OPRA Request for Use of Force Report

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Citizen10293
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Good day,

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.

Under penalty of N.J.S.A. 2C:28-3, I certify that:
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.

Please allow me to request the following Use of Force Report:

Form ID: 1217450
County: Ocean
Agency: Toms River Township Police Department
Officer: Ryan Gashlin
User ID: 11600
Incident ID: OCEAN-TOMS RIVER TWP PD-24-38045
Report Number: UOF24-8-138
Incident Case Number: 24-38045
Incident Date: 7/5/24

My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments.

Please confirm you have received this request.

Thank you for your attention,
Citizen10293

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Ewen, Heather J., Toms River Police Department

You will need to reach out to Ocean County Prosecutors Office at 732-929-2027.

Thank You

-----Original Message-----
From: Citizen10293 <[OPRA #80227 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 2, 2025 9:13 AM
To: Ewen, Heather J. <[Toms River Police Department request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - OPRA Request for Use of Force Report

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Good day,

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.

Under penalty of N.J.S.A. 2C:28-3, I certify that:

I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.

I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.

I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.

Please allow me to request the following Use of Force Report:

Form ID: 1217450

County: Ocean

Agency: Toms River Township Police Department

Officer: Ryan Gashlin

User ID: 11600

Incident ID: OCEAN-TOMS RIVER TWP PD-24-38045

Report Number: UOF24-8-138

Incident Case Number: 24-38045

Incident Date: 7/5/24

My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments.

Please confirm you have received this request.

Thank you for your attention,

Citizen10293

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Citizen10293
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Good day Ms. Ewen,

Can I ask you to re-check the status of the requested Use of Force Report (re-identified below)?

Form ID: 1217450
County: Ocean
Agency: Toms River Township Police Department
Officer: Ryan Gashlin
User ID: 11600
Incident ID: OCEAN-TOMS RIVER TWP PD-24-38045
Report Number: UOF24-8-138
Incident Case Number: 24-38045
Incident Date: 7/5/24

OCPO has advised me that it "is not in possession of any documents responsive to your [this] request." Nor did OCPO's letter assert control over the document's release.

Thanks,
Citizen10293

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Ewen, Heather J., Toms River Police Department

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Sir,
Here's the Use of Force that you have requested.
Have a great day!!

Thank You,
Heather

-----Original Message-----
From: Citizen10293 <[OPRA #80227 email]>
Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2025 2:04 AM
To: Ewen, Heather J. <[Toms River Police Department request email]>
Subject: RE: OPRA request - OPRA Request for Use of Force Report

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Good day Ms. Ewen,

Can I ask you to re-check the status of the requested Use of Force Report (re-identified below)?

Form ID: 1217450
County: Ocean
Agency: Toms River Township Police Department
Officer: Ryan Gashlin
User ID: 11600
Incident ID: OCEAN-TOMS RIVER TWP PD-24-38045 Report Number: UOF24-8-138 Incident Case Number: 24-38045 Incident Date: 7/5/24

OCPO has advised me that it "is not in possession of any documents responsive to your [this] request." Nor did OCPO's letter assert control over the document's release.

Thanks,
Citizen10293

-----Original Message-----

You will need to reach out to Ocean County Prosecutors Office at 732-929-2027.

Thank You

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Citizen10293
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Hello Ms. Ewen,

Thanks for this. And thank you for reconsidering this request.

Regards,
Citizen10293

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