Different Police Reports- March 2024
ASK NJ Media made this OPRA request to Bradley Beach Borough This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
Dear Bradley Beach Borough,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:
Please send your response in PDF format.
1. March 2024 Bradley Beach, NJ Police Department Arrest Reports.
2. Please provide copies of all of your police department’s Use of Force Reports that were created during the month of March 2024.
3. Please provide copies of all traffic summons/tickets issued for March 2024.
4. Please provide copies of all motor vehicle accident reports for March 2024.
Please include a Record Index with your response.
*A record index that identifies each record requested and the specific legal basis for a denial of access (including redactions) to each record.
Yours faithfully,
ASK NJ Media
To Whom it may concern,
In response to your request:
1. March 2024 Bradley Beach, NJ Police Department Arrest Reports.
- Please see the attached Blotter Report.
2. Please provide copies of all of your police department’s Use of Force
Reports that were created during the month of March 2024. - UOF Reports
are found on the NJ Attorney General's portal, below is the link:
[1]https://www.njoag.gov/force/#:~:text=The....
3. Please provide copies of all traffic summons/tickets issued for March
2024. - Please see attached. As per the Municipal Court, this is the
only report they are able to provide. For individual tickets, a ticket
number needs to be provided.
4. Please provide copies of all motor vehicle accident reports for March
2024. - Requests for reports from LN, Metro, Attorneys, Practitioners may
be emailed to [2][email address] or found here:
[3]https://www.carfaxforpolice.com/app/#/da...
Erica Kostyz
Municipal Clerk
References
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1. https://www.njoag.gov/force/#:~:text=The...
2. mailto:[email address]
3. https://www.carfaxforpolice.com/app/#/da...
Dear Kostyz, Erica,
I consider your responses for items #2 and #3 to be non-responsive under NJ OPRA law.
Yours sincerely
ASK NJ Media
Dear Kostyz, Erica,
I apologize because I made a mistake in my last reply to you. I consider your responses for items #2 and #4 to be non-responsive under NJ OPRA law........instead of item #3.
Online Police Reports
• Some police departments utilize online services such as
http://PoliceReports.US where requestors can access
police reports without filing an OPRA request.
• These services are outside the scope of OPRA and fees
for such services are outside of the GRC’s authority.
• If requestor submits OPRA request for police reports that
can be accessed online, custodian must still provide copies
at OPRA copying fees.
• Custodian cannot direct requestor to website instead of
providing copies. Langford v. City of Perth Amboy, GRC
Complaint No. 2005-181 (May 2007)
I got the above information from the GRC website for law enforcement. The link is provided below.
OPRA For Law Enforcment
https://www.nj.gov/grc/meetings/present/...
Yours sincerely,
ASK NJ Media
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this email address to include OPRA Requests or voicemails left at my
office extension will be answered and acknowledged in an appropriate
manner upon my return on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.
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Regards,
Erica Kostyz, RMC, CMR
Municipal Clerk
Borough of Bradley Beach
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Ms. Coombs,
In response to the below email, the reports for items number two & four
have been submitted to the Borough OPRA Attorney for redaction review.
These documents will be provided to you by the close of business day on
Monday, 4/29/24.
Erica Kostyz
Municipal Clerk
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intended solely for the individual/entity to whom it is addressed. It may
contain confidential or legally privileged information. Any unauthorized
disclosure or copying is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have
received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately
and delete it from your system.
Ms Coombs,
In response to your below email, attached are the responsive records for
items two and four of your original request. After review by Legal
Counsel, no redactions were necessary for any of the records. Thank you
for your patience.
Erica Kostyz
Municipal Clerk