Frank Venegas Arrest Bodycam Footage

Dear Patrick Cassidy:

The Broward Sheriff's Office received a public records request from you on May 10, 2023, seeking the following: To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Florida Sunshine Law, I hereby request the following records:

I am requesting Police body camera footage related to a May 6, 2023 incident that took place at a Pompano Beach AirBnb.

Frank Venegas
Date: 05/06/2023
Time: 12:00 AM
Arresting Agency: POMPANO BEACH
Personal Information
Arrest Age:21
Gender: Male
Birthdate: 07/16/2001
Height: 5'08"
Weight: 124 Ibs
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Green
Charges
#1 Touch Or Strike/battery/domestic Viol
STATUTE: 784.03-1a1(HG)

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,

Patrick Cassidy

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Your request was assigned a reference number R311833-051023 and is being processed in the order in which it was received.

The Broward Sheriff’s Office is committed to providing records as quickly and efficiently as possible. Please note, as a result of an increase in workload and current staffing, our unit is experiencing a backlog of requests for public records. We appreciate your patience as we’re working diligently to fulfill requests in the order in which they are received. Please DO NOT make a duplicate request for a copy of your report/record as this could further delay the turnaround time.

Thank you.

Broward Sheriff's Office
Public Records Unit

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RE: General Records Request of May 10, 2023. Reference# R311833-051023 Dear Patrick Cassidy: The Broward Sheriff's Office received a public records request from you on May 10, 2023, seeking the following: [PUBLICRECORDDESIRED Unfortunately, as of today, the State Attorney’s Office has not filed discovery in this case.  Per the case law below, this case is still considered an “active criminal investigation” and none of the evidence is able to be released. Case law interpretation of “active” investigation: ribune Company v. Public Records, 493 So. 2d 480, 485 (Fla. 2d DCA 1986), review denied sub nom., Gillum v. Tribune Company, 503 So. 2d 327 (Fla. 1987) (all information given or required to be given to defendants is disclosable to the public when released to defendants or their counsel pursuant to the rules of discovery). If you are the legal representative of the defendant, when the State Attorney files discovery you will have access to all of the evidence free of charge and unredacted via their office.  However, until that time, my agency is not permitted to release anything related to this case. When Discovery is filed or if you have any questions regarding this case and the release of related evidence, please contact contact the State Attorney’s Office directly at 954-831-8083. Should you have any additional questions or concerns, please respond to this email. Sincerely, Broward Sheriff's Office

Dear Patrick Cassidy,
In regards to the General Records Request received on 5/10/2023 and given the Reference Number R311833-051023, the request now closed.

If you would like to submit a new records request, please visit the Public Records Center.

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Good evening,
A message was sent to you on May 10 advising that this was still an open and active investigation and that the records were not available for release.  Please review the message history on this request to locate the original response sent to you.  As such, this request has been denied and the ticket closed.
Thank you,
Digital Records Unit