The Township of Bloomfield received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
Request on May 21, 2021.  As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to
respond to your request is June 2, 2021.  This response to your request is
being provided to you on the 7^th business day after the Township’s
receipt of said request.

Your OPRA request sought access to the following:

“Under the Public Records Act, I am formally requesting to receive copies
of all police reports and dispatch logs for landlord-tenant disputes
between 01/01/2019 to 5/01/2021.”

Your request requires additional time beyond the seven (7) business days.
 OPRA allows custodians to seek extensions of time pursuant to N.J.S.A.
47:1A-5.i.  Specifically, OPRA states that, “the requestor shall be
advised by the custodian when the records can be made available.  If the
record is not made available by that time, access shall be deemed denied.”

Your request requires an extension of time until on or before June 11,
2021.

If your request for access to a government record has been denied or
unfulfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a
right to challenge the decision by the Township of Bloomfield to deny
access.  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
P.O. Box 819, Trenton, New Jersey, 08625, by e-mail at
[1][email address], or at their website at [2]www.state.nj.us/grc. 
The GRC can also answer other questions about the law.  All questions
regarding complaints filed in the Superior Court should be directed to the
Court Clerk in your County.

Thank you,

Catherine Finkler

Deputy Municipal Clerk

Township of Bloomfield

Telephone: 973-680-4015

References

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2. http://www.state.nj.us/grc

The Township of Bloomfield received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
Request on May 21, 2021.  As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to
respond to your request is June 2, 2021.   The Township requested an
extension until June 11, 2021, these records are being provided to you on
that date.

Your OPRA request sought access to the following:

“Under the Public Records Act, I am formally requesting to receive copies
of all police reports and dispatch logs for landlord-tenant disputes
between 01/01/2019 to 5/01/2021.”

The following records are being provided in their entirety and are the
ONLY documents in the Township’s possession responsive to your request:

1.       From the Township’s Police Department: Police Reports (2 PDF
Files + CAD Report Excel File)

These records are being transmitted to you via email, as per your request.
*Personal information has been redacted in accordance with the Open Public
Records Act statute N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1. 

If your request for access to a government record has been denied or
unfulfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a
right to challenge the decision by the Township of Bloomfield to deny
access.  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
P.O. Box 819, Trenton, New Jersey, 08625, by e-mail at
[1][email address], or at their website at [2]www.state.nj.us/grc. 
The GRC can also answer other questions about the law.  All questions
regarding complaints filed in the Superior Court should be directed to the
Court Clerk in your County.

Thank you.

Andrea Schneider

Clerk’s Office

References

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1. mailto:[email address]
2. http://www.state.nj.us/grc