Noted

Thanks, 

Frederick C. Carr

Borough Administrator 

Borough of Spotswood

77 Summerhill Road

Spotswood, NJ 08884

Cell (732) – 964 - 7442

732-251-0700 Ext 8020

Together for Spotswood

-----Original Message-----
From: Charlie Kratovil
[[1]mailto:[OPRA #86680 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, February 4, 2026 00:13
To: OPRA requests at Spotswood Borough <[2][Spotswood Borough request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - 2025 IA Summary and Major Discipline Report
(Departments in Middlesex County)

Dear Spotswood Borough,

Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA
and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an
official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request
per NJSA 47:1A-5(f), which states that an email from a requestor including
all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place
of a completed form as a valid government record request.

I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New
Jersey, any other state, or the United States.

I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.

I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.

Records requested:

1) Police Department record known as the "Internal Affairs Summary" (a/k/a
Appendix K) for the reporting year 2025

2) Police Department record known as the "Annual Major Discipline
Reporting Form" (a/k/a Appendix L) for the reporting year 2025

My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail
as attachments. However, you may also direct me to the precise location on
your agency's website where these records are available.

Please confirm you have received this request.  Thank you kindly.

Yours faithfully,

Charlie Kratovil

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Dear Requestor,
Please be advised, I am the Assistant to the Municipal Clerk for the
Borough of Spotswood.
I am in receipt of your OPRA request for “1) Police Department record
known as the "Internal Affairs Summary" (a/k/a Appendix K) for the
reporting year 2025
2) Police Department record known as the "Annual Major Discipline
Reporting Form" (a/k/a Appendix L) for the reporting year 2025.”

Please see attached.
Your OPRA request is now COMPLETE! Should you have any questions, please
advise.
Thank you 
Anthony Ventrone 

Borough Response-Please be advised that after a diligent search of the
Borough’s records, the attached document is the only record responsive to
your request. The Borough does not maintain any additional documents
responsive to this request beyond the attached record.
Thank you 
Anthony Ventrone

Dear Requestor,

Please be advised, I am the Assistant to the Municipal Clerk for the
Borough of Spotswood.

I am in receipt of your OPRA request for “1) Police Department record

 known as the "Internal Affairs Summary" (a/k/a Appendix K) for the
 reporting year 2025
 2) Police Department record known as the "Annual Major Discipline
 Reporting Form" (a/k/a Appendix L) for the reporting year 2025.”

Please see attached.

Your OPRA request is now COMPLETE! Should you have any questions, please
advise.

 Thank you 

Anthony Ventrone 

On Sun, Feb 15, 2026 at 3:26 PM Charlie Kratovil
<[1][OPRA #86680 email]> wrote:

Dear Mr.  Ventrone,
Thank you for the synopsis document provided.  However, this was not a
record that was requested by me.

The records I am requesting are the ones required to be published
pursuant to the Attorney General's Internal Affairs Policies and
Procedures Section 9.11... excerpt below:

