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

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Dear Vernon 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

Keith Kimkowski,

Kim,

 

The Vernon Police Dept. is in receipt of your OPRA request Dated
5/27/2020.  You have requested the following records:

 

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 purchased (if body cameras were
purchased).

 

With regards to items number 1 and 2, your request appears to be an
information request and not a request for public records.  Please clarify
your request with clarification of the records that you seek.  You may
reach out directly to me for this portion of your request. 

 

With regards to item number 3, The Township Clerks office will be
responding to this portion of your request.  They have been cc’d on this
email and you should receive communication with their office shortly.   

 

Please, feel free to contact me should you need any further assistance
regarding this request. 

 

Respectfully,

 

Keith C. Kimkowski

Captain

Vernon Police

(Office)973-764-6155

(Fax)973-764-2518

kkimkowski@vernonpolice

 

Town Clerk, Vernon Township

1 Attachment

Mr. Kim:

 

We received your OPRA on May 27.  The 7 business days to respond would be
June 5 but we respond today, the 6th day.

 

Attached are the requested invoices for body camera purchases.

 

We understand that our police department has responded to you directly
regarding your other inquiries.

 

We hope this is helpful and consider you OPRA completed.

 

Thank you,

F. Benagh 

 

TOWNSHIP OF VERNON
21 Church Street
Vernon, NJ  07462
973.764.4055 Ext. 2234
973.764.6393 (fax)