Bernhardt Crash (Metropolitan Police Department)

This is an automated message from the DC Government FOIA system. Dear Jimmy Tobias, Request Number 2019-FOIA-06000 has been assigned to the request you submitted in relation to: Request description: To Whom It May Concern:Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:Any and all police records that pertain to the 2017 crash in which Mr. David Bernhardt crashed his white Jeep wrangler on Old Dominion Drive. You can read more about the crash here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/the-man-behind-the-curtain-interiors-no-2-helps-drive-trumps-agenda/2018/11/18/6403eb4c-e9ff-11e8-b8dc-66cca409c180_story.html?utm_term=.ff0bfe4e6b80I am a reporter for The Guardian newspaper.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 20 business days, as the statute requires.Sincerely,Jimmy Tobias In all future correspondence regarding this request, please reference request number 2019-FOIA-06000.

Dear Mr. Tobias, This office is in receipt of your Freedom ofInformation Act (FOIA) request. Your FOIA request number is 2019-FOIA-06000 andyour assigned FOIA Specialist is Tammie Creamer. Please be advised that there is a $3 fee for each PD- 10 that is requested. If you have any questions regarding yourrequest, please contact the assigned FOIA Specialist at (202) 727-3721. For ease of reference, we ask that you have your FOIA Request Number availablewhen you contact our office. NOTE: Please be aware that you may have to paysearch and/or review fees even if the search does not locate any responsiverecords or if records are located but are withheld as exempt. Further, if your request will result in feesin excess of $250, you will be notified before we begin processing your requestas you will be required to pay in advance. See DC Official Code § 2-532 and 1 DCMR § 408. Pleaseadvise this office yourwillingness to pay. withinfive (5) business days from the date of this notification, In the meantime yourrequest will be placed on hold pursuant to 1 DMCR § 405.6. If MPD does not receive your response withinfive (5) business days it will be presumed that you areno longer interested in pursuing your request and we will withdraw yourrequest. fromreceipt of this notification, Regards, LatrinaCrumlin StaffAssistant MetropolitanPolice Department 300Indiana Avenue, Rm 4153 Washington,DC 20001

This is an automated message from the DC Government FOIA system. Dear Jimmy Tobias, The status for your request is below. Please log into https://foia-dc.gov/palMain.aspx and go to Request Status. If you have any questions regarding the status of your request, please contact the agency's FOIA office that you had submitted your FOIA request to. You can communicate directly with the FOIA office by clicking on Inbox, search the request number, and then click Compose Message. OR, visit to see a list DC Government FOIA Office’s/officer’s contact information and have your Request ID ready. (https://dc.gov/node/818962) Contact FOIA Office Request status: On Hold - Fee Related Request ID: 2019-FOIA-06000 Description: To Whom It May Concern:Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:Any and all police records that pertain to the 2017 crash in which Mr. David Bernhardt crashed his white Jeep wrangler on Old Dominion Drive. You can read more about the crash here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/the-man-behind-the-curtain-interiors-no-2-helps-drive-trumps-agenda/2018/11/18/6403eb4c-e9ff-11e8-b8dc-66cca409c180_story.html?utm_term=.ff0bfe4e6b80I am a reporter for The Guardian newspaper.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 20 business days, as the statute requires.Sincerely,Jimmy Tobias Regards,
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Dear Jimmy Tobias,

Please see attached final response regarding the aforementioned FOIA request.

Regards,
Inspector Vendette T. Parker
Freedom ofInformation Act (FOIA) Officer
Metropolitan Police Department
300 Indiana Avenue, NW  Suite 4153
Washington, DC  20001
Office  202.724.4264
vendette.parker@dc.gov
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