Dear Toms River Police Department,

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: Call audio in reference to a response at the Ocean County Mall on 12-26-2025 CAD records and BWC of the first responding officer.

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 McHale

Dear Toms River Police Department, That is not my problem. This request is 2 days overdue by NJ State law.
Under OPRA, the custodian must respond to an OPRA request "as soon as possible," but generally requestors must receive a response within seven (7) business days after receipt of a complete request. The following exceptions to the seven (7) business day time frame apply:

The requestor seeks “immediate access” records as outlined in N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(e); where the custodian must respond “immediately” disclosing responsive records not to exceed twenty-four (24) months old.
The requestor seeks information required to be disclosed by N.J.S.A. 47:1A-3(b), where the custodian must respond disclosing the information within twenty-four (24) hours or as a soon as practical.
The requestor seeks records for a “commercial purpose” as defined in N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, where the response time frame is fourteen (14) business days, but the custodian is required to notify the requestor of the additional time within seven (7) business days. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(i). However, the response time frame can be reduced to seven (7) business days upon payment of no more than two times the cost to produce the responsive records.
The requestor seeks records requiring review for compliance with “Daniel’s Law” (N.J.S.A. 47:1B-1, et seq.), where the response time frame is fourteen (14) business days, but the custodian is required to notify the requestor of the additional time within seven (7) business days. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(i).
The requestor seeks certain types of election records, as outlined in N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.3, where the response time frame is immediate but no later than two (2) business days.
The requestor submits a request during a state of emergency, public health emergency, or state or local disaster emergency, where the statutory time frame does not apply. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(i)(2). However, custodians should still attempt to respond within the statutorily applicable time frame where reasonable.

Yours faithfully,

Michael McHale