Muskegon PD and Vigilant Solutions
| Submitted | Jan. 25, 2021 |
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From: Dave Gershgorn
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
-The contract and statement of work between the city of Muskegon Heights and Vigilant Solutions. Vigilant Solutions is a biometrics company which supplies facial recognition and automatic license plate recognition, owned by Motorola Solutions, whose name might also be on the contract.
-Any promotional materials, fact sheets, or presentations made to the city of Muskegon Heights and its police force by Vigilant Solutions or Motorola Solutions.
-I also request all emails of police officials' correspondence with Vigilant Solutions. This can be accomplished by an email keyword search for "@vigilantsolutions.com"
For reference, Muskegon Heights' police department can be seen using the technology in the promotional material linked below:
https://www.motorolasolutions.com/content/dam/msi/docs/products/license-plate-recognition-systems/reaperhd-mobile-lpr-system/vigilant-facealert-fact-sheet.pdf
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 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Dave Gershgorn
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Michigan Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on . 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.
From: Muskegon Police Department
Dear Mr.Gershgorn,
Attached you should find a copy of your request (below), a summary of City of Muskegon FOIA Procedures and Guidelines, and a denial form accounting for why your request cannot be fulfilled at this time.
Very truly yours,
Shawn
Shawn C. Bride Captain
Muskegon Police Department
980 Jefferson St. Muskegon, MI 49440
231-724-6751 Phone 231-206-1681 Cell
