Here are summaries of each visit:
City of Allen Park
Asked auditor’s name. Responded within five days, saying document didn’t exist.
Allen Park Police Department
Responded within five days. Declined to provide document, citing several exemptions from disclosure. City attorney — who did not return several telephone calls to clarify this decision — sent letter denying request and citing FOIA exemptions that say producing the log would interfere with law enforcement proceedings, would disclose law enforcement investigative techniques of procedures, would endanger the life or physical safety of law enforcement personnel, would prejudice the ability to maintain security of institutions occupied by persons arrested, would prejudice the public body’s ability to protect the public safety, and would identify residences that law enforcement agencies are requested to check in the absence of their owners or tenants.
Allen Park Public Schools
Responded within five days, providing the record.
City of Auburn Hills
Responded within five days, saying the document didn’t exist.
City of Berkley
Responded within five days, saying the document didn’t exist.
Berkley School District
Asked auditor’s name. Responded within five days, providing the record.
City of Birmingham
Responded within five days, providing the record.
Birmingham Police Department
Responded within five days, providing the record.
Birmingham Public Schools
Responded within five days, providing the record.
City of Bloomfield Hills
Responded within five days stating would take extension. Responded within 10-day extension that record did not exist.
Bloomfield Hills Public Safety
Provided the record when auditor visited.
Bloomfield Hills School District
Responded within five days with letter containing information. Did not provide original document.
Clarenceville School District
Did not respond within five days but eventually provided letter containing information. Did not provide original document.
City of Dearborn
Did not respond within five days but eventually provided letter saying document did not exist.
Dearborn Police
Asked why auditor wanted information. Responded within five days, providing the record.
Dearborn Public Schools
Responded within five days, providing the record.
City of Dearborn Heights
Asked why auditor wanted record. Responded within five days, saying document did not exist.
Dearborn Heights Police Department
Asked auditor’s affiliation. Asked why auditor wanted record. Told auditor must put reason record was requested on request form. Responded within five days, providing the record.
Dearborn Heights District 7 Schools
Responded within five days, with letter containing information.
City of Detroit
Did not respond within five days but eventually provided letter saying documents did not exist.
Detroit Police Department
Asked auditor’s name, affiliation and repeatedly asked reason for wanting record. Asked for identification. Responded within five days, did not provide record.
Detroit Public Schools
Responded within five days, providing the record.
East Detroit Public Schools
Asked auditor’s name. Responded within five days, providing the record.
City of Eastpointe
Responded within five days, saying document did not exist.
Eastpointe Police Department
Asked auditor’s name. Asked why auditor wanted record. Responded within five days saying request didn’t "contain sufficient descriptive information to permit a search" of records.
City of Farmington
Responded within five days, providing the record.
Farmington Public Safety
Repeatedly asked auditor why wanted record. Responded within five days, providing the record.
Farmington Public Schools
Two students visited. Both were asked why wanted record. Both received response within five days, letter contained information.
City of Farmington Hills
Told may have to provide $50 deposit for fees. Responded within five days, saying document did not exist.
Farmington Hills Police
Two students visited. Responded within five days, providing the record to both.
City of Ferndale
Said it was "policy" to ask why auditor wanted information. Responded within five days, stating would take extension. Provided the record within 10-day extension.
Ferndale Police
Responded within five days, providing the record.
Ferndale Public Schools
Responded within five days, providing the record.
Village of Franklin
Asked why auditor wanted record during visit and in subsequent telephone call. Responded within five days, stating would take extension. Provided record within 10-day extension.
City of Garden City
Did not respond within five days, but provided record.
Garden City Police
Responded within five days, providing the record.
Garden City School District
Responded within five days, providing the record.
City of Grosse Pointe
Responded within five days, saying document did not exist.
Grosse Pointe Public Safety
Chief called auditor after visit to ask why record was requested. Responded within five days, providing the record.
Grosse Pointe Public Schools
Responded within five days, providing the record.
City of Grosse Pointe Farms
Asked auditor name, affiliation and why record was requested. Said document requested was not a public record. Responded within five days, saying document did not exist.
City of Grosse Pointe Park
Responded within five days, providing the record.
Grosse Pointe Park Public Safety
Responded within five days that record didn’t exist.
Village of Grosse Pointe Shores
Auditor was asked why wanted record. Responded within five days, saying document did not exist.
