FOIA - #BlackLivesMatter - PD comms during protests (Maryland State Police)

Dear Requester: On June 12, 2020, the Maryland State Police received your
request under the Public Information Act (Annotated Code of Maryland,
General Provisions Article §§ 4-101 through 4-601) for the information
captioned below.
I am writing to advise that it will take us more than 10 working days to
produce the requested records. The delay is due to the time required to
perform a thorough search of our records and to conduct the necessary
review process. The Maryland State Police maintains large volumes of
records, which are stored at various facilities throughout the state. Once
all of the records have been collected, they must be reviewed to determine
whether they are, in whole or in part, exempt from disclosure under the
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Sincerely,

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*Mark Urbanik*

Administrator II

Maryland Department of State Police

Headquarters / Planning & Research

1201 Reisterstown Rd

Pikesville, MD 21208

mark.urbanik1@maryland.gov

(410) 653-4253(O)

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From: MSP PIA -State Police- <msp.pia@maryland.gov>
Date: Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 9:20 AM
Subject: PIA Log #20-1579
To: Mark Urbanik -State Police- <mark.urbanik1@maryland.gov>

See below

Karen Waters

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From: <requests@muckrock.com>
Date: Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 1:18 PM
Subject: Maryland Public Information Act Request: FOIA - #BlackLivesMatter
- PD comms during protests (Maryland State Police)
To: <msp.pia@maryland.gov>

Maryland State Police
PIA Office
1201 Reisterstown Road
Pikesville, MD 21208

June 12, 2020

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Maryland Public Information Act, I hereby request the
following records:

All internal notes, memos, bulletins, alerts, and emails created and/or
received from 5/27/2020 to 6/12/2020 containing/mentioning any of the
following terms:

- #ICantBreathe
- Icantbreathe
- I Can't Breathe
- George Floyd
- #GeorgeFloyd
- Derek Chauvin
- #DerekChauvin
- #JusticeforFloyd
- Justice for Floyd
- #JusticeforGeorge
- #BlackLivesMatter
- #BLM
- Black Lives Matter

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,

J Ader

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Maryland Department of State Police

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Baltimore, MD 21233

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