Internal Affairs Summary Report
Please accept this as my request for government records under both OPRA and the common law right of access. Thank you very much for your commitment to transparent government.
BACKGROUND:
When I checked the site at wallpolice.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2022-Annual-Internal-Affairs-Report.jpg, I noticed that the 2022 Internal Affairs Summary Report consisted only of the first page of Appendix K. However, according to the No. 5 of the Schedule K instruction sheet on the OAG's website, "The first page of the report is a rough categorization of initial allegations, discipline, and a few other metrics for cases closed in the reporting period" while pages 2-3 summarize all cases by initial or sustained allegation and provide several views of complaint source, case length, and criminal and internal outcomes, pages 4-5 present detailed information on allegations of "Other rule violation.” Pages 6-7 present detailed information on allegations of "Criminal violation.” and page 8 presents an overview of discipline by most serious sustained allegation, first with "Criminal violation” and "Other rule violation" collapsed and then with each broken out. So, it appears several pages of the Schedule K listed on the Department's website are missing.
RECORDS REQUESTED:
The multi-page 2022 Schedule K in the form that it was transmitted to the Monmouth County Prosecutor's office. In lieu of sending me this report, you can put it on the website and notify me that you did so.
The Wall Township Clerk’s Office is in receipt of your OPRA request. Please be advised that the records you seek are held within the Police Department.
I have forwarded your request to [email address]. All further correspondence should be directed to the Police Department.
Roberta M. Lang, RMC, CMR
Township Clerk, Registar of Vital Statistics
2700 Allaire Road Wall NJ 07719
(732)449-8444 extension 2200
Visit us at http://wallnj.com/211/Clerks-Office
The Township of Wall Police Department’s (“Police Department”) Records Division received your Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”) request dated February 24, 2023 on February 24, 2023. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is March 7, 2023. The Police Department is responding to your request within seven (7) business days after receipt of your request as required by New Jersey law. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.
For ease of reference, your OPRA request seeks the following:
"The multi-page 2022 Schedule K in the form that it was transmitted to the Monmouth County Prosecutor's office. In lieu of sending me this report, you can put it on the website and notify me that you did so."
The Police Department conducted a good faith search for responsive records. The requested record can be found on the Police Department website by clicking this link or copying and pasting it into your web browser: https://www.wallpolice.org/wp-content/up...
Your OPRA request is now deemed answered and closed. In the event of a clarification or appeal, the Police Department reserves the right to raise any other ground for denial not raised in this response. The failure of the Police Department to assert an exception or privilege at this time does not act as a waiver of any grounds for denial. Thank you for your professional courtesies and attention to this matter.
Records & ID Bureau
Wall Township Police Department
2700 Allaire Road
Wall Township, New Jersey 07719
732-449-4500 ext. 1400