Q: I'm trying to get a police report of a disturbing incident told to me by my 7 year old daughter.
I'm trying to get a police report of a disturbing incident told to me by my 7 year old daughter and was told by HPD that I would need to get a judge to subpoena the records because my name is not on the report. Can you help me with this process? I need these records immediately.
A:
You don't have a right to get a copy of the offense report, assuming there is an offense report, but you do have a right to get a copy of the incident report if one was generated. Contact the public information office of the Houston Police Department. I usually just go to police headquarters as there is probably a small fee for making the copies, usually totaling less than $10. An incident report is generated whenever police officer(s) talks in person to a member of the public. There is much less information in an incident report, as compared to an offense report, but the incident report can tell you which officer was involved in the initial police response.
Good luck with this; but also be advised, there is no such thing as "immediately" in situations like yours.
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