6 case numbers in March 2025
Dear Rahway City,
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-6(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:
6 Case Nos. for March 2025
Appx March 11-12, 2025 2 case nos.
March 14, 2025
March 15, 2025
March 20, 2025
March 25, 2025
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.
Yours faithfully,
Judith M. Traina
538 Sycamore Street
Rahway, NJ 07065
This OPRA request was received on Monday, April 7, 2024.
Please note that a proper OPRA request must identify with reasonable
clarity the records desired. OPRA submissions which request all of an
agency's documents, seek information (and not records), or ask questions
are not proper requests. See Bent v. Stafford Police Department, 381 N.J.
Super. 30, 37 (App. Div. 2005). In addition, record custodians are not
required to conduct research or create new records in response to an OPRA
request. You will be notified if your OPRA request requires clarification
or is non-conforming.
You requested:
Your request is overly broad; there are a multitude of records for each of
those days and your request fails to identify which records you seek.
Please provide clarification as to which records you a requesting.
[1]RPD.jpg Records
Rahway Police Department
1 City Hall Plaza Rahway, New Jersey 07065
Phone: 732-827-2141
Fax: 732-382-6113
Email: [2][email address]
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email, including any attachments, may contain
confidential and privileged information that is intended for the exclusive
use of the individual or entity to which the transmission is addressed. If
you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have
received this communication in error and that any review, disclosure,
dissemination, distribution or copying of this transmission is strictly
prohibited. If you received this communication in error, please notify me
immediately by replying to this message and delete the transmission from
your computer. Please treat this and all other communications from the
Rahway Police Department as LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE / FOR OFFICIAL USE
ONLY. NO REPORT OR SEGMENT THEREOF MAY BE RELEASED TO ANY MEDIA SOURCES.
PLEASE READ THIS EMAIL IN ITS ENTIRETY.
This response to your request is being provided on Monda, April 7, 2025
pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A.
You requested the following:
This OPRA request has been combined with the duplicate request that you
came in to sign in person today. The attached records were identified as
responsive to your request. Redactions have been made in accordance with:
N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 (Safeguarding a Citizen’s Personal Information).
YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO APPEAL. If your request for access to a government
record has been denied or unfilled within the seven (7) business days
required by law, or the record has been provided but redacted, you have a
right to challenge the decision by the Records Bureau of the Rahway Police
Department to deny access or redact the record(s) provided. At your
option, you may either institute a proceeding in the Superior Court of New
Jersey or file a complaint with the Government Records Council (“GRC”) by
completing the Denial of Access Complaint Form. You may contact the GRC by
toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at PO Box 819, Trenton, NJ,
08625, by e-mail at [email address], or at their web site at
www.state.nj.us/grc. The Council can also answer other questions about the
law. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be
directed to the Court Clerk in your County.
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact this
office and reference the OPRA number above.
[1]RPD.jpg Monique T. Velazquez, RMC
Records Manager
Admin
1 City Hall Plaza Rahway, New Jersey 07065
Phone: 732-827-2141
Fax: 732-382-6113
Email: [2][email address]
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email, including any attachments, may contain
confidential and privileged information that is intended for the exclusive
use of the individual or entity to which the transmission is addressed. If
you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have
received this communication in error and that any review, disclosure,
dissemination, distribution or copying of this transmission is strictly
prohibited. If you received this communication in error, please notify me
immediately by replying to this message and delete the transmission from
your computer. Please treat this and all other communications from the
Rahway Police Department as LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE / FOR OFFICIAL USE
ONLY. NO REPORT OR SEGMENT THEREOF MAY BE RELEASED TO ANY MEDIA SOURCES.
From: Records
Sent: Monday, April 7, 2025 10:19 AM
To: Judith M. Traina
<[OPRA #74432 email]>
Cc: Records <[email address]>
Subject: CLARIFICATION REQUESTED: Police OPRA Request 2025-0303; Various
March 2025 Records
This OPRA request was received on Monday, April 7, 2024.
Please note that a proper OPRA request must identify with reasonable
clarity the records desired. OPRA submissions which request all of an
agency's documents, seek information (and not records), or ask questions
are not proper requests. See Bent v. Stafford Police Department, 381 N.J.
Super. 30, 37 (App. Div. 2005). In addition, record custodians are not
required to conduct research or create new records in response to an OPRA
request. You will be notified if your OPRA request requires clarification
or is non-conforming.
You requested:
Your request is overly broad; there are a multitude of records for each of
those days and your request fails to identify which records you seek.
Please provide clarification as to which records you a requesting.