Incident reports
Dear Wanaque 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:
Incident reports, with narratives, for the following Incident #s:
I-2014-007553
I-2014-017016
I-2015-001690
18-24439
20-14302
20-17354
Yours sincerely,
Resident
Good morning,
We are in receipt of your request.
Katherine J. Falone, RMC, CMC
Municipal Clerk
Borough of Wanaque
579 Ringwood Avenue
Wanaque, New Jersey 07465
(973) 839-3000 X7111 - Phone
(973) 839-4959 - Fax
Email – [Wanaque Borough request email]
Dear Resident:
[1][OPRA #18236 email]
OPRA request - Incident reports
Incident reports, with narratives, for the following Incident #s:
· I-2014-007553- Medical Assistance Emergency Call-
N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 (Legislative Findings) 1) Privacy Interest - “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.”
For this reason your request is denied.
· I-2014-017016- Report attached
· I-2015-001690- Disorderly / Domestic Disputes-
N.J.S.A. 2C:25-33 (“Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 1991”) states
that: o All records maintained pursuant to this act shall be confidential
and shall not be made available to any individual or institution except as
otherwise provided by law.
For this reason your request is denied.
· 18-24439- Medical Assistance Emergency Call-
N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 (Legislative Findings) 1) Privacy Interest - “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.”
For this reason your request is denied.
· 20-14302- Report attached
· 20-17354- Report attached
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or
unfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a
right to challenge the decision by the Wanaque Police Department to deny
access. At your option, you may either institute a proceeding in the
Superior Court of New Jersey or file a complaint with the Government
Records Council (“GRC”) by completing the Denial of Access Complaint
Form. You may contact the GRC by toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511, by
mail at P.O. Box 819, Trenton, NJ, 08625, by e-mail at
[email address], or at their web site at www.state.nj.us/grc. The
Council can also answer other questions about the law. All questions
regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be directed to the
Court Clerk in your County.
Respectfully,
Kim DeVore
Kim DeVore
Wanaque Police Records Bureau
Cc: Katherine Falone Municipal Clerk