Arrest reports of incident case #2023-059869

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Dear Union Township (Union),

I am writing to request access to and copies of records under the Freedom of Information Act.
Specifically, I am seeking information related to:

Arrest Date: 6/29/2023
Incident Number: 2023-059869

Please provide the following documents:

Arrest report
Incident report
Mugshot

If there are any fees associated with this request, please inform me in advance. However, I respectfully request a waiver of all fees, as the disclosure of this information is in the public interest and will contribute significantly to the public's understanding of law enforcement operations.
If you deny any part of this request, please cite each specific exemption you believe justifies the refusal and notify me of the appeal procedures available under the law.
I look forward to receiving your response within the statutory time period. Thank you for your assistance in this matter.

Yours faithfully,
Pamelina Manna

Kieri, Melinda, Union Township (Union)

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Good afternoon,

The arrest report is attached. Certain personal identifying information including driver’s license numbers, date of birth and phone numbers have been redacted pursuant to Executive Order #21 (McGreevey 2002) and N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq which states:
A public governmental agency has the responsibility and the obligation to safeguard from public access a citizen's personal information with which it has been entrusted, an individual's home address and telephone number, as well as his or her social security number, shall not be disclosed by a public agency at any level of government to anyone other than a person duly authorized by this State or the United States, except as otherwise provided by law.

The Incident report is being denied. It is a criminal investigatory record -a record which is not required by law to be made, maintained or kept on file that are held by a law enforcement agency which pertain to any criminal investigation or related civil enforcement proceeding.These records are not disclosable under OPRA pursuant to N.J.S A. 47:1A-1.1

Mugshot is being denied pursuant to Executive Order No. 69 (Whitman 1997) Which states:
The following records shall not be deemed to be public records subject to inspection and examination and available for copying pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 73, P.L. 1963, as amended: fingerprint cards, plates and photographs and similar criminal investigation records that are required to be made, maintained or kept by any State or local governmental agency.

This completes your request.

-----Original Message-----
From: Pamelina Manna <[OPRA #69358 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2024 1:29 PM
To: Clerks Office Website <[Union Township (Union) request email]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] OPRA request - Arrest reports of incident case #2023-059869

Dear Union Township (Union),

I am writing to request access to and copies of records under the Freedom of Information Act.

Specifically, I am seeking information related to:

Arrest Date: 6/29/2023

Incident Number: 2023-059869

Please provide the following documents:

Arrest report

Incident report

Mugshot

If there are any fees associated with this request, please inform me in advance. However, I respectfully request a waiver of all fees, as the disclosure of this information is in the public interest and will contribute significantly to the public's understanding of law enforcement operations.

If you deny any part of this request, please cite each specific exemption you believe justifies the refusal and notify me of the appeal procedures available under the law.

I look forward to receiving your response within the statutory time period. Thank you for your assistance in this matter.

Yours faithfully,

Pamelina Manna

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