October 22, 2012

Ms. Judith S. Rawls

Police Admin

Legal Counsel

City of Beaumont

P.O. Box 3827

Beaumont, Texas 77704

OR2012-16799

Re: Request for copies of documents and reports prepared in connection with BPD 2012-011288 incident report where the victim was a named individual; Reference BPD 2011-0122894

Dear Ms. Rawls:

The Office of the Attorney General has received your request for a ruling and assigned your request ID# 474397.

After reviewing your arguments and the submitted information, we have determined your request does not present a novel or complex issue. Thus, we are addressing your claims in a memorandum opinion. You claim the requested information may be withheld from the requestor pursuant to section 552.108(a)(1) of the Government Code. We have considered your arguments and the submitted information and have determined that in accordance with section 552.108(a)(1) you may withhold the submitted information. However, pursuant to section 552.108(c) of the Government Code, you may not withhold basic information under section 552.108, and you explain you have or will release the basic information.

For more information on the cited exception, as well as information on the rights and obligations of governmental bodies and requestors, please refer to open government information contained on the Office of the Attorney General website at www.oag.state.tx.us. You may also contact our Open Government Hotline at 1-877-OPENTEX.

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