For those of us who are anxiously awaiting the release of Kim Richards’ mug shot, it is not going to happen. Apparently, it has nothing to do with any of our conspiracy theories involving Kathy Hilton. Last night I sent an inquiry to the Beverly Hills Police Department which is the agency that arrested Kim. Apparently, Lindsey Lohen, Mel Gibson, and all the other celebrities who have been arrested in the area have been arrested by the LAPD.
Because if you get arrested, by the BHPD your mug shot is safe from the public. So much for adding Kim Richards to our collection of “real housewives” mug shots.
Click through for the official response from a BHPD spokesperson.
Ms. Tattles:
In response to your inquiry, The Beverly Hills Police Department considers booking photos or “mug shots” to be part of the investigation and thus, we do not pick and choose which are released and which are not. We do not release mugshots regardless of socioeconomic status or “celebrities” as you assert and apply this procedure equally to all cases handled by the Beverly Hills Police Department. Ms. Richards’ booking photo is being treated the same as any other arrestee’s booking photo and I assure you she is not receiving any special treatment. Please feel free to contact me if you any further questions.
I’m going to need someone out there to explain to me how a booking photo is part of an investigation. What are they even investigating? The police took statements at the scene, filed a report, made and arrest and her court date is next month. What could possibly be the point of this policy other than they arrest a lot of celebrities that try to pull string to keep their mug shot private? Only in Beverly Hills….
I love it so much that the response came addressed “Dear Ms. Tattles”!!!
Lol!
It’s Tamara. Miss Tattles if you’re nasty!
OmG – I want to put this on our court T Shirts and on the back put – you fucked with the wrong bitch!!
That was my favorite part!
Damn! And I was looking forward to seeing Kim’s stumbled, oh, I mean, humbled mug shot.
So the place to commit a crime and get under charged is Beverley Hills, got it.
Side note, did I offend or do a no-no? I’m in deleted post purgatory
I dunno, one of the Lisa’s here is a moron. It could be you, I can’t keep you all straight. You might want to avail yourself of the commenting rules just to be on the safe side.
On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 2:58 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Relax. TT often (well, not THAT often) deletes my posts. Usually, I’m grateful, since I can’t delete them myself. I wouldn’t take it personally.
Well, they do have pretty good Yelp reviews. I could see this.
Jails have Yelp reviews? Does BHPD thanking them for their kind review and telling them they look forward to their next visit???
On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 3:03 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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I just died. This has to be A joke
Yes, they have Yelp reviews. Just Google. Same 3 star rating as PUMP.
Also, the BHPD spokesperson wasn’t bs’ing you. If you are booked in places like Van Nuys, Glendale or Beverly Hills, they “generally” will not release your mugshot unless investigators decide a picture will help with a criminal investigation or they feel the public is in danger.
Can I yelp a one-star review for them not releasing Kim’s mug shot?
Gotta love their Porthault sheets and complementary continental breakfasts.
Funny!
An attorney could contend that the mug shot could stigmatize the defendant in a criminal proceeding. Just a guess, what the hell do I know.
TT answered her own question above. Nothing else makes sense. BHPD knows who pays the bills in that town.
I’ve been through that area and saw a few if their cars and their officers. Great vehicles and uniforms, looks like money.
Either they need the photo to go on the front of the investigation folder they are using to remember the person they are dealing with or they have a policy that dates back, waayyyy back, stating that no one arrested in Beverly Hills will face Social prosecution or peasant judgment by releasing their photo to the media. Was that too long of a sarcastic sentence. I apologize for the length of that sucker.
“peasant judgement”.. that is the best thing I’ve heard all day. Thank you.
So, evidently she stormed out of her Dr. Phil interview.
She did?! When will the interview be aired?
So does that mean the photo will be released once the investigation is closed? This is such bullcrap.
doubtful. Unless it’s leaked like Paris’ mug shot. She was modeling in it, so probably released it herself.
Guess those rich folk in BH aren’t too keen on candid photo ops.
Unless this is a privately owned jail then this is a load of crap. I do like the shade they threw by putting quotation marks around the word celebrity in reference to Kim.
” …thus, we do not pick and choose which are released and which are not.” This answer is confusing. Who DOES pick which are released? And under what circumstances are they released?
