Franklin NJ PD Use of Force Reports
Dear Franklin 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:
Use of force reports and incident reports completed by the police department from January 1 2020 through June 30 2024.
Yours faithfully,
Emilio Morales - Audit NJ
Good Afternoon,
The borough received your OPRA request below on July 12, 2024. The 7
business day deadline to respond to your request is today, July 23, 2024.
However, due to the timeframe for the documents requested, the Borough
will need an extension of 14 business days beyond the initial deadline to
locate and review any potential records. We anticipate that we will
respond no later than August 12, 2024.
In the meantime should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to
contact us.
Thank you for your patience.
Respectfully,
Darlene J. Tremont
Franklin Borough
Municipal Clerk
973-827-9280 ext. 101
Good Afternoon,
The borough requested an extension of time to respond to your OPRA request
until today, August 12, 2024. Our Attorney is currently reviewing the
records in response to your request and will need an addition 10 days to
complete its review. The Borough anticipates responding on or before
Thursday, August 22, 2024.
Thank you for your courtesies in this regard.
Respectfully,
Darlene J. Tremont
Franklin Borough
Municipal Clerk
973-827-9280 ext. 101
Good Afternoon,
The Borough requested an extension of time to respond to your OPRA request
until today, August 22, 2024. Our Attorney is still continuing his review
of the records for lawful redactions and will need an additional extension
of 10 business days to complete his review. The Borough anticipates
responding no later than Friday, September 6, 2024.
Thank you again for your courtesies in this regard.
Respectfully,
Darlene J. Tremont
Franklin Borough
Municipal Clerk
973-827-9280 ext. 101
Good Afternoon,
As you know the Borough requested an extension of time to respond to your
OPRA request until today, September 6, 2024. Due to the large amount of
records to be reviewed the attorney requires another extension of time to
complete the review and respond to your OPRA request. The Borough
anticipates that we will respond to your request in 10 business days or no
later than Friday, September 20, 2024.
In the meantime, should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to
contact my office.
Respectfully,
Darlene J. Tremont
Franklin Borough
Municipal Clerk
973-827-9280 ext. 101
Good Afternoon,
The Borough requested an extension of time to respond to your request
until today, September 20, 2024. Our attorney is still reviewing the
records to complete your request and requires an additional extension of
14 business days. The Borough anticipates responding on or before
Thursday, October 10, 2024.
Once again, we appreciate your patience.
Respectfully,
Darlene J. Tremont
Franklin Borough
Municipal Clerk
973-827-9280 ext. 101
Good Afternoon,
As you are aware the Borough requested an extension of time to respond to
your request until today, October 10, 2024. Due to the amount of records
to be reviewed our attorney will require an addition time of 5 business
days to complete his review. Accordingly, on or before Friday, October
18, 2024.
Please note: Borough offices are closed Monday, October 14, 2024 in
observance of Columbus Day.
Respectfully,
Darlene J. Tremont
Franklin Borough
Municipal Clerk
973-827-9280 ext. 101
Good Afternoon,
The Borough requested an extension of time to respond to your request
until today, October 18, 2024. Our attorney is still reviewing the
voluminous amount of records and requires and additional 5 business days
to respond to your request. The Borough anticipates responding on or
before Friday, October 25, 2024.
Thank you for your courtesies in this regard.
Respectfully,
Darlene J. Tremont
Franklin Borough
Municipal Clerk
973-827-9280 ext. 101
Good Afternoon,
As you know the Borough requested an extension of time to respond to your
request until today, October 25, 2024. Unfortunately, our attorney is
continuing his review of the records and requires an additional 10 days to
respond to your request. The Borough anticipates responding by Monday,
November 4, 2024.
Thank you again for your patience in this matter.
Respectfully
Darlene J. Tremont
Franklin Borough
Municipal Clerk
973-827-9280 ext. 101
Good Afternoon,
As you know the Borough requested an extension of time to respond to your
OPRA request until today, November 4, 2024. Attached you will find the
responsive records for the Franklin NJ PD Use of Force Reports as
requested.
Please note that lawful redactions were made where indicated to remove
confidential and personal identifying information such as dates of birth,
social security numbers, driver's license number, personal home addresses,
telephone numbers, victim/witness information, juvenile information, and
other unique personal identifiers and information where it has been
determined that there is a reasonable expectation of privacy sufficient to
preclude release of said information. These redactions were made pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (personally identifying information); N.J.S.A.
47:1A-1 (".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."); Burnett v. County of Bergen, 198
N.J. 408 (2009)(citizens have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their
personal information); Executive Order 21 (McGreevey, 2002) (obligation to
safeguard from public access a citizen's personal information); Executive
Order 26 (McGreevy, 2002) (information relating to medical, psychiatric,
or psychological history, diagnosis, treatment, or evaluation); and
N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9.a. (OPRA shall not abrogate any exemption of a public
record or government record from public access heretofore made pursuant to
any other statute, Executive Order of the Governor, any federal law,
federal regulation or federal order).
This concluded your OPRA request and the matter is closed.
Respectfully,
Darlene J. Tremont
Franklin Borough
Municipal Clerk
973-827-9280 ext. 101