Bodycam footage for 9/20/2024 MVA
Dear Union Township (Union),
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 seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
This law firm has been retained by Citizens United Reciprocal Exchange (“CURE”) with regard to a motor vehicle accident which occurred on September 20, 2024. On said date, our insured’s vehicle was involved in a motor vehicle accident at the parking lot of 1135 Springfield Road, Union, New Jersey. (Case No.: 24-083925). According to the police report the reporting officer was Salvatore Valentino, Badge #3029.
CURE respectfully requests that you preserve and maintain the reporting officer's bodycam footage and that a copy be provided to CURE. Failure to preserve this evidence may result in court action seeking damages.
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.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Very truly yours,
Damian A. Scialabba, Esq.
Good afternoon,
Please see the below link for the documents you requested. This completes
your OPRA request.
Thank you,
From: Axon [mailto:[email address]]
Sent: Wednesday, February 5, 2025 9:12 AM
To: Clerks Office Website <[Union Township (Union) request email]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Evidence.com - Evidence Download Link
Axon -
Union
Township
Police
Dept. -
NJ
Evidence.com - Evidence Download Link
James Purcell (Badge ID: 2314) from Union
Township Police Dept. - NJ
([1]https://uniontownshippdnj.evidence.com)
has sent you a link to download evidence on
Evidence.com. After clicking on the link
below you will download 1 zip or iso files
containing the requested evidence. This
download may take a while depending on your
internet connection.
OPRA request - Bodycam footage for
9/20/2024 MVA Damian A. Scialabba, Esq
Please note that your access to this link
will expire on March 11, 2026 10:11:59
(-04:00).
Afterwards, you will need to contact the
sender to request access.
Download link:
[2][Click here to download]
Thank you,
The Axon Team
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Dear Kieri, Melinda,
When I click on the link it takes me to Evidence.com. Since we do not have an account with AXON Evidence.com, it is asking for a code. Can you please provide a code so we can download the body cam footage.
Thank you.
Aracelis, Paralegal to
Damian A. Scialabba, Esq.
Please click the second link that says "click here to download". You do not need a code.
There is no live link to click on. This is what it looks like on my end "Download link:
[2][Click here to download]". It's not active like the first one.
Can you please update so I can click on it.
Much appreciated.
This link works on our end.
From: Axon [mailto:[email address]]
Sent: Wednesday, February 5, 2025 9:12 AM
To: Clerks Office Website <[Union Township (Union) request email]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Evidence.com - Evidence Download Link
Axon -
Union
Township
Police
Dept. -
NJ
Evidence.com - Evidence Download Link
James Purcell (Badge ID: 2314) from Union
Township Police Dept. - NJ
([1]https://uniontownshippdnj.evidence.com)
has sent you a link to download evidence on
Evidence.com. After clicking on the link
below you will download 1 zip or iso files
containing the requested evidence. This
download may take a while depending on your
internet connection.
OPRA request - Bodycam footage for
9/20/2024 MVA Damian A. Scialabba, Esq
Please note that your access to this link
will expire on March 11, 2026 10:11:59
(-04:00).
Afterwards, you will need to contact the
sender to request access.
Download link:
[2][Click here to download]
Thank you,
The Axon Team
SECURITY NOTICE: Axon will not send you
emails that request your username,
password, security questions, or any other
sensitive information. If you receive an
email requesting information, it is most
likely an attempt to gain access to your
account. Furthermore, please verify that
any hyperlinks in the message above begin
with the proper URL e.g.
"[3]https://agencyname.evidence.com".
Please forward emails that appear
suspicious to [4][email address].
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Dear Kieri, Melinda,
Please note we did not receive a download link to our OPRA request. We also did not receive a link to register for evidence.com via email to access same that way. Therefore, can you please resent the link to download the requested bodycam footage.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Damian Scialabba
Please see attached I have highlighted the link that you need to be clicking on to access the documents. Both emails I have sent are working properly.
Dear Kieri, Melinda,
We can see now what you are referencing. Please note, we did not receive that email as it is not addressed to our office. Can you please forward same to our office so we can update the system and close this request.
Thank you.
That was a print out of the email that I forwarded to you with the link? If you have additional questions, please give me a call at 908-851-8501 I am not understanding what the issue is.