FOIA Request: ShotSpotter Associated Incidents

Dear Jonathan Rudenberg,

The City of Wilmington is in receipt of your January 23, 2023 request for records under the Delaware Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Your request states the following:

“To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Delaware Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Documents sufficient to show both the total number of shooting incidents and the total number of ShotSpotter Associated incidents between 9/1/2022 and 12/31/2022.
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 15 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Rudenberg, a citizen of Delaware, in coordination with ed.”

Your request for records is denied. All records responsive to your request constitute intelligence files compiled for law‐enforcement purposes, and contain information that is considered to be investigatory files related to ongoing criminal investigations, both of which are exempt from disclosure under Delaware State Code 29 Del C. § 10002 (o)(3) and (o)(5). (See also Del. Op. Att’y Gen. 19-IB62).

Furthermore, pursuant to McBurney v. Young, 569 U.S. 221 (2013), your request is denied because you are not a Delaware Citizen.

Publicly available information which may be helpful to your research is published online by the City may be found here: CompStat Reports and Crime Mapping | Wilmington, DE (wilmingtonde.gov) [gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com]<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.com%2Fv3%2F__https%3A%2Fgcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps*3A*2F*2Fwww.wilmingtonde.gov*2Fgovernment*2Fpublic-safety*2Fwilmington-police-department*2Fcompstat-reports%26data%3D05*7C01*7CDavid.Karas*40CJ.State.de.us*7C3d342fd0f50643e8f15508dafd82fdd0*7C4f545c4f3624442d8cdf65a784877e12*7C0*7C0*7C638101036295063229*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C3000*7C*7C*7C%26sdata%3DLJHttrlGJ2WJJkofNbuInTFBTJu6AXxambhaaYtFTZw*3D%26reserved%3D0__%3BJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSU!!GuZ6_sUeunVaRA!1F6W7UdxqmQluOsI7M5UsAB35GDCSTluUe-F2dZi32-DT_1xCL3VwinYpwFCKJCFCVug-lawg07XkpffRIFU6r7al7ElnayXXqkV%24&data=05%7C01%7Cchristopher.vitale%40CJ.State.de.us%7C41ac2dddc19c4262554208dafd86efa3%7C4f545c4f3624442d8cdf65a784877e12%7C0%7C0%7C638101053225611495%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ZVpbDmQj8Kz4v9pRKv%2FvS%2FoscoaDgDrUU50gNbY9ioA%3D&reserved=0>

Regards,

__________________________________________________________
Lieutenant Christopher Vitale
Wilmington Department of Police Support Services Division
300 N. Walnut Street Wilmington, DE 19801 | *: 302.576.3602 | *: Christopher.vitale@cj.state.de.us

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Form Name: Public Records Request - Police
Date & Time: 01/23/2023 11:24 AM
Response #: 800
Submitter ID: 68643
IP address: 2601:182:c780:cb90:540b:4a5e:1fb8:df24
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1. Requestor


Name Jonathan Rudenberg

Mailing Address MuckRock News 263 Huntington Ave

Floor/Suite/Apt # DEPT MR 139356

City Boston

State Massachusetts

Zip Code: 02115

Phone (617) 299-1832

Email Address requests@muckrock.com


2. Records Requested


Be as specific as you can, describing types of records, dates, party(ies) to correspondence, subject matter, etc. The City of Wilmington ("City") will make every reasonable effort to assist you in identifying the records being sought. Requests
for voluminous records may be delayed.

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Delaware Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

Documents sufficient to show both the total number of shooting incidents and the total number of ShotSpotter Associated incidents between 9/1/2022 and 12/31/2022.

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 15 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Rudenberg, a citizen of Delaware, in coordination with ed.

Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/

3. There may be costs involved in responding to your request. Specifically, copies are $.10 per page (the first 20 pages of standard-sized, black and white copies are provided free of charge). Payment shall be in cash, by money order, business check or certified check made payable to the City of
Wilmington. (Identification may be requested.) You may be required to examine the records at City offices.


Please contact me if costs will be greater than $ 25



Within 15 business days from receipt of your request, the City will: provide you with access to the records, deny your request, or state that additional time is needed.

NOTICE: Under Delaware's Freedom of Information Act, 29 Del. C. §§10001-10006 ("FOIA"), a FOIA request or petition, along with any information contained therein or any documents attached thereto, submitted to any "public body" subject to FOIA, including, without limitation, any board, bureau, commission, department, agency or committee of the State, may itself be deemed a "public record" subject to disclosure under FOIA. (http://delcode.delaware.gov/title29/c100/index.shtml)
FOIA Contact Persons by Department (https://www.wilmingtonde.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/626/638095605679870000)

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Wilmington, DE
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