BWC Footage
Dear Holland 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 between 6-1-25 and 7-15-25
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.
Yours faithfully,
Tony Michael
HHello,
I will be out of the office Friday, August 29, 2025.
All Municipal Offices will be closed Monday September 1, 2025.
Thank you,
Melissa S. Tigar, RMC/CMR
Township of Holland
Good morning,
I have received and acknowledged your OPRA request.
Kindly,
Halle Whitmore
Administrative Coordinator/OEM
Office: 908-995-2804
Dispatch: 908-995-4670
Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail transmission may contain confidential or legally privileged information that is intended only for the individual or entity named in the e-mail address. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or reliance upon the contents of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail transmission in error, please reply to the sender so that we can arrange for proper delivery, and then delete the message from your Inbox. Thank you.
September 8, 2025
Tony Michael
OPRA Machine
Dear Tony,
The Holland Township Police Department received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on September 3, 2025. The official Records Custodian, Clerk Tigar, received your OPRA request on September 2, 2025. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is September 11, 2025. This response to your request is being provided to you on the 4th 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 between 6-1-2025 and 7-1-2025.
Your request requires additional time beyond the seven (7) business days to fulfill because of the request size. 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.”
Your request requires an extension of time until October 15, 2025.
September 19, 2025
Tony Michael
OPRA Machine
Tony,
This department is in receipt of your Government Records Request dated September 2, 2025. An extension of time request was submitted on September 8, 2025, which was provided to you on the 4th business day after the custodian’s receipt of the request.
The submitted request is seeking all Body Worn Camera Footage of all traffic stops between 6/1/2025 and 7/15/2025. A search of our BWC for traffic stops has been completed; there are a total of 81 videos. OPRA mandates that the requestor shall have the opportunity to review and object to the charge before it is incurred. See N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5c. As such, a detailed estimate is provided below:
The review and redactions of the body-worn camera footage will take approximately 40 hours and will cost $1,365.
Before proceeding, the Township would require 50% of this cost. This does not include the cost to deliver the records. Halfway through the process, we would re-evaluate the cost and advise you of any changes. Kindly respond in writing with your acceptance or rejection of this estimated charge. We will not begin to process this request until we receive your written acceptance, along with 50% of the cost.
Please do not mail cash, check or money order will be accepted, no credit cards.
Halle Whitmore
Administrative Coordinator/OEM
Dispatch: 908-995-4670
Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail transmission may contain confidential or legally privileged information that is intended only for the individual or entity named in the e-mail address. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or reliance upon the contents of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail transmission in error, please reply to the sender so that we can arrange for proper delivery, and then delete the message from your Inbox. Thank you.
September 25, 2025
Tony Michael
OPRA Machine
Dear requestor,
On 9/19/2025, I provided to you in writing that a special service charge would be necessary in preparing your request due to the volume of BWC that would need to be reviewed and redacted. Please refer to that response and kindly respond in writing with your acceptance or rejection of this estimated charge no later than 10/3/2025. We will not begin to process your OPRA request until we receive your message. If a response is not received by 10/3/2025, then this request will be deemed closed.
Kindly,
Halle Whitmore
Administrative Coordinator/OEM
Office: 908-995-2804
Dispatch: 908-995-4670
Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail transmission may contain confidential or legally privileged information that is intended only for the individual or entity named in the e-mail address. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or reliance upon the contents of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail transmission in error, please reply to the sender so that we can arrange for proper delivery, and then delete the message from your Inbox. Thank you.
-----Original Message-----
From: Halle Whitmore
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2025 9:11 AM
To: [OPRA #80085 email]
Cc: Melissa Tigar <[Holland Township request email]>; Kristen Larsen <[email address]>
Subject: RE: OPRA request - BWC Footage
September 19, 2025
Tony Michael
OPRA Machine
Tony,
This department is in receipt of your Government Records Request dated September 2, 2025. An extension of time request was submitted on September 8, 2025, which was provided to you on the 4th business day after the custodian’s receipt of the request.
The submitted request is seeking all Body Worn Camera Footage of all traffic stops between 6/1/2025 and 7/15/2025. A search of our BWC for traffic stops has been completed; there are a total of 81 videos. OPRA mandates that the requestor shall have the opportunity to review and object to the charge before it is incurred. See N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5c. As such, a detailed estimate is provided below:
The review and redactions of the body-worn camera footage will take approximately 40 hours and will cost $1,365.
Before proceeding, the Township would require 50% of this cost. This does not include the cost to deliver the records. Halfway through the process, we would re-evaluate the cost and advise you of any changes. Kindly respond in writing with your acceptance or rejection of this estimated charge. We will not begin to process this request until we receive your written acceptance, along with 50% of the cost.
Please do not mail cash, check or money order will be accepted, no credit cards.
Halle Whitmore
Administrative Coordinator/OEM
Dispatch: 908-995-4670
Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail transmission may contain confidential or legally privileged information that is intended only for the individual or entity named in the e-mail address. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or reliance upon the contents of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail transmission in error, please reply to the sender so that we can arrange for proper delivery, and then delete the message from your Inbox. Thank you.
October 6, 2025
Tony Michael
OPRA Machine
Dear requestor,
On 9/19/2025, I provided to you in writing that a special service charge would be necessary in preparing your request due to the volume of BWC that would need to be reviewed and redacted. A response was not received by 10/3/2025, this request OPRA request is closed.
Halle Whitmore
Administrative Coordinator/OEM
Office: 908-995-2804
Dispatch: 908-995-4670
Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail transmission may contain confidential or legally privileged information that is intended only for the individual or entity named in the e-mail address. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or reliance upon the contents of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail transmission in error, please reply to the sender so that we can arrange for proper delivery, and then delete the message from your Inbox. Thank you.