Camera Footage
Dear Chester 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:
Body worn camera footage of all fire department assists performed between 7-1-25 and 7-14-25
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
Received.
Thank you
Dena Dziergoski
Acting Clerk / CMR
Chester Borough
50 North Rd.
Chester, NJ 07930
908-879-3660 Ext. 2129
-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Michael <[OPRA #81035 email]>
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2025 4:14 PM
To: Clerk <[Chester Borough request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - Camera Footage
CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. (If the email looks suspicious, please SEND AS AN ATTACHMENT and send it to [email address].)
Dear Chester 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:
Body worn camera footage of all fire department assists performed between 7-1-25 and 7-14-25
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
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Good morning,
Please be advised the Chester Police Department has received your request to Chester Borough dated 9/18/25 and received by this agency on 9/22/25.
The Chester Police Department covers both Chester Township and Chester Borough, Morris County NJ. Since we have received the same request for "Body worn camera footage of all fire department assists performed between 7-1-25 and 7-14-25" on 9/19/25- know that our response will include both municipalities within one response.
Thank you,
Denise Riley
Administrative Assistant to the Chief of Police & Records Administrator
Chester Police Department
1 Parker Road
Chester, NJ 07930
p: (908)-879-5100 x871
f: (908)-879-8083
The information contained in this message and any attachment may be proprietary, confidential, and privileged or subject to the work product from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited.
If you have received this communication in error, please notify me immediately by replying to this message and deleting it and all copies and backups thereof.
-----Original Message-----
From: Dena Dziergoski <[email address]>
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2025 9:34 AM
To: Denise Riley <[email address]>; Thomas GREGO <[email address]>
Cc: Lumarys Mendez <[email address]>
Subject: OPRA #111-FW: OPRA request - Camera Footage
Good morning,
Please see OPRA request below due Sept 29th.
OPRA #111
Thank you
Dena Dziergoski
Acting Clerk / CMR
Chester Borough
50 North Rd.
Chester, NJ 07930
908-879-3660 Ext. 2129
-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Michael <[OPRA #81035 email]>
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2025 4:14 PM
To: Clerk <[Chester Borough request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - Camera Footage
CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. (If the email looks suspicious, please SEND AS AN ATTACHMENT and send it to [email address].)
Dear Chester 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:
Body worn camera footage of all fire department assists performed between 7-1-25 and 7-14-25
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
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Please deliver records electronically via email to the below UNIQUE address for all replies to this request:
[OPRA #81035 email]
Is [Chester Borough request email] the wrong address for OPRA requests to Chester Borough? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://opramachine.com/change_request/n...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://opramachine.com/help/officers
View this OPRA request & responses online:
https://opramachine.com/request/camera_f...
Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will be delayed.
If you find this service useful as an OPRA custodian, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's website.
"OPRAmachine’s mission is to give people easy and affordable access to New Jersey public records.
For more information, contact us at: (732) 707-1628 or PO Box 3180, New Brunswick, NJ 08903."
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