Things the Brookhaven Police Department Did to Me:
- Read my emails and did not answer: 39 read receipts from the Chief’s mailbox (Brandon Gurley), 7 from the Records Unit’s division manager (Lonnie Napier).
- Left my written request to communicate by email, as a disability accommodation, without a written answer (February 24, 2026).
- Closed a request and told me to start over: “This request is complete. Please file a new request with the details mentioned in your email and include a reference to this request.” (February 20, 2026, portal account under Clarissa Medina’s name).
- Sent me to the City Clerk for records it said it did not maintain (February 23 and March 18, 2026, Medina; March 6, 2026, Standridge).
- Closed a request with “There is no responsive documents for this request.” (March 5, 2026, Standridge).
- Closed a request “due to the lack of response.” (March 19, 2026, Medina).
When the Brookhaven Police Department Did It:
| Date | What happened |
|---|---|
| February 9, 2026 | I send the Chief a written request for a departmental response. No substantive answer. |
| February 17, 2026 | A portal estimate: “We estimate the total fee for your request will be $44.02 for 2 hours.” |
| February 20, 2026 | A request closed with an instruction to file a new one. |
| February 23, 2026 | A request redirected to the City Clerk. |
| February 24, 2026 | I renew my written request to communicate by email as a disability accommodation. |
| February 26, 2026 | An ADA grievance through the City’s published process is redirected to Linda Warren. |
| March 5 and 6, 2026 | “No responsive documents”; another redirect to the City Clerk. |
| March 6 and 9, 2026 | 36 requests closed, 20 in 5 minutes and 38 seconds. |
| March 19, 2026 | A request closed “due to the lack of response.” |
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