Crime data on drug crimes and staff roster
Dear Ridgewood Police Department,
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:
Good day.
I hope you are doing well.
I am requesting the following records from your agency.
Can you please provide a list of officers currently employed by the police department by name and rank.
Also, by District.
Drug crimes possession of all illegal drugs.
I want a list of the suspects' drugs charges and the officer who made the arrest.
I want crime data on this crime from the years 2022-2025.
Also, a list of the most frequent crimes your community faces.
Let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Take care and be well.
Best regards,
Cameron Oliver
904-489-9118
[email address]
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,
Cameron John Oliver
Afternoon,
The Ridgewood Police Department received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request via email on Friday, May 9, 2025. Please find below our formal response to the items outlined in your request:
1. "Can you please provide a list of officers currently employed by the police department by name and rank?"
This information is publicly available on the Ridgewood Police Department’s official website at:
🔗 https://www.ridgewoodnj.net/159/Police
Please note that our department does not operate within a district-based system; therefore, we do not maintain records categorized by district.
2. "Drug crimes possession of all illegal drugs"
Relevant data is included in the attached documentation.
3. "I want a list of the suspects' drug charges and the officer who made the arrest"
This information is also included in the attached files. Please be advised that certain personal information has been redacted in accordance with OPRA laws:
Driver’s license numbers and phone numbers – Redacted pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (exempt personal identifying information).
Dates of birth, social, and home addresses – Redacted under the privacy exception in N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1, which states:
“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.”
4. "I want crime data on this crime from the years 2022–2025"
Please clarify the specific crime or category of data you are requesting. As currently worded, this request is too broad to be fulfilled and does not identify a specific government record.
5. "Also, a list of the most frequent crimes your community faces"
A summary of frequently occurring offenses within the Village of Ridgewood is included in the attached document.
Should you have any questions or require further clarification, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Best regards,
Ridgewood Police Department
t: 201.670.5500
f: 551.305.6394
131 N Maple Ave, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
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