Any public record request may be made at the Fort Lauderdale Police Department:

• In person, by visiting the Records Division, temporarily located at 1515 West Cypress Creek Road. The Records Unit is open to the public Monday to Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Records Unit is closed on Saturday, Sunday, and on all major holidays. 

• By phone between 6AM-11PM via the Records Division phone line at 954-828-5465.

• By email at PublicRecords@flpd.gov .

• Online - you may submit a request or check the status of a submitted request via this link: Fort Lauderdale Records Request Portal

If you are seeking copies of Police Department records other than general police reports / incident reports please contact the Public Records Office at PublicRecords@flpd.gov or by phone at 954-828-5924.  

The following meet the criteria for a public records request:

• Large volume of documents
• Photographs/Audio/Video
• Internal Affair/Personnel records
• Crime Grids

Fee Schedule:
Single sided copies (per page):    $.15
Research and redaction fee: Hourly labor charge plus copy fee if applicable 
Photograph/Video or Audio Tape Duplication:  Hourly labor charge
Grid Search:  Hourly labor charges plus copy fee 

**Any request for 911 communications is handled by the Broward Sheriff’s Office.  Please contact the Audio Evidence Unit at 954-321-4302