OPRA on Internal Emails
Dear Teaneck 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.
This request will not be done on any submission system or form.
Records requested:
1. Any emails from any township employee containing the subject matter “speeding” or “reckless driving” directed to Police Department employees.
2. Any emails from any township employee regarding first responders responding to medical calls with the subject matter “speeding” or “statute violations”
3. Any emails from township employees regarding the status of first responder medical placards
4. Any emails regarding the enforcement of any New Jersey state statute against first responders in the township (includes off or on duty police officers, on or off duty firefighters, or on or off duty EMTs)
5. The Teaneck police department’s supervisor and identification policy.
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,
Freedom Audits
Good morning, thanks for reaching out.
This request needs to be more clear.
If you are seeking emails, we need to know
• Senders/recipients
• Reasonable date range
• Specific keywords
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Doug Ruccione
Township Clerk
Township of Teaneck
818 Teaneck Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
T. 201-837-1600, Ext. 1028
C. 201-470-1608
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From: Freedom Audits
<[OPRA #83025 email]>
Sent: Monday, November 3, 2025 7:14 AM
To: Clerk email group <[Teaneck Township request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - OPRA on Internal Emails
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Dear Teaneck 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.
This request will not be done on any submission system or form.
Records requested:
1. Any emails from any township employee containing the subject matter
“speeding” or “reckless driving” directed to Police Department employees.
2. Any emails from any township employee regarding first responders
responding to medical calls with the subject matter “speeding” or “statute
violations”
3. Any emails from township employees regarding the status of first
responder medical placards
4. Any emails regarding the enforcement of any New Jersey state statute
against first responders in the township (includes off or on duty police
officers, on or off duty firefighters, or on or off duty EMTs)
5. The Teaneck police department’s supervisor and identification policy.
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,
Freedom Audits
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Good afternoon!
1. Emails regarding “speeding” or “reckless driving” directed to Police Department employees
Senders/Recipients: Any Township employee (including administrative staff, management, and elected officials) sending to or receiving from any member of the Teaneck Police Department.
Date Range: January 1, 2025 – September 1. 2025.
Keywords: “speeding”, “reckless driving”.
2. Emails regarding first responders responding to medical calls mentioning “speeding” or “statute violations”
Senders/Recipients: Any Township employee (including those in the Manager’s Office, Police, Fire, or EMS divisions).
Date Range: January 1, 2025 – September 1. 2025.
Keywords: “speeding”, “statute violation”, “medical call”, “first responder”.
3. Emails regarding the status of first responder medical placards
Senders/Recipients: Any Township employee (including Police, Fire, or administrative staff).
Date Range: January 1, 2025 – September 1. 2025.
Keywords: “medical placard”, “first responder placard”, “emergency placard”.
4. Emails regarding enforcement of any New Jersey statute against first responders in Teaneck
Senders/Recipients: Any Township employee, including Police, Fire, or EMS personnel.
Date Range: January 1, 2025 – September 1. 2025.
Keywords: “enforcement”, “violation”, “statute”, “first responder”, “police officer”, “firefighter”, “EMT”.
5. Teaneck Police Department’s supervisor and identification policy
Please provide a copy of the written policy (or the section of any departmental policy manual) that sets forth the identification and supervisory policies for the Teaneck Police Department currently in effect.
Please note that I do not have knowledge of the specific senders or recipients of the records requested. Under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. and relevant case law (e.g., MAG Entertainment, LLC v. Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 375 N.J. Super. 534 (App. Div. 2005)), OPRA, to my knowledge, does not require a requestor to identify individual correspondents where the request is otherwise reasonably described by subject matter, department, and timeframe. Accordingly, please search the relevant Township departments (e.g., Manager’s Office, Police Department, Fire Department) within the date ranges provided for the subject matters specified.
Yours sincerely,
Freedom Audits
Good morning.
We have a large organization with many employees and many emails, without
you specifying individual emails there is no place for us to start your
inquiry. We cannot do research for you. OPRA is for specific records.
In order to move forward please specify email addresses and attempt to
narrow your frame to six months or less.
