Dear Somerville 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:
Subject: OPRA Request – BWC Footage – Kenneth Vaughn Arrest – August 26, 2025 – Somerville, NJ

Dear Records Custodian,

Under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq., I request BWC recordings related to the search warrant execution and arrest of Kenneth Vaughn, 35, of Peapack, NJ, on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, at Vaughn's residence and vehicle, by Somerset County Prosecutor's Office Special Investigations Unit detectives and Somerville Police Department members, in connection with charges of 2nd degree Distribution and 3rd degree Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Materials.

Please provide max 5 non-duplicative BWC angles depicting:
1. Arrival & first contact at Vaughn's residence;
2. Execution of the court-authorized search warrant;
3. Seizure of electronic devices;
4. Arrest, escort, and departure from the scene.

Date/Time: Tuesday, August 26, 2025 (exact time unknown). Please use CAD/dispatch records to identify relevant calls.

Delivery: Electronic/native files with embedded timecodes preferred.
Redactions: Apply only those required by law.
Fees: Public-interest journalism request of narrow scope. No special service charge should apply under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(c). If fees apply, notify me before proceeding.

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,

Bill Johnson