Grosse Pointe Shores Public Safety
Auditor was asked name and why wanted record but was given record during visit.
City of Grosse Pointe Woods
Auditor was asked why wanted record. Responded within five days, saying document did not exist.
Grosse Pointe Woods Public Safety
Auditor was asked name, affiliation and why auditor wanted record. Was told if they were "just a nosy neighbor" the department wouldn’t want to give out the information. Did not respond within five days, but did provide the record.
Hamtramck Police
Two students visited. Neither received a response or the record.
Hamtramck Public Schools
Auditor was asked name, affiliation and why the record was requested. Responded within five days, providing the record.
City of Harper Woods
Responded within five days, saying document did not exist.
Harper Woods Police
Auditor was asked if she was a lawyer and why she wanted the record. Auditor was telephoned after her visit and asked her name and why she wanted the record. Did not respond within five days, but did provide the record.
Harper Woods School District
Responded within five days, providing the record.
City of Hazel Park
Auditor was asked name, affiliation and why he wanted the record. Did not respond within five days, but eventually said record did not exist.
Hazel Park Police
Auditor was asked name and why the record was requested. Responded within five days, providing the record.
Hazel Park Community Schools
Auditor was asked name, affiliation and why the record was requested. Responded within five days, providing the record.
City of Highland Park
Auditor was asked name, affiliation and why the record was requested. Responded within five days, saying record did not exist.
Highland Park Police
Wayne County Sheriff’s Department administers services. Auditor was asked name, affiliation, identification and why the record was requested. Did not respond within five days. Did not provide record.
Highland Park School District
Auditor was asked name. Responded within five days, providing the record.
City of Huntington Woods
Auditor was asked affiliation. City sent blank evaluation form as response.
Huntington Woods Public Safety
Auditor was asked name. Responded within five days providing record.
City of Inkster
Did not respond within five days. Did not provide record.
Inkster Police
Auditor was asked name and why the records were requested. A sergeant later called the auditor and asked why the records were requested, saying it seemed "suspicious" and that he didn’t feel comfortable giving out the information. Did not receive response in five days or information.
Inkster Public Schools
Auditor was asked name, affiliation and why the record was requested. Responded within five days, providing the record.
City of Lincoln Park
Did not respond within five days. Eventually provided record.
Lincoln Park Police
Auditor was asked name and why the record was requested. Responded within five days, providing record.
Lincoln Park School District
Auditor was asked his name, affiliation and why the record was requested. Responded within five days, providing the record.
Livonia Public Safety
Responded within the five days, providing the record.
Livonia Public Schools
Two students visited. Both were asked name and reason for wanting the record. One was asked for identification. Both received the information in a letter.
Macomb County
Responded within the five days, saying document did not exist.
Macomb County Sheriff’s Department
Auditor was asked why the record was requested and was told it wasn’t a public record. Responded within five days, providing record.
Mount Clemens (Macomb County Sheriff’s Department)
Auditor was asked name, affiliation and why the record was requested. Responded within five days, providing record.
City of Madison Heights
Responded within five days, saying the document did not exist.
Madison Heights Police Department
Auditor was asked name, affiliation, for identification and why the record was requested. Responded within five days, providing the record.
Madison School District
Auditor was asked why the record was requested. Responded within five days, saying the record didn’t exist. District has contract with employment agency for interim superintendent.
City of Melvindale
Auditor was asked name, affiliation and reason for wanting record. Did not respond within five days. Did not provide record.
Melvindale Police Department
Two students visited. One was asked name, affiliation and why the record was requested. The other was asked why the record was requested. Responded within five days, providing the record.
City of Mount Clemens
Responded within the five days, providing the record.
Mount Clemens Community Schools
District responded in five days, providing the record.
City of Northville
Auditor was asked affiliation and why the record was requested. Responded within five days, providing the record.
Northville Police
Auditor was asked why the record was requested. Responded within five days providing the record.
City of Novi
Responded within five days, saying document did not exist.
Novi Police
Auditor was asked why record was requested, but was given record during visit.
Novi Community Schools
Responded within five days, providing the record.
City of Oak Park
Responded within five days, saying the record did not exist.
Oak Park Public Safety
Auditor was told log wasn’t a public record but then chief OK’d it. Responded in five days, providing record.
Oak Park Public Schools
Two students visited. One was asked name, affiliation and reason for requesting record. Did not respond within five days, but eventually provided record.
