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Wendi Seelin, CMR
Acting Borough Clerk
1 Municipal Plaza
Oakland, NJ 07436
Direct Line 201-405-7701
[email address]
Please make note of my new email address of [email address]

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From: Matthew Operations
<[OPRA #93170 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 8, 2026 7:35 AM
To: OPRA requests at Oakland Borough <[Oakland Borough request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - Enforcement Data
 
Dear Oakland 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-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:

Total number of traffic summonses issued by Oakland Police Department,
total number of arrests of adults and junviles and total number of motor
vehicle stops made by Oakland Police Department from 04/01/2026 to
06/30/2026

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,

Matthew Operations

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Dear Matthew Operations:
The Borough is continuing to process your Open Public Records Act request.
Additional time is required to locate, gather, and review the potentially
responsive documents from the appropriate departments.
Accordingly, the Borough is requesting an additional fourteen days,
through August 5, 2026, to complete its search and provide a response to
your request.
Please confirm your agreement to this extension in writing. The Borough
will continue working on the request and will provide the responsive
records sooner if they become available before the extended deadline.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Wendi Seelin, CMR
Acting Borough Clerk
1 Municipal Plaza
Oakland, NJ 07436
Direct Line 201-405-7701
[email address]
As of July 10, 2026 my new email address is [email address].
Please update your records.

Dear Matthew Operations:
The Borough acknowledges your objection to the requested extension.
The extension through August 5, 2026, remains necessary because the
employee responsible for locating and gathering the potentially responsive
records is currently on scheduled leave. In addition, the Borough must
conduct a complete search of the appropriate departments and review any
potentially responsive records to determine whether they are subject to
disclosure or exempt under OPRA.
Although you have characterized the request as simple, the Borough is
required to conduct a complete and accurate search and cannot provide
records before that process is completed.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(i)(1), a records custodian is entitled to a
reasonable extension when unforeseen circumstances or other circumstances
reasonably necessitate additional time to fulfill a request. The statute
requires the Borough to provide written notice of the extension and an
anticipated response date; it does not require the requester’s agreement
to the extension.
Accordingly, the Borough’s anticipated response date remains August 5,
2026. The Borough will continue processing the request and will provide
its final response sooner if the review is completed before that date.
Thank you.
Wendi Seelin, CMR
Acting Borough Clerk
1 Municipal Plaza
Oakland, NJ 07436
Direct Line 201-405-7701
[email address]
As of July 10, 2026 my new email address is [email address].
Please update your records.

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From: Matthew Operations
<[OPRA #93170 email]>
Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2026 1:47 PM
To: Wendi Seelin <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Request for Extension of Time – OPRA Request OP557A-2026
 
Dear Wendi Seelin,

14 days for simple records is excessive for such a simple request. 5
business day extension should suffice

Yours sincerely,

Matthew Operations

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Good Morning,

Please see the attached regarding your OPRA request. Any redactions are
due to information being outside of what you requested, and for
clarification, calls for service are motor vehicle stops, which are
broken down by month.  Motor Vehicle stops for April (482), May (389),
and June (348), which totaled (1,219). There are (13) arrests that
occurred between 4/1/26 to 6/30/26.  Total summonses issued are (1,022).
This request is now deemed answered and closed.

Sgt. Charles Kelly #79

Oakland Police Department

295 Ramapo Valley Road

Oakland, NJ 07436

(201)-337-6171 main 

(201)-337-5802 fax

E-mail:  [email address]

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