OPRA Request For BWC Footage and Incident Reports
Under penalty of NJSA 2C-28-3.1 I certify that I, Bryan Dawson of Austin, Texas, have not been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state or the United States.
Under the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq., I am requesting an opportunity to obtain all body-cam footage, dash-cam footage from police vehicles, and any incident reports pertaining to incident #I-2024-010697, which occurred on 2024-05-31. Officer
Connor Otto was involved (UOF24-6-1). Officers were responding to a potential mental health incident to which the suspect, a 48 Year Old White male, resisted arrest and battered officers.
If multiple officers with active BWC responded to this incident, I would appreciate footage POVs of a primary and secondary arresting officer. I apologize for not being able to provide you with the arrestee's name, or time and location of incident, I hope the information provided will nonetheless be enough to retrieve these records.
These records are not being sought for commercial or legal purposes. I'm extremely grateful for all of your assistance in this matter. Please don't hesitate to contact me via email if there is additional information you require from me: [email address]
If you deny any or all of this request, please cite each specific exemption you feel justifies the refusal to release the information and notify me of the appeal procedures available to me under the law.
Thank you and best regards,
Signed Bryan Dawson,
300 Bowie St, Austin TX 78703
See below in response to your OPRA request dated September 25, 2024.
Elizabeth Brandsness, RMC
Municipal Clerk / Deputy Administrator
Borough of Pompton Lakes
25 Lenox Avenue
Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442
973-835-0143 ext. 238
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