Records Room
Hours: Monday - Friday (except holidays) 8:00am - 4:00pm
Phone: 440-232-7600
Fax: 440- 232-4371
Email: bpdrecords@bedfordoh.gov
Requests can also be submitted via the online request form, fax, email, or in person at our Records Department during regular business hours.
Copies of OH-1 crash reports can be obtained by visiting the Ohio Department of Public Safety website. (Crash reports are not available on the website until approved by an on-duty supervisor)
Bedford Police Department – Public Records Policy
Costs for Law Enforcement Video Records:
Effective October 1, 2025 in compliance with departmental policy and applicable law requestors will be charged the actual cost for preparing requested body worn camera footage for inspection, which includes the costs associated with reviewing, blurring or otherwise obscuring, redacting, uploading, and producing the video records, as well as the storage medium on which the record is produced, staff expenses, and any other relevant costs necessary to comply with the request.
The cost of the preparation that may be charged to the requester cannot exceed $75.00 per hour of video production and not more than $750.00 total for each record requested.
The requestor will be notified that video records are maintained under our records retention schedule and are not kept in perpetuity, therefore, the requestor must provide for prompt payment, or the requested video record may no longer exist.
Cost Estimation and Payment Procedures:
The Bedford Police Department will use the Video Redaction Worksheet for determining estimated and actual charges associated with video production. (See Addendum 1)
The Bedford Police Department will provide the requestor with a written cost estimate within 5 business days of receiving the public records request. The requestor will also be notified that the actual cost and charges associated with the production of the video may be higher than the estimated cost, and that the requestor will be charged the difference up to 20 percent higher than the originally estimated cost.
The Bedford Police Department is not required to start preparing a video record for production or inspection until the requester pays the estimated actual cost in full. The department’s obligation to produce a video record or make it available for inspection starts when the requester pays the estimated actual cost in full.
Upon completion of the video, the requestor will be required to pay any additional charges, up to 20 percent more than the estimate, before the video will be released.
Charges can be paid by cash or credit card, no checks will be accepted.
If the actual cost is less than the prepaid estimate, the department will forward all information to the Finance Department for a refund of the difference.