All calls for service, CAD logs, and incident reports — 1 West Dickerson Street and surrounding area, Dover, NJ (April 1 – June 2, 2026)
Dear Town of Dover,
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:
All police incident reports, Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) logs, call-for-service records, and any related documentation for any and all calls made to or responses dispatched to the following locations in Dover, NJ for the period of April 1, 2026 through June 2, 2026:
• 1 West Dickerson Street, Dover, NJ 07801 (residential apartment building and private parking garage)
• 99 North Sussex Street, Dover, NJ 07801 (Public Parking Lot G)
• Corner of Morris Street and East Dickerson Street, Dover, NJ
• Corner of South Warren Street and East Dickerson Street, Dover, NJ
This request covers any and all incident classifications including but not limited to theft, burglary, trespass, suspicious persons or activity, disturbance, unwanted persons, vandalism, or any other classification. This request covers calls received through both the Dover Police Department direct line (973-366-0302) and through 9-1-1 dispatch for the Town of Dover.
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,
GSI
Dear Town of Dover,
I am following up on this OPRA request. A response is required within seven business days, and that period has now passed without any response or notice of extension.
Please provide an update on the status of this request
Alex
Good Afternoon,
Thank you for your follow-up regarding your OPRA request.
After reviewing our records, we have no record of receiving the original OPRA request referenced in your email. As such, the Town was unable to process the request or provide a response within the statutory timeframe.
To ensure your request is properly received and processed, please resubmit your OPRA request. Upon receipt, the request will be logged and handled in accordance with the Open Public Records Act.
Thank you,
Tara M. Pettoni, RMC, CPM, CMC
Municipal Clerk
Town of Dover
37 North Sussex Street
Dover, NJ 07801
(973) 366-2200 ext. 1128