FOIL Requests

When the City of Long Beach Police Department Records Division receives a request, Section 89(3)(a) of the Freedom of Information Law states that it has five business days to acknowledge the receipt of the request in writing and indicate an approximate date by which the agency will respond to the request, generally not more than two weeks.  If more time is needed to complete the request, the FOIL officer will contact the requestor and advise as such.

City of Long Beach Foil Request Procedure:

***All Requests for Municipal Records must be made in writing***

Call the Long Beach Police Department Records Division at (516) 705-7313 and speak with a representative regarding your request, who will then advise you to submit a request in writing via e-mail, the U.S. Postal Service, or dropping off a written request in person.  Or, submit your request by sending an e-mail to [email protected]

E-Mail FOIL Request 

  • Using any e-mail service, compose an e-mail addressed to [email protected]
  • In the subject line write “FOIL request Attn: Police Department”
  • In the body of the e-mail, simply state what you are requesting
  • Provide our office with as much information as will be needed to conduct a search for the appropriate records, such as:  If the Police Officer provided any parties with an incident number, this should suffice
  • In lieu of an incident number, please provide:  Date, Time, Location, Nature of Incident, Name(s)
  • Provide contact information for yourself, in the case that someone should need to reach out to you regarding your request

U.S. Postal Service & In-Person Request – (This is similar to the e-mail procedure above)

  • On any piece of paper write “FOIL request Attn: Police Department” on top.
  • In the body of the letter, simply state what you are requesting
  • Provide our office with as much information as will be needed to conduct a search for the appropriate records such as:  If the Police Officer provided any parties with an incident number, this should suffice
  • In lieu of an incident number, please provide:  Date, Time, Location, Nature of Incident, Name(s)
  • Provide contact information for yourself, in the case that someone should need to reach out to you regarding your request
  • Mail to, or drop off in person at:  City of Long Beach Police Department, One West Chester Street Long Beach, New York  11561
  • The associated fee with obtaining a FOIL request via U.S. Postal Service & In-Person Request  is $1.00, which can be paid in cash, by check or credit card.