I am presently on vacation and will return to the office on Wednesday, May
27th and will get back to you then.  If you have an emergency, please
contact Peggy Riggio, Deputy Clerk, at [email address]. 

Thank you for contacting Hightstown Borough.  Borough offices are
operating with Officials working alternate schedules remotely.  The
building is closed to the public every day, regardless of whether staff is
present.  

Pursuant to your OPRA Request dated 5/27/2020, please see the following:

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

This request seeks information or asks questions and does not identify
specific government records.  As such, your request is an invalid OPRA
request and is denied.  When a request is “complex” because it fails to
specifically identify the documents sought, then that request is not
“encompassed” by OPRA. See New Jersey Builders Association v. New Jersey
Council on Affordable Housing, 390 N.J.Super. 166, 180 (App. Div. 2007). 
A proper request under OPRA must identify with reasonable clarity those
documents that are desired, and a party cannot satisfy this requirement by
simply requesting all of an agency's documents.  See Bent v. Stafford
Police Department, 381 N.J.Super. 30, 37 (App. Div.  2005). Custodians are
not required to conduct research or create new records in response to an
OPRA request. 

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

This request seeks information or asks questions and does not identify
specific government records.  As such, your request is an invalid OPRA
request and is denied.  When a request is “complex” because it fails to
specifically identify the documents sought, then that request is not
“encompassed” by OPRA. See New Jersey Builders Association v. New Jersey
Council on Affordable Housing, 390 N.J.Super. 166, 180 (App. Div. 2007). 
A proper request under OPRA must identify with reasonable clarity those
documents that are desired, and a party cannot satisfy this requirement by
simply requesting all of an agency's documents.  See Bent v. Stafford
Police Department, 381 N.J.Super. 30, 37 (App. Div.  2005). Custodians are
not required to conduct research or create new records in response to an
OPRA request. 

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

See attached records.  Please be advised that Pursuant to N.J.S.A.
47:1A-1.1 serial numbers on the document have been redacted for the sake
of public safety.

I believe this fulfills your request.  Should you have any questions or
require additional information, please feel free to contact me.

Thank you.

Peggy M. Riggio, RMC/CMR

Deputy Borough Clerk

Deputy Registrar

Hightstown Borough

(609) 490-5100 ext. 628

156 Bank Street

Hightstown, NJ 08520

Thank you for contacting Hightstown Borough.  Borough Offices are open
Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm (excluding holidays) with Staff
and Officials working remotely on a rotational basis. The building is
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there may be a delayed response to your e-mail.  For further information
regarding the changes in affect in response to the COVID-19 outbreak,
please go to [1]www.hightstownborough.com. 

Stay home and stay healthy!

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