Arrest reports of incident case 2024-56277
Dear Bayonne City,
"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 :- 7/25/2024
Incident Number :- 2024-56277
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.
Respectfully,
Carli Ratke"
We received your request. Someone will contact you shortly.
OPEN PUBLIC RECORDS ACT
CITY OF BAYONNE
630 AVE C ROOM #2
BAYONNE, NJ 07002
[email address]
FAX 201-823-4391
-Please see attached 3b information
Your request is being denied for the following reason:
-The incident report is exempt from disclosure as a criminal investigatory
record pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 which states records which are 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 are exempt from disclosure.
-Mugshot photo under Executive Order No. 69 Criminal Investigatory is
being denied:
WHEREAS, said Chapter 73 provides that records which would otherwise be
deemed to be public records, subject to inspection and examination and
available for copying, pursuant to the provisions of said law, may be
excluded therefrom by Executive Order of the Governor or by any regulation
promulgated under the authority of any Executive Order of the Governor;
and
WHEREAS, Section 3(e) of Executive Order No. 9, issued by Governor Richard
Hughes in 1963, and reaffirmed by Executive Order No. 123, issued by
Governor Thomas H. Kean in 1983, states that fingerprint cards, plates and
photographs and other similar criminal investigation records which are
required to be made, maintained or kept by any State or local governmental
agency shall shall not be deemed to be public records subject to
inspection and examination and available for copying pursuant to the
provisions of Chapter 73; and
WHEREAS, the Attorney General has undertaken a complete review of this
subject area, seeking input from prosecutors, police, representatives of
the news media, and victims' rights organizations, and has recommended
that certain aspects of the system be clarified;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Christine Todd Whitman, Governor of the State of New
Jersey, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and by
the Statutes of this State, do hereby order and direct:
1. Executive Order No. 9 of Governor Richard J. Hughes and Executive Order
No. 123 of Governor Thomas H. Kean are modified as hereinafter set forth,
and any regulations adopted and promulgated under those prior Executive
Orders shall be deemed null and void to the extent such regulations are
inconsistent with the provisions of this Executive Order.
2. 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 CONCLUDES YOUR REQUEST.
OPEN PUBLIC RECORDS ACT
CITY OF BAYONNE
630 AVE C ROOM #2
BAYONNE, NJ 07002
[1][email address]
FAX 201-823-4391
[2]See the source image
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