Request for Body-worn Camera Footage: Angela Luna (1/17/2023)
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| Tracking # |
P099326-010825 |
| Submitted | Jan. 7, 2025 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Kelly Stevenson
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
All unedited body-worn camera / bodycam recordings related to the following law enforcement critical incident:
Incident Date: January 17, 2023
Incident Time: about 12:20 a.m.
Location: 11500 block of the Southwest Freeway, Houston, TX
Victim Name: Angela Luna
I am specifically requesting the unedited body-worn camera recordings captured by all officers present for the full duration of the incident, including audio recordings associated with the footage.
If any portion of the requested footage must be redacted, I ask that you clearly indicate the portions that have been redacted and provide an explanation of the legal basis for the redactions. If the requested footage is withheld in its entirety, please provide a detailed explanation citing relevant public records exemption(s).
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Kelly Stevenson
From: Houston Police Department
Dear Kelly Stevenson:
Thank you for your interest in public records of Houston Police Department. Your request has been received and is being processed in accordance with Chapter 552 of Texas Government Code, the Public Information Act. Your request was received in this office on 1/8/2025 and given the reference number P099326-010825 for tracking purposes. Records Requested: To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
All unedited body-worn camera / bodycam recordings related to the following law enforcement critical incident:
Incident Date: January 17, 2023
Incident Time: about 12:20 a.m.
Location: 11500 block of the Southwest Freeway, Houston, TX
Victim Name: Angela Luna
I am specifically requesting the unedited body-worn camera recordings captured by all officers present for the full duration of the incident, including audio recordings associated with the footage.
If any portion of the requested footage must be redacted, I ask that you clearly indicate the portions that have been redacted and provide an explanation of the legal basis for the redactions. If the requested footage is withheld in its entirety, please provide a detailed explanation citing relevant public records exemption(s).
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Kelly Stevenson
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Houston Police Department
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Texas Public Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 8, 2025. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #P099326-010825.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Houston Police Department
RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of January 08, 2025, Reference # P099326-010825.
Dear Kelly Stevenson,
Your invoice is ready. Please login to the to make an online payment. Houston Public Information Request Center
If you have any questions, please reply to this email or contact our office.
Sincerely,
Houston Police Department
From: Houston Police Department
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RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of January 08, 2025, Reference # P099326-010825. Dear Kelly Stevenson, The Houston Police Department received a public information request from you on January 08, 2025. Your request mentioned: “To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
All unedited body-worn camera / bodycam recordings related to the following law enforcement critical incident:
Incident Date: January 17, 2023
Incident Time: about 12:20 a.m.
Location: 11500 block of the Southwest Freeway, Houston, TX
Victim Name: Angela Luna
I am specifically requesting the unedited body-worn camera recordings captured by all officers present for the full duration of the incident, including audio recordings associated with the footage.
If any portion of the requested footage must be redacted, I ask that you clearly indicate the portions that have been redacted and provide an explanation of the legal basis for the redactions. If the requested footage is withheld in its entirety, please provide a detailed explanation citing relevant public records exemption(s).
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Kelly Stevenson
Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/ We will release the body worn camera within 220 business days of accepting the charges. Please be advised there is no other responsive information for the remaining categories of the request. Section 552.101 excepts from disclosure "information considered to be confidential by law, either constitutional, statutory, or by judicial decision." This section encompasses information protected by other statutes and common-law privacy. Therefore, we will not release any confidential information under Section 552.101 of the Local Government Code. Also, for purposes of section 552.1085 pertaining to the "sensitive crime scene images" which means, "a photograph or video recording taken at a crime scene, contained in or part of a closed criminal case, that depicts a deceased person in a state of dismemberment, decapitation, or similar mutilation or that depicts the deceased person's genitalia." Therefore, unless you represent the deceased, and if some of the photographs consist of sensitive crime scene images, please be aware the "sensitive crime scene images" are not releasable and must be withheld under section 552.1085 of the Government Code. The itemized list of charges are
BWC Video
BWC Footage
DVD
Postage
Total Charge
23
$230.00
$424.88
$15.00
TBD
$669.88
Deposit
$334.94 Based on the charges listed above, pursuant to section 552.2615 of the Local Government code and section 70.7 of the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) cost rules. Your request is more than $100. In accordance with section 552.263 to processes your request, a deposit of is required. You may submit your payment electronically through the portal, or you may continue to submit payment by mail with a check or money order. $334.94 Please note that your request will be considered automatically withdrawn, if we do not receive notification from you within the 10 (ten) business days from the date of this statement, expressing that you either accept the charges and agree to pay them, modify your request in response to the cost estimate provided herein, or have sent, or are sending, a complaint regarding the charges to the Texas Attorney General. Payment Acceptance:
* If you accept the charges and forward written documentation of acceptance, your request will be processed within 120 ( One Hundred and Twenty) business days after your deposit is received.
* Please note no work will be undertaken until we receive your written response and your deposit.
* In addition, there are several requests ahead of yours and we will process each request in the order in which they are received. You will be contacted once we get closer to processing your request. Please ONLY submit the deposit as this is just an estimate of the charges.
* Payments should be made payable to the City of Houston and labeled with Reference # P099326-010825 Checks or money orders made by mail to include your deposit must be submitted with a copy of the invoice to: Houston Police Department Office of Legal Services Open Records Unit, 10th Floor 1200 Travis Street Houston, TX 77002. Police Department Public Information - P099326-010825 If you have any questions, or wish to discuss this further, please contact my office at (713)308-9156. Sincerely, Rachel Felipe Administrative Assistant Houston Police Department (HPD)