April 2024 police incident

Dear Lewis Manning:

Thank you for your interest in the public records of the Austin Police Department. Your request has been received and is being processed. Your request was received in this office on 4/25/2024 and given the reference number R129669-042524 for tracking purposes.
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Re: Open Record Request of April 25, 2024, Reference # R129669-042524

Dear Lewis Manning,

The Austin Police Department (APD) received a Public Information request from you on April 25, 2024, to request copies of records pertaining to the following:
“To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

I am seeking records related to the police incident at 12th Street and the I-35 SB frontage road on April 23 at approximately 7:30pm. Please provide any:
- incident reports
- 911 calls
- police body camera footage (of the incident commander only)

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,

Lewis Manning

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A thorough search of records of the Austin Police Department provided no responsive information.

Thank you for contacting the Austin Police Department.

Open Records Unit
Austin Police Department

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Re: Open Record Request of April 25, 2024, Reference # R129669-042524;
Dear Lewis Manning,
The Austin Police Department (APD) received a Public Information request from you on April 25, 2024, to request copies of records pertaining to the following: “;To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

I am seeking records related to the police incident at 12th Street and the I-35 SB frontage road on April 23 at approximately 7:30pm. Please provide any:
- incident reports
- 911 calls
- police body camera footage (of the incident commander only)

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,

Lewis Manning

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The Austin Police Department does not have a 9-1-1 call as this originated as a DPS incident. The information we have is that DPS was flagged down and we assisted, however you can verify whether they have a 9-1-1 by submitting a request with DPS.
We do not have an incident report as this is a DPS incident, if a report exists, it would be their records and you will have to submit a request with them as well.
The information you requested includes a police officer’s body worn camera recording. Access to body worn cameras recordings are governed by chapter 1701 of the Texas Occupations Code. Chapter 1701 provides the procedures a requestor must follow when seeking a body worn camera recording. Section 1701.661(a) provides:
A member of the public is required to provide the following information when submitting a written request to a law enforcement agency for information recorded by a body worn camera:
• the date and approximate time of the recording;
• the specific location where the recording occurred; and
• the name of one or more persons know to be a subject of the recording.
Because you have not provided the information required by section 1701.661(a) of the Occupations Code, we are prohibited from releasing the body worn camera recording(s) to you.
However, section 1701.661(b) permits you to submit a future request for the body worn camera recording(s) you are seeking if/when you are able to provide the required information.
If you have any questions, please contact me at 512-974-5499 or by replying to this email.
Sincerely,
Open Records Unit
Austin Police Department