Information requested
Dear Hazlet 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:
I would like to request the arrest report, body-camera video, dash-cam video and in-car video and any incident reports pertaining to the following incident.
Arrest Time/Date: 01:19:20 10/23/24
Booking Number: 24BK09526
Arrest Type: ONV
Arrest Location: 3008 SR 35; WAWA
Arrested By: Turner, D
Agency: P39
Arrest Number: 24HZA0401
Related Incidents: 24HZ25366
Inmate Information:
Inmate Name: THOMAS, KEEONA T
Name Number: 64717
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,
E. Keenan
The Hazlet Township Police Department received your Open Public Records
Act (OPRA) request on May 5, 2025. As such, the seven-business day
deadline to respond to your request is May 14, 2025. This response to
your request is being provided to you on May 7, 2025.
Your request for Hazlet Police Arrest Report 25BK09526 has been provided
with redactions pursuant N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.
Your request for body camera footage involving the arrest of Keeona Thomas
on October 23, 2024 is denied as it is a criminal investigatory record
pursuant N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1.
Your request for motor vehicle recording footage involving the arrest of
Keeona Thomas on October 23, 2024 is denied as it is a criminal
investigatory record pursuant N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1.
Your request for “in car” footage involving the arrest of Keeona Thomas on
October 23, 2024 is denied as it is a criminal investigatory record
pursuant N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1.
Your request for Hazlet Police Incident Report 24HZ25366 involving the
arrest of Keeona Thomas on October 23, 2024 is denied as it is a criminal
investigatory record pursuant N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1.
This OPRA Request has been fulfilled. Please do not reply to this email.
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or
unfilled within the seven to 14 business days required by law, you have a
right to challenge the decision by Hazlet Township 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 [1][email address], or at their web site at
[2]www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC 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.
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