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Doug Ruccione
Township Clerk
Township of Teaneck
818 Teaneck Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
T. 201-837-1600, Ext. 1028
C. 201-470-1608
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From: Freedom Audits
<[OPRA #83025 email]>
Sent: Monday, November 3, 2025 13:02
To: Doug Ruccione <[email address]>
Subject: Re: OPRA request - OPRA on Internal Emails
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[OPRA #83025 email]. Learn why this is
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Good afternoon!
1. Emails regarding “speeding” or “reckless driving” directed to Police
Department employees
Senders/Recipients: Any Township employee (including administrative staff,
management, and elected officials) sending to or receiving from any member
of the Teaneck Police Department.
Date Range: January 1, 2025 – September 1. 2025.
Keywords: “speeding”, “reckless driving”.
2. Emails regarding first responders responding to medical calls
mentioning “speeding” or “statute violations”
Senders/Recipients: Any Township employee (including those in the
Manager’s Office, Police, Fire, or EMS divisions).
Date Range: January 1, 2025 – September 1. 2025.
Keywords: “speeding”, “statute violation”, “medical call”, “first
responder”.
3. Emails regarding the status of first responder medical placards
Senders/Recipients: Any Township employee (including Police, Fire, or
administrative staff).
Date Range: January 1, 2025 – September 1. 2025.
Keywords: “medical placard”, “first responder placard”, “emergency
placard”.
4. Emails regarding enforcement of any New Jersey statute against first
responders in Teaneck
Senders/Recipients: Any Township employee, including Police, Fire, or EMS
personnel.
Date Range: January 1, 2025 – September 1. 2025.
Keywords: “enforcement”, “violation”, “statute”, “first responder”,
“police officer”, “firefighter”, “EMT”.
5. Teaneck Police Department’s supervisor and identification policy
Please provide a copy of the written policy (or the section of any
departmental policy manual) that sets forth the identification and
supervisory policies for the Teaneck Police Department currently in
effect.
Please note that I do not have knowledge of the specific senders or
recipients of the records requested. Under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. and
relevant case law (e.g., MAG Entertainment, LLC v. Division of Alcoholic
Beverage Control, 375 N.J. Super. 534 (App. Div. 2005)), OPRA, to my
knowledge, does not require a requestor to identify individual
correspondents where the request is otherwise reasonably described by
subject matter, department, and timeframe. Accordingly, please search the
relevant Township departments (e.g., Manager’s Office, Police Department,
Fire Department) within the date ranges provided for the subject matters
specified.
Yours sincerely,
Freedom Audits
Dear Doug Ruccione,
You can narrow the search to be from within the last six months of September 1, 2025
You can also include the following as senders to search from:
Captain Michael Ferrante
Chief
Deputy Chief
Township manager
Yours sincerely,
Freedom Audits
Thanks for your reply.
Please confirm:
date range: April 1, 2025 - Sep. 30, 2025
Senders/Recipients:
Captain Michael Ferrante
Andrew McGurr
Seth Kriegel
Jaclyn Hashmat
Keywords:
Reckless Driving
Statute Violations
Medical Placard
First Responder Placard
Emergency Placard
**keywords like 'speeding' are extremely broad and can skew your search
-
Doug Ruccione
Township Clerk
Township of Teaneck
818 Teaneck Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
T. 201-837-1600, Ext. 1028
C. 201-470-1608
Like us on Facebook, X, & Instagram! [1]@TeaneckNJgov
Sign up for Township Alerts! [2]https://www.teanecknj.gov/subscribe/
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From: Freedom Audits
<[OPRA #83025 email]>
Sent: Saturday, November 8, 2025 5:57 PM
To: Doug Ruccione <[email address]>
Subject: Re: OPRA request - OPRA on Internal Emails
Dear Doug Ruccione,
You can narrow the search to be from within the last six months of
September 1, 2025
You can also include the following as senders to search from:
Captain Michael Ferrante
Chief
Deputy Chief
Township manager
Yours sincerely,
Freedom Audits
Dear Doug Ruccione,
I understand speeding may skew my search, please include it regardless. All the rest confirmed.
Yours sincerely,
Freedom Audits
Thanks. If it appears in our search that 'speeding' runs the yield up
tremendously, we will likely remove that specific inquiry and let you
know. If we have any questions or need for clarification we will reach
back out.
