Body Cam footage for the arrest of Dejuan Cruz on 04/07/26
Dear Berlin Township,
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:
Body cam footage for Dejuan Cruz
S2026000470406
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,
Dejuan Cruz
Mr. Dejuan Cruz
Please see your response below.
Catherine Underwood
Berlin Township RMC
From: Melissa Ramage <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2026 8:20 AM
To: Catherine Underwood <[email address]>
Cc: David Childs <[email address]>
Subject: Fw: OPRA request - Body Cam footage for the arrest of Dejuan Cruz
on 04/07/26
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Cathy,
Please respond to the requestor.
No response of records. We are not the custodian of records as this case
is at Superior Court in Camden.
Thank You,
Melissa Ramage
Police Clerk/Administration
Berlin Township Police Department
135 Route 73 South
West Berlin, N.J. 08091
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From: Catherine Underwood <[1][email address]>
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2026 9:01 AM
To: Melissa Ramage <[2][email address]>; David Childs
<[3][email address]>; Michael FitzGibbon
<[4][email address]>
Subject: FW: OPRA request - Body Cam footage for the arrest of Dejuan Cruz
on 04/07/26
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