Body Worn Camera Footage
Dear Point Pleasant Beach Borough,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:
Body worn camera footage from all police calls to 1401 St. Louis Ave and 400 Newark Ave from January 1, 2021 to March 28, 2023.
Yours faithfully,
Alexander Tortorella
Mr. Tortorella,
This OPRA is being forwarded, by way of this email, to our Police Records Custodian for response.
Thank you.
Regards,
Eileen A. Farrell, RMC/CMR
Municipal Clerk & Registrar of Vital Statistics
Borough of Point Pleasant Beach
416 New Jersey Avenue
Point Pleasant Beach, NJ 08742
Phone: 732-892-1118 x210
Fax: 732-892-1270
Email: [Point Pleasant Beach Borough request email]
This e-mail account is subject to the Open Public Records Act. Any email sent or received may be subject to a records request.
Dear Alexander Tortorella,
The Point Pleasant Beach Police Department received your OPRA request on
March 29, 2023. You requested:
"Body worn camera footage from all police calls to 1401 St. Louis Ave and
400 Newark Ave from January 1, 2021 to March 28, 2023."
Please see the attached letter (document.pdf) and respond to this email
accordingly on how you would like to proceed with your request for Body
Worn Camera.
Also, attached is a report of the police calls since the Police Department
implemented BWC on May 27, 2022 for the addresses you requested for your
reference.
Thank you,
Catherine Bradley
Custodian of Records
Catherine Bradley
Administrative Assistant
Borough of Point Pleasant Beach Police Department
416 New Jersey Avenue
Point Pleasant Beach, NJ 08742
Phone: 732-892-0500 x 140
Fax: 732-892-0088
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sent or received may be subject to a records request.
Dear Catherine Bradley,
As stated in your letter, please provide the body worn camera footage from the following calls:
22PP23679 Suspicious Vehicle 1401 St Louis 10/26/22
22PP19287 Suspicious Vehicle 1401 St Louis 9/06/22
23PP08683 Alarm 400 Newark 3/27/23
22PP28193 Boro Ordinance 400 Newark 12/22/22
22PP26374 Officer Request 400 Newark 11/28/22
22PP19566 Property Damage 400 Newark 9/10/22
22PP17216 Property Damage 400 Newark 8/18/22
Yours sincerely,
Alexander Tortorella
Dear Alexander Tortorella,
I forward the request to the Body Worn Camera Unit to review how many
videos there are and how much redaction will be necessary. I am
respectfully requesting an extension of 7 business days from today of
April 14^th to allow for video review and redaction if necessary. If the
video is available before that date it will be provided to you.
Thank you,
Catherine Bradley
Custodian of Records
Dear Alexander Tortorella,
I forward the request to the Body Worn Camera Unit to review how many
videos there are and how much redaction will be necessary. I am
respectfully requesting an extension of 7 business days from today of
April 14^th to allow for video review and redaction if necessary. If the
video is available before that date it will be provided to you.
Thank you,
Catherine Bradley
Custodian of Records
Dear Alexander Tortorella,
A copy of the redacted body worn camera video for the incidents listed
below will be provided to you. These videos will be shared via SafeFleet
Cloud in separate emails.
22PP23679 Suspicious Vehicle 1401 St Louis 10/26/22 - No BWC video
22PP19287 Suspicious Vehicle 1401 St Louis 9/06/22 - shared via SafeFleet
22PP08683 Alarm 400 Newark 3/27/23 - shared via SafeFleet
2PP28193 Boro Ordinance 400 Newark 12/22/22 - shared via SafeFleet
22PP26374 Officer Request 400 Newark 11/28/22 - shared via SafeFleet
22PP19566 Property Damage 400 Newark 9/10/22 - shared via SafeFleet
22PP17216 Property Damage 400 Newark 8/18/22 - shared via SafeFleet
Thank you,
Catherine Bradley
Custodian of Records
Catherine Bradley
Administrative Assistant
Borough of Point Pleasant Beach Police Department
416 New Jersey Avenue
Point Pleasant Beach, NJ 08742
Phone: 732-892-0500 x 140
Fax: 732-892-0088
This e-mail account is subject to the Open Public Records Act. Any email
sent or received may be subject to a records request.
Dear Alexander Tortorella,
Unfortunately, our video sharing system is not allowing me to send via
email using the opra machine return email address. It is saying that the
email address is invalid.
Please provide me with a different email address to send the videos.
Otherwise, they can be burned to a disc that you can pick up, or have
mailed to you after you pay the fee.
Please advise how you would like to proceed.
Thank you,
Catherine Bradley
Catherine Bradley
Administrative Assistant
Borough of Point Pleasant Beach Police Department
416 New Jersey Avenue
Point Pleasant Beach, NJ 08742
Phone: 732-892-0500 x 140
Fax: 732-892-0088
This e-mail account is subject to the Open Public Records Act. Any email
sent or received may be subject to a records request.
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From: Catherine Bradley
Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2023 8:37 AM
To: 'Alexander Tortorella'
<[OPRA #41249 email]>
Subject: OPRA Request- Body Worn Camera
Dear Alexander Tortorella,
A copy of the redacted body worn camera video for the incidents listed
below will be provided to you. These videos will be shared via SafeFleet
Cloud in separate emails.
22PP23679 Suspicious Vehicle 1401 St Louis 10/26/22 - No BWC video
22PP19287 Suspicious Vehicle 1401 St Louis 9/06/22 - shared via SafeFleet
22PP08683 Alarm 400 Newark 3/27/23 - shared via SafeFleet
2PP28193 Boro Ordinance 400 Newark 12/22/22 - shared via SafeFleet
22PP26374 Officer Request 400 Newark 11/28/22 - shared via SafeFleet
22PP19566 Property Damage 400 Newark 9/10/22 - shared via SafeFleet
22PP17216 Property Damage 400 Newark 8/18/22 - shared via SafeFleet
Thank you,
Catherine Bradley
Custodian of Records
Catherine Bradley
Administrative Assistant
Borough of Point Pleasant Beach Police Department
416 New Jersey Avenue
Point Pleasant Beach, NJ 08742
Phone: 732-892-0500 x 140
Fax: 732-892-0088
This e-mail account is subject to the Open Public Records Act. Any email
sent or received may be subject to a records request.
Ok great. They are sending now to that email address. You will receive 6
emails from SafeFleet.
Follow the instructions to log in and export the files to view. Sorry for
the confusion.
Thank you,
Catherine Bradley
Catherine Bradley
Administration Assistant
Point Pleasant Beach Police Department
416 New Jersey Avenue
Point Pleasant Beach, NJ 08742
P: (732) 892-0500 x140
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From: Alexander Tortorella
<[OPRA #41249 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2023 6:27 PM
To: Catherine Bradley <[email address]>
Subject: Re: OPRA Request- Body Worn Camera
Dear Catherine Bradley,
My email address is: [email address].
Yours sincerely,
Alexander Tortorella