LAPD Incident Reports (Los Angeles City Attorney's Office)
| Multi Request | LAPD Incident Reports |
| Submitted | Dec. 4, 2024 |
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From: Joey Scott
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Hello,
I am requesting incident reports from the following traffic collisions involving LAPD officers. The officer's names and incident reports must include by law:
"information that must be made available to the general public includes: the time, substance, and location of the complaints or request for assistance; the time and nature of law enforcement’s response; the time, date, and location of occurrence; the time and date of the report; factual circumstances surrounding the crime or incident; a general description of injuries, property and/or weapons involved; and the name and/or age of the victim (unless their identity must remain confidential under state law).
- Dashcams, body cams, and any audio/video collected by your department related to these incidents must be included.
The law: "Disclosure may be delayed for up to one year during an active criminal or administrative investigation, but only if the disclosure would substantially interfere with that investigation.
Agencies must be able to produce audio or visual recordings while maintaining a reasonable expectation of privacy for those being depicted in the recording. Agencies are expected to use redaction technology that blurs or distorts images or audio. If an agency cannot adequately protect a subject’s privacy with the use of such redaction technology, then it may withhold the entire recording. However, a copy must be made available to any person (or designated representative) whose privacy interest is protected by the public nondisclosure."
The names of those involved in the corresponding settlements are below. Council files are available, too.
Hernandez, Rogelio v. City of Los Angeles, et al. L23-00964 22STCV36223
Hernandez, Rogelio v. City of Los Angeles, et al. L23-00964 22STCV36223
Simpson et al., James Thomas v. City of L.A., et al. L22-00211 21STCV27435
Ehrenberg, Joshua v. LAPD, et al. L20-01750 20STCV21992
Valles, Frank v. City of Los Angeles, et al. L21-00903 19STCV30604
Bailey, Leslie and Alexis Bailey v. Jacob Kinker, et al L20-00950 19STCV45975
Chavez, Justyce v. City of Los Angeles, et al. L22-00397 21STCV33770
Chavez, Justyce v. City of Los Angeles, et al. L22-00397 21STCV33770
Prioritize incident reports first, followed by BWC and dashcam footage.
Thank you!
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 calendar days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Joey Scott
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 9, 2024. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From:
I am out of the office and until mid-morning on Monday Dec. 23. If you are emailing to make or follow-up on a California Public Records Act (CPRA) request, please contact Frank Mateljan at frank.mateljan@lacity.org, or your request will not be timely processed. For all other matters, please call the City Attorney's front desk at 213-978-8100 in my absence. (mailto:frank.mateljan@lacity.org)
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Strefan Fauble
Assistant City Attorney
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From: Los Angeles City Attorney's Office
Mr Scott,
The Los Angeles City Attorney's Office has received and continues to search
for records responsive to your request as outlined in your email dated
December 9, 2024.
Please be advised that this office finds that "unusual circumstances" exist
with respect to the request, as that term is defined in California
Government Code section 7922.535. Unusual circumstances exist because of
the need to search for, collect, and appropriately examine a voluminous
amount of separate and distinct records in order to respond to the
request. We will make a determination concerning your request on or before
December 30, 2024.
best regards,
Frank Mateljan
From: Los Angeles City Attorney's Office
Hello Mr. Scott,
Find below incident reports responsive to your request sent to our office
on December 9. Certain personal identifying information of witnesses and
victims were redacted to protect privacy pursuant to Government Code
section 7922.000. Staff was unable to locate any audio/video associated
with the reports, but it is likely these records would be possessed by LAPD
and CHP to whom you can submit a request.
Warm Regards,
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*Bethelwel Wilson*
Deputy City Attorney
General Counsel Division
Los Angeles City Attorney's Office
200 N. Main Street, 8th Floor
City Hall East, Mail Stop 140
Los Angeles, CA 90012
bethelwel.wilson@lacity.org
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disclosure, copying,
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you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately
by e-mail and delete the original message and any attachments without
reading or saving in any manner.
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electronic message transmission contains information
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Los Angeles City Attorney, which may be confidential or protected by the
attorney-client privilege and/or the work product doctrine. If you are not
the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying,
distribution
or use of the content of this information is prohibited. If you have
received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by
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