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Dear Garwood 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 7-30-25
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
Dear Tony Michael,
The Borough of Garwood (“Borough”) records custodian is in receipt of your Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”) request submitted on September 15, 2025. The fourteen-business day deadline to respond to your request is September 24, 2025. As such, the Borough is timely responding to your request in accordance with New Jersey law.
Your OPRA request seeks the following:
Body worn camera footage of all traffic stops performed on 7-30-25
Please be advised that OPRA allows the records custodian to seek extensions of time pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5i. The Borough requires an additional two week extension (until October 7, 2025) to compile, review, and produce the potentially responsive documentation in accordance with New Jersey law. The Borough also reserves the right to obtain an additional extension of time if necessary. See, Scheeler v. New Jersey Department of Educ., GRC Complaint No. 2014-123 (2016).
Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.
Kind regards,
Patricia
Patricia Vazquez
Acting Borough Clerk/Registrar
Borough of Garwood
403 South Avenue, Garwood, NJ 07027
Email: [Garwood Borough request email]
Phone: (908) 789-0710 ext. 101
Dear Mr. Michael,
Your OPRA request seeks the following:
Body worn camera footage for all traffic stops performed on 7/30/2025
The Borough has conducted a thorough and good faith search and has determined that the attached email with link to footage is responsive to your request. Please be advised that driver's licenses have been redacted pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (exempting that portion which discloses personal identifying information from the definition of a government record). Your OPRA is now deemed answered and closed.
Your OPRA is now deemed answered and closed.
Kind regards,
Patricia Vazquez