87-115 (reports concerning traffic violations) Arkansas Att'y Gen. While we find no cases that address this issue, there are opinions of the Attorney General that conclude that certain arrest reports are subject to disclosure under the FOIA.
Despite its finding that the documents are public records, the court further found that the appellees did not violate the FOIA because release of the information to the public would jeopardize an ongoing investigation, therefore, the records fall within the scope of the "undisclosed investigation" exception to the Act. 25-19-105 (1987), and should be open to inspection and copying during the regular hours of the custodian of the records. After a hearing the court held that the jail log, shift sheet, incident reports, arrest reports and all other reports and records kept in the usual operation of the Pine Bluff Police Department are public records within the meaning of the Arkansas FOIA, Ark.
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