Body camera footage of officer Swen-Shaun Chu

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Dear New Jersey State Police,

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.

Records requested:

Body cam footage for officer Swen-Shaun Chu for claim 25-039936.

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,

Gustavo Lopez

NJSP OPRA, New Jersey State Police

We are in receipt of your email. Your request number is C233712 and your
due date is May 6, 2025.
In the future, For your convenience, we have provided instructions below
on how to submit a request utilizing our preferred method, the online
portal, which includes the required certifications and automatically
generates a request number in our system.
TO ACCESS AND UTILIZE THE PORTAL TO SUBMIT YOUR REQUEST ELECTRONICALLY,
PLEASE FOLLOW THE STEPS BELOW:

Step #1 - Go to this link:
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Step #2 - Choose a Department (drop down box) and select:  Law and Public
Safety
Step #3 - Choose a Division (drop down box) and select:  Division of State
Police
Step #4 - Fill out the form and provide a detailed narrative of the
records you seek.  (if available, please include NJSP case number,
Trooper's name, incident location and date/time)
Step #5 - Submit the request. Upon submitting the request, you will
receive a confirmation number that begins with "W" followed by a series of
numbers. 
If you have any questions or need further assistance, please do not
hesitate to reach out.

Sincerely,
 
Open Public Records Unit
New Jersey State Police

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From: Gustavo Lopez <[OPRA #75138 email]>
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2025 12:54 PM
To: NJSP OPRA <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] OPRA request - Body camera footage of officer
Swen-Shaun Chu
 
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Dear New Jersey State Police,

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.

Records requested:

Body cam footage for officer Swen-Shaun Chu for claim 25-039936.

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,

Gustavo Lopez

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