We don't know whether the most recent response to this request contains information or not – if you are Tony Michael please sign in and let everyone know.

BWC Footage

Tony Michael made this OPRA request to Scotch Plains Township as part of a batch sent to 52 authorities Automatic anti-spam measures are in place for this older request. Please let us know if a further response is expected or if you are having trouble responding.

We're waiting for Tony Michael to read recent responses and update the status.

Tony Michael
Unknown

Dear Scotch Plains 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

Link to this Report
OPRA, Scotch Plains Township

Mr. Michael:

The Township of Scotch Plains received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on September 15, 2025. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is September 24, 2025.

Thank you.

Maryann Matteo
OPRA Compliance Clerk
Township of Scotch Plains
430 Park Avenue
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
908.322.6700 (office) ext. 213
908.322.1663 (fax)
[Scotch Plains Township request email]

NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY
This message, including any prior messages and attachments, may contain advisory, consultative and/or deliberative material, confidential information or privileged communications of the Township of Scotch Plains. Access to this message by anyone other than the sender and the intended recipient(s) is not authorized. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, any disclosure, copying, distribution or action taken or not taken in reliance on it, without the expressed written consent of the sender is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, you should not save, scan, transmit, print, use or disseminate this message or any information contained in this message in any way and you should promptly delete or destroy this message and all copies of it. Please notify the sender by return e-mail if you have received this message in error.

show quoted sections

Link to this Report
OPRA, Scotch Plains Township

Mr. Michael:

The Township of Scotch Plains will be taking an approved EXTENSION of time to respond to your OPRA Request.

The new EXTENSION Response date is September 26, 2025.

Thank you.

Maryann Matteo
OPRA Compliance Clerk
Township of Scotch Plains
430 Park Avenue
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
908.322.6700 (office) ext. 213
908.322.1663 (fax)
[Scotch Plains Township request email]

NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY
This message, including any prior messages and attachments, may contain advisory, consultative and/or deliberative material, confidential information or privileged communications of the Township of Scotch Plains. Access to this message by anyone other than the sender and the intended recipient(s) is not authorized. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, any disclosure, copying, distribution or action taken or not taken in reliance on it, without the expressed written consent of the sender is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, you should not save, scan, transmit, print, use or disseminate this message or any information contained in this message in any way and you should promptly delete or destroy this message and all copies of it. Please notify the sender by return e-mail if you have received this message in error.

show quoted sections

Link to this Report
Gerard Rites,

Good afternoon,

Please be advised the material you requested will be sent to the email provided. There will be seven (7) emails from evidence.com which will contain a download link of the body worn camera footage. Please check your inbox as well as your spam/junk folder for this material. The information you requested is being delivered on Friday 26th September 2025. Any issues please contact this office. Thank you.

Sergeant Gerard Rites #119
Support Services Bureau
Training Unit
Community Policing Unit
Information Technology Unit

Scotch Plains Police Department
430 Park Avenue
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
908-322-7100 Ext: 140

show quoted sections

Link to this Report
Axon,

Axon - Scotch Plains Police Dept. - NJ
Evidence.com - Case Download Link
Gerard Rites from Scotch Plains Police Dept. - NJ
(https://scotchplainspdnj.evidence.com) has sent you a link to download
the case 2025-135774 on Evidence.com. You will download 1 zip or iso
file(s) containing the pieces of evidence in this case. This download
may take a while depending on your internet connection.

You have just received a temporary link to download the information you
requested. The link will expire after five days, at the end of the five
days you will not have the ability to download the information. You can
download the requested information multiple times during the five-day
time frame and save the video(s) to your local computer for review any
time later.

Please note that your access to this link will expire on October 1, 2025
11:58:11 (-04:00).
Afterwards, you will need to contact the sender to request access.

Download link:
[1][Click here to download]
Thank you,
The Axon Team
SECURITY NOTICE: Axon will not send you emails that request your
username, password, security questions, or any other sensitive
information. If you receive an email requesting information, it is most
likely an attempt to gain access to your account. Furthermore, please
verify that any hyperlinks in the message above begin with the proper
URL e.g. "https://agencyname.evidence.com". Please forward emails that
appear suspicious to [email address].

References

Visible links
1. https://scotchplainspdnj.evidence.com/ax...

