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A&A: Can City Attorney Withhold 911 Call Transcripts?

FAC March 8, 2010

Q: A county supervisor called 911 to report what he described as an assault with several punches thrown at him. The local police department investigated and determined witnesses saw no punches thrown. After some delay, the city attorney has released the police investigative documents. Thus far, they have refused to release transcripts of the phone call(s) to report it. The city attorney is claiming that releasing the transcripts may have a chilling effect on other

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Online Sheriff’s Blotter

firstamendment June 14, 2009

Online Sheriff’s Blotter Q: The County Sheriff Department maintains a website that contains a sheriff’s blotter of recent calls and related arrests by community.  When I first started using this website to track crime in my community, the information about arrests included the charges filed, felony status, jurisdiction issuing warrants, etc.  That information was removed about 18 months ago and replaced with this statement: “Due to security concerns, we have discontinued posting detailed inmate information on this website. Information required

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Obtaining Procedures Manual

firstamendment June 14, 2009

Obtaining Procedures Manual Q: I am trying to get a copy of the Officer Safety Manual from the California Highway Patrol.  I do work investigating accidents.  The particular accident I am investigating is a Traffic accident.  The officers on scene state that they followed procedures set forth in the Officer Safety Manual.  I called the CHP to obtain a copy and was told that this manual is not available to the public as it covers

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The California Department of Health Services, Ongoing Investigations, and Public Records

firstamendment June 14, 2009

The California Department of Health Services, Ongoing Investigations, and Public Records Q: I’m a reporter tracking down the causes of an E coli outbreak. The California Department of Health Services isn’t releasing info because it considers its investigation ongoing. Are health investigations exempt? I’m not sure how release of information might jeopardize a scientific investigation. How should I phrase my request to get the documents as soon as possible? Also – as part of this

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Traffic Citations and the CPRA

firstamendment June 14, 2009

Traffic Citations and the CPRA Q: I have questions in two areas of the CPRA: 1. Are traffic citations written by local police agencies records that can (have been) released under CPRA?  I’m not an attorney so I’m not sure if these documents would constitute a record of an “arrest” per se since the violator has, in essence, been detained and released on the spot or if they would be considered part of an “investigative”

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