliminary search has revealed approximately 19,000 pages of call logs, which would need to be exported and saved into pdf format. In addition, they would need to be reviewed for potential redactions under public records exemption (a). In accordance with 950 CMR 32.07, I hereby provide you with the following good faith estimate of the applicable search and segregation time fees, calculated as follows:
For search/segregation time expenses:
Position: Senior IT Specialist
Hourly Rate: $25.00 x 10 hours = 250.00
(Actual Hourly Rate exceeds $25.00/hr)
For redaction review:
Position: Assistant City Solicitor
Hourly Rate: $25.00 x 2 hours = 50.00
(Actual Hourly Rate exceeds $25.00/hr) _________
SUBTOTAL $ 300.00
Less First 2.0 Hours of Search Time = - 50.00
($25.00 x 2 Hours)
TOTAL ESTIMATE $200.00
Under G.L. c. 66, §10(d)(iii), the first two hours of search and segregation time are free.
Upon receipt of the estimated fee and the city's review of the relevant documents, the city will produce copies of the portions of the files which are public records and shall withhold or redact any document or portion thereof, specifying the applicable exemption(s). Please make your check payable to the City of Somerville and send it to my attention.
Please note that the above fee is merely an estimate. If substantial redactions are necessary upon review, the total actual cost could be greater than the estimate provided above, and will be due and payable prior to production of any records in excess of this initial estimate.
Sincerely,
Hannah Pappenheim, Esq.
Assistant City Solicitor
City of Somerville
93 Highland Avenue
Somerville, MA 02143
617-625-6600 ext. 4408
This message and any attached documents contain information which may be confidential, subject to privilege or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. These materials are intended only for the use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient of this transmission, you are hereby notified that any distribution, disclosure, printing, copying, storage, modification or the taking of any action in reliance upon this transmission is strictly prohibited. Delivery of this message to any person other than the intended recipient shall not compromise or waive such confidentiality, privilege or exemption from disclosure as to this communication. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender and delete the message from your system. Thank you.
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On March 15, 2021:
Subject: Massachusetts Public Records Law Request: SPD Calls for Service 2004 through 2020
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:
A log of all Calls For Service for the Somerville Police Department from January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2020, either in raw form or aggregated by time period no larger than a year, with associated category of service.
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 attachment or URL for download.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter.
I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Derrick Rice
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MuckRock News
DEPT MR 109738
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516
PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share, and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.
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On March 25, 2021:
Subject: RE: Massachusetts Public Records Law Request: SPD Calls for Service 2004 through 2020
Solicitor Pappenheim,
"19,000 pages" sounds like my request may have been misunderstood. I am seeking records such as the following:
> Call on March 3, 2015 at 09:30pm for Noise Complaint
Or,
> 2015: 123 calls for Noise Complaints
> 2015: 100 calls for Burglary
I am not seeking the log associated with the full details of how each call was handled, which might have perhaps been 19,000 pages.
Can you tell me what history is available, already digitized, for this information?
Evidence I have that this information is already digitized:
1. It was presented to Somerville City Council in response to a request from Councilor Mark Neidergang. (Attached. I was unable to find the specific meeting reference)
2. It was presented to Somerville City Council on 6/29/2020, "Copy of Q1 2020 CFS by Day and Hour", see http://somervillecityma.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_Meeting.aspx?ID=3183<http://somervillecityma.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_Meeting.aspx?ID=3183>
3. Similar data is available at https://data.somervillema.gov/browse?tags=police<https://data.somervillema.gov/browse?tags=police>, including "Traffic Enforcement Activity" and "Selected Quality of Life Calls" and "Selected Criminal Incidents"
For further clarification of my request, I might suggest a phone call. Please write back if that is your preference and I will call during normal business hours.
Thank you for your time.
- Derrick Rice
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On March 24, 2021:
Subject: Public Records Request, SPD Calls for Service
Dear Mr. Rice,
I write in response to your public records request for "a log of all Calls For Service for the Somerville Police Department from January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2020, either in raw form or aggregated by time period no larger than a year, with associated category of service."
A preliminary search has revealed approximately 19,000 pages of call logs, which would need to be exported and saved into pdf format. In addition, they would need to be reviewed for potential redactions under public records exemption (a). In accordance with 950 CMR 32.07, I hereby provide you with the following good faith estimate of the applicable search and segregation time fees, calculated as follows:
For search/segregation time expenses:
Position: Senior IT Specialist
Hourly Rate: $25.00 x 10 hours = 250.00
(Actual Hourly Rate exceeds $25.00/hr)
For redaction review:
Position: Assistant City Solicitor
Hourly Rate: $25.00 x 2 hours = 50.00
(Actual Hourly Rate exceeds $25.00/hr) _________
SUBTOTAL $ 300.00
Less First 2.0 Hours of Search Time = - 50.00
($25.00 x 2 Hours)
TOTAL ESTIMATE $200.00
Under G.L. c. 66, §10(d)(iii), the first two hours of search and segregation time are free.
Upon receipt of the estimated fee and the city's review of the relevant documents, the city will produce copies of the portions of the files which are public records and shall withhold or redact any document or portion thereof, specifying the applicable exemption(s). Please make your check payable to the City of Somerville and send it to my attention.
Please note that the above fee is merely an estimate. If substantial redactions are necessary upon review, the total actual cost could be greater than the estimate provided above, and will be due and payable prior to production of any records in excess of this initial estimate.
Sincerely,
Hannah Pappenheim, Esq.
Assistant City Solicitor
City of Somerville
93 Highland Avenue
Somerville, MA 02143
617-625-6600 ext. 4408
This message and any attached documents contain information which may be confidential, subject to privilege or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. These materials are intended only for the use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient of this transmission, you are hereby notified that any distribution, disclosure, printing, copying, storage, modification or the taking of any action in reliance upon this transmission is strictly prohibited. Delivery of this message to any person other than the intended recipient shall not compromise or waive such confidentiality, privilege or exemption from disclosure as to this communication. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender and delete the message from your system. Thank you.
Disclaimer
The information contained in this communication from the sender is confidential. It is intended solely for use by the recipient and others authorized to receive it. If you are not the recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in relation of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful.
This email has been scanned for viruses and malware, and may have been automatically archived by Mimecast Ltd, an innovator in Software as a Service (SaaS) for business. Providing a safer and more useful place for your human generated data. Specializing in; Security, archiving and compliance. To find out more visit the Mimecast website.
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On March 15, 2021:
Subject: Massachusetts Public Records Law Request: SPD Calls for Service 2004 through 2020
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:
A log of all Calls For Service for the Somerville Police Department from January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2020, either in raw form or aggregated by time period no larger than a year, with associated category of service.
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 attachment or URL for download.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter.
I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Derrick Rice
View request history, upload responsive documents, and report problems here:
https://www.muckrock.com/
Filed via MuckRock.com<http://MuckRock.com>
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com>
For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 109738
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516
PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share, and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.
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