FOIA Request to St. Petersburg Police Department regarding active employee roster on November 13, 2025.
A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was submitted by Central Broward News to the St. Petersburg Police Department on November 13, 2025. The request seeks access to records that detail the current roster of employees within the department. Specifically, the request asks for any available rosters, directories, staffing lists, payroll records, or personnel summaries that identify all current employees of the police department.
The requested information includes details such as each employee’s name, job title or rank, sex or gender (if available in existing records), date of hire or appointment, and age or year of birth (only if included in public-facing records). The media organization has also expressed interest in obtaining multiple versions of these rosters if they exist—such as HR rosters, payroll rosters, sworn-officer rosters, and civilian-staff rosters—and requests the most recent version of each.
Central Broward News emphasized its role in providing comprehensive news coverage on local governmental affairs and highlighted its commitment to transparency and accountability in public institutions. As a member of the media involved in gathering and reporting news to the public, Central Broward News has requested a fee waiver for this FOIA request.
The requestor is affiliated with The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy, a non-profit organization that assists media companies and advocacy groups in investigating governmental agencies through Freedom of Information and Sunshine Laws. More information about this coalition can be found on their website: https://stopsecrecy.org/about/.
Our team will continue to keep you updated as we gather and report news related to this request and other matters of public interest. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need further clarification regarding this matter.
