Officer employment numbers and changes, May 25 - July 25, 2020 (Metropolitan Police Department)

This is an automated message from the DC Government FOIA system. Dear Beryl Lipton, Request Number 2020-FOIA-07353 has been assigned to the request you submitted in relation to: Request description: To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the DC Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request records sufficient to show the following data points:

• The number of law enforcement and/or police officers employed under the jurisdiction of this agency as of May 27, 2019.
• The number of law enforcement and/or police officers that voluntarily resigned from their positions at the department (and otherwise left roles held as of May 27, 2019) for the period from May 27, 2019 through July 27, 2019.
• The number of law enforcement and/or police officers employed under the jurisdiction of this agency as of July 27, 2019.

• The number of law enforcement and/or police officers employed under the jurisdiction of this agency as of May 25, 2020.
• The number of law enforcement and/or police officers that left or resigned from their positions at the department (and otherwise quit) for the period from May 25, 2020 through July 25, 2020.
• The number of law enforcement and/or police officers employed under the jurisdiction of this agency as of July 25, 2020.

These documents are being requested as part of the fact-finding effort for a journalistic piece. Along with the completed journalistic product, these records will be made available to the general public. This request is being made by a journalist at a non-profit news organization. It is not being made for commercial purposes, and it would be appreciated if your agency would process this request with the appropriate recognition that it is a request being made in the public interest.

If you have any questions about this request, please contact me via the email address from which this request was sent or by phone at 617-500-7123.

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 15 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Beryl Lipton In all future correspondence regarding this request, please reference request number 2020-FOIA-07353. To check for status, please log in  https://foia-dc.gov/palMain.aspx and go to Request Status. For any questions regarding your request, please contact the FOIA office directly. Find the list of agency Open Governement and FOIA contact information by visiting FOIA Contact Information. For ease of reference, we ask that you have your FOIA Request Number available when you contact the FOIA office. (https://dc.gov/node/818962) Regards,
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DearMr. Lipton, Thisoffice is in receipt of your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. YourFOIA request number is 2020-FOIA-07353 and your assigned FOIA Specialist is Tammie Creamer. Ifyou have any questions regarding your request, please contact your assignedFOIA Specialist at (202) 727-3721.  For ease of reference, we ask that youhave your FOIA Request Number available when you contact our office. Please know, pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 2-532(c), we have 15business-days, subject to the possibility of a ten (10) business day extensionto respond to the request as of the date of receipt. Be advised, if your request is for Body WornCamera (BWC) footage, D.C. Code § 2-532(c) allows 25 businessdays subject to the possibility of 15 working-day extension, to respond tothe request as of the date of receipt. COVID-19 Notification Pursuant to section 808 of the CoronavirusSupport Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 , effective June 9, 2020, D.C. Act 23-328, all FOIAdeadlines may be extended during a period of time for which the Mayor hasdeclared a public health emergency.  Pursuant to this provision, we haveclaimed an extension of the time in which to provide a response to yourrequest. egards, LatrinaCrumlin Staff Assistant, FOIA Metropolitan Police Department 300 Indiana Ave NW, RM 4153 Washington, DC 20001

Dear Mr./Ms. Lipton,

Please find attached, the Metropolitan Police Department's (MPD) final response regarding FOIA Request No.: 2020-FOIA-07353.
Regards,

Tammie Creamer
Tammie Creamer
FOIA Specialist
Metropolitan Police Department

This is an automated message from the DC Government FOIA system. Dear Beryl Lipton, The status for your request is below. Please log into https://foia-dc.gov/palMain.aspx and go to Request Status. If you have any questions regarding the status of your request, please contact the agency's FOIA office that you had submitted your FOIA request to. You can communicate directly with the FOIA office by clicking on Inbox, search the request number, and then click Compose Message. OR, visit to see a list DC Government FOIA Office’s/officer’s contact information and have your Request ID ready. (https://dc.gov/node/818962) Contact FOIA Office Request status: Closed Request ID: 2020-FOIA-07353 Description: To Whom It May Concern:Pursuant to the DC Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request records sufficient to show the following data points:• The number of law enforcement and/or police officers employed under the jurisdiction of this agency as of May 27, 2019.• The number of law enforcement and/or police officers that voluntarily resigned from their positions at the department (and otherwise left roles held as of May 27, 2019) for the period from May 27, 2019 through July 27, 2019.• The number of law enforcement and/or police officers employed under the jurisdiction of this agency as of July 27, 2019.• The number of law enforcement and/or police officers employed under the jurisdiction of this agency as of May 25, 2020.• The number of law enforcement and/or police officers that left or resigned from their positions at the department (and otherwise quit) for the period from May 25, 2020 through July 25, 2020.• The number of law enforcement and/or police officers employed under the jurisdiction of this agency as of July 25, 2020.These documents are being requested as part of the fact-finding effort for a journalistic piece. Along with the completed journalistic product, these records will be made available to the general public. This request is being made by a journalist at a non-profit news organization. It is not being made for commercial purposes, and it would be appreciated if your agency would process this request with the appropriate recognition that it is a request being made in the public interest.If you have any questions about this request, please contact me via the email address from which this request was sent or by phone at 617-500-7123.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 15 business days, as the statute requires.Sincerely,Beryl Lipton Regards,
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