Bodycam Footage of the arrest of Heng Shao 6/12/24
Dear Edison Township Police Department,
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: Bodycam Footage Of Heng Shao’s arrest at Menlo Park Mall in Edison NJ on 6/12/2024
Yours faithfully, O.R. Gibson
Good Afternoon,
Your opra request to obtain the BWC of our officers locating an individual possibly involved in an incident that occurred in East Brunswick has been completed and the total amount due is .40 cents. Be advised, due to citizen’s expectation of privacy under NJSA 47:1A-1 “privacy interest,” pedigree (ie: driver's license) and police information (computer screens) were redacted at this time from the footage requested.
Be advised, when officers mute their BWC, this is not considered a redaction nor if an officer is in buffering mode (approx. first 30 seconds of bwc has no audio only visual). You will see in multiple officers videos that they were in buffering mode prior to activating their bwc. For further clarification, the following officers muted their bwc within the video as follows (not redactions):
Officer Martin bwc: Officer muted from 8m30sec - 11m and 13m30sec to end of video
Officer Bossert bwc: officer muted from approx. 3m45sec- end of video
Officer Hashmi bwc: second BWC video mutes whole video, only visual
At this time, you have been provided the following officers on scene that activated their BWC: Hashmi (2), Martin, Goldman, Bossert, Spadero.
You can pick up your records from Edison Police Headquarters Records Bureau, located on the Second Floor, open Monday through Friday 8:00am - 4:15pm. Unfortunately, the records are too large to send via email at this time.
Respectfully,
Edison Police Records
Dear Police OPRA,
I’m not able to make it in person. If I send a check via mail is there anyway to get it on maybe a usb drive with the requested footage.
Yours sincerely,
O.R. Gibson
O.R. Gibson,
You can certainly send a certified check via mail for an additional .68 cents made out to the "Township of Edison" (total due is $1.08). In the memo, please advise that it is for Opra and provide the case number (24035649). Unfortunately, we do not carry USB drives to provide at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Best,
Edison Police Records
Dear Police OPRA,
What format would I be getting the information on I just wanna know in advanced so I can make sure I have the required equipment to view it
Yours sincerely,
O.R. Gibson
Your files were extracted and placed onto a DVD-R as a MP4 file. I hope this helps.