In York, we've had some go-rounds with city police over access to public records. But, that I know of, we've never gotten to this level (at least regarding fairly routine requests; I do remember a long struggle with the city for us to get access to historical police records related to the 1969 riots, but that's another story):
The (Baltimore) Sun is suing its city's police department for basically ignoring public records requests and/or assessing high fees for records it is willing to provide. A police department spokesman said he couldn't comment on the lawsuit because he hadn't seen it, but said police "understand the importance of transparency." Hmmmm.
The (Baltimore) Sun is suing its city's police department for basically ignoring public records requests and/or assessing high fees for records it is willing to provide. A police department spokesman said he couldn't comment on the lawsuit because he hadn't seen it, but said police "understand the importance of transparency." Hmmmm.
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