Arrest statistics CY 2025
Dear Emerson Borough,
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.
- Number of arrests made by the Department for all offenses from January 1st, 2025, to September 12th, 2025.
- Number of arrests made by the Department for Driving While Intoxicated in that same time frame.
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,
Local Constituent
Good evening Local Constituent,
This response to your OPRA and common law right of access request, below, is being made on the 7th business day after receipt of said request.
Please be advised that an extension of time to fulfill this request, as is permitted by N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.i, is required, at this time, due to limited access to potentially responsive records by authorized personnel. An extension of time to respond is required until September 26, 2025.
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or unfilled within the seven (7) or fourteen (14) business days required by law, you have a right to challenge the decision by the Borough of Emerson to deny access. At your option, you may either: 1) institute a proceeding in the Superior Court of New Jersey; or 2) file a complaint with the Government Records Council (“GRC”) by completing the Denial of Access Complaint Form. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk in your County. Questions regarding the GRC’s Denial of Access Complaint process can be directed to the GRC 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 Council can answer general inquiries about OPRA.
Have a good night.
The Borough of Emerson
Good afternoon Local Constituent,
Please be advised that, after careful review and consideration, your OPRA request, below, is invalid. This request, as written, seeks information and answers to questions and does not specify the identifiable records you are seeking under OPRA, as is required. Custodians of Records are not required to conduct research. See Reda v. Twp. of West Milford, GRC Complaint No. 2002-58 (2003) and Bent v. Twp. of Stafford Police Dept., 381 N.J. Super. 30 (App. Div. 2005).
Further, you have failed to set forth your legally recognized interest in the subject matter contained in the request material, as is required under common law.
Notwithstanding, the "number of arrests by the Department for the period January 1, 2025 through September 12, 2025" is 74, and the "number of arrests made by the Department for Driving While Intoxicated in that same time frame" is 6.
This request will be closed.
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or unfilled within the seven (7) or fourteen (14) business days required by law, you have a right to challenge the decision by the Borough of Emerson to deny access. At your option, you may either: 1) institute a proceeding in the Superior Court of New Jersey; or 2) file a complaint with the Government Records Council (“GRC”) by completing the Denial of Access Complaint Form. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk in your County. Questions regarding the GRC’s Denial of Access Complaint process can be directed to the GRC 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 Council can answer general inquiries about OPRA.
Have a good night.
The Borough of Emerson