Law enforcement & detective records for 126 Cartagena Drive
Dear Brick Township,
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:
Any and All Police records for
patrol calls dispatched,
incidents,
detective visits,
investigations, and any other law enforcement & investigative activity at 126 Cartagena Drive Brick NJ or any of its legal residents including Lois G Izzo, Michael Izzo, Jody Izzo, or Daniel O'Leary from 8/1/2020 to present date.
Any and All records involving any alleged crimes committed in connection with or referencing 126 Cartagena Drive or its residents and subsequent investigative records.
Please Include All of the following for each incident where available:
Incident Reports
Case Reports
Investigative Reports
Case Summaries
CAD Records
Warrants (Arrest & search)
CDR-1
CDR-2
911 or Police phone call audio.
Body Camera Footage.
Rolling Logs,
Witness Statements,
Detective Michael Bennett's investigation notes, emails, and or text messages involving any investigation pertaining to 126 Cartagena Drive Brick NJ.
Evidence Lists & Chain of custody logs.
Yours faithfully,
Anonymous Resident
I will be out of the office Thursday November 26, 2020 through Friday December 4, 2020. If you require immediate assistance please call the Municipal Clerk's Office at 732-262-1001. If you would like to submit an OPRA request or a marriage application please submit to my Assistant Jessica Larney at [email address].
Thank you.
Regarding you OPRA request below:
Due to the volume of information requested and the reduction of office staffing levels we are unable to gather all of the information requested by the initial anticipated date of December 16, 2020.
Therefore, the Police Department is in need of an extension until January 18, 2021.
Sincerely,
Jessica L. Larney, RMC/CMR
Assistant Municipal Clerk
Deputy Registrar of Vital Statistics
Office of the Township Clerk/Vital Statistics
401 Chambers Bridge Road
Brick, New Jersey 08723
732-262-1003
In response to your OPRA request below, the Brick Township Police Records Bureau has responded:
In response to OPRA 1280-20:
• Any and All records- This request is overly broad and does not identify a specific government record and is therefore invalid pursuant to Mag Entertainment , LLC v. Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 375 N.J. Super. 534 (March 2005) and Bent v. Stafford Police Department, 381 N.J. Super.30 (October 2005) requests for “any and all” documents on a specific subject are considered overly broad.
• Patrol Calls Dispatched-
o Attached is the Incident List of calls, which has been redacted citing:
N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 The following records shall not be considered to be government records subject to public access: Information concerning individuals relating to medical, psychiatric or psychological history, diagnosis, treatment or evaluation.
N.J.S.A. 2C:25-33 (“Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 1991”) states that: –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.
• Incidents:
o Exemptions Citing:
N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 The following records shall not be considered to be government records subject to public access: Information concerning individuals relating to medical, psychiatric or psychological history, diagnosis, treatment or evaluation.
N.J.S.A. 2C:25-33 (“Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 1991”) states that: –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.
o Redactions Citing:
N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 25) 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.”
Detective Visits: No records Responsive
Investigations: Exempt Citing:
N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 Criminal investigatory records - records which are not required by law to be made, maintained or kept on file that are held by a law enforcement agency which pertain to any criminal investigation or related civil enforcement proceeding. (Note: N.J.S.A. 47:1A-3.b. lists specific criminal investigatory information which must be disclosed).
• Any and All records- This request is overly broad and does not identify a specific government record and is therefore invalid pursuant to Mag Entertainment , LLC v. Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 375 N.J. Super. 534 (March 2005) and Bent v. Stafford Police Department, 381 N.J. Super.30 (October 2005) requests for “any and all” documents on a specific subject are considered overly broad.
• Incidents/CAD Reports:
o Exemptions Citing:
N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 The following records shall not be considered to be government records subject to public access: Information concerning individuals relating to medical, psychiatric or psychological history, diagnosis, treatment or evaluation.
N.J.S.A. 2C:25-33 (“Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 1991”) states that: –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.
o Redactions Citing:
N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 25) 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.”
• Case Reports/Summaries:
o Exemptions Citing:
N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 The following records shall not be considered to be government records subject to public access: Information concerning individuals relating to medical, psychiatric or psychological history, diagnosis, treatment or evaluation.
N.J.S.A. 2C:25-33 (“Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 1991”) states that: –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.
o Redactions Citing:
N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 25) 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.”
• Investigative Reports: Exempt Citing:
• N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 Criminal investigatory records - records which are not required by law to be made, maintained or kept on file that are held by a law enforcement agency which pertain to any criminal investigation or related civil enforcement proceeding. (Note: N.J.S.A. 47:1A-3.b. lists specific criminal investigatory information which must be disclosed).
• Warrants- No records responsive
• CDR-1- No records responsive
• CDR-2- No records responsive
• 911 Tapes:
Division of Archives and Records Management, M900000-006 , Audio Tapes- 0010-0000 Tape Recordings of Police Dispatches and citizen's calls has a total retention period of 31 days prior to destruction.
• Body Camera Footage: Request Extension – January 29, 2021
• Rolling Logs: No records responsive
• Witness Statements- No records responsive
• Det. Bennett’s notes/emails/text messages:
o Exempt Citing:
• N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 Criminal investigatory records - records which are not required by law to be made, maintained or kept on file that are held by a law enforcement agency which pertain to any criminal investigation or related civil enforcement proceeding. (Note: N.J.S.A. 47:1A-3.b. lists specific criminal investigatory information which must be disclosed).
• Evidence/Chain of Custody Logs: No records responsive
Please note that the Body Camera Footage needs an additional extension until January 28, 2021 for review and redaction.
Sincerely,
Jessica L. Larney, RMC/CMR
Assistant Municipal Clerk
Deputy Registrar of Vital Statistics
Office of the Township Clerk/Vital Statistics
401 Chambers Bridge Road
Brick, New Jersey 08723
732-262-1003
Dear Anonymous Resident,
This email is to inform you that a disc with the requested information is
available for your OPRA request #1280-20. The disc can be picked up at
our office, cost is $0.25 or we can mail you the disc. If you prefer to
have it mailed to you we must first receive a check for $1.34 (1.09
postage + 0.25 disc).
Please see attached redaction information.
Thank you,
Yanira Welle
Office of the Municipal Clerk
Township of Brick
732-262-1001
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Dear Mrs Welle,
Thank you for response. Can you please tell me what the numbers on the redaction information PDF are referencing? (i.e. 67875-20)
Thank you for your time,
Anonymous Resident