Subject: FW: chemical field tests Date: Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at 2:31:37 PM Pacific Daylight Time From: DA Media To: Ryan Gabrielson Mr. Gabrielson: We appreciate the request to include our office in your story. We respectfully decline all interviews regarding this subject. Thank you, Clark County District Attorney’s Office. -------- Original message -------From: Ryan Gabrielson Date: 9/6/16 4:45 PM (GMT-08:00) To: DA Media , Tina Talim , Christopher Lalli Subject: Re: chemical field tests I’m following-up again to request an interview regarding chemical field tests, the jusUce court judges meeUngs, and preliminary hearings in drug cases. -- Ryan Gabrielson (bio) Staff Reporter; ProPublica (510) 990-6308 desk (917) 455-1713 mobile @ryangabrielson From: Ryan Gabrielson Date: Friday, September 2, 2016 at 1:41 PM To: DA Media Subject: Re: chemical field tests Thank you for the response. Is there another lawyer at the DA’s office I can speak with about chemical field tests and the process of gaining jusUce court judges approval of police results? Ideally, I’d like to speak with DA Wolfson. Also, I’ve been trying to reach Tina Talim about the heroin field test presentaUon without success. Please let me know what we can arrange. Best, Ryan -- Ryan Gabrielson (bio) Staff Reporter; ProPublica Page 1 of 3 (510) 990-6308 desk (917) 455-1713 mobile @ryangabrielson From: DA Media Date: Thursday, September 1, 2016 at 8:55 AM To: Ryan Gabrielson Subject: FW: chemical field tests Good morning Mr. Gabrielson, Thank you for contacUng our office with the offer of this interview. Unfortunately, Mr. Lalli has been predisposed and will be unable to interview. We wish you great success on your story. Sincerely, Clark County District Acorney’s Office From: Ryan Gabrielson [mailto:Ryan.Gabrielson@propublica.org] Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2016 2:08 PM To: Christopher Lalli Subject: Re: chemical field tests Checking in to confirm you received my earlier email. Is there someone else I should be gegng in touch with at the DA’s office? Best, Ryan -- Ryan Gabrielson (bio) Staff Reporter; ProPublica (510) 990-6308 desk (917) 455-1713 mobile @ryangabrielson From: Ryan Gabrielson Date: Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at 1:15 PM To: "christopher.lalli@clarkcountyda.com" Subject: chemical field tests Mr. Lalli; I'm a reporter with ProPublica working on a story about the use of chemical field tests for illegal drugs in Clark County. I'm gegng into town first thing tomorrow morning and am wondering if you have Ume to sit down, if only briefly, at some point in the next several days. Kim Murga and Stephanie Larkin at Page 2 of 3 the LVMPD forensic lab have detailed the process of how Metro and the DA receive approval for the field tests at the jusUce court level, but it would be hugely helpful for me to learn more from the DA's office. Thanks much. Best, Ryan -- Ryan Gabrielson (bio) Staff Reporter; ProPublica (510) 990-6308 desk (917) 455-1713 mobile @ryangabrielson Page 3 of 3