BWC Footage Request
Dear Essex County,
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:
To the Records Custodian,
I am requesting all body-worn camera and squad car footage, as well as the full incident report regarding the arrest of Andrew A Lopez, who was charged with Criminal Trespass, Throwing Bodily Fluid at Law Enforcement, Possession of Controlled Substances, Use of Drug Paraphernalia, and Disorderly Conduct on March 7, 2024, in Essex County, New Jersey.
If there are any fees for searching or copying these records, please inform me prior to fulfilling the request if the cost will exceed $30. However, I would also like to request a waiver of all fees, as the disclosure of the requested information is in the public interest and will contribute significantly to the public’s understanding of incidents involving law enforcement interaction.
If any aspects of this request are denied, please cite each specific exemption you feel justifies the refusal to release the information and notify me of the appeal procedures available under the law.
Sincerely,
Joseph Campbell
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,
Joseph Campbell
Good Morning,
Your OPRA Request was received and was submitted to Sheriff’s Office.
Your OPRA Request number is 13912.
The County’s response is due by 2/27/25.
Regards,
George Seylaz
OPRA Records Manager
Office of County Counsel
Hall of Records, Room 535
465 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Newark, NJ 07102
{973} 621-5007
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Good Afternoon
In regard to your OPRA Request 13912, the Sherriff’s Office indicates they
were not the arresting entity. We suggest you try the municipality
police.
Regards,
George Seylaz
OPRA Custodian
Office of Essex County Counsel
Hall of Records, Room 535
465 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 621-5007
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email message and all attachments transmitted
with it may contain Essex County privileged and confidential information
intended solely for the use of the sender and recipient(s) named above. If
the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby
notified that any reading, dissemination, distribution, copying, or other
use of this message or its attachment is prohibited. If you have received
this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete
this message.