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A&A: Online arrest records no longer show violations

FAC November 16, 2009

Q: 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 or involved as a party in a criminal incident, what does the law say about how the agency is supposed

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Los Angeles Times suing to discover identity of officer who shot 16-year-old boy to death

donal brown October 13, 2009

The Los Angeles Times has sued the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department seeking the name, rank and other employment information about the sheriff’s deputy who shot a 16-year-old Compton boy to death July 5. -DB Courthouse News Service October 13, 2009 LOS ANGELES (CN) – The Los Angeles Times sued the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department in Superior Court, demanding information on the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy in Compton. Avery Cody Jr. was shot to death

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No transparency in the Oakland shootings of SWAT team sergeants

donal brown July 28, 2009

Troubling questions remain about how such experienced Oakland policemen were killed by a single gunman in March. The police chief is withholding 911 tapes and other documents to flout open government laws and keep the media and others from seeking the truth. -DB The Oakland Tribune Commentary July 26, 2009 By Thomas Peele THE SHOOTING DEATHS of four Oakland police officers in March represented perhaps the most tragic day in the history of California law enforcement.

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Justice Department seeking secrecy for Cheney interview in Valerie Plame case

donal brown July 27, 2009

In deciding to make records public of Dick Cheney’s interview with prosecutors in the CIA leak case, a federal judge is seeking to balance the public’s right to know with avoiding making public servants leery of cooperating in future investigations. -DB Politico July 21, 2009 By Josh Gerstein President Barack Obama’s Justice Department is arguing that former Vice President Dick Cheney’s interview with prosecutors in the CIA leak case should remain secret for five to

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Los Angeles plans to shift records from software to Google

donal brown July 21, 2009

The Los Angeles City Council will decide whether to shift e-mails and other public records from its antiquated records retention software to a Google service which experts say could improve public access. The police department is concerned that sensitive arrest records would not be secure in the event of the shift. -DB Los Angeles Times July 17, 2009 By David Zahniser and Phil Willon Frustrated by a slow and antiquated computer system, the city of Los

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