I received a general notice today from Central Records stating that requests must now be submitted through an electronic form and that email is no longer accepted. Please confirm that this does not affect PR27478, which is open, reopened by the Department on July 27, and the subject of a pending petition before the Attorney General, and that correspondence in that matter continues by email.

Robert Samuel White

From: Records, Central <Central.Records@osp.oregon.gov>
Sent: Monday, 27 July 2026 14:58:44
To: Robert Samuel White <rsw@rswfire.com>
Subject: RE: Second Supplemental Filing — Petition for Public Records Order, Robert Samuel White / Oregon State Police (PR27478; CAD SP26097765)  

Hello,

Oregon State Police has launched a new, streamlined process for submitting public records requests. Effective immediately, all requests must be submitted using our electronic request form. 

We are no longer accepting requests via email.  To submit a request, please use the following link: https://forms.osp.oregon.gov/forms/prrrecordsrequest

You can also access this form through our website at oregon.gov/osp under the “How do I request a public record” section.

This form should be used for both general public records requests and requests from public agencies.

Please allow at least 30 days for processing before following up on the status of your request.  For all other inquiries, we strive to respond to emails within 1–2 business days. 

Thank you for your cooperation as we work to improve our service.

Minga Romero
Central Records Section, Oregon State Police
3565 Trelstad Ave SE, Salem OR  97317-9614

From: Robert Samuel White <rsw@rswfire.com> 
Sent: Monday, July 27, 2026 2:35 PM
To: PublicRecordsOrder@doj.oregon.gov
Cc: Records, Central <Central.Records@osp.oregon.gov>; Hubbard, Micah E <>; Bolton, Holly R <>; Governor Kotek * GOV <governor.kotek@oregon.gov>
Subject: Second Supplemental Filing — Petition for Public Records Order, Robert Samuel White / Oregon State Police (PR27478; CAD SP26097765)

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To the Public Records Advocate / Attorney General's Office:

I filed a Petition for Review of Denial of Public Records Request in this matter on July 22, 2026, and a first supplemental on July 24, 2026. I write to supplement the record a second time.

On July 27, 2026, five days after the petition was filed, Oregon State Police notified me that a thorough review has identified additional responsive records and that it is reopening PR27478, with production estimated at three weeks. I do not withdraw the petition. The Department's notice resolves none of its counts — it describes no search, cites no exemption, rules on no fee waiver, and does not say whether the recorded dispatch communications for March 24, 2026 still exist.

The attached supplemental filing places the Department's own admission in the record; identifies the one assertion in it that cannot be correct as written (that records of a March 24 event were "not in our system" on April 3); and renews, with urgency, the single time-sensitive request in this matter — whether the March 24 dispatch recordings still exist and whether any responsive record has been destroyed, purged, or allowed to age off a retention schedule since April 2, 2026. That question can be answered in a sentence and does not depend on the three-week review now underway.

The filing is attached, together with the newly added exhibits: Exhibit 27 (the Department's reopening notice) and Exhibit 28 (my response of July 27, 2026). Exhibit 26 (the July 24, 2026 letter from the District Ranger) was filed with the first supplemental and is included in the attached package for reference.

Respectfully,

Robert Samuel White

P.O. Box 334, Reedsport, Oregon 97467

rsw@rswfire.com — [phone]