Link to this Report
Axon,

Axon - Scotch Plains Police Dept. - NJ
Evidence.com - Case Download Link
Gerard Rites from Scotch Plains Police Dept. - NJ
(https://scotchplainspdnj.evidence.com) has sent you a link to download
the case 2025-135665 on Evidence.com. You will download 1 zip or iso
file(s) containing the pieces of evidence in this case. This download
may take a while depending on your internet connection.

You have just received a temporary link to download the information you
requested. The link will expire after five days, at the end of the five
days you will not have the ability to download the information. You can
download the requested information multiple times during the five-day
time frame and save the video(s) to your local computer for review any
time later.

Please note that your access to this link will expire on October 1, 2025
11:59:13 (-04:00).
Afterwards, you will need to contact the sender to request access.

Download link:
[1][Click here to download]
Thank you,
The Axon Team
SECURITY NOTICE: Axon will not send you emails that request your
username, password, security questions, or any other sensitive
information. If you receive an email requesting information, it is most
likely an attempt to gain access to your account. Furthermore, please
verify that any hyperlinks in the message above begin with the proper
URL e.g. "https://agencyname.evidence.com". Please forward emails that
appear suspicious to [email address].

References

Visible links
1. https://scotchplainspdnj.evidence.com/ax...

Link to this Report
Axon,

Axon - Scotch Plains Police Dept. - NJ
Evidence.com - Case Download Link
Gerard Rites from Scotch Plains Police Dept. - NJ
(https://scotchplainspdnj.evidence.com) has sent you a link to download
the case 2025-135630 on Evidence.com. You will download 1 zip or iso
file(s) containing the pieces of evidence in this case. This download
may take a while depending on your internet connection.

You have just received a temporary link to download the information you
requested. The link will expire after five days, at the end of the five
days you will not have the ability to download the information. You can
download the requested information multiple times during the five-day
time frame and save the video(s) to your local computer for review any
time later.

Please note that your access to this link will expire on October 1, 2025
12:1:40 (-04:00).
Afterwards, you will need to contact the sender to request access.

Download link:
[1][Click here to download]
Thank you,
The Axon Team
SECURITY NOTICE: Axon will not send you emails that request your
username, password, security questions, or any other sensitive
information. If you receive an email requesting information, it is most
likely an attempt to gain access to your account. Furthermore, please
verify that any hyperlinks in the message above begin with the proper
URL e.g. "https://agencyname.evidence.com". Please forward emails that
appear suspicious to [email address].

References

Visible links
1. https://scotchplainspdnj.evidence.com/ax...

Link to this Report
Axon,

Axon - Scotch Plains Police Dept. - NJ
Evidence.com - Case Download Link
Gerard Rites from Scotch Plains Police Dept. - NJ
(https://scotchplainspdnj.evidence.com) has sent you a link to download
the case 2025-135451 on Evidence.com. You will download 1 zip or iso
file(s) containing the pieces of evidence in this case. This download
may take a while depending on your internet connection.

You have just received a temporary link to download the information you
requested. The link will expire after five days, at the end of the five
days you will not have the ability to download the information. You can
download the requested information multiple times during the five-day
time frame and save the video(s) to your local computer for review any
time later.

Please note that your access to this link will expire on October 1, 2025
12:4:4 (-04:00).
Afterwards, you will need to contact the sender to request access.

Download link:
[1][Click here to download]
Thank you,
The Axon Team
SECURITY NOTICE: Axon will not send you emails that request your
username, password, security questions, or any other sensitive
information. If you receive an email requesting information, it is most
likely an attempt to gain access to your account. Furthermore, please
verify that any hyperlinks in the message above begin with the proper
URL e.g. "https://agencyname.evidence.com". Please forward emails that
appear suspicious to [email address].

References

Visible links
1. https://scotchplainspdnj.evidence.com/ax...

Link to this Report
Axon,

Axon - Scotch Plains Police Dept. - NJ
Evidence.com - Case Download Link
Gerard Rites from Scotch Plains Police Dept. - NJ
(https://scotchplainspdnj.evidence.com) has sent you a link to download
the case 2025-135453 on Evidence.com. You will download 1 zip or iso
file(s) containing the pieces of evidence in this case. This download
may take a while depending on your internet connection.

