In a decision that opens up public access to police videos, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled state police dashboard camera footage of the aftermath of a car crash must be released under the state's Right-to-Know Law.
Although it recognized there may be situations when police videos cannot be released because they are part of investigations, the Supreme Court found there's no blanket rule against releasing such recordings.
Public record watchdogs called the court's decision a significant victory for access to police records at a time when there's a growing demand for information about how police do their jobs.
State police spokesman Ryan Tarkowski said the decision is under review by the agency's lawyers.
The Supreme Court's ruling upholds decisions by Commonwealth Court and the state Office of Open Records that granted a Centre County woman's request for state police dashboard video camera recordings of a car crash in which her friend was involved.
Senate Bill 560 creates a new procedure for public access to police recordings that Melewsky called onerous.
That, Dougherty wrote, supports a conclusion that police dashboard videos are not always related to criminal investigations. »
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