Open Records Request
| Tracking # |
PR2023-107 |
| Submitted | Feb. 19, 2023 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: e
To Whom It May Concern:
According to a news report published on July 23, 2022, the City of Racine voted to deploy Flock Safety's Raven audio detection tool: https://journaltimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/new-gunshot-listening-devices-license-plate-readers-to-be-set-up-in-racine/article_9975190c-0947-11ed-89d1-0748ad290eec.html
Pursuant to the Wisconsin Open Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
All Racine Police Department training materials and manuals for the department's use of Flock Safety's Raven audio detection technology. This request is not for any other Flock Safety product, just for its audio detection system that Racine has deployed.
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 business days.
Sincerely,
e
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Wisconsin Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 19, 2023. 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Wisconsin Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 19, 2023. 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: Racine Police Department
Dear requestor,
This correspondence is being sent on behalf of the City of Racine in response to your public records request (PR2023-107), in which you asked for the following records: All Racine Police Department training materials and manuals for the department's use of Flock Safety's Raven audio detection technology.
After review, the City of Racine was unable to locate any records responsive to your request.
To the extent that your request has been denied, this determination is subject to review by mandamus under Wis. Stat. § 19.37(1), or upon application to the Attorney General or District Attorney. If you have any questions or you feel that this response is incomplete, please raise these concerns by emailing publicrecords@cityofracine.org and including PR2023-107. Thank you.
CITY OF RACINE
City Attorney’s Office
730 Washington Avenue
Room 201
Racine, Wisconsin 53403
(262) 636-9115
Fax: (262) 636-9570
From: e
Thank you.
If there are no responsive documents to my request, am I to understand that the Racine Police Department does not have a manual for the departmental use of Flock Safety's ALPRs? The department has no guidelines for how officers are to use software?
Also, the department does not provide any training to its officers regarding the use of Flock Safety?
Thank you for your help.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Wisconsin Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 19, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #PR2023-107.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Wisconsin Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 19, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #PR2023-107.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Racine Police Department
Dear requestor,
The request was specifically regarding the Flock Safety Raven audio detection technology, which has yet to be installed by the City of Racine or its employees trained on its use. Accordingly, the City of Racine has no responsive documents at this time.
Regarding ALPRs (automated license plate readers), that Flock Safety technology consists of cameras, which were explicitly excluded by the original request. ("This request is not for any other Flock Safety product, just for its audio detection system that Racine has deployed.") Accordingly, no records were provided.
To the extent that your request has been denied, this determination is subject to review by mandamus under Wis. Stat. § 19.37(1), or upon application to the Attorney General or District Attorney. If you have any questions or you feel that this response is incomplete, please raise these concerns by emailing publicrecords@cityofracine.org and including PR2023-107. Thank you.
CITY OF RACINE
City Attorney’s Office
730 Washington Avenue
Room 201
Racine, Wisconsin 53403
(262) 636-9115
Fax: (262) 636-9570
From: e
Thank you