Cherry Hill Police Department Open Records Request_24-046742
Dear Cherry Hill Township,
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 Camera footage of the incident below
Case Number: 24-046742
Suspect Name: Anthony Pettolina
Date of Incident: 07/08/2024
Location: 2211 CHAPEL AVE W; JEFFERSON HOSPITAL GARAGE
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,
Ciaran Johnson
OPRA-Req-25-0395
Date Received: 3/6/2025
Status: Completed
Date Completed: 3/10/2025
Applicant: Ciaran Johnson
Information Requested: Body Camera footage of the incident below
Case Number: 24-046742
Suspect Name: Anthony Pettolina
Date of Incident: 07/08/2024
Location: 2211 CHAPEL AVE W; JEFFERSON HOSPITAL GARAGE
Ciaran,
In response to your OPRA Request received March 6, 2025, we have created a link from evidence.com. Please note that your access to this link will expire on March 31, 2025. We recommend downloading the files as soon as possible to ensure continued access.
https://cherryhillpd.evidence.com/?class...
The following redactions have been made, to the attached documents, pursuant N.J.S.A. 47:1A et seq. Specifically No. 1 - Privacy Interest - "a public agency has a responsibility and an obligation to safeguard from public access a citizen's personal information with which it has been entrusted when disclosure thereof would violate the citizen's reasonable expectation of privacy." And No. 20 - Personal Identifying Information. Specifically:
Body Worn Camera video was redacted for mobile data terminal and also pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1, specifically Executive Order #26, #4(b) 1 - information relating to medical, psychiatric or psychological history, diagnosis, treatment or evaluation and No. 12) Security measures and surveillance techniques which, if disclosed, would create a risk to the safety or persons, property, electronic data or software.
By way of this e-mail, which includes the video responsive to your request, we have marked your OPRA request received March 6, 2025, as satisfied and closed.
A copy of the Denial Poster with instructions to applicants who wish to appeal any denial or part thereof is attached hereto. You have the right to appeal the decision that the document or documents are not public records. You may take your appeal to the Government Records Council or the New Jersey Superior Court, as provided by N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq.
If you have any additional questions and/or concerns, or if we can be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact our office at (856) 488-7892.
Thank you for your time.
Patti Chacker, RMC
Township Clerk
By: Danielle Gyenge
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