FOIA Request
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F013662-012323 |
| Submitted | Jan. 22, 2023 |
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From: e
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Documents sufficient to show both the total number of shooting incidents and the total number of ShotSpotter Associated incidents between 9/1/2022 and 12/31/2022.
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,
Tom Nash, a citizen of Virginia, in coordination with ed.
From: Virginia Beach Police Department
Dear Tom Nash:
Thank you for your interest in FOIA records of the City of Virginia Beach. Your request has been submitted successfully and is being processed in accordance with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. Your request is considered as received by this office on 1/23/2023 and given the reference number F013662-012323 for tracking purposes.
Records Requested: To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Documents sufficient to show both the total number of shooting incidents and the total number of ShotSpotter Associated incidents between 9/1/2022 and 12/31/2022.
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,
Tom Nash, a citizen of Virginia, in coordination with ed.
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Your request will be forwarded to the relevant department(s) to attempt to locate the records you seek. The City may make reasonable charges, not to exceed our actual cost incurred in accessing, duplicating, supplying, or searching for requested records. Please let me know as soon as possible if you would like to request a cost estimate in advance of our supplying the records. PLEASE NOTE: The Virginia Freedom of Information Act does not require a governmental body to create new documents, to do legal research, or to answer questions.
You can monitor the progress of your request at the link below, and you'll receive an email when your request has been completed. Again, thank you for using the Virginia Beach FOIA Request Center.
City of Virginia Beach
From: Virginia Beach Police Department
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RE: Freedom of Information Request, Reference # F013662-012323
Dear Tom Nash:
The City of Virginia Beach received a Freedom of Information Request from you on 1/23/2023, for the following: “Pursuant to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Documents sufficient to show both the total number of shooting incidents and the total number of ShotSpotter Associated incidents between 9/1/2022 and 12/31/2022.
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.”
Our records indicate that you have an outstanding unpaid invoice that is over 30 days past due. Please be advised that pursuant to Virginia Code § 2.2-3704(I), we are denying your FOIA request until such time as the outstanding amount has been paid. A copy of the outstanding invoice has been provided for your convenience at the following link: FOIA Records Request - F013662-012323. Please resubmit your request once you have remitted payment and confirmed that the payment has been received and processed by the Police Department. Failure to confirm that payment has been received and processed before resubmitting the request may result in additional denials for non-payment.
If you have any questions concerning this response, please feel free to contact me at (757) 385-4052 or reply to this email.
Sincerely,
Melena Johnson
Freedom of Information Specialist
From: Miranda Carruth
To Whom It May Concern:
Please find enclosed a check for $37.54 to satisfy the fee associated with the attached public records request.
Thank you.
Virginia Beach Police Department
Custodian of Records
2509 Princess Anne Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23456
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Virginia Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 23, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #F013662-012323.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Virginia Beach Police Department
Good morning,
The response was sent to your email on January 30, 2023. Your request was denied due to an overdue invoice at the time, and you were advised to resubmit your request once your payment was submitted, and receipt was confirmed.
If you have any additional questions, please feel free to call me.
Sincerely,
Ethel Perry
FOIA Specialist
757-385-4708
From: e
Thank you.
The payment is made. Can you please complete my request?
From: Virginia Beach Police Department
Please submit a new request.
Thank you
Ethel Perry
From: Virginia Beach Police Department
Good morning.
Thank you for making payment. I will be happy to process a new request for the records on your behalf.
Melena Johnson
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
FOIA Specialist
757-385-4052 | meljohns@vbgov.com<mailto:meljohns@vbgov.com>
https://attorney.virginiabeach.gov/virginia-freedom-of-information-act
Bldg. 1, Suite 2098
2401 Courthouse Dr. | Virginia Beach, VA 23456
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From: Virginia Beach Police Department
Dear Tom Nash:
Thank you for your interest in FOIA records of the City of Virginia Beach. Your request has been submitted successfully and is being processed in accordance with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. Your request is considered as received by this office on 5/11/2023 and given the reference number F014347-051123 for tracking purposes.
