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Reference
Number:
4.4
ERIC
GARCETTI
Mayor
January 11,
2017
Douglas
E.
irell
Harder
Mirell
Abrams
LLP
132
S.
Rodeo
Drive, ourth Floor
Beverly
ills,
CA
0212-2413
DMIRELL@HMAFIRM.COM
Dear
Mr.
irell:
I
have
reviewed your
alifornia
Public
Records
Act
the
Act)
equest
for
information
pertainingto
the
status
of
he
Missing Person
Report
(MPR)
iled
by
Leah
Remini,
n
or about
August
5,
2013,
egarding
Michele
Diane
Shelly)
Miscavige.
The
Los
Angeles
olice
Deparhnent
the
Department)
s
cognizant
of
ts
responsibilitiesunderthe
Act.
It
recognizes the
statutory
scheme
was
nacted
in
order
to
maximize
itizen
access
to
the
workings
of
government.
The
Act
does
not
mandate
disclosure
of
ll
documents
within
the
government s
possession.
Rather,
by
pecific
exemption and
eference to
other
statutes,
the
Act
ecognizes
that
there are
boundaries
where
the
public's
right
to
access
must
be
balanced
against
such
weighty
considerations
as
the
right
of
privacy,
a
right
of
constitutional
dimension
under
CaliforniaConstitution,
Article
1, Section
1.
The
aw
lso
exempts
from
isclosure
ecords
that
are
privileged
or
confidential
or otherwise
exempt
under
either
express provisions
of
he
Act
or
pursuant
to
applicable
ederal
or
tate
law,
er
alifornia
Government
Code
ections
6254(b);
254(c);
254(fl;
6254(k);
and 6255.
The
Discovery
unction
is
to
respond
to
a
equest
for records.
Thus,
am
nable
to
respond
to
your
equests for
answers
o
questions
1-12, as
your
equest
does
not
easonably
describe
an
identifiable
record
or
ecords
as
described
under
Section
6253(b)
f
he
Act.
In
regard
to
your
equest
for
reports
or
other
documents,
ncluding,
without
imitation,
any
and
all
follow-up
nd/or
3.14
eports
prepared
by
LAPD
etectives
or
other personnel, please
note
that
records
of
nvestigations
conducted by, r
nvestigatory
files
compiled
by,
ny
ocal police
agency
or
law
enforcement
urposes,
re
exempt
from
disclosure
in
accordance with
Section6254(fl,
s
your
equest
seeks
records
that
are properly
part
of
nvestigatory
file(s).
Therefore,
your
equest
is
denied.
AN EQUAL
EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
www,LAPDOn/ine.orgwww,joinLAPD,com
Mr.
ouglas
Mirell
Page
2
14.4
In
response
o
items
13
and
14
taff
from
he
Policies
and
Procedures
ivision
have
ocated
the
following
records:
Missing/Found Persons
nvestigation
Reports Audit
-October
2016
Intradepartmental
Memo
rom
he
Chief
f
olice
Missing/Found Persons
nvestigation
ReportsAudit
AD
o.
15-010)
eptember 28,
016
Notice
from
he
Chief
f
etectives
—Procedures or Handling
ritical
Missing
Adults January
14,
2014
Notice
from
he
Chief
fDetectives
—Missing
erson
nvestigation
August
8,
2008Los
Angeles
olice
Department
Manual
Volume
4
ection
712.05
nvestigation
Prior
to
Reporting
a
Missing Person;
712.10
Missing/Found
Persons;
uvenile
or
`At
Risk' MissingPerson;
12.30
ound/Unidentified
Persons
Los
Angeles
olice
Deparhnent
Manual
Volume
Section
420.10
Role
of
he
News
edia;
Section
420.20
Role
of
he
Department;
20.30 Department
Public
nformation
Officer;
420.40
Responsibility for
the
Release
of
nformation;
420.50
Scope
and
Content
of
he
Release
of
Information;
440.10
Requests
or Information;
440.40
esponsibility
of
fficers to
Supply
Information
If
you
wish
o
obtain the
aforementioned
nformation please
submit
a
check
r
money
rder
made
ayable
o
the
LAPD,
n
the
amount
of
2.80,
long
with
a copy
of
his
letter
to
the
Los
Angeles
olice
Department, iscovery
ection
201
North
Los
Angeles
treet
Space 301,
Los
Angeles,
alifornia
90012.
If
you
have
any
uestions regarding
this
correspondence,
lease contact
Management
Analyst
Mary
aylor
of
he
Discovery
ection
at
(213)
78-2112.
Very
ruly
yours
CHARLIE
BECK
Chief
f
olice
RTIN
BLAND,
enior
Man
gement
Analyst
Officer
-in
-Charge, iscovery
ection
Legal
ffairs
Division