MPIA Request for IAD Records

Greetings,
We appreciate your patience and understanding concerning the delay in responding to your MPIA request. I am currently ensuring that all requests are entered and assigned an MPIA tracking number. Despite encountering staffing challenges and database issues, we are actively working to resolve them and provide you with the requested records promptly. Your understanding is greatly valued.
Your request has been assigned to Nichola Gills Nichola.Gills@baltimorepolice.org<mailto:Nichola.Gills@baltimorepolice.org>. Your tracking # is MPIA 24 1509
Respectfully,

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Department of Law
Wayne Brooks
Claims InvestigatorPIA Manager
Police Legal Affairs Practice Group
Baltimore City Department of Law
100 N. Holliday Street, Suite 101
Baltimore, MD 21202
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Good morning Deborah Levi,

Please be advised that the Document Compliance Department of the Baltimore City Police ("DCU") is still working on gathering records to complete your request. DCU will contact you with the availability of records and the possible costs associated with this request, as soon as the information is made available by the Custodian of Records.

Please refer to MPIA 24-1509 in any subsequent correspondence pertaining to this matter. All follow up correspondence should be made in writing and submitted to the DCU's e-mail: DCU@baltimorepolice.org<mailto:DCU@baltimorepolice.org>.

Please find attached the following officers' PIB Disciplinary Spreadsheets:

1. Keith Tondeur
2. Mark Hughes
3. Kimberly Tonsch
4. Krystel Vallair
5. Mark Walrath

Thank you,
Sade Sesay
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Department of Law
Sade Sesay (she/her)
Legal Specialist, Office of Legal Affairs
Baltimore City Department of Law
100 N. Holliday Street, Suite 101
Baltimore, MD 21202
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Dear Deborah Levi,

This is an acknowledgement of your request below, for public information, submitted to the Document Compliance Unit ("DCU") of the Baltimore Police Department ("BPD"). Your request is governed by the Maryland Public Information Act ("PIA"), Maryland Code, General Provisions Article ("GP"), Sections 4-101 et seq. DCU will process your request promptly. However, our response may take longer than ten (10) working days, the reasons for which may include the scope of your request, the type and volume of potentially responsive records, and the nature of the search, review, and preparation that is required. In any event, DCU will respond to your request within thirty (30) days. GP § 4-203.

DCU will contact you with the availability of records and the possible costs associated with this request, as soon as the information is made available by the Custodian of Records. Likewise, if DCU and/or the Custodian of Records need you to clarify your request, DCU will contact you promptly.
The DCU staff receive overwhelming number of requests a month and we are working diligently to respond to each and every request as quickly as possible. We appreciate your patience; response to document requests may take longer than normal.

Please refer to tracking # MPIA 24-1809 in any subsequent correspondence pertaining to this matter. All follow up correspondence should be made in writing and submitted to the DCU's e-mail: DCU@baltimorepolice.org<mailto:DCU@baltimorepolice.org>.

DCU

BPD

Good Morning,

Please be advised that MPIA 24-1809 is a duplicate request and NO LONGER an open number. Your original request is MPIA #24-1509 and is still “PENDING”.
I will forward your follow up request to the appropriate persons on your case.

Thank You,
Deidre Eames

Good morning Ms. Levi,

I just wanted to update you on these MPIA requests. MPIA 24-1809 was a duplicate assignment of your request for MPIA 24-1509. We closed MPIA 24-1809 because it is the duplicate of MPIA 24-1509.

I will send more spreadsheets this week to close out this request.
Thank you,
Sade Sesay
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Department of Law
Sade Sesay (she/her)
Legal Specialist, Office of Legal Affairs
Baltimore City Department of Law
100 N. Holliday Street, Suite 101
Baltimore, MD 21202
sade.sesay@baltimorecity.gov<mailto:sade.sesay@baltimorecity.gov>
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Good afternoon Deborah Levi,

On April 25, 2024, you submitted a request for public records to the Document Compliance Unit ("DCU") of the Baltimore Police Department ("BPD"), for - Copies of any and all internal affairs complaints, including internal, citizen, or other agency complaints for (18) officers.

1. Keith Savadel
2. Keith Tate
3. Keith Tondeur
4. Kelsey R Roberts
5. Kimberly Tonsch
6. Kristel Vallair
7. Manuel Larbi
8. Marcus Sanders
9. Mark Hughes
10. Mark Rutkowski
11. Mark Walrath
12. Matthew Pow
13. Melvin Jones
14. Michael Gause
15. Michael McGee
16. Michael Moran
17. Morgan Jones
18. Nicholas Edwards

- Complete investigative files for each complaint, including but not limited to reports of recorded statements, video surveillance or body camera footage, investigative files, witness interviews, and photographs.
- The investigative findings of each complaint. - Any correspondence from the Civilian Review Board, Police Advisory Commission or other civilian police oversight board. - The final disposition of each case, if any.

The Maryland Public Information Act ("PIA"), Annotated Code of Maryland, General Provisions Article, § 4-101, et seq. governs your request. The responsive record(s) are maintained by the Document Compliance Unit, DCU of BPD.

DCU's Response:

Please see the attached PIB Discipline Spreadsheets for remaining 12 officers requested.

Nothing in this response is intended to indicate that any records sought from BPD exist or to waive any privileges held by BPD. You have a right under the Public Information Act for the Public Access Ombudsman to mediate any disputes arising out of a MPIA request or a judicial review pursuant to General Provisions Article §§ 4-1B-04, 4-362. Please refer to Tracking Number # MPIA 24-1509 in any subsequent correspondence in this matter.

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Baltimore Police

Niki Gills
Investigative Specialist
Office of Police Commissioner/Legal Affairs
601 E. Fayette Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Nichola.gills@baltimorepolice.org<mailto:Nichola.gills@baltimorepolice.org>