Newark Police Department UAS Program
Dear Newark City,
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:
1. Any and all Certificate of Authorization (COA) with the FAA, whether approved, denied, or in-progress, relating to the Newark Police Department UAS (drone) unit, for the time period of January 1, 2020 to present.
2. Any and all letters of agreement or memorandums with Newark Airport or the FAA relating to the Newark Airport airspace.
3. Any and all policies, training materials, directives, or guidelines, relating to the Newark Police Department UAS (drone) unit.
Yours faithfully,
njcitizenmedia
Dear Requester:
The Office of the Clerk of the City of Newark has assigned your request
tracking number MED-23-0009 pd and forwarded it to the Department of
Public Safety, Division of Police.
Government agencies properly extend OPRA's initial seven-business day
deadline for good cause when the extension comes within the first seven
business day deadline and provides a date certain by which the request
will be filled. The requestor's consent to the extension is not
necessary. Starkey v. Department of Transportation, GRC 2007-315,
2007-316, 2007-317 (2009). Rivera v. Plainfield, GRC 2009-317
(2011). Criscione v. Gutenberg, GRC 2010-68 (2010).
In order to gather the documents responsive to your requests, the OPRA
unit sends your requests to the respective City Departments, which
actually created, received, or retained these documents. Since the State
of Emergency, crucial City Staff have retired, become sick, and work a
staggered schedule, which makes the time needed to gather responsive
documents far longer than usual.
This office received your request on March 3, 2023, and anticipates a
response on or about April 3, 2023.
Sincerely,
CITY NEWARK[1]cid:image003.jpg@01D1A52B.D23FFA40 Ana Golinski, OPRA Unit
OF Manager
Office of the City Clerk
City Hall
920 Broad Street · Room 415A
Newark, NJ
07102
Office: 973-424-4116
Fax: 973-733-4893
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Good Afternoon:
The Office of the Clerk of the City of Newark has received the attached
extension notice from the Police Division. Thank you for your
consideration.
Samora F. Noguera
OPRA Attorney for the Office of the Clerk of the City of Newark
Room 415A
City Hall of the City of Newark
920 Broad Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102
Office: 973-733-5354