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COWLES PUBLISHING CO. v. SPOKANE

No. 12114-3-III.

69 Wn. App. 678 (1993)

849 P.2d 1271

COWLES PUBLISHING COMPANY, Respondent, v. THE CITY OF SPOKANE, ET AL, Appellants.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Three.

May 4, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Sloane, City Attorney, and Rocco N. Treppiedi, Assistant, for appellants.

Duane M. Swinton and Witherspoon, Kelley, Davenport & Toole, P.S., for respondent.

SHIELDS, C.J.

Cowles Publishing Company sued the City of Spokane and the Spokane Police Department (SPD) to obtain unedited copies of certain police reports. The Superior Court ruled the routine police reports, filled out whenever a police dog makes contact with a person, are not exempt from public disclosure. The SPD and the City appeal, contending nondisclosure of virtually all the information in the reports is essential...

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