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A&A:Trying to gain access to police records on musician’s unresolved cause of death

FAC April 12, 2012

Q: I have been trying to get information regarding the death of a musician-songwriter for a few years now. He died in 2003 from stab wounds and his case was declared inconclusive by the police, and has remained open since. The police has never been able to determine if it was a suicide or a murder. I know that the police have some files and reports that even the family were not allowed to see,

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A&A: Accessing police records on frequent use or misuse of helicopters hovering above my neighborhood

FAC February 14, 2012

Q: I am writing to inquire what I can do to obtain a Los Angeles police report. Their website reports are only disclosed to the victims, and references Section 6254 of the Government Code (para. f) which seems to support their limited release. I’m requesting the documents to investigate the use, or misuse, of helicopters in our neighborhood. The latest example was last night, at 4AM, circling low over our neighborhood for nearly an hour.

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A&A: Denied access to supervision records of high-risk parolee

FAC November 30, 2011

Q: Message I’m trying to obtain records of supervision for a high-risk parolee who is accused of murder. I sent a public records request and received a rejection letter that cites dozens of government codes in its defense. But I wonder if there’s a way to fight that rejection. After all, that information has become public in several high-profile cases such as Phillip Garrido and John Albert Gardner. I have the letter of rejection if

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A&A: Police refuse request for incident report from peaceful protest

FAC September 9, 2011

Q: In August 2010 myself and three others were passing out Christian prolife materials to clients approaching a Planned Parenthood (PP) clinic. The PP is located in a public commercial strip mall and shares a common parking lot with the other businesses. A private security official threatened us with arrest if we did not move off the parking areas. We were not blocking, or occupying any spaces. We declined and five Sheriff’s deputies eventually arrived.

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A&A: Sheriff’s office won’t release names of inmates held on immigration charges

FAC August 26, 2011

Q: I’m working on a story about inmates in county jail released into ICE (Immigration Customs Enforcement)  custody. Seeking records of these individuals has brought up two questions. The first: are records of jail inmates (aka booking info) public? The county sheriff’s office says no. The second: are local jails prohibited from release names of inmates on immigration holds? I’ve asked for info on inmates released into ICE custody. They refused first on the (incorrect)

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