Passenger inspection notes photos reports 2017-02-09
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| Tracking # |
PD17-064 |
| Submitted | Feb. 9, 2017 |
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From: Phil Mocek
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to RCW Ch. 42.56 (Public Records Act), I hereby request the following records:
One or more people who appeared to be transit agency staff but did not identify themselves investigated most or all riders (including me) on the northbound Sounder passenger train from Tacoma to Seattle, including car 303A, at approximately 8:45 a.m. on Thursday, February 9, 2017. I do not know of any reason for the man who investigated me to have suspected me of fare evasion. In response to my inquiry, he in fact confirmed that he had no reason to suspect me of violating any law or transit agency policy. Nonetheless, he seemed to believe that I had committed fare evasion, demanding proof that I had not violated the law. The man refused to say what would be the consequences for someone who failed to prove his or her innocence in response to this investigation. The man was dressed not in typical train conductor uniform, but in military-style, "tactical" pants and a motorcycle-rider-style jacket similar to those worn by peace officers employed by Washington State Patrol. It seemed an intimidating appearance--not the sort that one would likely expect from friendly and helpful transit staff. Wishing to cooperate with this unknown man and go on about my lawful business without further interference, I searched diligently for such proof of my innocence. During this time, he did not offer to sell fare to me in case I wished to purchase it, and in fact responded to my inquiry by informing me that he would not sell fare to someone who wished to purchase it, leading me to suspect that his goal was not to ensure that all passengers had paid the fare, increasing my anxiety about his investigation of me.
If this unidentified man was, in fact, a public employee, I wish to review the accuracy of any records related to his unwarranted investigations of me and other presumed-innocent transit riders that your staff created during and as a result of those investigations, to verify the suitability for purpose of the machines your staff apparently use to verify fare payment via methods that are completely invisible to those people who are under investigation, to determine whether your investigatory staff are known to be capable of performing these investigations in a lawful and satisfactory manner, and to discover any reports of malfeasance on the part of these staff.
I have observed that people appearing to be Sound Transit staff regularly photograph and make written notes about some passengers during their investigations.
I request:
1. The content of those notebooks used by staff who worked the aforementioned train on the aforementioned date
2. The content of those cameras used by staff who worked the aforementioned train on the aforementioned date
3. Images captured by the aforementioned staff on the aforementioned date that are no longer on their cameras
4. Any electronic "notes" created by the aforementioned staff on the aforementioned date during the course of performing their job duties on that date
5. All reports filed by the aforementioned staff on that date and/or in regard to their work duties on that date
6. E-mail sent or received by the aforementioned staff on the aforementioned date
7. Work-related text messages (i.e., SMS messages) sent or received by the aforementioned staff on the aforementioned date
8. Warnings, notifications, and citations pertaining to suspected fare evasion authored by the aforementioned staff on the aforementioned date
9. Staff shift roster applicable to the aforementioned train on the aforementioned date
10. Records of certification, licensing, bonding, and training of the aforementioned staff
11. Log of use of hand-held transit pass scanner devices (i.e., database of device's RFID contact with cards, etc.) used by the aforementioned staff on the aforementioned date
12. Records of certification of accuracy of the aforementioned hand-held transit pass scanner device
13. Records of software updates to hand-held transit pass scanner device
14. Notes, memos, e-mails, etc., to fare evasion investigation staff concerning fare evasion investigation policies since January 6
15. Any complaints received about the aforementioned staff in the past three years, along with investigations and summaries of outcome
Please prevent staff from destroying these public records--some of which were created just minutes or seconds prior to my filing of this request with you--prior to your making them available to the public. RCW 42.56.100 states, "If a public record request is made at a time when such record exists but is scheduled for destruction in the near future, the agency, the office of the secretary of the senate, or the office of the chief clerk of the house of representatives shall retain possession of the record, and may not destroy or erase the record until the request is resolved."
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,
Phil Mocek
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 9, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Tennison, Leigh
This will acknowledge your request for the following records pertaining to the northbound Sounder from Tacoma to Seattle on February 9, 2017 at approximately 8:45 a.m.:
1. The content of those notebooks used by staff who worked the aforementioned train on the aforementioned date.
2. The content of those cameras used by staff who worked the aforementioned train on the aforementioned date.
3. Images captured by the aforementioned staff on the aforementioned date that are no longer on their cameras.
4. Any electronic "notes" created by the aforementioned staff on the aforementioned date during the course of performing their job duties on that date.
5. All reports filed by the aforementioned staff on that date and/or in regard to their work duties on that date.
6. E-mail sent or received by the aforementioned staff on the aforementioned date.
7. Work-related text messages (i.e., SMS messages) sent or received by the aforementioned staff on the aforementioned date.
8. Warnings, notifications, and citations pertaining to suspected fare evasion authored by the aforementioned staff on the aforementioned date.
9. Staff shift roster applicable to the aforementioned train on the aforementioned date.
10. Records of certification, licensing, bonding, and training of the aforementioned staff.
11. Log of use of hand-held transit pass scanner devices (i.e., database of device's RFID contact with cards, etc.) used by the aforementioned staff on the aforementioned date.
