Clayton Police Department Open Records Request
Dear Clayton 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:
Incident reports including officer narrative that have been coded as a fight /dispute from 11/08/2024 to 11/22/2024.
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
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Good Morning Ciaran Johnson,
I am in receipt of your OPRA request that I received on 11/26/24. I
responding to you on 12/02/2024, which is on the 2nd business day after
receipt of your request. You requested the following information:
"Incident reports including officer narrative that have been coded as a
fight /dispute from 11/08/2024 to 11/22/2024."
I was able to identify the following (8) records that would adhere to your
request.
1) Case# 2024- 022582: Fight Call on 11/15/2024. (Redacted Report
Attached)
2) Case# 2024- 022067: Dispute on 11/08/2024. (Redacted Report Attached)
3) Case# 2024- 022961: Dispute on 11/21/2024. (Redacted Report Attached)
*Note: redaction made on the attached reports were for confidential
personal privacy information.
4) Case# 24- 022536: Dispute on 11/14/2024. (Report not released
involving Juvenile Privacy).
5) Case# 24- 022884: Dispute on 11/20/2024. (Report not released
involving Domestic Violence Privacy).
6) Case# 24- 023035: Dispute on 11/22/2024. (Report not released
involving Domestic Violence Privacy).
7) Case# 24- 023046: Dispute on 11/22/2024. (Report not released
involving Domestic Violence Privacy).
8) Case#24- 023049: Dispute on 11/22/2024. (Report not released because of
an active police investigation which is active and ongoing.
If you believe that a report was withheld or information was redacted
inappropriately, please contact me. I will have our Borough Attorney
review the request and send a more formal response.
With respect,
Chief Andrew Davis
Clayton Police Department