Agency discretion
Denied: State Police records on 40-year-old murder case
August 28, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania State Police for information or
records regarding a murder that took place about
40 years ago. Read
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Granted: Electric study still under borough review
August 14, 2009
Granted: An electric study
performed on behalf of the borough of Hatboro,
although the solicitor had not yet finished legal
review. Read
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Denied: State Police report on grandson's death
August 11, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania State Police for incident reports
related to a fatality. The PSP denied the
request, citing the provision allowing it to
withhold noncriminal investigative records.
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Denied: Identity of complainant in DEP investigation
August 10, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Department of Environmental Protection for
information regarding a complaint made about the
requesters, and the name of the person who filed
the complaint. Read
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Denied: Letters of complaint against requesters, as non-criminal investigation records
August 03, 2009
Denied: A request to Worcester
Township for written complaints made about the
requesters. The township had denied the request,
citing the Right to Know Law provision allowing
agencies to withhold non-criminal investigative
records dealing with complaints. Read
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Denied: Perry County emergency responder recordings
July 27, 2009
Denied: A request to the Perry
County Emergency Management Center for copies of
recordings regarding a specific vehicle accident.
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Denied: State Police investigative reports on a fire
July 24, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania State Police for reports and
photographs about a fire. The PSP had denied the
request, citing the exemption in the Right to
Know Law protecting non-criminal investigative
records. Read
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Granted: Redacted PSP inspection report on fatal accident
July 02, 2009
Granted in part, denied in part:
A request for an inspection report about at fatal
accident from the Pennsylvania State Police.
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Denied: 911 tapes from City of Philadelphia
June 23, 2009
Denied: A request to the city of
Philadelphia seeking an audio copy of 911 calls
made by an individual on a certain date.
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Denied: Request for unredacted fire report by convicted arsonist
June 18, 2009
Denied: A request for unredacted
fire marshal's reports on fires at a certain
address in Philadelphia. The city had partially
granted and partially denied the request,
providing the requester with one record but
redacting personal identifying information on the
grounds that the requester had been convicted for
murder and arson in connection with the fire in
question. Read
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Denied: Scranton fire hydrant report, as public safety threat
June 15, 2009
Denied: A request for the most
recent fire hydrant report made by the
Pennsylvania American Water Company to the City
of Scranton.
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Denied: Records relating to Dept. of Health complaint
June 15, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Department of State for all records, including
notes, relating to a complaint the requester
filed with the Department of Health. Read
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Granted: Nursing home inspection documents, after redaction
May 06, 2009
Granted: Copies of surveys and
inspections conducted by the Department of Health
at ManorCare in Yeadon, a Medicare provider of
nursing care and rehabilitation. ManorCare had
requested documents related to surveys and/or
inspections conducted at its facility, including
materials related to the DOH's issuance of a
Statement of Deficiencies. Read
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Denied: Request for fatal accident 911 tapes from Carbon Co.
May 01, 2009
Denied: A request to Carbon
County seeking 911-call audiotapes related to a
fatal accident involving the requester's brother.
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Denied: School district report investigating eBay sale of property
April 30, 2009
Denied: A request for copies of
an investigation report concerning the
undervalued sale of East Stroudsburg Area School
District property on eBay. Read
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