fire investigation report for 318 York St Jersey City 5/15/2025
Dear Hudson County Prosecutor's Office,
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:
I am requesting a copy for the fire investigation report for a fire at 318 York St Jersey City on 5/15/2025
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,
Robert Knobloch
Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office has received your OPRA-Common Law records request via email, dated 6/7/2025, on 6/9/2025. It will be reviewed and a response will be provided as required by law.
Keith M. Bendul
KEITH M. BENDUL
LEGAL ANALYST
HUDSON COUNTY PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE
595 NEWARK AVENUE
JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY 07306
T: (201) 795-6400 EXT. 6502
Email: [email address]
OPRA Request Email: [HCPO request email]
Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office has received your OPRA-Common Law records request via email, dated 6/7/2025, on 6/9/2025. It will be reviewed and a response will be provided as required by law
Keith M. Bendul
KEITH M. BENDUL
LEGAL ANALYST
HUDSON COUNTY PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE
595 NEWARK AVENUE
JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY 07306
T: (201) 795-6400 EXT. 6502
Email: [email address]
OPRA Request Email: [HCPO request email]
Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office previously acknowledged receipt of your OPRA-Common Law request with an original deadline of 6/18/2025. This request is following the HCPO’s June 3, 2025 denial of your previous request on the same incident for failing to clarify your request.
During a check of the current request email, it was again noted that you are seeking the “fire investigation report”. Please be advised that the Regional Arson Task Force investigation file contains numerous documents collected or prepared during the criminal investigation.
If possible, can you please call me so we can clarify the request and determine if you have individual standing (interest) under the Common Law in any of the investigative records, thereby gaining access to a specific record.
Additionally, you may want to consider submitting a request for reports prepared by the Jersey City Police Department or the Jersey City Fire Department may be requested through the City of Jersey City (https://www.jerseycitynj.gov/cityhall/cl...). Please be aware that the Custodian of those records may assert any exception, exemption or privilege under the law.
Until a clarification is received our review and response cannot be made.
Please respond before 6/19/2025 otherwise this request will be closed requiring you to submit a new request if you still want to receive records.
Upon receipt of the clarification, HCPO will then review and a response will be provided as required by law.
Keith M. Bendul
KEITH M. BENDUL
LEGAL ANALYST
HUDSON COUNTY PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE
595 NEWARK AVENUE
JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY 07306
T: (201) 795-6400 EXT. 6502
Email: [email address]
OPRA Request Email: [HCPO request email]
Robert,
It was a pleasure speaking with you. A response will be sent directly to you under the Common Law.
Keith M. Bendul
KEITH M. BENDUL
LEGAL ANALYST
HUDSON COUNTY PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE
595 NEWARK AVENUE
JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY 07306
T: (201) 795-6400 EXT. 6502
Email: [email address]
OPRA Request Email: [HCPO request email]