Birmingham arrest record for journalist Howard Koplowitz
Submitted | June 5, 2020 |
Est. Completion | None |
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From: Runa Sandvik
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Alabama Public Records , I hereby request the following records:
Any and all records detailing the arrest and detention of journalist Howard Koplowitz on June 3 2020 by officers of the Birmingham Police Department. Records requested include police reports, arrest reports, witness statements, and/or narratives submitted by police officers involved with the reporters’ arrests.
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.
Sincerely,
Runa Sandvik
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Alabama Public Records request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 5, 2020. 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Alabama Public Records request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 5, 2020. 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: Birmingham Police Department
Thank you for your inquiry.
Please refer to our public records request page: www.birminghamal.gov/recordsrequest<http://www.birminghamal.gov/recordsrequest>
Pursuant to the §36-12-40, Code of Alabama 1975, Inspection and Copying of Records, “Every citizen has a right to inspect and take a copy of any public writing of this state, except as otherwise expressly provided by statute.”
The fee schedule to obtain copies of records and/or to inspect records and the statement of general public records policy are incorporated herein and attached hereto.
Please read carefully and acknowledge before submitting your records requests from the online form at www.birminghamal.gov/recordsrequest.
Thank you.
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