SUMMARY
The Brookhaven Police Department answers the public’s records requests in about 1.3 days on average, its own published figure. My requests averaged 60 days. On February 23, 2026, the department referred my requests to the City Clerk. On February 24, I renewed my written request to communicate by email as a disability accommodation.
The two numbers
The 1.3 days is the department’s own published figure. The 60 is the average on my requests.
The dated record
Brandon Gurley has been Chief of Police since September 2022. On February 9, 2026, I sent him a written request for a departmental response. The department record shows a February 17 fee estimate, a February 20 instruction to file a new request, February 23 referrals to the City Clerk for records it said it did not keep, and request closures on March 5 and March 19. On March 6 and March 9, 2026, 36 of my requests were closed, 20 of them in 5 minutes and 38 seconds.
The accommodation request
On February 24, 2026, at 7:45 AM, I renewed my written request to communicate by email as a disability accommodation. Major Lonnie Napier, who manages the Administrative Services Division that runs the Records Unit, was copied on it. On March 13, 2026, at 1:58 PM, I sent the City formal notices about how my records requests were handled, with Napier copied. His mailbox opened five of them between 2:50 PM and 2:55 PM.
An earlier record
In 2016, the City accepted a $500 fine when it acknowledged Open Records Act violations over police records fees.
Where the record stands
As of October 17, 2026, the department record shows no written answer to the February 24 request. The record shows the department’s published average of 1.3 days and an average of 60 days on my requests.