Records Requested: Pursuant to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Documents sufficient to show both the total number of shooting incidents and the total number of ShotSpotter Associated incidents between 9/1/2022 and 12/31/2022.
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.
From Date:
To Date:
Your request will be forwarded to the relevant department(s) to attempt to locate the records you seek. The City may make reasonable charges, not to exceed our actual cost incurred in accessing, duplicating, supplying, or searching for requested records. Please let me know as soon as possible if you would like to request a cost estimate in advance of our supplying the records. PLEASE NOTE: The Virginia Freedom of Information Act does not require a governmental body to create new documents, to do legal research, or to answer questions.
You can monitor the progress of your request at the link below, and you'll receive an email when your request has been completed. Again, thank you for using the Virginia Beach FOIA Request Center.
City of Virginia Beach
To monitor the progress or update this request please log into the Virginia Beach FOIA Request Center. (https://u8387778.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=6HtRfOYLt5fXvpttM-2FU1HTicVDcq8onigQf-2BIhF4UY9KpQnFkZQdqgEn7EWA8cv4kncLVMDQtWJQq3SYLvvryJu4EyVC4e0Iy6NBm1KKZt-2Fq30eJDzY4xmti52Gkxls722nP_PUdYroV-2BLj8UwBPtNkbBxyMSvqMPPM8V-2BF8UXilpIXa8vi12QtNUMoHrPjMgn26kzGE4LEJW7Osw8IQZbHPK6tlo7XdwOsM3WJZhR68D6SmwTzr-2BPIJGz6EyxD5KYdQyczHUTXfTjy6xnu5QqIx7APzsQ45TXeUwCT8UHampVZ9DVotBw5N76w0Xdt4iTbxgCCtqD1r2ysO0Mh8EZDLLOZQHFZNq2ovVTM1Pvs1uE0mn67wj-2BzTwJ4P8pZZ-2FwFLl-2BokUKaJVwUNjOCsWUYmqzTZdsGBXtt1z5971yJhQeiUoAMShubYvPwGjD-2FniXfYUgaSBnsS-2FagniDt8AAQLoOnA5DnybM3s10j5-2FUTCYfYocx76cvm-2BrtUWYFrSBP7HNy1rtR-2B5APdUFkOuKOOVMDg-3D-3D)
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Virginia Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 23, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #F013662-012323.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Virginia Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 23, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #F013662-012323.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Virginia Beach Police Department
You are responding to an unmonitored email account (see highlighted below). Please login to the FOIA Request Center, go to the request you wish, and submit your correspondence.
https://virginiabeachva.govqa.us/WEBAPP/_rs/(S(kurjjd5f5gybpgpfmpkjgu0w))/supporthome.aspx
Select "City FOIA Records Request"
Thank you.
From: Virginia Beach Police Department
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Good morning, Mr. Nash:
It looks like you responded to an unmonitored email account for a status of this request. Below is a copy of our response that was emailed to you on January 30, 2023:
From: Virginia Beach Police Department
From: Virginia Beach FOIA Request Center <virginiabeachva@govqa.us>
Sent: Monday, June 12, 2023 8:39 AM
To: requests@muckrock.com
Subject: [Records Request Center] FOIA Records Request :: F013662-012323
CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the City of Virginia Beach. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.
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Good morning, Mr. Nash:
It looks like you responded to an unmonitored email account for a status of this request. Below is a copy of our response that was emailed to you on January 30, 2023:
On 1/30/2023 8:34:05 AM, Melena Johnson wrote to Tom Nash (requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com>):
Attachments: F013662-012323--Proposed_Response.pdf<http://details.aspx/?id=16552&nosid=na&fromsearch=1&view=0&idx=2&prevRequestId=20968&nextRequestId=-1&totrecs=3&caller=%2fWEBAPP%2fZAdmin%2fServiceRequests%2fAdvancedSearch.aspx%3f%26pg%3d0%26sort%3dreference_no%26dir%3dDESC%26restore%3d1%26view%3d0%26showSingleResult%3d1#>
CC: eperry@vbgov.com<mailto:eperry@vbgov.com>
Subject: [Records Request Center] FOIA Records Request :: F013662-012323
Body:
RE: Freedom of Information Request, Reference # F013662-012323
Dear Tom Nash:
The City of Virginia Beach received a Freedom of Information Request from you on 1/23/2023, for the following:
"Pursuant to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Documents sufficient to show both the total number of shooting incidents and the total number of ShotSpotter Associated incidents between 9/1/2022 and 12/31/2022.
