My records request letter

The following letter was written to David Ashburn, chief of the Angleton Police Department, in Angleton TX 77515. This letter was written to him after I contacted him via telephone, asking him about how I needed to go about filing a formal open records request. He informed me that an email wouldn't be good enough, it had to be hand-delivered to the police station "so he'd know it was me". It was received by dispatcher Lisa Swift at approximately 19:00, 28Nov11.

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Attention: DAVID ASHBURN, CHIEF OF POLICE, ANGLETON POLICE DEPARTMENT

This is a formal written request for copies of the following records, as they pertain to the DETAINMENT, ARREST, BOOKING, PROPERTY CONFISCATION, FINGERPRINTING, BOND HEARING, and RELEASE of BARRY HAYES ***** on NOVEMBER 22 of 2011, CASE #2011******, for the alleged offense of FAILURE TO IDENTIFY:

All audio and video recordings created by electronic equipment inside the patrol car of OFFICER JANA BLAHA.

All audio and video recordings created by electronic equipment inside the patrol vehicle of the PATROL SERGEANT ON THE SCENE OF THE ARREST.

All audio and video recordings created by electronic equipment inside the ANGLETON CITY JAIL BOOKING AREA.

All audio and video recordings created by electronic equipment inside the ANGLETON CITY JAIL FINGERPRINTING AREA.

All audio and video recordings created by electronic equipment inside the ANGLETON POLICE DEPARTMENT HALLWAYS AND LOBBY.

All audio recordings created by electronic equipment, of all RADIO TRANSMISSIONS from OFFICER JANA BLAHA, the PATROL SERGEANT ON THE SCENE OF THE ARREST, and the DISPATCHER OF THE ANGLETON POLICE DEPARTMENT.

The arrest report for CASE #2011******

In the interest of simplicity and cost savings, I would prefer digital copies of these records in a commonly-readable format. If digital copies in a commonly-readable format are not available, analog copies will suffice.

Upon receipt of this request, please acknowledge receipt and provide details as to when I may pick up these records, in writing, to either my email address at n******78@yahoo.com, or via hand delivery to my physical home address of 10** N Ch******, Angleton TX 77515. Since I am expected (per your own instructions during our telephone conversation on 11/22/11) to provide this notice in writing and hand-deliver it to the police station before these records will be considered for release, I figure it is reasonable to expect the same from you, in the event that you are unable to provide acknowledgment and pickup details via your publicly-funded email account.