Regarding the 1930 police records, you should be able to make an formal request for them under the OPRA laws. There should be a form, usually submitted to the city administrator's office, and they still have the right to redact portions of personnel matters that might still apply, but not the information contained in the actual, formal police report. However, given the age of the records, they'd not have a leg to stand on if you made a formal legal request - they have to give you the information. I have never tried this tactic for genealogical research, but I have done this for informational purposes, and most locales are pretty compliant, since it's Federal and State law that they have to furnish information. Good luck! **************New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000026)