DC Action Guide

Pursuant to the District of Columbia Freedom of Information Act (DC Code §§ 2-531 through 2-539), I request copies of the following records:

1. All documented incidents, reports, or investigations where public access to police radio scanner communications resulted in:
   • Injury or harm to any officer or personnel
   • Compromise of any tactical operation
   • Flight or escape of any suspect
   • Interference with any emergency response
   for the period January 1, 2000 through August 2011 (when encryption was implemented).

If no responsive records exist, please provide written confirmation of that fact.

Pursuant to the District of Columbia Freedom of Information Act (DC Code §§ 2-531 through 2-539), I request copies of the following records:

1. All internal communications, memos, and reports regarding the 2011 decision to encrypt MPD radio communications.
2. Any cost-benefit analyses conducted prior to implementing encryption.
3. All DC Council testimony, hearing transcripts, or committee documents related to the encryption decision.
4. Any consideration of alternatives to full encryption, such as media access programs or delayed release.

Pursuant to the District of Columbia Freedom of Information Act (DC Code §§ 2-531 through 2-539), I request copies of the following records:

1. Any policies, procedures, or guidelines regarding media access to police radio communications.
2. All requests from media organizations for access to encrypted radio channels, and MPD's responses.
3. Any consideration of media access programs similar to NYC's Local Law 46 or San Francisco's credentialing system.
4. Any analysis of how other major cities have balanced encryption with press access.