Morristown Police Department Open Records Request_Vega and West
Dear Town of Morristown,
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:
Interrogation footage of Enrique “Flaco” Vega and Cassandra West including all video/audio evidence
Bodycam footage
Crime scene photos
Police reports
911 call transcripts and recordings
Related to the crime below:
Suspect Name: Enrique “Flaco” Vega and Cassandra West
Date of Incident: 06/13/2025
Location: Patriots Path in Morristown
Type of Crime: Murder of Stanley Robinson
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,
Ciaran Johnson
We are in receipt of your document request pursuant to the Open Public
Records Act, N.J.S.A 47:1A-1 et seq., and will respond to your request
withing seven (7) business days as permitted by law.
Regards,
Office of the Town Clerk
Morristown, NJ
OPRA-Req-25-0626
Date Received: 10/6/2025
Status: Denied
Reason: This request is denied as the investigation into this
matter is ongoing. The New Jersey Supreme Court has concluded that
early disclosure of records containing details of an incident
"will often be "inimical to the public interest,"" and thus, would
be an impediment to law enforcement's constitutional obligation to
investigate individuals with regards to potential criminal
conduct. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-3. N. Jersey Media Grp., Inc. v. Twp. of
Lyndhurst, 229 N.J. 541, 574 (2017) (citing N.J.S.A. 47:1A-3).
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