2024 Drone Usage Report (Rockford Police Department)
| Tracking # |
24-1614 |
| Multi Request | 2024 Drone Usage Report |
| Submitted | May 16, 2024 |
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From: David S. (he/him/his), Lucy Parsons Labs
To the FOIA Officer of Rockford Police Department,
This request is made under the provisions of Illinois Freedom of Information Act. for the following records:
The recent annual drone usage report covering the period up to April 1, 2024, as required by Section 35 of the Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act (725 ILCS 167/).
Information required by statute in the annual report includes the following:
1. The total number of drones owned by the agency.
2. Details on the frequency of drone usage by the agency, including:
(a) Dates and times of operations.
(b) Purposes for drone deployment.
(c) Locations where drones were operated.
(d) Information on whether videos were recorded during these operations and whether they are retained for training or other purposes.
3. Copies of the latest policies related to drone usage by the agency as included in the annual report.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the case of any applicable fees, it is requested that an estimate of the total charges be provided prior to fulfilling this request. The preferred method of receipt is through electronic delivery.
Your assistance and cooperation in this matter are greatly appreciated. A response within 5 business days, as the statute requires is anticipated.
With thanks,
David S. (he/him/his), Lucy Parsons Labs
From: Rockford Police Department
City of Rockford, IL
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From: Rockford Police Department
City of Rockford, IL
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A message was sent to you regarding record request #24-1614:
More information is needed to fulfill your request. Specifically, the time frame you are looking for in #2 of this request:
(a) Dates and times of operations.
(b) Purposes for drone deployment.
(c) Locations where drones were operated
Thank you in advance.
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From: David S. (he/him/his), Lucy Parsons Labs
Hello,
We are asking for the report required by Illinois Statute (725 ILCS 167/35) that was due April 1 2024.
Thank you.
From: Rockford Police Department
City of Rockford, IL
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A message was sent to you regarding record request #24-1614:
Thank you for your public document request. Below is our response.
The information you have requested has been submitted to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority for review and release.
The information required by statute under the Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act (725 ILCS 167/) will be published on the publicly available website maintained by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority by July 1, 2024:
https://icjia.illinois.gov/innovation-and-digital-services/drone/
A copy of the latest policies related to drone usage by our agency is currently available on our agency’s publicly available website, Rockfordil.gov.
https://il-rockford.civicplus.com/202/Rockford-Police-Department-Policies
This serves to close your request.
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From: Rockford Police Department
City of Rockford, IL
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Record request #24-1614 has been closed. The closure reason supplied was:
Thank you for your public document request. A search has been conducted to locate your responsive documents and those records are being released. This serves to close your request.
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