Camera footage
Dear Gloucester City,
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:
Police Body worn camera footage of all Motor Vehicle Accidents between 7-1-25 and 7-7-25
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
Mr. Michael,
Regarding your OPRA request attached, there will be a special service charge of $743.82.
There are 6 motor vehicle accidents during the time frame requested, with forty (40) separate body worn camera recordings associated with the incidents. The BWC footage recordings range from 43 seconds to 25 minutes and 46 seconds. Review and redaction for these incidents will take approximately 11 hours. Lt. Little is the lowest level employee capable of conducting these reviews and redactions. His hourly rate is $67.62.
$67.62 x 11 = $743.82
Incident 1 - 27 videos (43 secs - 25 mins 46 secs) Incident 2 - 9 videos (1 min 34 secs - 31 mins 35 secs) Incident 3 - 1 video (2 mins 27 secs) Incident 4 - 1 video (5 mins 38 secs) Incident 5 - 1 video (6 mins 35 secs) Incident 6 - 1 video (12 mins 24 secs)
Please let me know, as soon as possible, how you would like proceed.
Regards,
Cindy
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Mr. Michael,
Good morning.
I am following up on my email below. Please let me know how you wish to proceed. If I do not hear from you by Monday, October 6th, I will consider this OPRA closed.
Thank you,
Cindy