Information regarding police contact
ASK NJ Media made this OPRA request to Middletown Township This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
Dear Middletown Township,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:
1. Copy(s) of Middletown Police Department SOPs/General Orders/Directives/Policies/Rules/Regulations referencing and in regards to the practice of police officers identifying themselves by name and/or badge number to members of the general public when requested, and/or by individuals the police officers make contact with in the course of their duties, when requested by those individuals.
2. Copy(s) of Middletown Police Department SOPs/General Orders/Directives/Policies/Rules/Regulations referencing and in regards to the display of name tags, name plates, name patches, badges, and/or badge numbers.
3. Copy(s) of Middletown Police Department SOPs/General Orders/Directives/Policies/Rules/Regulations referencing and in regards to the conduct of police officers when engaging/making contact with the public.
4. A copy of all of the SOPs/General Orders/Directives/Policies/Rules/Regulations that are currently in place as of 8-1-2016 from the Middletown Police Department regarding public photography and/or video recording of government buildings and within publically accessible areas of Government Buildings.
5. A copy of all of the SOPs/General Orders/Directives/Policies/Rules/Regulations that are currently in place as of 8-1-2016 from the Middletown Police Department regarding public photography and/or video recording of military facilities and critical infrastructures.
Yours faithfully,
ASK NJ Media Co.
SECOND ATTEMPT at DELIVERY
Lieutenant John E. Kaiser
Service Bureau Commander
Middletown Township Police Department
Middletown, New Jersey
* Advisory, consultative or deliberative material *
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From: Kaiser, John
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2018 1:58 PM
To: opra
Subject: Middletown Police OPRA Response - Information Regarding Police Contact
Good Afternoon ASK NJ Media Co.,
Please find attached above, our agency's Rules and Regulations related to your OPRA request which we received on Monday, July 16, 2018.
With regards to each specific item in your request, we will detail them below:
1. Copy(s) of Middletown Police Department SOPs/General Orders/Directives/Policies/Rules/Regulations referencing and in regards to the practice of police officers identifying themselves by name and/or badge number to members of the general public when requested, and/or by individuals the police officers make contact with in the course of their duties, when requested by those individuals.
Response: Middletown Township Police Department Rules and Regulations 4.10 - Conduct Towards Public, 4.10.1 - 4.10.6.
2. Copy(s) of Middletown Police Department SOPs/General Orders/Directives/Policies/Rules/Regulations referencing and in regards to the display of name tags, name plates, name patches, badges, and/or badge numbers.
Response: Middletown Township Police Department Rules and Regulations 4.7 - Uniform Appearance and Identification, 4.7.1 - 4.7.6.
3. Copy(s) of Middletown Police Department SOPs/General Orders/Directives/Policies/Rules/Regulations referencing and in regards to the conduct of police officers when engaging/making contact with the public.
Response: Response: Middletown Township Police Department Rules and Regulations 4.10 - Conduct Towards Public, 4.10.1 - 4.10.6.
4. A copy of all of the SOPs/General Orders/Directives/Policies/Rules/Regulations that are currently in place as of 8-1-2016 from the Middletown Police Department regarding public photography and/or video recording of government buildings and within publically accessible areas of Government Buildings.
Response: No Records Responsive to this Request.
5. A copy of all of the SOPs/General Orders/Directives/Policies/Rules/Regulations that are currently in place as of 8-1-2016 from the Middletown Police Department regarding public photography and/or video recording of military facilities and critical infrastructures.
Response: No Records Responsive to this Request.
Yours faithfully,
Lieutenant John E. Kaiser
Service Bureau Commander
Middletown Township Police Department
Middletown, New Jersey
* Advisory, consultative or deliberative material *
NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY
This E-mail message and its attachments (if any) are intended solely for the use of the addressees hereof. In addition, this message and the attachments (if any) may contain information that is confidential, privileged and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you are prohibited from reading, disclosing, reproducing, distributing, disseminating or otherwise using this transmission. Delivery of this message to any person other than the intended recipient is not intended to waive any right or privilege. If you have received this message in error, please promptly notify the sender by reply E-mail and immediately delete this message from your system.
Dear Kaiser, John,
Thank you for your response. This confirms my receipt of the records and I consider this request fulfilled.
Yours sincerely,
ASK NJ Media Co.