I am requesting dashcam & bodycam footage in reference to accident report 2025-5983
Dear Lumberton 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: Dashcam and bodycam footage from officers responding to an accident report #: 2025-5983.
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,
Shawn Awode
The Township of Lumberton received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request on November 6, 2025. The Official Records Custodian, Bobbie Quinn,
received your OPRA Request on November 6, 2025. As such, the seven (7)
business day deadline to respond to your request is November 18, 2025.
This response is being provided to you on the 4th business day after the
custodian’s receipt of said request.
The following is the MVR video footage which is responsive to your OPRA
request relative to Accident Report #2025-5983.
Evidence.com - Case Download Link
Christopher Cheesman from Lumberton Township Police Dept.
([1]https://lumbertonpdnj.evidence.com) has sent you a link to download the case
OPRA 2025-436 on Evidence.com. You will download 1 zip or iso file(s) containing
the pieces of evidence in this case. This download may take a while depending on
your internet connection.
OPRA 2025-436
Please note that your access to this link will expire on February 10, 2026
10:35:33 (-05:00).
Afterwards, you will need to contact the sender to request access.
Download link:
[2][Click here to download]
Your request for “bodycam footage” is denied because the retention
requirements for such body worn camera footage has expired. As, such there
are no records responsive to your request. Pusterhofer v. N.J. Dep’t of
Educ., GRC Complaint No. 2005-49 (July 2005). However, attached is the
requested Dashcam Footage requested relative to #2025-5983.
This response is being transmitted to you via email. Pursuant to N.J.S.A.
47:1A-5.b., the total cost associated with this request is zero.
Bobbie Quinn, RMC/CMR
Deputy Township Administrator/Township Clerk/Deputy RVS
Lumberton Township Municipal Building
35 Municipal Drive, Lumberton, NJ 08048
609-267-3217, ext. 102
[3]https://www.lumbertontwp.com
Office Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
From: Bobbie Quinn
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2025 11:04 AM
To: 'Shawn Awode' <[OPRA #83117 email]>
Subject: Lumberton Township OPRA Request 2025-436
The Township of Lumberton received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request on November 6, 2025. The Official Records Custodian, Bobbie Quinn,
received your OPRA Request on November 6, 2025. As such, the seven (7)
business day deadline to respond to your request is November 18, 2025.
This response is being provided to you on the 4th business day after the
custodian’s receipt of said request.
The following is the MVR video footage which is responsive to your OPRA
request relative to Accident Report #2025-5983.
Evidence.com - Case Download Link
Christopher Cheesman from Lumberton Township Police Dept.
([1]https://lumbertonpdnj.evidence.com) has sent you a link to download the case
OPRA 2025-436 on Evidence.com. You will download 1 zip or iso file(s) containing
the pieces of evidence in this case. This download may take a while depending on
your internet connection.
OPRA 2025-436
Please note that your access to this link will expire on February 10, 2026
10:35:33 (-05:00).
Afterwards, you will need to contact the sender to request access.
Download link:
[2][Click here to download]
Your request for “bodycam footage” is denied because the retention
requirements for such body worn camera footage has expired. As, such there
are no records responsive to your request. Pusterhofer v. N.J. Dep’t of
Educ., GRC Complaint No. 2005-49 (July
This response is being transmitted to you via email. Pursuant to N.J.S.A.
47:1A-5.b., the total cost associated with this request is zero.
Bobbie Quinn, RMC/CMR
Deputy Township Administrator/Township Clerk/Deputy RVS
Lumberton Township Municipal Building
35 Municipal Drive, Lumberton, NJ 08048
609-267-3217, ext. 102
[3]https://www.lumbertontwp.com
Office Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm