Field Sobriety testing records of Police
Dear New Brunswick City,
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:
1. Police department training materials for each any field sobriety "test" usually given to individuals under suspicion of DWI including manuals, lesson plans, texts, tests, and article reprints kept by the police.
2 Many departments rely on the NHTSA Manuals dealing with field sobriety. If your department relies on these manuals, please advise in writing the website link to the specific manual relied on by your police department
3. Documents, which set forth your police department’s policy on accommodating person’s with physical disabilities who are requested by police to perform the field sobriety, test of walk and turn
4. Documents, which set forth your police department’s policy on accommodating person’s with physical disabilities who are requested by police to perform the field sobriety, test of finger to nose.
5. Documents which set forth your police department’s policy on accommodating person’s with physical disabilities who are requested by police to perform other field sobriety tests, such as the one legged stand.
6. Documents, which set forth procedures for officers in your police Department to achieve certification or recognition as a DRE.
7. The most recent training manual for Field Sobriety Testing by your police department
8. The NHTSA Manuals dealing with field sobriety in possession of police.
9. Documents from NHTSA dealing with field sobriety tests in possession of police
10. Documents from NJ Division of Highway Traffic Safety dealing with field sobriety tests in possession of police
11. Documents involving HGN testing
12. 7110 Any other Operator Manuals in possession of police
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,
Kenneth Vercammen
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A message was sent to you regarding record request #26-315:
NEW BRUNSWICK POLICE DEPARTMENT
25 KIRKPATRICK STREET · POST OFFICE BOX 909
NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY 08903
Communications 732.745.5200 / Facsimile 732.565.7544
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Captain Amish Shah
Public Information Officer
732.745.5259
May 11, 2026
Kenneth Vercammen
Email: [2][OPRA #90811 email]
Re: OPRA Request 26-315
Dear Requestor:
My office is in receipt of your OPRA request dated April 29, 2026, and received the same.
Please be advised that the New Brunswick Police Department has no records responsive to the
following items:
1- No Records
2- Not a record maintained by this department (Not a valid request for documents/records)
3- No Records
4- No Records
5- No Records
6- No Records
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8- No Records
9- No Records
10- No Records
11- No Records
12- Please be advised that the requested item is not considered a public record and is not
releasable under OPRA 47:1A-1.1.
Kindly be advised that all DWI, SFST, and DRE training is administered by the New Jersey
State Police. You may wish to submit a similar request this agency.
Thank you for your interest in this matter and if my office can be of any further assistance,
please do not hesitate to contact us.
Sincerely,
Captain
Amish Shah
cc. Leslie Zeledon, City Clerk
Joseph Catanese, Asst. City Attorney
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