Municipal Building Camera Footage
Dear Rochelle Park 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-5(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:
All motion activated surveillance camera footage for the following:
Municipal Building located at 151 W Passaic St Rochelle Park NJ 07662 from the two (2) Cameras located in the W. Passaic St entrance inner lobby, the one (1) camera located inside the inner lobby doors facing the fire prevention office and the one (1) camera facing the parking lot on the West side of the building.
Time frame of Sunday May 10th 2026 from 4:45pm until 5:45pm.
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,
Michael A Smith
May 27, 2026
VIA EMAIL: [OPRA #91550 email]
Michael A. Smith
RE: OPEN PUBLIC RECORDS ACT (OPRA) REQUEST
TOWNSHIP OF ROCHELLE PARK
REFERENCE #26-150
Dear Mr. Smith,
The Township of Rochelle Park Records Custodian received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on 5/15/26.
Your request sought the following records:
“All motion activated surveillance camera footage for the following: Municipal Building located at 151 W Passaic St Rochelle Park NJ 07662 from the two (2) Cameras located in the W. Passaic St entrance inner lobby, the one (1) camera located inside the inner lobby doors facing the fire prevention office and the one (1) camera facing the parking lot on the West side of the building.
Time frame of Sunday May 10th 2026 from 4:45pm until 5:45pm.”
The footage can be found here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1...
The records are being transmitted to you via email, as per your request.
Your request is now marked as closed and deemed complete. Should you have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact our office.
Thank you.
Gina S. Kim, RMC/CMC/CMR
Township Clerk
151 W. Passaic Street
Rochelle Park, NJ 07662
Office: (201) 587-7730 ext. 2020
Fax: (201) 556-0581
https://rochelleparknj.gov/
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From: Michael A Smith <[OPRA #91550 email]>
Sent: Friday, May 15, 2026 12:28 PM
To: Gina Kim <[Rochelle Park Township request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - Municipal Building Camera Footage
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Dear Rochelle Park 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-5(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:
All motion activated surveillance camera footage for the following:
Municipal Building located at 151 W Passaic St Rochelle Park NJ 07662 from the two (2) Cameras located in the W. Passaic St entrance inner lobby, the one (1) camera located inside the inner lobby doors facing the fire prevention office and the one (1) camera facing the parking lot on the West side of the building.
Time frame of Sunday May 10th 2026 from 4:45pm until 5:45pm.
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,
Michael A Smith
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