9.11 Public Reports
9.11.1 On an annual basis, every law enforcement agency shall provide to
the County Prosecutor
and publish on its public website a report summarizing the types of
complaints received
and the dispositions of those complaints. This report should be
statistical in nature. The
County Prosecutor shall submit a summary of the reports from all
agencies in its
jurisdiction to the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability. The
Annual Internal Affairs
Summary attached to Appendix K shall be used to satisfy the requirements
of this Section.
This process shall be overseen and directed by the Attorney General’s
Office of Public
Integrity & Accountability and the Office of Justice Data.
9.11.2 On a periodic basis, and no later than January 31 of the
following year, every agency shall
submit to the County Prosecutor and the Attorney General, and publish on
the agency’s
public website, a brief synopsis of all misconduct where an agency
member:
(a) Was terminated;
(b) Was reduced in rank or grade;
(c) Was assessed a suspension of more than five days. A suspension of
more than five days
shall be broadly construed to include any disposition involving a
suspension of more
than 40 hours of time or the equivalent of five days/shifts if less than
40 hours,
regardless of whether any of the suspension time was suspended or held
in abeyance.
It shall include the loss of vacation, sick or leave time totaling more
than 40 hours or
the equivalent of five days/shifts. It shall include any combination of
suspension time
assessed plus loss of vacation, sick or leave time that aggregates to
more than 40 hours
or the equivalent of five days/shifts. It shall also include any fine
that exceeds the
gross value of 40 hours, or the equivalent of five days/shifts, of pay;
(d) Had a sustained finding of discrimination or bias against any person
because of the
individual’s actual or perceived race, creed, color, national origin,
ancestry, age, marital
status, civil union status, domestic partnership status, affectional or
sexual orientation,
genetic information, sex, gender identity or expression, disability,
nationality, familial
status, or any other protected characteristic under N.J.S.A. 10:5-1 et
seq, regardless of
the type or severity of discipline imposed;
(e) Had a sustained finding that the officer utilized excessive force in
violation of
departmental policy or the Attorney General’s Use of Force Policy,
regardless of the
type or severity of discipline imposed;
(f) Had a sustained finding that the officer was untruthful or has
demonstrated a lack of
candor, regardless of the type or severity of discipline imposed;
(g) Had a sustained finding that an officer has filed a false report or
submitted a false
certification in any criminal, administrative, employment, financial, or
insurance matter
in their professional or personal life, regardless of the type or
severity of discipline
imposed;
(h) Had a sustained finding that an officer intentionally conducted an
improper search,
seizure or arrest, regardless of the type or severity of discipline
imposed;
(i) Had a sustained finding that an officer intentionally mishandled or
destroyed evidence,
regardless of the type or severity of discipline imposed;
(j) Had a sustained finding of domestic violence, as defined in N.J.S.A.
2C:25-19, regardless
of the type or severity of discipline imposed;
(k) Resigned, retired, transferred or separated from the agency,
regardless of the reason,
while any internal affairs investigation or complaint was pending, and
the misconduct
ultimately sustained falls within categories (d) through (j) above or
would have resulted
in an action under categories (a) through (c) had the member not
separated from the
agency;13 or
(l) Was charged with any indictable crime under New Jersey or an
equivalent offense
under federal law or the law of another jurisdiction related to the
complaint.
“Sustained finding” refers to any finding where a preponderance of the
evidence shows an
officer violated any law, regulation, directive, guideline policy or
procedure issued by the
Attorney General or County Prosecutor; agency protocol; standard
operating procedure,
rule or training, following the last supervisory review of the
incident(s) during the internal
affairs process where the deadline for appeal has passed or following a
ruling by a hearing
officer, arbitrator, Administrative Law Judge, Civil Service Commission,
or the Superior
Court where the deadline for any subsequent appeal has passed.
Allegations that cannot
be sustained, are not credible, or have resulted in the exoneration of
an employee,
including where the previous finding has either been vacated, or
overturned on the merits
in any subsequent action, generally are not considered to be sustained
findings subject to
the disclosure requirements of this Policy. On the other hand, if the
officer negotiates a
plea or there is an administrative or civil settlement with the employer
whereby the charge
is dismissed, the charge would still be considered sustained, if there
was sufficient credible
evidence to prove the allegation, and the officer does not challenge the
finding and obtain
a favorable ruling by a hearing officer, arbitrator, Administrative Law
Judge, Civil Service
Commission or the Superior Court.
The reporting and public dissemination requirements of (a) through (j)
above become
applicable once an officer’s discipline is sustained, as defined above.
The reporting and
public dissemination requirements of (k) and (l) above become applicable
at the close of
the reporting period during which they occur.
Section 6.0.1 of the IAPP requires that “All allegations of officer
misconduct shall be thoroughly,
objectively, and promptly investigated to their logical conclusion in
conformance with this policy, regardless
of whether the officer resigns or otherwise separates from the agency.”
The synopsis of each case, required by this section, shall follow the
format provided in
Appendix L and shall include the identity of each officer subject to
final discipline, a full
explanation of the rule, regulation, policy, directive, or law violated,
a factual summary of
their conduct, and a statement of the sanction imposed. The synopsis
shall provide
sufficient detail to enable a reader who is not familiar with the case
to fully understand the
factual scenario that resulted in the disciplinary action. Examples of
acceptable synopses
may be found in Appendix L (updated November 2022). This synopsis shall
not contain the
identities of the complainants or any victims. Where discipline relates
to domestic violence,
the synopsis shall not disclose the relationship between a victim and an
officer. In rare
circumstances, further redactions may be necessary to protect the
identity of a victim.
Whenever practicable, notice shall be given to victims of domestic or
sexual violence in
advance of an agency’s disclosure of discipline related to the incident.
The required posting to the agency’s public website shall remain in
place and publicly
accessible.

Please review my original OPRA/common law request and provide the
requested records, or a direct link to where they can be found on your
police department's public website.

Yours sincerely,

Charlie Kratovil

-----Original Message-----

Dear Requestor,
 Please be advised, I am the Assistant to the Municipal Clerk for the
 Borough of Spotswood.
 I am in receipt of your OPRA request for “1) Police Department record
 known as the "Internal Affairs Summary" (a/k/a Appendix K) for the
 reporting year 2025
 2) Police Department record known as the "Annual Major Discipline
 Reporting Form" (a/k/a Appendix L) for the reporting year 2025.”

 Please see attached.
 Your OPRA request is now COMPLETE! Should you have any questions,
please
 advise.
 Thank you 
 Anthony Ventrone 

 Borough Response-Please be advised that after a diligent search of the
 Borough’s records, the attached document is the only record responsive
to
 your request. The Borough does not maintain any additional documents
 responsive to this request beyond the attached record.
 Thank you 
 Anthony Ventrone

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