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Dear Matawan Borough,
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:
Body worn camera footage of all traffic stops performed on 7-4-25
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.
The maximum authorized cost is $0.
Yours faithfully,
Tony Michael
Good Morning,
The OPRA Request below has been forwarded to the appropriate Department, the Borough of Matawan Police Records, for direct reply.
Pursuant to Borough of Matawan Ordinance 23-21, effective January 12, 2024, please direct OPRA requests related to Police Records, ie, complaints, motor vehicle crash reports, DWI reports, body cam footage, etc., to the Borough of Matawan Police Records. The Borough of Matawan Police Records can be contacted by telephone at (732) 290-1657, fax (732) 566-2933 or via email at [email address]. We provide the following link for copy of the Borough of Matawan Police Department OPRA form for your ready reference: NJS Model OPRA Request Form (2024).pdf.
Thank you,
OPRA Request @ Borough of Matawan
201 Broad Street
Matawan, New Jersey 07747
(732-566-3898)
*OPRA REQUESTS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE FOLLOWING EMAIL ADDRESS: [Matawan Borough request email]. OPRA requests will not be processed or honored unless you forward the request immediately to [Matawan Borough request email].
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Good afternoon,
Our office represents the Borough of Matawan. Please see the attached
correspondence of even date in regards to the above referenced matter. If
you have any questions or concerns, please let me know.
Veronica A. Acevedo
Plosia Cohen LLC
51 Gibraltar Dr.
Suite 3B
Morris Plains, NJ 07950
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