Hawthorne Police Department Open Records Request
Dear Hawthorne 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-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:
Incident/arrest reports including officer narrative that have been coded as DUI/DWI from 04/15/2024 to 04/28/2024.
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,
Ciaran Johnson
No such record(s) exist - Please confirm receipt, thank you .
Best Regards,
Lori Fernandez, RMC, CMC
Borough of Hawthorne, Borough Clerk
Affordable Housing Liaison
O: 973.427.4493 C: 201.248.4570
“Kindness is a gift everyone can afford to give “
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From: Ciaran Johnson <[OPRA #75112 email]>
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2025 5:12 AM
To: Lori Fernandez <[Hawthorne Borough request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - Hawthorne Police Department Open Records Request
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Dear Hawthorne 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-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:
Incident/arrest reports including officer narrative that have been coded as DUI/DWI from 04/15/2024 to 04/28/2024.
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,
Ciaran Johnson
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