OPRA: Purchase invoice of body worn cameras for the police department

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Dear Rockaway 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. Total number of body cameras currently deployed in the police department.

2. Date on which body cameras were deployed to any of the police officers for the first time (year and month).

3. Invoice of body cameras purchase (if body cameras were purchased).

Yours faithfully,

Kim

Matthew Bansch, Rockaway Township

Good Afternoon,

Your OPRA request has been received. You will receive a response on or before 6/5/2020.

Thank you,

Matt Bansch, RMC, CMR
Asst. Municipal Clerk
Township of Rockaway
65 Mount Hope Road
Rockaway, NJ  07866
O: 973-983-2834
F:  973-627-1081

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Matthew Bansch, Rockaway Township

Good Afternoon,

In response to your OPRA request of 5/27 for records pertaining to "...body cameras...", please be advised there were no government records found response to your request.

Thank you,

Matt Bansch, RMC, CMR
Asst. Municipal Clerk
Township of Rockaway
65 Mount Hope Road
Rockaway, NJ  07866
O: 973-983-2834
F:  973-627-1081

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Dear Matthew Bansch,

Is there no record because the police department has never used body cameras? Please clarify. If it has, please provide
1)All invoices of all body camera purchases
2)Log of body camera usage in the first month of deployment (please include the dates)

Thank you!

Matthew Bansch, Rockaway Township

Good Morning,

The PD does not use body cameras.

Thank you,

Matt Bansch, RMC, CMR
Asst. Municipal Clerk
Township of Rockaway
65 Mount Hope Road
Rockaway, NJ  07866
O: 973-983-2834
F:  973-627-1081

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