Dear Requestor, 
 
Thank you for submitting a Open Public Records Act Request Form on Friday,
June 14, 2024 at 9:25 AM (Eastern Standard Time). 
 
Your request reference number is [1]Request Number: OPRA-JF2024-180 and
your security key is 57E52605.
 
Use this information to track the status of your request at any time and
to receive responsive documents through the Township of Lakewood JustFOIA
Public Portal here:
[2]https://lakewoodnj.justfoia.com/publicpo...
 
Please have both reference numbers available when communicating with our
staff regarding your request.
 
Thank you, 
[3]Label1
Township of Lakewood, NJ
231 Third Street
Lakewood, NJ 08701
(732) 364 - 2500
 
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Dear Requestor, 
 
The Township of Lakewood received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request on 6/14/2024.   As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to
respond to your request is 6/26/2024.  This response to your request is
being provided to you before the 1st business day after the custodian's
receipt of said request.

Please be advised that OPRA is a request for a specific government
record.  A proper request under OPRA must identify with reasonable clarity
those documents that are desired, and a party cannot satisfy this
requirement by simply requesting all of an agency's documents on a given
topic.  See Bent v. Stafford Police Department, 381 N.J.Super. 30, 37
(App. Div.  2005). OPRA is not a research tool to force government
entities to identify and siphon off information. See Bent v. Stafford
Police Department, 381 N.J.Super. 30, 37 (App. Div.  2005).  Your request
does not identify a specific government records but rather picks a topic
and then asks the Township to research whether or not any of these records
exist.    As such, your request is an invalid OPRA request.  When a
request is "complex" because it fails to specifically identify the
documents sought, then that request is not "encompassed" by OPRA. See New
Jersey Builders Association v. New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing,
390 N.J.Super. 166, 180 (App. Div. 2007). 

In regards to "Please include all relevant documents.." and "and any other
information pertaining to this arrest." please clarify your request to
identify specifically what record you are seeking.  As previously noted,
Township's are not required to conduct research.  Please note requests for
"any and all" records are not valid. Please see MAG Entm't LLC v. Div. of
Alcoholic Beverage Control, 375 N.J. Super. 534 (App. Div. 2005).

If your request for access to a government record has been denied or
unfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a
right to challenge the decision by the Township of Lakewood to deny
access. 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
P.O. Box 819, Trenton, NJ, 08625, by e-mail at [email address], or at
their web site at www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC 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.

Please note, if a response is not received within 7 business days, your
request will be closed.
 
Thank you, 
[1]Label1
Township of Lakewood, NJ
231 Third Street
Lakewood, New Jersey 08701
(732) 364 - 2500
 
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Dear Requestor, 
 
The Township of Lakewood received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request on Friday, June 14, 2024.  As such, the seven (7) business day
deadline to respond to your request is Wednesday, June 26, 2024.  This
response to your request is being provided to you on the 7th business day
after the custodian's receipt of said request. 
 
Your Open Public Records Act Request Form has been completed. Your request
included the following:
 
"Dear Lakewood Township, I am writing to request access to and copies of
records Freedom of Information I am seeking information related to an
arrest that occurred on 07-07-2022 associated with the Incident case
22-052653. Please include all relevant documents, incident reports, and
any other information pertaining to this arrest. If there are any fees for
searching or copying these records, please inform me, However, I would
like to request a waiver of all fees in that the disclosure of the
requested information is in the public interest and will contribute
significantly to the public's understanding of the operations or
activities of the government Respectfully Submitted Pamelina Manna"
 

The following records being provided are responsive to your request.

 1. Officer Incident Report

Please click on the request link here: [1]Request Number: OPRA-JF2024-180
to download any responsive documents that may have been released to you.
The table attached identifies the redacted records being denied in whole
or in part as well as the legal basis for each denial, as is required by
N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6.

Additionally, the Township had requested clarification of your request on
6/14/2024 with no response. At this time, your OPRA request is deemed
concluded since we did not receive the requested clarification.

If you are still seeking additional records, please re-submit with the
requested information.

This deems your request complete.

Thank you, 
[2]Label1
Township of Lakewood, NJ
231 Third Street
Lakewood, NJ 08701
(732) 364 - 2500
 
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If your request for access to a government record has been denied or
unfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a
right to challenge the decision by the Township of Lakewood to deny
access. 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
P.O. Box 819, Trenton, NJ, 08625, by e-mail at [4][email address], or
at their web site at [5]www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC 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.

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