Oakland County
Asked name, affiliation and why record was requested. Was told it was not a public record. Responded within five days, saying document did not exist.
Oakland County Sheriff’s Department
Did not respond in five days. Did not provide record.
City of Orchard Lake
Responded within five days, saying document did not exist.
Orchard Lake Police
Auditor was asked why record was requested but was given record during visit.
City of Pleasant Ridge
Auditor was asked name. Responded within five days, but did not provide record.
Pleasant Ridge Police
Asked auditor name, affiliation and why record was requested. Was told request was "bullshit" and asked if there was an "ulterior motive" for wanting it. Responded within five days providing record.
City of Plymouth
Responded within five days. Notified of extension. Provided record.
Plymouth Canton Community Schools
Responded within five days, providing record.
City of Pontiac
Did not respond within five days, but eventually said record did not exist.
Pontiac School District
Did not respond within five days, but eventually provided the record.
City of Redford
Auditor was asked name. Responded within five days, saying document did not exist.
Redford Union School District
Responded within five days, providing the record.
River Rouge Police
Did not respond within five days. Did not provide record.
River Rouge Schools
Responded within five days, providing the record.
City of Riverview
Responded within five days, saying the document did not exist.
Riverview Community Schools
Auditor was asked name, for identification and why the record was requested. Responded within five days, providing the record.
City of Rochester
Responded within five days, saying the document did not exist.
Rochester Police
Responded within five days, providing the record.
Rochester Community Schools
Auditor was asked why record was requested. Was told, "You do realize we will ask for an extension." Responded within five days, providing the information in a letter.
Romeo
Responded within five days, saying the document did not exist.
City of Romulus
Responded within five days, saying the document did not exist.
Romulus Police
Auditor was asked name but was given record during visit.
Romulus Community Schools
Responded within five days, providing information in letter.
Roseville Police
Responded within five days, providing document.
Roseville Community Schools
Did not respond within five days but eventually provided document.
City of Royal Oak
Responded within five days, saying document didn’t exist.
Royal Oak Police
Responded within five days, providing the record.
Royal Oak Schools
Responded within five days, providing the record.
City of Southfield
Auditor was asked affiliation. Did not respond within five days, but eventually said document didn’t exist.
Southfield Police
Responded within five days, saying document didn’t exist.
Southfield Public Schools
Asked auditor if request was a subpoena. Responded within five days, providing the information in a letter.
City of Southgate
Responded within five days, saying the document did not exist.
Southgate Police
Responded within five days, providing the document.
Southgate Community Schools
Responded within five days, providing record.
St. Clair Shores Lakeshore Public Schools
Auditor was asked why record was requested. Responded within five days, providing record.
City of Sterling Heights
Responded within five days, but did not provide record.
Sterling Heights Police
Responded within five days, providing document.
City of Taylor
Responded within five days, providing document.
Taylor Police
Responded within five days, but did not provide record.
Taylor Schools
Auditor was asked affiliation. Responded in five days, but provided information in letter.
Trenton Police
Did not respond within five days, but eventually provided record.
Trenton Public Schools
Responded within five days, providing record.
City of Troy
Responded within five days, saying record did not exist.
Troy Police
Responded within five days, providing record.
Troy Schools
Responded within five days, providing record.
City of Utica
Auditor was asked why wanted record. Responded within five days, saying record did not exist.
Utica Police
Auditor was asked name, affiliation, why record was requested. Responded within five days, providing record.
Utica Community Schools
Responded within five days, providing record.
City of Warren
Auditor was asked name and why record was requested. Responded within five days, saying record did not exist.
Warren Police
Auditor was asked why record was requested. Did not respond within five days. Did not provide record.
Warren Consolidated Schools
Responded within five days, providing record.
Waterford Police
Auditor was asked name. Responded within five days, providing record.
Wayne County
Responded within five days, saying record did not exist.
Wayne County Sheriff’s Department
Auditor was asked why record was requested. Was told it was not a public record. Did not respond within five days. Did not provide record.
City of West Bloomfield
Responded within five days, saying record did not exist.
West Bloomfield Schools
Did not respond within five days, but eventually provided record.
City of Westland
Responded within five days, saying record did not exist.
Westland Police
Auditor was asked name, affiliation, for identification. Responded within five days, providing record.
Wayne Westland Community Schools
Responded within five days, providing the record.