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."
Our records indicate that you have an outstanding unpaid invoice that is over 30 days past due. Please be advised that pursuant to Virginia Code § 2.2-3704(I), we are denying your FOIA request until such time as the outstanding amount has been paid. A copy of the outstanding invoice has been provided for your convenience at the following link: FOIA Records Request - F013662-012323<https://u8387778.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=6HtRfOYLt5fXvpttM-2FU1HTicVDcq8onigQf-2BIhF4UY9KpQnFkZQdqgEn7EWA8cv4kncLVMDQtWJQq3SYLvvryI40pN7cfn-2FAKXcqEehMLa0BtQTP7aNYwH6qpu9iilKjEmT6_ng7g9VETYszb5nWJaFDqTSBt9PN-2FXVh0i9eXd4HJl1SrGiTmB6o-2FlE59-2BhTagUzY8-2BLq5PCazGNPYERJIuwk6eiZncoyXiW53jCQQ-2Fk7ZZrwiWquah-2Fn2eiIANBuOy2a6GllzLUgDJIehuR6ZfPVwBoa1A0AALrmjQmL-2FxXZA9xkMBqvkS7CdiT6eBhzz24dCaJk19hldKVGByabh6s5AdEZ5T5cYFUhJjZAUKpm9k4iTEG2tLk5I2osmmdK8gymhHZHxOT0MRnO1ADJbwLTqfEfPrJRWwU6RY-2BflamdsyKgaH-2BKPrdjw4wWweLKUrkZkPR2fWd2KCG4vaGNLyvdUoAXo-2BL9mU2Rly6kDskFlSBjCzhrYun1sDUZOUGGQhEU>. Please resubmit your request once you have remitted payment and confirmed that the payment has been received and processed by the Police Department. Failure to confirm that payment has been received and processed before resubmitting the request may result in additional denials for non-payment.
If you have any questions concerning this response, please feel free to contact me at (757) 385-4052 or reply to this email.
Sincerely,
Melena Johnson
Freedom of Information Specialist
________________________________
To monitor the progress or update this request please log into the Virginia Beach FOIA Request Center<https://u8387778.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=6HtRfOYLt5fXvpttM-2FU1HTicVDcq8onigQf-2BIhF4UY9KpQnFkZQdqgEn7EWA8cv4kncLVMDQtWJQq3SYLvvryI40pN7cfn-2FAKXcqEehMLa0BtQTP7aNYwH6qpu9iilKjvBkZ_ng7g9VETYszb5nWJaFDqTSBt9PN-2FXVh0i9eXd4HJl1SrGiTmB6o-2FlE59-2BhTagUzY8-2BLq5PCazGNPYERJIuwk6eiZncoyXiW53jCQQ-2Fk7ZZrwiWquah-2Fn2eiIANBuOy2a6GllzLUgDJIehuR6ZfPVwBoa1A0AALrmjQmL-2FxXZA9xkMBqvkS7CdiT6eBhzz24dCaJk19hldKVGByabh6s5AdEZ5T5cYFUhJjZAUKpm9k4tiBPTb8REywzDCNV5zFzXY2QWBYD5VbqO3pUVePsi2WUEgcDDSQ6dWL1yHl6GkLxym-2Bjn2QOeVblL-2BsSnIuc4lvYAEvaKdeBcGZawtOSZVtHvWSwPg0Hlt8Wbk67W8DEJuz-2Bliqa-2BCIMlGeLJ7aZU>
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Virginia Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 23, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #F013662-012323.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Virginia Beach Police Department
Good morning.
My office has responded to your inquiry about this request twice, once on January 30, 2023, and again on June 12, 2023. Below is a copy of our responses:
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