CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER

DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY
FIRE POLICE SHERIFF
9-1-1 COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS
CRIME PREVENTION & CONTROL SAFE CITY
Office of the
Manager of Safety
1331 Cherokee Street
Room 302
Denver, CO 80204-2720
Phone: (720) 913-6020
Fax: (720) 913-7028


July 13, 2012

Richard Lester
MuckRock News
1495-20012903@requests.muckrock.com

RE: Records Request Denver Police Department Drone Documents

Dear Mr. Lester:

Your request of July 12, 2012 directed to the Denver Police Department was forwarded to me for
response. The responses to each of your specific requests are listed below:

1. any requests for proposals, proposals submitted by vendors, contracts, budgets or cost
allocations for the purchase and/or use of aerial drones, UAs, UAVs, and UASs
(hereinafter drones);

The Denver Police Department has no requests for proposals, proposals submitted by
vendors, contracts, budgets or cost allocations for the purchase and/or use of aerial
drones.

2. any policies, guidelines, manuals and/or instructions on department use of drones,
including on the legal process required (such as a warrant or court order), if any, before
operating a drone;

The Denver Police Department has no policies, guidelines, manuals and/or instructions
on department use of drones.

3. any departmental records concerning this departments use of drones now or plans to
use drones in the future including:

a. the types of investigations or instances in which this department is using or plans to
use drones, or how it plans to support, manage or oversee the usage of drones by another
department or office;

b. policies, guidelines, manuals and/or instructions on storage requirements or
procedures for video or static images obtained through use of drones, including retention
times;

c. the altitude at which drones can or do fly;


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d. drones ability to carry weapons.

The Denver Police Department has no records concerning the use of drones now or
plans to use drones in the future.

If you have any additional questions in this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Regards,

/MD

Mary Dulacki
Records Coordinator