Police blotters and the CPRA Q: I freelance for a community newspaper and I cover anything that goes on in one city. I have been trying to deepen my coverage and want to check the police blotter more regularly, only when I went recently I noticed that it was a couple days behind. I went back a second time a day later and it was pointless because they hadn’t updated yet. I asked why and
Criminal Records and the CPRA Q: In interviewing individual applicants to provide childcare for my 2 toddlers, it is of utmost importance that I verify whether or not they (and/or the location of the premises used for such services) has been involved with any law enforcement issues (ie: is there any criminal history? Has law enforcement ever been called out to the home/place of services? How many times? For what?; etc.). Upon asking for a
Public Record, and 911 Call Logs Q: We submitted a Public Records Request to the Police Department seeking a copy of their ‘Call for Service’ log, known also as the Daily Dispatch Log, Police Blotter or 911 Call Log. They denied the request indicating that they don’t have this type of information, therefore are not required to compile such information. We are seeking the Dates of Calls for Service, the respective incident numbers, time of