You have just received a temporary link to download the information you
requested. The link will expire after five days, at the end of the five
days you will not have the ability to download the information. You can
download the requested information multiple times during the five-day
time frame and save the video(s) to your local computer for review any
time later.

Please note that your access to this link will expire on October 1, 2025
12:3:6 (-04:00).
Afterwards, you will need to contact the sender to request access.

Download link:
[1][Click here to download]
Thank you,
The Axon Team
SECURITY NOTICE: Axon will not send you emails that request your
username, password, security questions, or any other sensitive
information. If you receive an email requesting information, it is most
likely an attempt to gain access to your account. Furthermore, please
verify that any hyperlinks in the message above begin with the proper
URL e.g. "https://agencyname.evidence.com". Please forward emails that
appear suspicious to [email address].

References

Visible links
1. https://scotchplainspdnj.evidence.com/ax...

Link to this Report
Axon,

Axon - Scotch Plains Police Dept. - NJ
Evidence.com - Case Download Link
Gerard Rites from Scotch Plains Police Dept. - NJ
(https://scotchplainspdnj.evidence.com) has sent you a link to download
the case 2025-135504 on Evidence.com. You will download 1 zip or iso
file(s) containing the pieces of evidence in this case. This download
may take a while depending on your internet connection.

You have just received a temporary link to download the information you
requested. The link will expire after five days, at the end of the five
days you will not have the ability to download the information. You can
download the requested information multiple times during the five-day
time frame and save the video(s) to your local computer for review any
time later.

Please note that your access to this link will expire on October 1, 2025
12:2:22 (-04:00).
Afterwards, you will need to contact the sender to request access.

Download link:
[1][Click here to download]
Thank you,
The Axon Team
SECURITY NOTICE: Axon will not send you emails that request your
username, password, security questions, or any other sensitive
information. If you receive an email requesting information, it is most
likely an attempt to gain access to your account. Furthermore, please
verify that any hyperlinks in the message above begin with the proper
URL e.g. "https://agencyname.evidence.com". Please forward emails that
appear suspicious to [email address].

References

Visible links
1. https://scotchplainspdnj.evidence.com/ax...

Link to this Report
Axon,

Axon - Scotch Plains Police Dept. - NJ
Evidence.com - Case Download Link
Gerard Rites from Scotch Plains Police Dept. - NJ
(https://scotchplainspdnj.evidence.com) has sent you a link to download
the case 2025-135339 on Evidence.com. You will download 1 zip or iso
file(s) containing the pieces of evidence in this case. This download
may take a while depending on your internet connection.

You have just received a temporary link to download the information you
requested. The link will expire after five days, at the end of the five
days you will not have the ability to download the information. You can
download the requested information multiple times during the five-day
time frame and save the video(s) to your local computer for review any
time later.

Please note that your access to this link will expire on October 1, 2025
12:4:43 (-04:00).
Afterwards, you will need to contact the sender to request access.

Download link:
[1][Click here to download]
Thank you,
The Axon Team
SECURITY NOTICE: Axon will not send you emails that request your
username, password, security questions, or any other sensitive
information. If you receive an email requesting information, it is most
likely an attempt to gain access to your account. Furthermore, please
verify that any hyperlinks in the message above begin with the proper
URL e.g. "https://agencyname.evidence.com". Please forward emails that
appear suspicious to [email address].

References

Visible links
1. https://scotchplainspdnj.evidence.com/ax... number]%2BE5MUjop%2Bx3fs%2F%2FNeJ6SXJ%2Fi3ez5k0iWB%2BsEWjhbUX5iS7spYY7OeeDKzgtM49gQEfRmlgjUxtk%2Fqezm8liQWLrHjmuuXqLhRN3dfZc%2FTYeyaGEleXx%2BXD%2BWKxqWuU%2BlGVAOlwUZT0Tw8knH5oCurZj%2FAFV63k39fODfebt%2B4x9Oj3YlsV37IuTlfAiBuM%2FlIuj%2F2POHMJT0c2zkLcrJapyCc%3D&version=1

Link to this Report
We don't know whether the most recent response to this request contains information or not – if you are Tony Michael please sign in and let everyone know.