Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Records & Identification RIGHT-TO-KNOW OFFICE 1800 Elmerton Avenue Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110 Mailing Date: March 4, 2015 James W. Hamill Newswatch 16 46 Montage Mountain Road Moosic, Pennsylvania 18507 PSPIRTKL Request N° 2015-0058 Dear Mr. Hamill On January 26, 2015, the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) received your request. for information pursuant to the Pennsylvania Right-To-Know Law (RTKL), 65 Pa. STAT ANN. §§ 67.101 — 67.3104, wherein you requested: A list of items purchased by PA State Police (or other state agencies in conjunction with PSP) between 9/12/14 and 10/31/14 relating to the search for Eric Matthew Frein in Pike and Monroe Counties, Please include prices for each item purchased as well as which vendor/supplier was used to purchase them. List would include, but not be limited to: electronic equipment, camouflage gear, surveillance or field cameras, high-tech gadgets, communications equipment, etc. A copy of your request is enclosed. By letter dated February 2, 2015, you were notified in accordance with RTKL section 67.902(b) and 1 Pa. Cons. STAT. section 1908 that PSP required an additional thirty days to prepare this final response to your request. Your request is granted. Below is a list of items purchased by the Pennsylvania State Police relating to the search for Eric Matthew Frein: TOTAL PURCHASED —_ITEM PURCHASED VENDOR UNIT PRICE 60 Trail Cameras Reconyx $1,139.98 8 Rino gps/radio Cabelas $509.99 120 32GB SD cards Reconyx $69.99 60 ‘Swivel Mounts Reconyx $49.99 60 Cable Locks Reconyx — $19,99 60 C-brackets Reconyx $14.99 19 High gain antennas Reconyx $49.99 Please be advised that items which a purchase order had previously been submitted prior to the incident involving Eric Frein have not been included as these items were not purchased as a means to apprehend Frein. Additionally, although equipment from other agencies was used during the search, PSP does not have records of purchases Page 1 of 2made by outside agencies. Therefore, the PSP has determined it does not have any records such as you described in its possession, custody, or control. A verification to this effect accompanies this letter. Pursuant to the decision in Jenkins vs. Pennsylvania Department of State, OOR Dkt N° AP 2009-0065: "It is not a denial of access when an agency does not possess records and {there is no] legal obligation to obtain them (see, e.g. section 67.506 (d)(1)).” To the extent that your request seeks or may be construed to seek records pertaining to covert law enforcement investigations, including, intelligence gathering and analysis, the PSP can neither confirm nor deny the existence of such records without risk of compromising investigations and imperiling individuals. Under No Circumstances, therefore, should this final response be interpreted as indicating otherwise. In all events, should such records exist, they are entirely exempt from public disclosure under the RTKL and Criminal History Record Information Act, 18 Pa. CONS. STAT. §§ 9101-9183, In closing, you have a right to appeal this response in writing to the Office of Open Records, Commonwealth Keystone Building, 400 North Street, 4th Floor, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120. The appropriate OOR appeal form is available for your use at, https://www.deed.state.pa.us/public/oor/appealformaeneral.pdf. If you choose to appeal, you must do so within 15 business days of the mailing date of this response, and send to the OR: 1) this response; 2) your request; 3) the reason or reasons why you think PSP wrongfully denied your access to the requested records. (a statement identifying any flaws in the reasons provided above as to why a requester is not subject fo access the requested records under the RTKL). If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our office at the telephone number listed below. Sincerely yours, Ve Kim Grant Deputy Agency Open Records Officer Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Records & Identification Right-to-Know Office 1800 Elmerton Avenue Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110 1.877.785.7771 (Main) | 717.525.5795 (Fax) Enclosures: PSP/RTKL Request N° 2015-0058 Grant Verification Page 2 of 2PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE BUREAU OF RECORDS & IDENTIFICATION RIGHT-TO-KNOW OFFICE VERIFICATION OF KIM GRANT DEPUTY AGENCY OPEN RECORDS OFFICER |, Kim Grant, Deputy Agency Open Records Officer of the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP or Department), am authorized to prepare this verification on the Department's behalf in response to PSP/RTKL Request N° 2015-0058. Accordingly, on this 4th day of March, 2015, | verify the following facts to be true and correct, to the best of my knowledge or information and belief: 1. | am familiar with PSP/RTKL Request N° 2015-0058, which is attached to this verification. 