police reports on Kelly Ann Malekar (Hagerstown City Police Department)
| Multi Request | police reports on Kelly Ann Malekar |
| Submitted | Dec. 6, 2019 |
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From: Karen Jannise
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Maryland Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
I am requesting any and all police reports on a Kelly Ann Malekar, the day she committed suicide. I would like photos, notes, documents, autopsy report, officers names, 911 call, and anything else you may have regarding the incident. Thank you!
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 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Karen Jannise
From:
Ms. Jannise,
I am replying to inform you that your request will need to be directed to the Washington County Sheriff's Office. You may reference washcosheriff.com for contact information. This case did not fall under the jurisdiction of the Hagerstown Police Department, and therefore HPD has no responsive documents that would satisfy your PIA request.
Thank you,
Wes Decker
Communications Officer
City of Hagerstown
1 E. Franklin Street, #208
Hagerstown, Maryland 21740
Office: (301) 739-8577 ext. 819
Cell: (240) 291-8878
wdecker@hagerstownmd.org<mailto:ewolfe@hagerstownmd.org>
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Maryland Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
I am requesting any and all police reports on a Kelly Ann Malekar, the day she committed suicide. I would like photos, notes, documents, autopsy report, officers names, 911 call, and anything else you may have regarding the incident. Thank you!
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 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Karen Jannise
From: Washington County Sheriff
Dear Ms. Jannise:
This office has received your email dated December 10, 2019, requesting records pursuant to the Maryland Public Information Act, MD. Code, Gen’l Prov. §§4–101 et seq. (“PIA”). Your requests, and my responses, are set forth below.
“I am requesting any and all police reports on a Kelly Ann Malekar, the day she committed suicide. I would like photos, notes, documents, autopsy report, officers names, 911 call, and anything else you may have regarding the incident.”
RESPONSE—Attached to this correspondence are copies of:
1. An Investigative Report dated 3/15/11
2. A Property Record dated 3/15/11
3. A Supplement to Report dated 3/28/11
4. A letter from a family member
5. Notes of Investigator
Please be advised that I am denying inspection of certain records and information, including photographs, pursuant to PIA §4-351, which provides that a custodian may deny inspection of records of a sheriff to the extent that the inspection would constitute unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. This has been interpreted to include the privacy of a victim’s family. See, National Archives and Records Administration v. Favish, 541 U.S. 157 (2004); 64 Opinions of the Attorney General 236 (1979).
As some of your request was denied, you are, pursuant to § 4-362, entitled to seek judicial review of this decision. You may also refer any concerns about this decision to the Public Access Ombudsman per § 4-1B-01 et seq.
Sincerely,
Captain Todd Kerns
Washington County Sheriff’s Office
500 Western Maryland Parkway
Hagerstown, MD 21740
240-313-2167
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Maryland Public Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 6, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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