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Dear Clark Township,
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 7-30-25
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
Your message has been forwarded to the custodian of police records. Future requests for police records may be sent directly to [email address]
Edith L. Merkel, RMC
Township Clerk
Township of Clark
430 Westfield Ave.
Clark, NJ 07066
(732) 388-3669
OPRA: Michael, Tony
[OPRA #80741 email]
Good morning,
The Clark Police Department received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request on September 15, 2025.
The official Records Custodian, Joann Concina received your OPRA request
on September 15, 2025.
As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is
September 24, 2025.
This response to your request is being provided to you on the second
business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.
Your OPRA request sought access to the following: Body worn camera footage
of all traffic stops performed on 7-30-25.
Your request requires an extension of time until November 17, 2025. The
video you are requesting is being added to the que of previously requested
video orders.
Your request also requires additional time beyond the seven (7) business
days to fulfill due to the amount of video to be reviewed frame by frame
while making necessary redactions. This process requires an extensive
amount of time and availability of trained personnel.
OPRA allows custodians to seek extensions of time pursuant to N.J.S.A.
47:1A-5.i. Specifically, OPRA states that, “the requestor shall be advised
by the custodian when the record can be made available. If the record is
not made available by that time, access shall be deemed denied.”
Please see attachments.
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or
unfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a
right to challenge the decision by the Clark Police Department to deny
access. At your option, you may either institute a proceeding in the
Superior Court of New Jersey or file a complaint with the Government
Records Council (GRC) by completing the Denial of Access Complaint Form.
You may contact the GRC by toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at
P.O. Box 819, Trenton, NJ, 08625, by e-mail at [email address], or at
their web site at www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC can also answer other
questions about the law. All questions regarding complaints filed in
Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk in your County.
Joann Concina
Records Custodian
Clark Police Department
315 Westfield Avenue
Clark, NJ 07066
Records 732-381-5696
Fax: 732-388-5376
Non-Emergency: 732-388-3434
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From: Clerk's Dept. <[Clark Township request email]>
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2025 10:22 AM
To: Records <[email address]>
Subject: FW: EXTERNAL- OPRA request - BWC Footage
Good morning Joann,
I'll tell the requestor to send future requests to your records email.
Edie
Edith L. Merkel, RMC
Township Clerk
Township of Clark
430 Westfield Avenue
Clark, New Jersey 07066
732-388-3669
OPRA: Michael, Tony
[OPRA #80741 email]
Good afternoon,
The video that you requested in the above request is now ready to be
forwarded.
Your OPRA request sought access to the following: Body worn camera footage
of all traffic stops performed on 7-30-25.
You will receive an email from Axon/Evidence.com that contains a link to
access the video requested.
Your request has been fulfilled and is now closed.
Thank you,
Joann Concina
Records Custodian
Clark Police Department
315 Westfield Avenue
Clark, NJ 07066
Records 732-381-5696
Fax: 732-388-5376
Non-Emergency: 732-388-3434
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From: Joann Concina <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2025 10:28 AM
To: [OPRA #80741 email]
<[OPRA #80741 email]>
Subject: OPRA: Michael, Tony
OPRA: Michael, Tony
[OPRA #80741 email]
Good morning,
The Clark Police Department received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request on September 15, 2025.
The official Records Custodian, Joann Concina received your OPRA request
on September 15, 2025.
As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is
September 24, 2025.
This response to your request is being provided to you on the second
business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.
Your OPRA request sought access to the following: Body worn camera footage
of all traffic stops performed on 7-30-25.
Your request requires an extension of time until November 17, 2025. The
video you are requesting is being added to the que of previously requested
video orders.
Your request also requires additional time beyond the seven (7) business
days to fulfill due to the amount of video to be reviewed frame by frame
while making necessary redactions. This process requires an extensive
amount of time and availability of trained personnel.
OPRA allows custodians to seek extensions of time pursuant to N.J.S.A.
47:1A-5.i. Specifically, OPRA states that, “the requestor shall be advised
by the custodian when the record can be made available. If the record is
not made available by that time, access shall be deemed denied.”
Please see attachments.
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or
unfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a
right to challenge the decision by the Clark Police Department to deny
access. At your option, you may either institute a proceeding in the
Superior Court of New Jersey or file a complaint with the Government
Records Council (GRC) by completing the Denial of Access Complaint Form.
You may contact the GRC by toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at
P.O. Box 819, Trenton, NJ, 08625, by e-mail at [email address], or at
their web site at www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC can also answer other
questions about the law. All questions regarding complaints filed in
Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk in your County.
Joann Concina
Records Custodian
Clark Police Department
315 Westfield Avenue
Clark, NJ 07066
Records 732-381-5696
Fax: 732-388-5376
Non-Emergency: 732-388-3434
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From: Clerk's Dept. <[Clark Township request email]>
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2025 10:22 AM
To: Records <[email address]>
Subject: FW: EXTERNAL- OPRA request - BWC Footage
Good morning Joann,
I'll tell the requestor to send future requests to your records email.
Edie
Edith L. Merkel, RMC
Township Clerk
Township of Clark
430 Westfield Avenue
Clark, New Jersey 07066
732-388-3669