Justice Delayed for Months by Slow Police Response to Public Records Requests

By Stephen Stock, Kevin Nious and Jeremy Carroll • Published April 29, 2022 • Updated on April 29, 2022 at 12:03 am

NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit discovered the COVID-19 pandemic has caused staffing shortages at local police departments that has resulted in delays of a year or more in releasing public records of traffic accidents, putting some victims in financial hardship.