Lawrence Township Police Department Productivity 2020, 2021, 2022 year to date
Dear Lawrence Township (Mercer),
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:
Please provide the following documents:
Overall productivity charts for 2020, 2021, and year to date 2022.
Motor Vehicle Summonses issued charts for 2020, 2021, and year to date 2022.
Each of these charts should include numbers from the Chief of Police to the least senior member of the department.
Thank you
Yours faithfully,
Carl The Truth
Good Afternoon,
The Clerk's Office is in receipt of your request, and it has been forwarded to the appropriate department(s). You should receive a response back within seven(7) business days.
Thank Youi,
Kind regards,
Tonya D. Carter, CMC
Municipal Clerk
Township of Lawrence
2207 Lawrenceville Road
Lawrence Township, New Jersey 08648
609-844-7001
[Lawrence Township (Mercer) request email]
Dear Carl The Truth:
In reference to your OPRA request dated October 10, 2022 for Lawrence Police Department Productivity records, the Township is requesting an extension until Friday, October 28, 2022, to produce the requested information.
Thank you and have a great day.
Kind regards,
Tonya D. Carter, CMC
Municipal Clerk
Township of Lawrence
2207 Lawrenceville Road
Lawrence Township, New Jersey 08648
609-844-7001
[Lawrence Township (Mercer) request email]
Dear Carl The Truth:
Please see attached response in reference to your OPRA request dated October 10, 2022 for Lawrence Police Department Productivity records.
Please Note: Lawrence Police Department does not have any additional documents to fulfill this request any further.
Thank you and have a great day.
Kind regards,
Tonya D. Carter, CMC
Municipal Clerk
Township of Lawrence
2207 Lawrenceville Road
Lawrence Township, New Jersey 08648
609-844-7001
[Lawrence Township (Mercer) request email]
Dear Clerk,
I received your response to my request. I appreciate your efforts, however you did not provide me with the information I requested.
I asked for the Officer Productivity Charts and Motor Vehicle Summonses Charts for each year I requested and year to date 2022.
Please provide the Officer Productivity Charts for all sworn officers and the Motor Vehicle Summons Productivity Charts for all sworn officers as follows: 1/1/2020-12/31/2020, 1/1/2021-12/31/21, and 1/1/2022 to 09/30/2022. I am looking for the total number of summonses issued for each of the above time periods and not month by month charts. I am also looking for the overall Officer Productivity Charts of each sworn officer as described above for the specific time periods and not month to month as provided.
I believe you are making every effort to abide by this request and have clarified my request so as to assist you in providing the exact information I am requesting. I appreciate your prompt response to this clarification and look forward to seeing this request honored as you have honored my previous ones.
Yours sincerely,
Carl The Truth
Dear Carl The Truth:
I am in receipt of your OPRA appeal regarding the records you received on October 28, 2022 in response to your request for records regarding Lawrence Township Police Department Productivity 2020, 2021, 2022 year to date.
Your clarified OPRA request received today, October 31, 2022, has been forwarded to the appropriate department (s) for further review. You should receive a response back within 7 business days.
Thank you and have a good day.
Kind regards,
Tonya D. Carter, CMC
Municipal Clerk
Township of Lawrence
2207 Lawrenceville Road
Lawrence Township, New Jersey 08648
609-844-7001
[Lawrence Township (Mercer) request email]
Dear Lawrence Township (Mercer),
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Open Public Records Act reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Lawrence Township (Mercer)'s handling of my OPRA request 'Lawrence Township Police Department Productivity 2020, 2021, 2022 year to date'.
Good afternoon,
I am following up on my clarification request of 10/31/22. It has been 7 business days. Please advise how much longer it is going to take to satisfy this OPRA Request. I trust you are working diligently on this matter.
Thank you.
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A full history of my OPRA request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://opramachine.com/request/lawrence...
Yours faithfully,
Carl The Truth
Dear Carl The Truth:
Please see the Police Department's response regarding your OPRA request dated October 31:
Dear "Carl the Truth",
In reference to your request, " Please provide the Officer Productivity Charts for all sworn officers and the Motor Vehicle Summons Productivity Charts for all sworn officers as follows: 1/1/2020-12/31/2020, 1/1/2021-12/31/21, and 1/1/2022 to 09/30/2022. I am looking for the total number of summonses issued for each of the above time periods and not month by month charts. I am also looking for the overall Officer Productivity Charts of each sworn officer as described above for the specific time periods and not month to month as provided."
The Lawrence Police department responded to your previous request on 10/28/2022 in an email with (21) attachments containing the documents requested. Those (21) attachments are the records available pursuant to your request.
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Tonya D. Carter, CMC
Municipal Clerk
Township of Lawrence
2207 Lawrenceville Road
Lawrence Township, New Jersey 08648
609-844-7001
[Lawrence Township (Mercer) request email]
Dear Lawrence Township (Mercer),
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Open Public Records Act reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Lawrence Township (Mercer)'s handling of my OPRA request 'Lawrence Township Police Department Productivity 2020, 2021, 2022 year to date'.
