Bodycam footage
Dear Piscataway Township Police Department,
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:
Pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act (OPRA), I request all body-worn camera footage related to the DUI arrest of Xavier Berry (male, 24) on October 1, 2024 at approximately 1:13 a.m. on William Street, charged under N.J.S.A. 39:4-50, arrested by Officer Jessica Cortez.
This request includes BWC footage of the arrest, transport, breathalyzer or chemical testing, any medical testing, and booking/processing inside the police facility.
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,
R Raihan
Good morning,
Your OPRA request requires additional time beyond the seven (7) business
days. OPRA allows custodians to seek extensions of time pursuant to
N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.i. Specifically, OPRA states that, “the requestor shall
be advised by the custodian when the record can be made available. If the
record is not made available by that time, access shall be deemed denied.”
Your request requires an extension of time until Thursday, February 19th.
If the documents are compiled sooner, they will be forwarded to you
immediately. Thank you for your anticipated understanding.
Best,
Jenn
Jennifer Johnson, CMR
Deputy Township Clerk
Piscataway Township
455 Hoes Lane
Piscataway, New Jersey 08854
Office: (732) 562-2310
Email: [1][email address]
References
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1. mailto:[email address]
Good morning,
This email serves as a response to your OPRA request asking for “all
body-worn camera footage related to the DUI arrest of Xavier Berry.”
Please click the link below to view and download the responsive video.
Download link:
[1][Click here to download]
Your access to this link will expire on March 21^st at approximately
12:01pm.
Please note, redactions to this video have been made pursuant to N.J.S.A.
47:1A-1, which requires that a public agency safeguard from disclosure a
citizen’s personal identifying information when disclosure thereof would
violate the citizen’s reasonable expectation of privacy, as well as
N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6, which exempts from disclosure information related to
security measures and secure areas which, if disclosed, would jeopardize
the security of the building or facility or persons therein.
Should you have any questions, please reach out to the Piscataway Township
Police Department directly at (732) 562-1100.
Your request is now closed.
Best,
Jenn
Jennifer Johnson, CMR
Deputy Township Clerk
Piscataway Township
455 Hoes Lane
Piscataway, New Jersey 08854
Office: (732) 562-2310
Email: [2][email address]
References
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1. https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=ht...
2. mailto:[email address]