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    Reporter’s Field Guide: Data Sources in California

    […] clearances: Monthly crime reports from law enforcement agencies across the state including homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny/theft, motor vehicle theft and arson. Domestic-violence calls to police: Monthly statistics on domestic violence-related calls to local law enforcement. Profiling: Annual reports on police stops, which are required under the Racial and Identity Profiling Act […]

    January 29, 2026

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    First Amendment Newsgathering Police Records

    How much detail about the incident, offense, or arrest is the public entitled to under the law?

    […] was hoping to confirm the firearms' recovery through the police reports.) In response, the department said most of the information I was seeking was exempt pursuant to 6254(f). The department did provide two "Call summary" documents listing the incident number, time and location of the incident; as well as an arrest log showing the defendants' […]

    May 25, 2018

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    CPRA Police Records

    Accessing police Internal Affairs reports

    I often work with women who have been abused by police officers, often sparking internal affairs investigations into the officer. We have never been able to get any info on the IA beyond "founded" or "unfounded." I was just alerted to Cal Govt Code 6254.7, which seems to indicate the victim has a right […]

    September 20, 2010

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    CPRA Police Records

    Denied request for identities of homicide victims four years after the crime

    I have a question about police records you may be able to help with. I'm trying to verify the identities of some homicide victims, four years after the crime. I've asked for the name and date of birth of the victims, but the department says they may not release the info. Do you know […]

    November 16, 2014

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    CPRA Police Records

    Writer denied access to coroner’s report on 1947 Black Dahlia case

    I am researching the 'Black Dahlia' murder in California in 1947. I have asked the LAPD for its file on this case, which has been refused under section 6254(f) of the CPRA. The FBI and DA have disclosed their files on the case (the FBI with heavy redactions).The LA County Coroner's Office refuses to disclose the […]

    June 10, 2015

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    CPRA Police Records School Records

    College Campus Police Blotter

    I am interested in finding out whether the police blotter on college campuses is public record. Are there any case laws regarding this particular topic?

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Police Deny Request for Previously Public Statement Claiming Exemptions

    I am seeking public records from the Police Department. They routinely deny access to records claiming exemptions. In 2017 police drew guns on a group of black youth at the Target store. After a viral video criticizing the incident was posted and subsequently deleted, the Police released a statement. My request for records from […]

    May 15, 2019

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    CPRA Police Records

    I Am The Victim of A Crime. Does the CPRA Allow Me Access Police Reports on the Incident?

    […] sorry to hear that you were the victim of a crime.  Unfortunately, police investigatory records are exempt from disclosure under the Public Records Act under Government Code § 6254(f), which exempts "[r]records of complaints to, or investigations conducted by, or records of intelligence information or security procedures…or security files compiled by any other state or local police […]

    January 9, 2020

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    CPRA FOIA Police Records

    Online arrest records no longer show violations

    I have received conflicting information from public records experts and police public information officers on what law enforcement agencies have to release relating to arrest history. So, let me ask you directly, if I submit a request to a police department in California that asks if John Doe, DOB 1/1/60, has ever been arrested […]

    November 17, 2009