NBPD Suspensions
Dear North Bergen 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-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:
A list of any and all officers suspended or fired or arrested for years 2025 and 2026, thanks to Lt. Alex Guzman and Michael F Derin Jr. the big dogs-the advisors.
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,
Farm Boy
Dear Farm Boy:
The Township of North Bergen (the “Township”) received your request dated 1/23/2026 under the New Jersey Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq.
You requested:
A list of any and all officers suspended or fired or arrested for years 2025 and 2026, thanks to Lt. Alex Guzman and Michael F Derin Jr. the big dogs-the advisors.
The Township responds:
In accordance with Section 9.6.2 (a) of the Internal Affairs Policy and Procedures (New Jersey Attorney General, Revised November 2022), the Internal Affairs Summary and Conclusions Report described in Section 9.1.1(b) shall be released in response to a request made under the common law right of access by any member of the public or press where it satisfies any of the following conditions:
(1) The Summary and Conclusions Report led to a result on or after January 1, 2023, that requires disclosure pursuant to Section 9.11.2;
(2) The agency otherwise concludes that the Summary and Conclusions Report is subject to release pursuant to applicable law or court order; or
(3) Upon the request or at the direction of the County Prosecutor or Attorney General at any time.
Accordingly, attached please find responsive record entitled North Bergen Major Discipline Report Appendix L 2025. Concerning your request for, "A list of any and all officers suspended or fired or arrested for...2026 " there are no records responsive.
As with any OPRA request, you have the right to challenge the decision by the Township with regards to your request. At your option, you may either institute a proceeding in the Superior Court of New Jersey or file a complaint with the Government Records Council (“GRC”) by completing the Denial of Access Complaint Form. You may contact the GRC by toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at PO Box 819, Trenton, NJ 08625, by e-mail at [email address], or at their web site at www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC can also answer other questions about the law. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk in Hudson County.
Thank you.
Erin Barillas, RMC
Township Clerk
Township of North Bergen
4233 Kennedy Blvd
North Bergen, NJ 07047
e: [North Bergen Township request email]
o: 201-392-2024
f: 201-330-7694
www.northbergen.org