September 16, 2026 · Police FOIL response
Police Search Found No Record of Any Complaint About the Boathouse Photoshoot
The Police Department’s written determination reports that it could not find records concerning the boathouse property or the single six-hour fashion photoshoot after a reasonable search.
Most important finding
The Police Department reported that, after a reasonable search, it found no responsive police records concerning the boathouse or the six-hour fashion photoshoot.
The request specifically covered calls for service, complaint logs, incident or offense reports, officer notes, blotter entries, photographs, video references, referrals, warnings, summonses, citations, and written dispositions. None were located concerning the boathouse property at 61 Turtle Point Road or the photoshoot.
In practical terms, the Police Department produced no record that anyone complained to the police about the shoot, no record that officers responded to it, and no record that it generated an incident, warning, citation, or enforcement action.
Findings by request
- Records specifically concerning the boathouse and photoshoot: The Department stated, “The records sought cannot be found after a reasonable search.”
- Broader historical police records involving photography, filming, video production, or drones on private property: Records were produced with personal identifying information redacted. The accompanying 52-page production concerns other historical photography, filming, and drone-related matters rather than the McFadden boathouse photoshoot.
- Communications about the property, the shoot, boathouses, the proposed law, or alleged effects involving noise, traffic, parking, safety, privacy, or neighborhood tranquility: The Department stated that no responsive records could be found after a reasonable search.
- Police records showing how earlier photography or filming complaints were investigated or resolved: The Department produced redacted historical records responsive to this broader request.
- Police summaries, statistics, recommendations, or factual reports describing public-safety or quality-of-life effects from photography, filming, drones, or boathouse use: The Department stated that no responsive records could be found after a diligent search.
“The records sought cannot be found after a reasonable search.”
Police FOIL determination, Request No. 1, concerning the boathouse property and the fashion photoshoot
“The records sought cannot be found after a reasonable search.”
Police FOIL determination, Request No. 3, concerning communications about the property, asserted impacts, and the proposed law
“The records sought cannot be found after a diligent search.”
Police FOIL determination, Request No. 5, concerning Police Department summaries or findings about public-safety and quality-of-life effects
What the documents establish
- There is no located Police Department complaint record tied to the photoshoot.
- There is no located call for service, incident report, warning, summons, citation, or police disposition tied to it.
- There is no located Police Department communication connecting the shoot to noise, traffic, parking, safety, privacy, or neighborhood-tranquility concerns.
- There is no located Police Department analysis showing that photography, filming, or boathouse activity represents a broader recent public-safety or quality-of-life problem.
- The historical records that were produced do not transform the owner-supervised daytime photoshoot into a documented police incident.
Fair interpretation
The response substantially undermines any suggestion that the proposed law was prompted by a documented police, public-safety, or neighborhood-tranquility problem arising from the photoshoot. The Police Department’s files, according to its own determination, contain no responsive record of such a problem.
The documents do not independently prove that the law was motivated by personal dislike. However, they strengthen the argument that the Village has not demonstrated a documented complaint-based or police-based justification connected to the photoshoot.
Complete source package
Received email and both attachments
This page summarizes the written determination for readability. The original email, official determination, and complete production are provided without alteration through the links above.