SEEKING INFO REPLY'S
Below is the email I sent to all Fifty states and the reply’s I have received to date May 21, 2005. Now since every one in authority says to contact the local police about this I myself contacted sheriff’s offices or State Troopers offices along with others.
April 15, 2005
To whom this may concern.
I am seeking information on the number of complaints of electronic aggression / attacks against persons / property, past and present in your area (city and state wide) along with any past or present investigations and procedures that may be documented dealing with said aggressions or attacks. If you do not have this type of information, please forward this to the appropriate department / agency.
By electronic aggression / attack I am referring to the use of, but not limited to the use of, High Energy Radio Frequency devices or weapons also know as HERF Guns, Microwave weapons, and other frequency type devices or electronic weapons wither home made or store bought.
Any information you can provide will greatly help the on going investigations in the greater Dallas / Fort Worth, Texas area.
Thank you
Tracy Givens
Fort Worth, Texas
Reply’s
Iowa
I am sorry but we do not have this information. I have also checked with our Department of Criminal Investigations and they too do no have this information.
Sergeant Genie Clemens
Safety Education Coordinator
Clemens, Regina [DPS]"
clemens@dps.state.ia.us
Georgia
Thank you for visiting our website. The Georgia Department of Public Safety does not handle this particular issue. Please refer to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation's website at http://www.dmvs.ga.gov/ or (404) 244-2600.
Montana
Tracy Givens
April 21, 2005
Re: Request for information
In your recent email to the Montana Department of Justice, you asked for information related to acts of “electronic aggression.”
I am afraid there is very little the Department of Justice can do for you. While the Montana Board of Crime Control maintains statistics for a variety of crimes, “electronic aggression” is not defined in Montana law and so would not be tracked the way other crimes - homicide, assault, etc. - would be.
If you’d care to contact local agencies - city police or county sheriffs or county attorneys - here is a link to a directory:
http://bccdoj.doj.state.mt.us/directory/index.shtml
Sincerely,
LYNN SOLOMON
Public Information Officer
Nebraska
In regards to your request on eletronic weapons intelligence. The Nebraska State Patrol is not aware of any current issues in dealing with this subject. Lieutenant John J. Shelton Commander CID / Intel Nebraska State Patrol 402-479-4099
Michigan
The State of Michigan does not have this type of information as a weapon type. Therefore, we cannot provide you with this information. No law enforcement agency would have this since they all have to follow the FBI reporting guidelines.
Sorry we couldn't assist you.
Wendy Easterbrook-Crime Analyst
Michigan State Police
Criminal Justice Information Center
7150 Harris Drive
Lansing, MI 48913
(517) 322-5520 phone
(517) 322-5350 fax
Florida
Your email is being forwarded to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for
their review and appropriate response.
Sincerely,
Office of Public Affairs
Florida Highway Patrol
(850) 410-0999
fax (850) 921-4476
www.fhp.state.fl.us
New York City PD
Crime Analysis and Program Planning Section
capps@nypd.org
Mr. Givens: We have not had any reported incidents with the above mentioned weapons. OMAP/CAPPS
Colorado
Tracy- The Colorado State Patrol has had no such complaints. Sergeant Jon Barba Colorado State Patrol Operational Development Section 700 Kipling Street Denver, CO 80215 (303) 239-4554
Jon.Barba@cdps.state.co.us
Missouri
The Patrol does not use any of these types of weapons and we are not familiar with anyone who does. We are not aware of any complaints from citizens. Thank you Public Information and Education Division Missouri State Highway Patrol
mshppied@mshp.dps.mo.gov
Hawaii
Tracy. We have had zero instances of this type of activity in Hawaii reported to state law enforcement personnel. Seeing as how I represent the State side on this, you can take it for gospel. I cannot, however, speak for the Honolulu Police Department, and suggest you visit them by emailing the Chief of Police, Boise Correa. Good luck in your quest.
Jim Propotnick
Deputy Director, Law Enforcement
Dept. of Public Safety, Hawaii
James.L.Propotnick@hawaii.gov
Kansas
This is to inform you that the Kansas Highway Patrol has received your e-mail and will be responding to your questions or requests. If you need an immediate reply to a question please call any of the Troop Headquarters or our General Headquarters list within the website during business hours central standard time.
Support Services Section General Headquarters Kansas Highway Patrol
Information"
info@khp.ks.gov
Maine
Thank you for your inquiry. Unfortunately we are unable to answer your questions. You could try contacting the Maine Bureau of Public Safety, but I am sure that they would be unable to comment on any ongoing investigations, if there are any.
Sue Wright Reference Librarian Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library Augusta, Maine 04333 207 287-1600
Reference, Lawlib
Lawlib.Reference@legislature.maine.gov
London England
Unfortunately this falls outside of our jurisdictional area as we are the UK National Hi-Tech Crime Unit. Given your concerns I suggest that you contact your local police or your local FBI field office for further assistance
Best Regards
Desk Officer (AL)
Tactical & Technical Support
National Hi-Tech Crime Unit
PO Box 10101
London
England
E14 9NF
Office +44(0)870 241 0549
Fax +44(0)870 241 5729
Email desk.officer@nhtcu.org
Web www.nhtcu.org
New Zealand ( I did also receive a letter from them, says about the same as the rest)
Thank you Tracy Givens for submitting your question/comments! If needed, we will email you back. On some occasions, a reply may not be necessary. However, if your message does require a reply, we will endeavour to respond to you shortly. Thank you again. New Zealand Police
"NZ Police Web Site"
no-reply@contact.police.govt.nz
National Institute of Justice
Dear Sir or Madame: Thank you for your request! Your inquiry has been forwarded to the NIJ-sponsored clearinghouse of criminal justice information, the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS), for response. You will receive an acknowledgement to your email address from "AskNIJ" confirming that we have successfully received your submission. Sincerely, National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
asknij@ncjrs.org
Dallas FBI
(I Sent This, Response below)
April 22, 2005
I have a few questions about the number of complaints being recorded dealing with the use of electronic devices or weapons by the general public. It has come to my attention that in a 10-month period from late 2004 to early 2005 there were 219 new reports of such types of crime taking place inside the United States.
1) Who would have this documentation on the total number of reports of electronic attacks or aggressions by members of the general public?
2) What would be the correct wording when trying to locate this information? Would it be electronic attack or electronic aggressions or what?
3) How is the FBI dealing with such reports / complaints?
4) Should a person become a target / victim of such attacks just where would they find help in documenting the attacks for the purpose of prosecution?
5) Exactly what would a person be charged with if caught using one of these types of devices against another person?
Dallas Public (Response to above)
Reports of this type would have to be requested from FBI Washington, D.C. The 2003 reports would be coming out now. It takes time to get all the totals from all the States. The 2004 report will not be ready till at least 2006. You will have to contact them.
Dallas.Public@ic.fbi.gov
Department of Justice
USDOJ Comments/ Questions
ASKDOJ@usdoj.gov
Fri, 22 Apr 2005
Thank you for contacting the Department of Justice. This is an automatic acknowledgement that your e-mail was received. It will be reviewed in the order it was received.
