Dear Sir or Madam,

Please see attached letter in response to your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request regarding " A copy of the bodycam footage made, maintained or kept on file by the Fort Lee Borough Police Department regarding a February 4, 2023, incident involving Mohamed Bounaouar. This includes, but is not limited to the body cam footage of Detective John Gallo and any other responding Fort Lee officers for this incident.

Documents related to summons or other Municipal Court related documents as filed in the Fort Lee Municipal Court are to be obtained by completing a Judiciary Records Request which can be obtained through the New Jersey Courts online website. Please contact the Fort Lee Municipal Court at 201-592-3500 ext. 1509 for additional information.

Sincerely,
Nadine

Nadine Drumgoole, RMC
Deputy Municipal Clerk
Borough of Fort Lee
309 Main Street
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
201-592-3500 Ex. 1041

-----Original Message-----
From: Evelyn Rosario <[email address]>
Sent: Monday, December 11, 2023 10:32 AM
To: Constantina Roditis <[email address]>; Rosa Tropea <[email address]>
Cc: Nadine Drumgoole <[email address]>
Subject: FW: OPRA request - Bodycam footage of Mohamed Bounaouar shooting incident

Good morning,
Please see below OPRA request.

Thank you,
Ev

Evelyn Rosario, RMC, CMC
Municipal Clerk
Borough of Fort Lee
309 Main Street
Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024
E-Mail: [Fort Lee Borough request email]
Telephone No. 201-592-3500 Ext. 1040
Fax No. 201-585-9012

-----Original Message-----
From: G.R. <[OPRA #55966 email]>
Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2023 10:37 AM
To: Evelyn Rosario <[email address]>
Subject: OPRA request - Bodycam footage of Mohamed Bounaouar shooting incident

This is an External Email

Dear Fort Lee 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:

Please provide a copy of the bodycam footage made, maintained or kept on file by the Fort Lee Borough Police Department regarding a February 4, 2023 incident involving Mohamed Bounaouar.

This includes, but is not limited to the body cam footage of Detective John Gallo and any other responding Fort Lee officers for this incident.

Yours faithfully,

G.R.

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