How to be cover up for your shitty officers

Blueberry Muffin Man made this OPRA request to Hardyston Township Automatic anti-spam measures are in place for this older request. Please let us know if a further response is expected or if you are having trouble responding.

Response to this request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, Hardyston Township should have responded by now (details). You can complain by requesting an internal review.

Blueberry Muffin Man

Dear Hardyston Township,

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:

Body Worn Camera Video & Audio from Derek Michelman from 9:00 AM through 9:30 AM on 6/15/2025

Dashcam Video & Audio from Derek Michelman's assigned patrol vehicle(s) from 9:00 AM to 9:30 AM on 6/15/25

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,

Blueberry Muffin Man

Blueberry Muffin Man

Dear Hardyston Township,

When can I expect a timely response?

Yours faithfully,

Blueberry Muffin Man

Blueberry Muffin Man

Dear Hardyston Township,

Let it be noted that this OPRA request was falsely reported at 3:38PM on 7-31-2025, hours after this report was forwarded to the Police Dept.

1350660 report_request 2025-07-31 15:38:53 -0400
Yours faithfully,

Blueberry Muffin Man

Blueberry Muffin Man

Dear Hardyston Township,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Open Public Records Act reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Hardyston Township's handling of my OPRA request 'How to be cover up for your shitty officers'.

No response as of 8/13/2025

A full history of my OPRA request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://opramachine.com/request/how_to_b...

Yours faithfully,

Blueberry Muffin Man

Jane Bakalarczyk, Hardyston Township

I will be out of the office from 8/12/25 through 8/13/25 and will respond
to your email upon my return.  If you need immediate assistance, please
call 973-823-7020 to reach the Receptionist. OPRA requests can be emailed
to [email address] in my absence. 

Blueberry Muffin Man

Dear Jane,

Please forward to the Records Custodian, Scott Lobban as to ensure that the custodian is legally complicit in carrying out their duties, even if they may not like it.

Yours faithfully,

Blueberry Muffin Man

Blueberry Muffin Man

Dear Jane,

Is there any specific reason as to the postponement of a response to the initial request?

Thanks