Bodycam footage and police report.
Dear Hazlet 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:
Bodycam footage and police report for ticket number : E23 1018
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,
Tim Carol
Dear Hazlet Township,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Open Public Records Act reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Hazlet Township's handling of my OPRA request 'Bodycam footage and police report.'.
Received nothing
A full history of my OPRA request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://opramachine.com/request/bodycam_...
Yours faithfully,
Tim Carol
Dear Hazlet Township,
This should be completed by now. Please send what was requested.
Yours faithfully,
Tim Carol
The Hazlet Township Police Department received your Open Public Records
Act (OPRA) request on November 10, 2025. As such, the seven-business day
deadline to respond to your request is November 20, 2025. This response
to your request is being provided to you on November 13, 2025.
1. Your request for “an internal review of Hazlet Township’s handling of
my OPRA request” does not specify an identifiable government record
being sought.
2. Your request for “bodycam footage and police report” is considered
overly broad and will require additional information.
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or
unfilled within the seven to 14 business days required by law, you have a
right to challenge the decision by Hazlet Township to deny access. At your
option, you may either institute a proceeding in the Superior Court of New
Jersey or file a complaint with the Government Records Council (GRC) by
completing the Denial of Access Complaint Form. You may contact the GRC
by toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at P.O. Box 819, Trenton,
NJ, 08625, by e-mail at [1][email address], or at their web site at
[2]www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC can also answer other questions about the
law. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be
directed to the Court Clerk in your County.
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Dear OPRA,
Bodycam footage and police report for ticket number : E23 1018
Yours sincerely,
Tim Carol
THIS IS AN AUTOMATED MESSAGE. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY. CLICK [1]HERE SUBMIT AN
OPRA REQUEST.
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or
unfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a
right to challenge the decision by Hazlet Township to deny access. At your
option, you may either institute a proceeding in the Superior Court of New
Jersey or file a complaint with the Government Records Council (GRC) by
completing the Denial of Access Complaint Form. You may contact the GRC
by toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at P.O. Box 819, Trenton,
NJ, 08625, by e-mail at [email address], or at their web site at
www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC can also answer other questions about the
law. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be
directed to the Court Clerk in your County.
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2. https://www.nj.gov/opra/
Your request for Incident Report 23HZ08380 involving ticket E23001018 has
been provided with redactions pursuant N.J.S.A. 47:1A.1.
Your request for body worn camera footage involving ticket E23001018 will
be sent separately via Cloud-Share. Portions of this footage will include
redactions pursuant N.J.S.A. 47:1A.1.
This OPRA Request has been fulfilled. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or
unfilled within the seven to 14 business days required by law, you have a
right to challenge the decision by Hazlet Township to deny access. At your
option, you may either institute a proceeding in the Superior Court of New
Jersey or file a complaint with the Government Records Council (GRC) by
completing the Denial of Access Complaint Form. You may contact the GRC
by toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at P.O. Box 819, Trenton,
NJ, 08625, by e-mail at [1][email address], or at their web site at
[2]www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC can also answer other questions about the
law. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be
directed to the Court Clerk in your County.
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