Request for Body-worn Camera Footage: Nikolas Acosta (January 06, 2023)
It is a clone of this request.
| Tracking # |
25-403 |
| Submitted | Feb. 21, 2025 |
| Due | March 14, 2025 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Jeffrey Lamson
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records 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 06, 2023
Location: 1200 block of South Michigan Avenue, Roswell, NM
Victim Name: Nikolas Acosta
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 15 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Jeffrey Lamson
From: Roswell Police Department
City of Roswell, NM
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From: Roswell Police Department
Good day,
I have received your request for Inspection of Public Records. We are in the process of gathering that information. I will have a response to you within the time frame designated by the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act.
Due to the high volume of lapel video and other requests, it may take us longer than normal to provide the requested records. We hope to have the request completed in a few weeks, but if we can provide the records sooner, we will be in touch.
In response to your inquiry regarding cost, we charge $25 per DVD-R/thumb drive. If you prefer to utilize our website NextRequest, if the file sizes exceed 2GB there is a $25 free, and if the total file sizes exceed 16GB, the there is a $50 fee.
Sincerely,
Georgia A Davey
Records Supervisor/Records Custodian
Roswell Police Department Records
(575) 624-6770 ext 4184
(575) 624-6780 (fax)
Roswell Police Department
“in pursuit of excellence”
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 21, 2025. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #25-403.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Roswell Police Department
Good morning,
Unfortunately we are still working on getting this request completed. We have been experiencing an extremely high volume of requests the past few months, almost all of which are requests for lapel video. There are approximately twenty requesters ahead of you, and I only have two people employed full time to work on lapel video review and redaction, one of which was only recently hired in response to the increase in requester volume.
As soon as we can get your request completed I will be in touch with you. I appreciate your patience and understanding and apologize for the inconvenience.
Thank you.
Georgia A Davey
Records Supervisor/Records Custodian
Roswell Police Department Records
(575) 624-6770 ext 4184
(575) 624-6780 (fax)
Roswell Police Department
“in pursuit of excellence”
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 21, 2025. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #25-403.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Roswell Police Department
Good afternoon,
Unfortunately we are still very behind on lapel records requests. There are still approximately eighteen requesters ahead of you. We are working as quickly as we can; unfortunately, review and redaction of lapel video is a slow, time consuming process that must be done accurately according to the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act.
We will do our best to have your request completed, but it will still take a few weeks. If we are able to complete it sooner, we will definitely be in touch.
Thank you again for you patience and understanding, and we apologize for the extended delay.
Thank you.
Georgia A Davey
Records Supervisor/Records Custodian
Roswell Police Department Records
(575) 624-6770 ext 4184
(575) 624-6780 (fax)
Roswell Police Department
“in pursuit of excellence”