2. Utilizing the information provided, | searched all Departmental databases, to which | have access, for evidence of any PSP records that may respond. 3. As a result of my searches, | have identified and retrieved a list of items purchased by the Pennsylvania State Police related to the search for Eric Matthew Frein: TOTAL PURCHASED —_ITEM PURCHASED VENDOR UNIT PRICE 60 Trail Cameras Reconyx $1,139.98 8 Rino gps/radio Cabelas $509.99 120 32GB SD cards Reconyx $69.99 60 ‘Swivel Mounts Reconyx $49.99 60 Cable Locks Reconyx $19.99 60 C-brackets Reconyx $14.99 19 High gain antennas Reconyx $49.99 4. Requestor was advised that items which a purchase order had previously been submitted prior to the incident involving Eric Frein were not included as these items were not purchased as a means to apprehend Frein. Page 1 of 25. In response to the request for “items purchased by other state agencies in conjunction with PSP”, | have determined that PSP does not have any records responsive to this RTKL request in its possession, custody, or control. Requestor was advised that PSP does not maintain records of purchases made by outside agencies. | understand that false statements made in this verification are subject to penalties of 18 Pa. Cons. STAT. § 4904, relating to unsworn falsification to authorities. Mot buch Kim Grant Deputy Agency Open Records Officer Pennsylvania State Police Page 2 of 22SIAPLE oi SA PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE 2] RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAW REQUEST ahs 7h ncoeet ar r883070) Porgy - OOF F reavesroate:__ | / 26/15 o ae waucorrecuesren: [few Tames (Please Print Legibly) (asp Fist) im rauwonooness; 1 Martaye’ Moaatasn Coed. (StreevPO Box) Moor ft (E507 (cin) (State) ‘(zip Code) _ TELEPHONE (optionay: ZO) UIP “S/o [| _ FAX (Optionan: EMAIL (Optional): _ Jil Kamil (@ wage . berg RECORDS REQUESTED: Please Identify each of the documents that are subject to this request with sufficient speciicty ‘so we can ascertain whelher wo have these documents and how to locate them. {list of items purchased by PA State Police {or other state agencies in conjunction with PSP) between 19/12/14 and 10/31/14 relating to the search for Eric Matthew Frein in Pike and Monroe Counties, Please include prices for each item purchased as well as which vendor/supplier was used to purchase them, List ‘would include, but not be limited to: electronic equipment, camouflage gear, surveillance or field cameras, high-tech gadgets, commiunications equipment, ete, ayer ay . Hei ren Yo the extent that this request aoeks or may bo construed to seck Pennsylvania Stato Police records Involving covert law enforcement investigations, including Intelligence, gathering and analysis, the Department can neither confirm, nor deny the existence of such records without risk of compromising Investigations and Imperlling Individuals, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, therefore, should the Department's response to this request be Intorprotod as indicating otherwise. In all events, should such records exist, they are entirely exempt from public disclosure under the Right-to-Know Law, 65 P.S, §§ 67.101-67.3104, and the Criminal History Record Information Act, 18 Pa.C.S. §§ 9101-9183. } Production of requested public records Is subject to prepayment of all RTKL fees, For seaurity purposos, this agency will only produce public records In paper format, unless the records exclusively exist In another medium, PLEASE MAIL, DELIVER IN PERSON, FAX, OR EMAIL YOUR REQUEST TO: Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Records & Identification ATTN: AGENCY OPEN RECORDS OFFICER 1800 Elmerton Avenue Harrisburg, PA 17110-9758 FAX: 717-525-5795 EMAIL; (PSP-Righttoknowd@pa.cov) PSPIRTKL TRACKING NO. [AORO RECEIPT DATE-STAMP: FINAL RESPONSE DATE: CALCULATED RESPONSE DUE DATE: FINAL RESPONSE DUE DATE:Giannone Hurley, Christine A From: Hamil, Jim Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2015 11:18 PM To: SP-RIGHT TO KNOW LAW. Subject: TK requests from WNEP-TV Attachments: sp request WNEP 1 pdf psp request WNEP 2,pdf ‘Thanks very much for your consideration in this matter, aH Jim Hamill Newswatch 16 Reporter/Anchor