Body Camera video from Incident 2024-161208 Varsity Coach Shawn Johnson Harassment 9-14-24
Dear Scotch Plains 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-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 Camera videos from Scott Leyden and Brad Belford for harassment incident involving Shawn Johnson on 9/14/2024. Also requesting videos from the football field bleachers. Video from the snack bar area/entrance into bleachers and press box video from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM.
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,
John Jacobsen
The Township of Scotch Plains received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on September 17, 2024. As such, the fourteen (14) business day deadline to respond to your request is October 7, 2024.
Thank you.
Maryann Matteo
OPRA Compliance Clerk
Township of Scotch Plains
430 Park Avenue
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
908.322.6700 (office) ext. 213
908.322.1663 (fax)
[Scotch Plains Township request email]
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Evidence.com - Case Download Link
Gerard Rites from Scotch Plains Police Dept. - NJ
(https://scotchplainspdnj.evidence.com) has sent you a link to download
the case 2024-161208 on Evidence.com. You will download 1 zip or iso
file(s) containing the pieces of evidence in this case. This download
may take a while depending on your internet connection.
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requested. The link will expire after five days, at the end of the five
days you will not have the ability to download the information. You can
download the requested information multiple times during the five-day
time frame and save the video(s) to your local computer for review any
time later.
Please note that your access to this link will expire on October 8, 2024
17:35:36 (-04:00).
Afterwards, you will need to contact the sender to request access.
Download link:
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Mr. Jacobsen:
The Township of Scotch Plains received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on September 17, 2024. As such, the fourteen (14) business day deadline to respond to your request is October 7, 2024. This response to your request is being provided to you on the 13th business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.
Request: For Body Camera Video: See attached OPRA Request Email.
Response: You will be receiving an Email from Evidence.com which will contain a download link with the material you requested. Please check your Inbox as well as your Spam/Junk folders for this Email.
A request for the videos from the football field bleachers, snack bar area/entrance into the bleachers and press box are not maintained by this Agency and may be requested from the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education.
Any questions can be directed to Sgt. Rites at [email address].
END OF REQUESTED ITEMS
By this letter of response, the Township of Scotch Plains will consider your OPRA request received on September 17, 2024, complete unless otherwise informed.
If you have any questions, please contact Sgt. Gerard Rites in the Police Department at 908-322-7100 ext. 140.
Thank you.
Maryann Matteo
OPRA Compliance Clerk
Township of Scotch Plains
430 Park Avenue
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
908.322.6700 (office) ext. 213
908.322.1663 (fax)
[Scotch Plains Township request email]
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