The way I read it, the policy of not releasing any mugshots means police are relieved of making those decisions. But their official policy allows for discretion. If they believe releasing a pic will aid the investigation, they will release it. It’s all smoke and mirrors because they just don’t want to deal with celebrities and monied folks trying to keep their mugs off the internet.
Thank you!!!!
I have been rewatching season 1 to see how drunk Kim is. I remember when the show first aired having a conversation with my mom about how drunk Kim was during a dinner party at Kylie’s house in the desert. She was visibly drunk is almost every scene and certainly the talking heads.
But what I didn’t remember was how much the other cast members cover for Kim’s drinking. In the reunion, Taylor asks Kyle if she should mention Kim’s state of mind while Kyle looks down a picks at her dress saying nothing. Then Taylor talks about how she protects others, even you Kim. Adrienne protected Kim and Lisa reacted strongly when she saw Kim drunk. But everyone does this in a subtle wary way that is interesting now that I have more info.
So this is why I could never find Brandi’s mugshot.
Ah well, no big loss. Kim never really appears dishelved, which is amazing considering how wasted she gets.
Dear Ms. Tattles, ROTFL
That is how I signed my email. I find myself replying to family emails lately with “xoxo, tt”
On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 5:33 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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What a load of bullshit–it’s public record. Oh, & yelp reviews?! God help me. Please remind me next time that I’m in my ‘homicidal rage’ part of my cycle to go to the hills of Beverly. Also, please give me good reviews on yelp. Are we in the twilight zone?!
Btw, does BHPD jail have the inmates’ food catered & delivered, too? Do they assign them plush robes & designer jumpsuits? Would LOVE to see what is available to order from inmates’ commisary! I could go on & on… But I’ll stop bc the possibilities seem to be endless. Alrhough I’m pissed we don’t get to see her mugshot, I am thoroughly amused!
It’s a jail, not a prison. They probably don’t hold prisoners longer than a day or two so no need for uniforms or a commissary. If they need to be held longer than overnight I’m sure they transfer them out of there, to the county clink.
It’s Beverly Hills Dahhhlink. Our police cars are gold studded and we have four star meals in the jails with saunas and hot tubs. Only silk sheets for our inmates. Also, we offer top shelf wines and liquors. Have no fear, Brandi’s Unfiltered wine has been banned for cruel and unusual punishment.
Shocker money and privileges wins again! If only she was arrested by the LAPD instead.
I bet someone could file an FOIA request and get the photo, but it seems like a lot of work for a dumb photo of a drunk woman.
LAPD has not released mug shots since OJ. Only the Sheriffs still release mug shots
In my area of the country you break the law you get your mugshot put in the local newspapers with a discription of your offense. No talking money around here.
Hell, they put it in the paper, every news site has a link and let’s not forget the little paper at every gas station. They have like 3 or 4 different ones. Thank goodness I have never been arrested! My Scarlet Ohara mother would DIE!
In my area of the country, only the bigger cities release mugshots, the smaller “towns” do not, although some of their local papers will print arrest reports, but not here in the city I live in. So it’s either arrest report (with addresses, others arrested too, amounts of drugs seized, etc) or mugshot, not both.
That’s interesting. It certainly helps protect the privacy of those rich folks in Bev Hills. But, I bet you could do an open records request under California law and get it. It’s a newsworthy item of a public figure, though you may not be able to get it until the investigation has been completed.
I’m working on it.
On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 12:15 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Thank you, TT, for researching this out. It seems odd, but at least I know no bribe was offered and accepted, and can lay that baby to rest. Appreciate it.
Not sure where this should be posted so just gonna cross my fingers and ask here….1)regarding Kim and the pooped pillow… how exactly does one drunk or not (withstanding being deathly ill I guess) poop their pillow and why on earth would you just not throw away the pillow case instead of a friend lugging it around. 2) When Paris was locked up didn’t she get out for a brief time because she couldn’t poop in jail and it was causing her to be sick? Not sure I remember that correctly… man those richards/hiltons from one extreme to the other..no pooping for one, loose pooping for the other
I thought Paris was released so she could get her diet pills… oops I mean ADHD meds.
Florida has them online before the fingerprint ink dries