12. Records of certification of accuracy of the aforementioned hand-held transit pass scanner device.
13. Records of software updates to hand-held transit pass scanner device.
14. Notes, memos, e-mails, etc., to fare evasion investigation staff concerning fare evasion investigation policies since January 6.
15. Any complaints received about the aforementioned staff in the past three years, along with investigations and summaries of outcome.
We received your request on February 9, 2017.
Given our staffs' workload, holiday schedules, and the number of requests we are currently handling, we estimate that it will take another 4-5 weeks to identify and gather responsive records. We will contact you once we have completed our search.
Sincerely,
Leigh Tennison
Assistant to Q'Deene Nagasawa, Public Records Officer
Sound Transit
401 S. Jackson Street
Seattle, WA. 98104
leigh.tennison@soundtransit.org<mailto:leigh.tennison@soundtransit.org>
T: 206.903.7104
F: 206.398.5222
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Public Records request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 9, 2017. You previously indicated that it would be completed on March 23, 2017. I wanted to let you know that I am still interested in the following documents, and to see if that date was still accurate.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Public Records request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 9, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on March 23, 2017. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Public Records request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 9, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on March 23, 2017. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Public Records request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 9, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on March 23, 2017. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Tennison, Leigh
This in reference to your request (PD17-064) for the following records pertaining to the northbound Sounder from Tacoma to Seattle on February 9, 2017 at approximately 8:45 a.m.:
1. The content of those notebooks used by staff who worked the aforementioned train on the aforementioned date.
Sound Transit is not in possession of any responsive records.
2. The content of those cameras used by staff who worked the aforementioned train on the aforementioned date.
Sound Transit is not in possession of any responsive records. Any pictures used for citations and/or warnings would be included with the court packages.
3. Images captured by the aforementioned staff on the aforementioned date that are no longer on their cameras.
Sound Transit is not in possession of any responsive records. Any pictures used for citations and/or warnings would be included with the court packages.
4. Any electronic "notes" created by the aforementioned staff on the aforementioned date during the course of performing their job duties on that date.
Sound Transit is not in possession of any responsive records.
5. All reports filed by the aforementioned staff on that date and/or in regard to their work duties on that date.
Staff located 2 daily activity reports (DAL) and 1 ticket list report totaling 5 pages. All reports filed by staff are attached.
6. E-mail sent or received by the aforementioned staff on the aforementioned date.
Sound Transit is still in the process of searching for emails and will contact you when we have completed our search in approximately 3 weeks.
7. Work-related text messages (i.e., SMS messages) sent or received by the aforementioned staff on the aforementioned date.
Sound Transit is not in possession of any responsive records.
8. Warnings, notifications, and citations pertaining to suspected fare evasion authored by the aforementioned staff on the aforementioned date.
Staff located court packages for 3 citations/warnings totaling 18 pages, which are attached. Any drivers' license numbers have been redacted and are exempt from disclosure under RCW 42.56.330(5), RCW 42.56.230 and RCW 9.35.005(1)(c).
9. Staff shift roster applicable to the aforementioned train on the aforementioned date.
Staff located one shift roster totaling 1 pages, which is attached.
10. Records of certification, licensing, bonding, and training of the aforementioned staff.
Sound Transit is not in possession of any responsive records.
11. Log of use of hand-held transit pass scanner devices (i.e., database of device's RFID contact with cards, etc.) used by the aforementioned staff on the aforementioned date.
Staff located the attached equipment sign-out log totaling 1 page.
12. Records of certification of accuracy of the aforementioned hand-held transit pass scanner device.
Sound Transit is not in possession of any responsive records. The scanning devices will either read a card or show a failure to read.
13. Records of software updates to hand-held transit pass scanner device.
Sound Transit is not in possession of any responsive records. The application updates itself.
14. Notes, memos, e-mails, etc., to fare evasion investigation staff concerning fare evasion investigation policies since January 6.
Sound Transit is still in the process of searching for emails and will contact you when we have completed our search in approximately 3 weeks.
15. Any complaints received about the aforementioned staff in the past three years, along with investigations and summaries of outcome.
Sound Transit is not in possession of any responsive records.
Sincerely,
Leigh Tennison
Assistant to Q'Deene Nagasawa, Public Records Officer
Sound Transit
T: 206.903.7104
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From: Tennison, Leigh
This is in response to records request number PD17-064 for records concerning February 9, 2017, specifically item numbers:
6. E-mail sent or received by the aforementioned staff on the aforementioned date.
Staff gathered the attached Aguada PD17-064 containing 60 items from FEO Aguada.
Staff gathered the attached Grant PD17-064 containing 100 items from FEO Grant.
14. Notes, memos, e-mails, etc., to fare evasion investigation staff concerning fare evasion investigation policies since February 9, 2017.
Staff completed a search of all Sound Transit emails using the date parameters between January 6, 2017 and February 9, 2017, and using the search term "fare evasion." We were unable to locate any responsive records.
This completes our response and we will close this request file.
Sincerely,
Leigh Tennison
Project Coordinator
Sound Transit
T: 206.903.7104
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