Flock Sentinel - Spokane

Dear Rose Terse:
Thank you for your interest in public records of Spokane County. Your request has been received and is being processed in accordance with the State of Washington Public Records Act, Chapter 42.56 RCW. Your request was received in this office on 12/4/2024 and given the reference number S021369-120424 for tracking purposes. Spokane County Sheriff provides access to public records in compliance with applicable laws and statutes of the State of Washington. In accordance with the public records law, the Sheriff's office has five business days to respond to a request for public records. Records Requested: To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

List and map of privately-owned devices, such as cameras and automatic license plate readers, integrated with the Sheriff's Office's Flock system, such as those participating in the Spokane County Sentinel program: https://refer.flocksafety.com/spokane-sentinel/

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,

Rose Terse

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Not all public documents are available in electronic format. If the document(s) requested are not available electronically, we will make them available for inspection or by paper copy in accordance with the Public Records Act, Chapter 42.56 RCW.

Your request will be forwarded to the relevant department(s) to locate the information you seek and to determine the volume and any costs associated with satisfying your request. You will be contacted about the availability and/or provided with copies of the records in question. PLEASE NOTE: The State of Washington Public Records Act, Chapter 42.56 RCW, does not require a governmental body to create new information, to do legal research, or to answer questions.

You can monitor the progress of your request at the link below and you'll receive an email when your request has been completed.

Please be advised that Spokane Regional Emergency Communications ("SREC") is the custodian of 911 and Crime Check audio recordings as well as audio recordings of dispatch and radio traffic. If you are attempting to obtain audio recordings of 911/Crime Check calls and/or radio traffic, you need to submit a separate request to SREC directly. You can submit a records request to SREC via their website, https://www.srec911.com.
Spokane County

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Rose Terse:
In accordance with the Public Records Act, RCW 42.56.520, this message acknowledges receipt of your public records request, received by Spokane County on 12/4/2024. This request has been assigned reference codeS021369-120424. Please include this code in any communications concerning this request.
Specifically, you requested: “To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

List and map of privately-owned devices, such as cameras and automatic license plate readers, integrated with the Sheriff's Office's Flock system, such as those participating in the Spokane County Sentinel program: https://refer.flocksafety.com/spokane-sentinel/

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,

Rose Terse

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Our procedure is to locate records, review them for exemptions, and then prepare them for your inspection or copying. Due to the potential volume of records that may be responsive to this request, as well as the complexity of identifying and gathering the records, we anticipate processing this request in installments. We are currently processing over 941 active requests. This does mean that it can take time to process requests, but we work to provide requestors with installments of their records on a timely basis.
We reasonably anticipate an installment/requested records will be available on or before March 28, 2025. If public records become available in advance of this estimate, we will let you know. Conversely, if staff encounters a need to extend our estimate, we will advise accordingly.
With respect to audio recordings, please be advised that Spokane Regional Emergency Communications ("SREC") is the custodian of 911/Crime Check audio recordings as well as audio recordings of radio traffic. If you are attempting to obtain audio recordings of 911/Crime Check calls and/or radio traffic, you need to submit a separate request to SREC directly via the following link: https://srec911.com/
Finally, please be advised that there may be fees associated with the copying of public records. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with Spokane County's Public Records Request Policy and Fee Schedule, which can be found in the FAQs section.
Sincerely,
JOHN F. NOWELS, Sheriff
Spokane County
TK
Public Records Officer
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