Correspondence and Police Reports regarding "Cruising" (South Portland Police Department)

Corey Bouchard filed this request with the South Portland Police Department of South Portland, ME.
Multi Request Correspondence and Police Reports regarding "Cruising"
Submitted Aug. 30, 2023
Est. Completion None
Status
No Responsive Documents

From: Corey Bouchard

Subject: Maine Freedom of Access Act Request: Correspondence and Police Reports regarding "Cruising" (South Portland Police Department)

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Maine Freedom of Access Act, I hereby request the following records:

Correspondence (Emails, Text Messages, Written Communication) from 05/01/2023-08/30/2023 regarding the following keywords: Hutchins Drive, Stroudwater Trail, Cruising, Plain Clothes Officers, Grindr.
Police Reports between the same timeframe of 05/01/2023-08/30/2023 regarding any incidents of males being arrested for: "Cruising", propositioning sexual advances to an officer, Indecent exposure that an officer personally witnessed, having sexual relations in a public setting.

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as we believe this request is in the public interest, as suggested but not stipulated by 1 M.R.S.A. § 408(6). The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, and is not made for commercial usage.

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,

Corey Bouchard

From: South Portland Police Department

Subject: FOAA Request

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I am in receipt of your August 30, 2023 request for police information.
Please be advised that we have nothing responsive to your request.

Thank you,

Janet D. Vangeli
City of South Portland
South Portland Police Department<http://www.southportland.org/departments/police-department/>
30 Anthoine Street
South Portland, Maine 04106

Phone: (207) 799-5511 ext 7499
Fax: (207) 799-9728
Email: jvangeli@southportland.org<mailto:jvangeli@southportland.org>

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NOTICE: Under Maine's Freedom of Access ("Right-to-Know") law, documents - including e-mail - in the possession of public officials about City business are classified as public records. This means if anyone asks to see it, we are required to provide it. There are very few exceptions. We welcome citizen comments and want to hear from our residents, but please keep in mind that what you write in an e-mail is not private and could show up in the local newspaper.

From: Corey Bouchard

Subject: RE: Maine Freedom of Access Act Request: Correspondence and Police Reports regarding "Cruising" (South Portland Police Department)

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Hi,

Thanks so much for your help with this request! I really appreciate it.

Sincerely,
Corey Bouchard