-
Doug Ruccione
Township Clerk
Township of Teaneck
818 Teaneck Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
T. 201-837-1600, Ext. 1028
C. 201-470-1608
Like us on Facebook, X, & Instagram! [1]@TeaneckNJgov
Sign up for Township Alerts! [2]https://www.teanecknj.gov/subscribe/
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From: Freedom Audits
<[OPRA #83025 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2025 5:58 AM
To: Doug Ruccione <[email address]>
Subject: Re: OPRA request - OPRA on Internal Emails
Dear Doug Ruccione,
I understand speeding may skew my search, please include it regardless.
All the rest confirmed.
Yours sincerely,
Freedom Audits
Dear Doug Ruccione,
Yikes. I’m sorry for you guys. You can just remove that query. I’ll reach back if I have any other keywords. I don’t want this request to be such a strain on you guys.
Thanks
Freedom Audits
We intend to have a response on or before 11/24/25
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Doug Ruccione
Township Clerk
Township of Teaneck
818 Teaneck Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
T. 201-837-1600, Ext. 1028
C. 201-470-1608
Like us on Facebook, X, & Instagram! [1]@TeaneckNJgov
Sign up for Township Alerts! [2]https://www.teanecknj.gov/subscribe/
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From: Freedom Audits
<[OPRA #83025 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2025 3:40 PM
To: Doug Ruccione <[email address]>
Subject: Re: OPRA request - OPRA on Internal Emails
Dear Doug Ruccione,
Just following up on this request ?
Yours sincerely,
Freedom Audits
OPRA-Req-25-1887
Date Received: 11/3/2025
Status: Approved for Data Collection
Applicant: Freedom Audits
Information Requested: **clarification
Please add this to the system and work on it
If the keywords boast the yield, remove 'speeding'
date range: April 1, 2025 - Sep. 30, 2025
Senders/Recipients:
Captain Michael Ferrante
Andrew McGurr
Seth Kriegel
Jaclyn Hashmat
Keywords:
Reckless Driving
Statute Violations
Medical Placard
First Responder Placard
Emergency Placard
**keywords like 'speeding' are extremely broad and can skew your
search
1. Any emails from any township employee containing the subject
matter "speeding" or "reckless driving" directed to Police
Department employees.
2. Any emails from any township employee regarding first
responders responding to medical calls with the subject matter
"speeding" or "statute violations"
3. Any emails from township employees regarding the status of
first responder medical placards
4. Any emails regarding the enforcement of any New Jersey state
statute against first responders in the township (includes off or
on duty police officers, on or off duty firefighters, or on or off
duty EMTs)
5. The Teaneck police department's supervisor and identification
policy.
Response: Please be advised an additional 10 business day
extension is warranted to continuereviewing records responsive to
your request. You may expect a response from our office on or
beforeDecember 10, 2025.
[1]SDL Portal page for OPRA Request
Spatial Data Logic 2021
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OPRA-Req-25-1887
Date Received: 11/3/2025
Status: Completed
Date Completed: 12/8/2025
Applicant: Freedom Audits
Information Requested: **clarification
Please add this to the system and work on it
If the keywords boast the yield, remove 'speeding'
date range: April 1, 2025 - Sep. 30, 2025
Senders/Recipients:
Captain Michael Ferrante
Andrew McGurr
Seth Kriegel
Jaclyn Hashmat
Keywords:
Reckless Driving
Statute Violations
Medical Placard
First Responder Placard
Emergency Placard
**keywords like 'speeding' are extremely broad and can skew your
search
1. Any emails from any township employee containing the subject
matter "speeding" or "reckless driving" directed to Police
Department employees.
2. Any emails from any township employee regarding first
responders responding to medical calls with the subject matter
"speeding" or "statute violations"
3. Any emails from township employees regarding the status of
first responder medical placards
4. Any emails regarding the enforcement of any New Jersey state
statute against first responders in the township (includes off or
on duty police officers, on or off duty firefighters, or on or off
duty EMTs)
5. The Teaneck police department's supervisor and identification
policy.
Response: Please see attached.
[1]SDL Portal page for OPRA Request
Spatial Data Logic 2021
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