Dear Clerk,
You originally responded on 10/31/22 acknowledging the clarification I gave you for the material requested. You said you would forward it to the police department.
I made a status inquiry yesterday and received your response. In respect to my original and clarified request, you provided officer productivity for 1/1/20-12/31/20 in the original response along with 20 attachments showing individual months for officer productivity and motor vehicle summonses.
You have failed to provide the officer productivity for the calendar year 2021 as well as 2022 year to date 9/30/22. You have failed to provide any of the three yearly motor vehicle summonses reports as requested.
The information I have requested is public knowledge and the public deserves to know the police department productivity post 2019 when the CEPA lawsuit was filed by six police officers in Lawrence Township alleging ticket quotas. Your refusal to provide the requested documents is troubling and the question that begs to be asked here is Why are you holding back this information? What do you have to hide?
I am giving you the opportunity to provide the requested documents one more time. You provided one of the six charts I am looking for. Where are the rest of them? If the township tabulates summonses on a monthly basis as you have shown with attachments, then why are you not providing the information I've requested in it's entirety.
Not complying with this OPRA request is not a positive message to the residents and taxpayers of Lawrenceville. I trust that this is an oversight on someone's part in the police department and you will rectify this promptly.
I'd prefer not to escalate this request and sue for the information requested.
Thank you, Carl
A full history of my OPRA request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://opramachine.com/request/lawrence...
Yours faithfully,
Carl The Truth
Dear Carl The Truth:
In response to your OPRA request dated November 10, 2022. Your request has been forwarded over to the police department for review. You should receive a response back within (7) business days.
As for your comments, I am sure the reviewer of your request worked diligently to satisfy your OPRA request for Lawrence Police Productivity 2020, 2021, 2022 year to date, as (21) attached pdf files on October 28, 2022 was provided to you regarding your request for productivity records.
Since you have provided some additional clarification relative to your request, your request has been sent back to the Reviewer to further review for accuracy, and to rectify any oversight on our part. Thank you in advance for patience.
Have a wonderful day.
Kind regards,
Tonya D. Carter, CMC
Municipal Clerk
Township of Lawrence
2207 Lawrenceville Road
Lawrence Township, New Jersey 08648
609-844-7001
[Lawrence Township (Mercer) request email]
Dear "Carl the Truth",
In response to your latest request:
"You originally responded on 10/31/22 acknowledging the clarification I
gave you for the material requested. You said you would forward it to the
police department.
I made a status inquiry yesterday and received your response. In respect
to my original and clarified request, you provided officer productivity
for 1/1/20-12/31/20 in the original response along with 20 attachments
showing individual months for officer productivity and motor vehicle
summonses.
You have failed to provide the officer productivity for the calendar year
2021 as well as 2022 year to date 9/30/22. You have failed to provide any
of the three yearly motor vehicle summonses reports as requested.
The information I have requested is public knowledge and the public
deserves to know the police department productivity post 2019 when the
CEPA lawsuit was filed by six police officers in Lawrence Township
alleging ticket quotas. Your refusal to provide the requested documents is
troubling and the question that begs to be asked here is Why are you
holding back this information? What do you have to hide?
I am giving you the opportunity to provide the requested documents one
more time. You provided one of the six charts I am looking for. Where are
the rest of them? If the township tabulates summonses on a monthly basis
as you have shown with attachments, then why are you not providing the
information I've requested in it's entirety.
Not complying with this OPRA request is not a positive message to the
residents and taxpayers of Lawrenceville. I trust that this is an
oversight on someone's part in the police department and you will rectify
this promptly.
I'd prefer not to escalate this request and sue for the information
requested. "
The Lawrence Police department previously provided the requested
documentation that was available to them after completing the research for
the documentation you requested specifically in reference to your request
for:
" Please provide the Officer Productivity Charts for all sworn officers
and the Motor Vehicle Summons Productivity Charts for all sworn officers
as follows: 1/1/2020-12/31/2020, 1/1/2021-12/31/21, and 1/1/2022 to
09/30/2022. I am looking for the total number of summonses issued for
each of the above time periods and not month by month charts. I am also
looking for the overall Officer Productivity Charts of each sworn officer
as described above for the specific time periods and not month to month as
provided."
In reference to your most recent request I have attached the requested
statistical reports for motor vehicle summonses issued by each Lawrence
Township officer for the years you requested. These statistical reports
were not generated by the Lawrence Township police department however they
are available to the Lawrence police department by InfoCop.
Commencing in 2021, the Lawrence Police Department ceased preparing the
older format of monthly productivity charts. The reports attached to this
response were automatically generated by InfoCop. Commencing in 2021, the
Lawrence Police Department also ceased preparing overall year to date
productivity charts which you have requested.
Thank you and have a great day.
Kind regards,
Tonya D. Carter, CMC
Municipal Clerk
Township of Lawrence
2207 Lawrenceville Road
Lawrence Township, New Jersey 08648
609-844-7001
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