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Are city-owned and operated surveillance camera recordings of public areas subject to disclosure in accordance with the California Public Records…
I have received conflicting information from public records experts and police public information officers on what law enforcement agencies have…
I want to investigate the suicide of man in the county jail. Can I get access to his files at…
I have questions in two areas of the CPRA 1. Are traffic citations written by local police agencies records that…
My nephew (18) was arrested in a stabbing at his high school. He was not on campus at the time…
I requested information from the Police Department on an elder abuse investigation in the community. Through my open records request…
I plan on submitting a public records request for a missing persons report that was filed with a police department.…
I am a newspaper reporter fleshing out a book about a child abduction from a few years back. The minor…
The Sheriff’s Office refused to provide me with a copy of their Police Report about a shooting. I stated that…
Can an individual obtain through the freedom of Information Act a law enforcement investigation report that has already been concluded?…