Police records
Unless already undercover, police names public record
December 02, 2010
Q: I requested the name, job title, salary and years of service of local borough police officers. My request was denied on the basis that officers “could, at some point in the future, go undercover.” Is that right? Read More…
Opinion: Court decides you don't need to know
September 27, 2010
Pennsylvania emerged from the dark ages of public disclosure two years ago when the Legislature finally passed an open-records law that lifted the veil of secrecy from most local governments. Last week, in an opinion that turns on its head the notion of public accountability by public officials, the Commonwealth Court draped that veil of secrecy back over the state police and, by extension, all police agencies in Pennsylvania. Read More…
Court: State police incident reports not public
September 16, 2010
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Incident reports filed by Pennsylvania state troopers do not have to be released to the public, Commonwealth Court ruled Thursday in a reversal of the state open records office. The 6-1 majority ruling said the forms are covered by an exception to the Right-to-Know Law that allows agencies to withhold criminal investigative records.
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