Mahoning Request August 13, 2026

Pursuant to the Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law (65 P.S. § 67.101 et seq.), I request copies of the following records, in the native electronic format (e.g., CSV or spreadsheet) in which each is generated by the Flock Safety software:

1. The Organization Audit Log reflecting all searches conducted by Mahoning Township Police Department personnel using the ALPR camera system, from the date each account was established in Flock's system (or the earliest date for which such records exist) through the date this request is processed, including all available fields (user, date/time, search parameters, reason).

2. The Network Audit Log reflecting searches of Mahoning Township's ALPR camera data conducted by personnel of other agencies through network-sharing arrangements, for the same period.

3. The "Shared Networks" report from Mahoning Township's Flock Network Sharing dashboard, showing every organization Mahoning Township's account currently shares data to or receives data from, including associated permissions and share date — including any federal agency (ICE, CBP, DHS) or out-of-state agency.

4. Mahoning Township's current Network Sharing preferences for each network it owns, including any auto-accept sharing radius, network discoverability settings (fifty miles / statewide / nationwide), and which features (Search, Hot List, VMS, Analytics) are set to auto-share.

5. Any records or screenshots showing Mahoning Township's current Flock Safety configuration settings for data retention period, live-stream access, and statewide/nationwide network-sharing participation.

Note: Flock Safety, "Guide to Flock Safety Data for Open Records Laws" (Sept. 3, 2025), states that audit logs are accessed via the agency's Flock admin dashboard "Insights" tab and downloadable as spreadsheets in 31-day increments, and that network-sharing data is downloadable via the "Download CSV" function on the Shared Networks page. The same document advises agencies that exporting these records through Flock's built-in tools "is generally not considered 'creating a new record.'" This request seeks existing, exportable records only.

This letter will acknowledge your Right-to-Know Law request dated and received August 13, 2026, for which an extension of time was taken to September 18, 2026, requesting the following:

1. The Organization Audit reflecting all searches conducted by Mahoning Township Police Department personnel using the ALPR camera system, from the date each account was established in Flock's system (or the earliest date for which such records exist) through the date this request is processed, including all available fields (user, date/time. Search parameters, reason).

2. The Network Audit Log reflecting searches of Mahoning Township's ALPR camera data conducted by personnel of other agencies through network-sharing arrangements, for the same period.

3. The "Shared Networks" report from Mahoning Township's Flock Network Sharing dashboard, showing every organization Mahoning Township's account currently shares data to or receive data from, including associated permissions and shared data - including any federal agency (ICE, CBP, DHS) or out-of-state agency.

4. Mahoning Township's current Network Sharing preferences for each network it owns, including any auto-accept sharing radius, network discoverability settings (fifty miles/statewide/nationwide), and which features (Search, Hot List, VMS, Analytics) are set to auto-share.

5. Any records or screenshots showing Mahoning Township's current Flock Safety configurations settings for data retention period, live-stream access, and statewide/nationwide network-sharing participation.

As the Open Records Officer for Mahoning Township ("Township"), I hereby deny your request for the following reasons:

For requested Items (1-3), I deny your request because the records sought relate to criminal investigations and are, therefore, exempt from disclosure pursuant to 65 P.S. § 67.708(b)(16). In addition, the Criminal History Records Information Act, 18 Pa.C.S. §§ 9101 et seq., prohibits all disclosure of this information. Finally, only the Appeals Officer for the Carbon County District Attorney's Office has jurisdiction to consider whether the requested information relates to a criminal investigation. See 65 P.S. § 67.503(d)(2).

For requested Items (4-5), I deny your request because the records sought do not exist. Pursuant to 65 P.S. § 67.705, I am not required to create a record which does not currently exist or to compile, maintain, format, or organize a record in which Mahoning Township does not currently, compile, maintain, format, or organize the record.

Under the Right-to-Know-Law, you have the right to appeal, in writing, my denial of your request. If you wish to appeal, you may file an appeal with the Office of Open Records within fifteen (15) business days of the mailing date of this response. Your appeal shall state the grounds upon which you assert that the records are public records and shall address any grounds stated by myself on behalf of Mahoning Township for denying your request. The Office of Open Records shall assign an Appeals Officer to review the denial.