5. Arrest records

New York Civil Liberties Union v. City of Schenectady, 2 N.Y.3d 657, 781 N.Y.S.2d 267 (2004) (noting, in dicta, that "the City acknowledges that its incident and arrest reports would normally be subject to FOIL, and that it would agree to disclosure of existing use of force materials"); Mitchell v. Slade, 173 A.D.2d 226, 569 N.Y.S.2d 437 (1st Dep't 1991) (arrest follow-up report was not exempt under law enforcement or intra-agency exemptions); Thompson v. Weinstein, 150 A.D.2d 782, 542 N.Y.S.2d 33, (2d Dep't 1989) (granting access to criminal convictions and pending criminal action against witness as public records and not an invasion of privacy); Johnson Newspaper Corp. v. Stainkamp, 94 A.D.2d 825, 463 N.Y.S.2d 122 (3d Dep't 1983), aff'd, 61 N.Y.2d 958 (1984) (granting access to state police records regarding traffic tickets issued and lists of violations of traffic law); Planned Parenthood of Westchester v. The Town Board of the Town of Greenburgh, 154 Misc.2d 971, 587 N.Y.S.2d 461 (Sup. Ct. 1992) (photos of arrestees were not exempt from disclosure); Romandette v. Colonie Police Dep't, No. GM-1641 (Sup. Ct., Washington County, Sept. 3, 1984) (town provided access to arrest sheets, but denied access to police records relating to investigation); People v. Nelson, 103 Misc.2d 847, 427 N.Y.S.2d 194 (City Ct. 1980) (statistical data on arrest and prosecution of persons for prostitution-related offenses may be made available under FOIL); Cromwell v. Ward, 183 A.D.2d 459, 584 N.Y.S.2d 295 (1st Dep't 1992) (arrest records cannot be denied without particularized and specific justification); Hearst Corporation v. Paguin, No. 9688077 (Sup. Ct., Albany County, Aug. 26, 1977) (under former FOIL, granting access to booking records and police blotters, but denying access to records relating to incomplete investigation).