This is the basic information that must be released by police regarding an offense report or arrest:
- The name, age, address, race, sex, occupation, alias and physical condition of the arrested person;
- The date and time of the arrest;
- The offense charged and the court in which it is filed;
- The details of the arrest;
- Booking Information;
- The notation of any release or transfer;
- Bonding information;
- The location of the crime;
- The identification and description of the complainant;
- The premises involved;
- The time of occurrence of the crime;
- The property involved, if any;
- The vehicles involved, if any;
- A description of the weather;
- A detailed description of the offense;
- The names of the arresting and investigating officers.
Source: Houston Chronicle Publ’g Co. v. City of Houston, 531 S.W.2d 177, 184-85 (Tex. Civ. App-Houston [14th Dist] 1975), writ ref’d n.r.e. per curium, 536 S.W.2d 559 (Tex. 1976); Tex. Att’y Gen. ORD-127 at 4-5.