MPD Lateral Hires

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This is an automated message from the DC Government FOIA system. Dear Sam Stecklow, 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: Assigned for Processing Request ID: 2023-FOIA-04698 Description: To Whom It May Concern:Pursuant to the DC Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:Data or spreadsheets showing all MPD officers who are lateral hires from other law enforcement agencies. Please include as much of the following information as is maintained:NameEmployee IDBadge/star numberDate of hire at MPDAll previous employing agenciesThis request is brought by Big Local News along with a collaboration of news organizations, including ABC News, KQED, MuckRock, the Invisible Institute, and other news organizations. Big Local News is a program of Stanford University’s Journalism and Democracy Initiative and helps journalists collect, process and analyze public data.Our preference is to receive structured data provided in a machine-readable text file, such as delimited or fixed-width formats. We can also handle a variety of other data formats including SQL databases, Excel workbooks and MS Access. If there are additional formats your agency would prefer to provide, please let us know.We are seeking this information as a news media organization on a matter of public interest concerning the conduct of government. As such, we ask for a waiver of all fees, if allowed under state law. If fees are necessary to reimburse the agency for actual costs, we agree to pay up to $100. If costs exceed that amount, please let us know before fulfilling the request.Please send clarifications and questions via electronic communication at any time. Thank you very much for your time and attention to this request.Sam StecklowJournalistInvisible InstituteThe 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 15 business days, as the statute requires.Sincerely,Sam StecklowUpload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/ Regards,
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Dear Mr. Stecklow, This e-mail is toacknowledge receipt of your FOIA request assigned: 2023-FOIA-04698.Your assigned FOIA Specialist is: TracyTate If you have any questions regarding your request, please contact yourassigned FOIA Specialist who is included in this e-mail.  Be advised, ouroffice has a hybrid onsite/remote work schedule.  Therefore, if you areunable to reach your specialist when calling our office, please make contactvia e-mail.  For ease of reference, we ask that you have your FOIA RequestNumber available when you contact our office. Once the requested documents arereceived, please be advised of the following notations below: RESPONSE TIME Pu rsuant to D.C. Official Code §2-532(c),  there is a 15 business day statutory allotted time, subject tothe possibility of a ten (10) business day extension from the date of receiptto respond to a FOIA request. If your request is for Body Worn Camera (BWC) footage, there is a25 business day statutory allotted time, subject to the possibility of 15working-day extension from the date of receipt to respond to a Body Worn Camera (BWC) request. REQUEST FOR EXPEDITED SERVICE If you seek expedited service relating to your FOIA request,please be advised, there is no provision or authority under the District ofColumbia Freedom of Information Act laws, to provide expedited service. Therefore, your request will be processed under the provision of the D.C.Official Code §§ 2-531 et seq. Regards, Latrina Crumlin Staff Assistant 300 Indiana Ave NW RM 4153 Washington, DC 20001

Hello Mr. Stecklow,

Please find attached, the Metropolitan Police Department's (MPD) final response regarding FOIA Request No: 2023-FOIA-04698.

Regards,

Tracy Tate
FOIA Specialist
Metropolitan Police Department
Body Worn Cameras
300 Indiana Ave., NW Room 4002
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 724-8002 (Office)
Tracy.Tate@dc.gov<mailto:Tracy.Tate@dc.gov>
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This is an automated message from the DC Government FOIA system. Dear Sam Stecklow, 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: Closed Request ID: 2023-FOIA-04698 Description: To Whom It May Concern:Pursuant to the DC Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:Data or spreadsheets showing all MPD officers who are lateral hires from other law enforcement agencies. Please include as much of the following information as is maintained:NameEmployee IDBadge/star numberDate of hire at MPDAll previous employing agenciesThis request is brought by Big Local News along with a collaboration of news organizations, including ABC News, KQED, MuckRock, the Invisible Institute, and other news organizations. Big Local News is a program of Stanford University’s Journalism and Democracy Initiative and helps journalists collect, process and analyze public data.Our preference is to receive structured data provided in a machine-readable text file, such as delimited or fixed-width formats. We can also handle a variety of other data formats including SQL databases, Excel workbooks and MS Access. If there are additional formats your agency would prefer to provide, please let us know.We are seeking this information as a news media organization on a matter of public interest concerning the conduct of government. As such, we ask for a waiver of all fees, if allowed under state law. If fees are necessary to reimburse the agency for actual costs, we agree to pay up to $100. If costs exceed that amount, please let us know before fulfilling the request.Please send clarifications and questions via electronic communication at any time. Thank you very much for your time and attention to this request.Sam StecklowJournalistInvisible InstituteThe 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 15 business days, as the statute requires.Sincerely,Sam StecklowUpload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/ Regards,
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Dear Sam Stecklow: This is in response to your request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) for the following:

To Whom It May Concern:Pursuant to the DC Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:Data or spreadsheets showing all MPD officers who are lateral hires from other law enforcement agencies. Please include as much of the following information as is maintained:NameEmployee IDBadge/star numberDate of hire at MPDAll previous employing agenciesThis request is brought by Big Local News along with a collaboration of news organizations, including ABC News, KQED, MuckRock, the Invisible Institute, and other news organizations. Big Local News is a program of Stanford University’s Journalism and Democracy Initiative and helps journalists collect, process and analyze public data.Our preference is to receive structured data provided in a machine-readable text file, such as delimited or fixed-width formats. We can also handle a variety of other data formats including SQL databases, Excel workbooks and MS Access. If there are additional formats your agency would prefer to provide, please let us know.We are seeking this information as a news media organization on a matter of public interest concerning the conduct of government. As such, we ask for a waiver of all fees, if allowed under state law. If fees are necessary to reimburse the agency for actual costs, we agree to pay up to $100. If costs exceed that amount, please let us know before fulfilling the request.Please send clarifications and questions via electronic communication at any time. Thank you very much for your time and attention to this request.Sam StecklowJournalistInvisible InstituteThe 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 15 business days, as the statute requires.Sincerely,Sam StecklowUpload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/
Attached please find the FOIA Response and Letter.
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Regards,
FOIA Specialist
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Office
Metropolitan Police Department
300 Indiana Avenue, NW
Room 4153
(202) 727-2753

This is an automated message from the DC Government FOIA system. Dear Sam Stecklow, 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: Closed Request ID: 2023-FOIA-04698 Description: To Whom It May Concern:Pursuant to the DC Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:Data or spreadsheets showing all MPD officers who are lateral hires from other law enforcement agencies. Please include as much of the following information as is maintained:NameEmployee IDBadge/star numberDate of hire at MPDAll previous employing agenciesThis request is brought by Big Local News along with a collaboration of news organizations, including ABC News, KQED, MuckRock, the Invisible Institute, and other news organizations. Big Local News is a program of Stanford University’s Journalism and Democracy Initiative and helps journalists collect, process and analyze public data.Our preference is to receive structured data provided in a machine-readable text file, such as delimited or fixed-width formats. We can also handle a variety of other data formats including SQL databases, Excel workbooks and MS Access. If there are additional formats your agency would prefer to provide, please let us know.We are seeking this information as a news media organization on a matter of public interest concerning the conduct of government. As such, we ask for a waiver of all fees, if allowed under state law. If fees are necessary to reimburse the agency for actual costs, we agree to pay up to $100. If costs exceed that amount, please let us know before fulfilling the request.Please send clarifications and questions via electronic communication at any time. Thank you very much for your time and attention to this request.Sam StecklowJournalistInvisible InstituteThe 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 15 business days, as the statute requires.Sincerely,Sam StecklowUpload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/ Regards,
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