OPRA: police officer-involved lawsuits 2012-2019
Dear Bethlehem Township,
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. A list of all lawsuits and cases in which any officer of the police department was involved between 2012 and 2019. For each lawsuit/case, please provide the date (month and year) of the alleged incident at issue, whether the alleged incident was excessive force, settlement amount (if any), and final compensation amount ruled (if any).
2. Please provide copies of the complaint in any lawsuits and cases described above.
Yours faithfully,
UC Research
Good Afternoon,
We are in receipt of your OPRA Request.
Please be advised that we do not have our own police department.
The New Jersey State Police (Perryville Barracks) patrol Bethlehem Township, therefore you will need to contact them directly with your OPRA Request as we have no jurisdiction over their records. Said barracks can be reached on 908-730-7042.
Please consider this OPRA Request, as it pertains to Bethlehem Township's records, as closed.
Regards,
Chris Dispenza
Township Clerk
-----Original Message-----
From: Taeho Kim <[OPRA #12408 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2020 1:44 PM
To: Christine Dispenza <[Bethlehem Township request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - OPRA: police officer-involved lawsuits 2012-2019
Dear Bethlehem Township,
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. A list of all lawsuits and cases in which any officer of the police department was involved between 2012 and 2019. For each lawsuit/case, please provide the date (month and year) of the alleged incident at issue, whether the alleged incident was excessive force, settlement amount (if any), and final compensation amount ruled (if any).
2. Please provide copies of the complaint in any lawsuits and cases described above.
Yours faithfully,
UC Research
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