Body camera footage (Washington State Patrol)

Dear Jason Koebler:
Thank you for your interest in public records of the Washington State Patrol. Your request has been received and is being processed in accordance with the Revised Code of Washington, RCW 42.56. Your request was received in this office on 9/9/2020 and given the reference number R009358-090920 for tracking purposes.
Records Requested: To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

Body camera footage from the arrest and shooting of Michael Forest Reinoehl in Lacey, Washington on September 3/4th.

I am making this request as a reporter for VICE News.

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,

Jason Koebler

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RE: Public Records Request of September 09, 2020, Reference # R009358-090920
Dear Jason Koebler,
Thank you for your inquiry to the Washington State Patrol.  Pursuant to RCW 42.56.520, this is notification that we have received your public disclosure request for “To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

Body camera footage from the arrest and shooting of Michael Forest Reinoehl in Lacey, Washington on September 3/4th.

I am making this request as a reporter for VICE News.

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,

Jason Koebler”.
Your request does not provide “a reasonable description enabling the government employee to locate the requested records” and was not for clearly identifiable WSP public records, as required by RCW 42.56.080 (see also O’Neill v. City of Shoreline, 145 Wn. App. 913, 926 (2008)).
Please provide us with the following clarification(s):  What agency made the arrest and where did it occurr?
Once we have received clarification, we will be able to process this portion of your request. Pursuant to RCW 42.56.520, if clarification is not received within 30 calendar days, we will consider this request abandoned and cancel it. In that event, please feel free to resubmit your request at any time with the clarified elements included.
We anticipate it may take up to [EST_DAYS] days from the date of this notification to provide our response. Additional time is required to receive clarification and process your request.
You can send your clarification by logging into our online Public Records Center and sending a message.
Should you have any additional questions or concerns, please respond to this email.
Sincerely,
Gina Miller, Public Disclosure Tracking Coordinator

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RE: Public Records Request of September 09, 2020, Reference # R009358-090920
Dear Jason Koebler,
Thank you for your inquiry to the Washington State Patrol.
You requested:
“To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

Body camera footage from the arrest and shooting of Michael Forest Reinoehl in Lacey, Washington on September 3/4th.

I am making this request as a reporter for VICE News.

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,

Jason Koebler”
After researching your request, we were unable to locate this incident in our files. It does not appear the Washington State Patrol investigated this case. WSP used the date range of 9/2 to 9/4 with the name provided and no records were located.  Please forward your request for a copy of public records to the Lacey Police Department or the Thurston County Sheriff Department.
To obtain a copy of a Police Traffic Collision Report,  please contact the Collision Records Section online at: http://www.wsp.wa.gov/driver/collision-records. (RCW 46.52.080-085)
This response completes your request. Should you have any questions, please respond to this email.
Sincerely,
Gina Miller, Public Disclosure Tracking Coordinator