SWAT Raids in King County
| Tracking # |
PD-15-1055-0272 |
| Submitted | June 3, 2015 |
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From: Drew Atkins
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to RCW Ch. 42.56 (Public Records Act), I hereby request the following records:
I am requesting historic data on the number of SWAT raids being conducted in Washington by either the Washington State Patrol or with their assistance, going back as many years as data is available. I request that this information be organized by year, city, and cause for the raid.
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 fees cannot be waived, 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,
Drew Atkins
From: Dolan, Gretchen (WSP)
Mr. Adkins,
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 (below). We anticipate it may take up to 30 days from the date of this notification to provide our response. Additional time is required due to the current volume of pending records requests, and to research this request, search for and collect existing responsive records, notify involved parties, and/or prepare records for dissemination.
Although your subject line indicates you are looking for King County data, we understand your request to be for this information statewide. Please let me know if that is not accurate and you are interested in SWAT action in King County only.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me in reference to PD-15-1055-0272.
Sincerely,
Gretchen Dolan, CPRO
Washington State Patrol
Public Records Officer
PO Box 42631
Olympia WA 98504
(360)596-4137 ext. 11137
The Washington State Patrol makes a difference every day, enhancing the safety and security of our state by providing the best in public safety services.
From: Drew Atkins
Ms. Dolan,
Thank you for your response, and apologies for any confusion regarding the subject line. Yes, I would like this information statewide, but with a breakdown of the location of raids. Please let me know if you have any other questions regarding this request.
From: Dolan, Gretchen (WSP)
Dear Mr. Adkins,
The Washington State Patrol has completed your records request (below). Attached please find a copy of the public record(s) you requested.
Please refer to the attached redaction log for identification of information that has been redacted or withheld from these records. If you have questions, please contact me in reference to PD-15-1055-0272.
Sincerely,
Gretchen Dolan, CPRO
Washington State Patrol
Public Records Officer
PO Box 42631
Olympia WA 98504
(360)596-4137 ext. 11137
The Washington State Patrol makes a difference every day, enhancing the safety and security of our state by providing the best in public safety services.
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From: Drew Atkins
Thank you. I have two questions regarding PD-15-1055-0272.
1) Are these records complete for the earlier years covered? For example, there were only two SWAT raids in 2002, and three in 2003?
2) Are there records stretching back to the previous decade of the 1990s?
From: Berndt, Bonnie (WSP)
Dear Mr. Atkins, I will have Ms. Dolan address your concerns on this request as soon as she returns on July 20th. Thank you for your patience on this matter.
Thank you,
Bonnie J. Berndt
Washington State Patrol
Forms & Records Analyst 3
Public Disclosure
2715 Rudkin Road
Union Gap, WA 98903
Phone 509-249-6736
Fax 509-249-6769
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From: Dolan, Gretchen (WSP)
Dear Mr. Atkins, Ms. Dolan will respond to your inquires as soon as possible after returning on July 27th. Thank you once again for your patience.
Thank you,
Bonnie J. Berndt
Washington State Patrol
Forms & Records Analyst 3
Public Disclosure
2715 Rudkin Road
Union Gap, WA 98903
Phone 509-249-6736
Fax 509-249-6769
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From: Dolan, Gretchen (WSP)
Dear Mr. Adkins,
Thank you for your inquiry. SWAT case files are only kept 10 years. The information on the spreadsheet was generated from our database, but the actual cases files no longer exist for 2002/2003. I hope this information assists with answering your questions. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance.
Sincerely,
Gretchen Dolan, CPRO
Washington State Patrol
Public Records Officer
PO Box 42631
Olympia WA 98504
(360)596-4137 ext. 11137
The Washington State Patrol makes a difference every day, enhancing the safety and security of our state by providing the best in public safety services.
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From: Drew Atkins
Thank you Gretchen. Just for optimal accuracy, can you please confirm whether there were only two SWAT raids in 2002, and three in 2003? Or given your response, shall I assume this information is incomplete, and there were potentially more?
From: Dolan, Gretchen (WSP)
Good morning Mr. Adkins – My contact in this department is out of the office until Monday but I will confirm your understanding with her and be in touch with the answer next week.
Sincerely,
Gretchen Dolan, CPRO
Washington State Patrol
Public Records Officer
PO Box 42631
Olympia WA 98504
(360)596-4137 ext. 11137
The Washington State Patrol makes a difference every day, enhancing the safety and security of our state by providing the best in public safety services.
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From: Dolan, Gretchen (WSP)
Dear Mr. Adkins,
I have conferred with the SWAT unit. There were more than this number of raids in 2002 and 2003. I have asked the Unit to search for other data sources that may give more detailed numbers, even if those investigative records are past retention and no longer exist. I will be in touch within a week with what we have found. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Gretchen Dolan, CPRO
Washington State Patrol
Public Records Officer
PO Box 42631
Olympia WA 98504
(360)596-4137 ext. 11137
The Washington State Patrol makes a difference every day, enhancing the safety and security of our state by providing the best in public safety services.
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From: Dolan, Gretchen (WSP)
Good Morning Mr. Adkins.
The SWAT unit has extracted another list (attached). The source of this list is the case tracking system for the WSP. The search was for anything pertaining to SWAT. Unfortunately, this list (and the supporting database entry) do not contain very much detail. For the events where there is no detail, it appears case numbers were pulled in anticipation of a SWAT event, but either no SWAT callout occurred (and the number was never cancelled), or there was limited SWAT involvement and no follow up SWAT data was entered because of that limited role. No information has been redacted or withheld from this list.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks,
Gretchen Dolan, CPRO
Washington State Patrol
Public Records Officer
PO Box 42631
Olympia WA 98504
(360)596-4137 ext. 11137
The Washington State Patrol makes a difference every day, enhancing the safety and security of our state by providing the best in public safety services.
From: Drew Atkins
Thanks for this, Gretchen. Is there any way of decoding this re: when these events took place?
From: Dolan, Gretchen (WSP)
Good Morning Mr. Adkins,
Attached please find this record with the best date information available. Given the limitations outlined previously, you will notice some of these do not contain a date. Those entries did not contain that information in the database. Please refer to the attached redaction log for identification of information that has been redacted or withheld from this record.
Please let me know if you have any additional questions.
Sincerely,
Gretchen Dolan, CPRO
Washington State Patrol
Public Records Officer
PO Box 42631
Olympia WA 98504
(360)596-4137 ext. 11137
The Washington State Patrol makes a difference every day, enhancing the safety and security of our state by providing the best in public safety services.
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