Dear Union 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-5(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:

This is a formal request for government records pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq., and the common law right of access. If any portion of this request is denied under OPRA, please treat it as a common law request and perform the required balancing test.

Records Requested (for Captain Glenn Gaston, Union City Police Department):

Any Summary and Conclusions Report (or equivalent final IA disposition document) from Internal Affairs investigations where allegations of serious misconduct were sustained against Captain Glenn Gaston. Serious misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
Excessive force

Dishonesty / false statements / perjury / Brady/Giglio issues

Discrimination or bias

Domestic violence or sexual misconduct

Corruption, official misconduct, or abuse of authority
Any other sustained findings that would qualify for disclosure under Attorney General Law Enforcement Directive 2022-14.

Any sustained disciplinary records, including notices of discipline, final disciplinary decisions, or settlement agreements related to the above, where the outcome included major discipline (e.g., suspension of more than 5 days, reduction in rank, termination) or involved the categories outlined in AG Directive 2022-14.

Any public synopses or reports submitted or published by the Union City Police Department pursuant to AG Directive 2022-14 concerning sustained complaints against Captain Gaston.

Please provide the records with appropriate redactions as required by law (e.g., to protect complainant/victim identities, personal identifying information, or ongoing investigation details). I am not requesting the full Internal Affairs Investigative Report, only the Summary/Conclusions and final disciplinary outcomes that are subject to common law disclosure per the Directive and Rivera v. Union County Prosecutor’s Office.

Time period: All responsive records from January 1, 2000, to the present.

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,

William bailey