Bodycam footage for arrest of Wesley Kliwinski
Dear South Plainfield 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:
* Bodycam footage associated with the arrest of Wesley Kliwinski on May 1st, 2025. If multiple officers were involved, please provide footage from all of them.
I would prefer these records be made available digitally, such as online access or USB drive/CDROM. 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,
B Rak
Good morning,
I have received your email, however I will need clarification on what
exactly you would like from the South Plainfield Police Department. From
what I understand, this became a Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office
case, therefore the actual BWC footage "* Bodycam footage associated with
the arrest of Wesley Kliwinski on May 1st, 2025. If multiple officers
were involved, please provide footage from all of them." would be
maintained by their records custodian. I will look into this and get back
to you, however I just wanted to confirm that it was footage of the actual
arrest you were seeking.
Respectfully,
Lieutenant Lloyd McNelly
South Plainfield Police Department
908-616-6019
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From: B Rak <[OPRA #75737 email]>
Sent: Saturday, May 3, 2025 9:22 PM
To: Lloyd McNelly <[SPPD request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - Bodycam footage for arrest of Wesley Kliwinski
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Dear South Plainfield 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:
* Bodycam footage associated with the arrest of Wesley Kliwinski on May
1st, 2025. If multiple officers were involved, please provide footage
from all of them.
I would prefer these records be made available digitally, such as online
access or USB drive/CDROM. 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,
B Rak
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Dear Lloyd McNelly,
Thanks. Yes, I was looking for footage of the actual request. If this was not done by South Plainfield, then I'll follow up with the county.
Yours sincerely,
B Rak