OPRA Request
Dear Rockaway 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.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
BWC footage of arrest on 7/24/2025.
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,
BWA
Good morning,
Access to body worn camera footage is denied as the investigation into this matter is open and ongoing. The New Jersey Supreme Court has concluded that early disclosure of records containing details of the incident “will often be “inimical to the public interest,”” and thus, would be an impediment to the state’s constitutional obligation to investigate and prosecute responsible parties for their alleged criminal conduct. N.J.S.A. 47:1A–3. N. Jersey Media Grp., Inc. v. Twp. of Lyndhurst, 229 N.J. 541, 574 (2017) (citing N.J.S.A. 47:1A–3).
Lisa Caruso
Deputy Township Clerk
[email address]
(973) 983-2834 X2008
65 Mount Hope Road
Rockaway, New Jersey 07866
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