Good Afternoon,

Regarding your OPRA Request, please be advised that our office is not the official records custodian for police record related requests. Pursuant to the newly enacted OPRA laws, requests must be submitted to their respective records custodians. Per the form, please submit it to: [email address] . Thank you!

Best Regards,
Rachel Voelkel
Municipal Clerk’s Office
Borough of South Plainfield
2480 Plainfield Avenue
South Plainfield, NJ 07080
(908)226-7607
[email address]

-----Original Message-----
From: Antonides, Amy <[South Plainfield Borough request email]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2025 2:59 PM
To: Rachel Voelkel <[email address]>
Subject: FW: OPRA request - OPRA Request – March 24, 2025, South Plainfield Arrest – BodyCam Footage & Records

Amy L. Antonides, RMC/CMC/CMR
Municipal Clerk/Registrar/Board of Health Borough of South Plainfield
2480 Plainfield Avenue
South Plainfield, NJ 07080

-----Original Message-----
From: Arshdeep Dhaliwal <[OPRA #78484 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2025 2:49 PM
To: Antonides, Amy <[South Plainfield Borough request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - OPRA Request – March 24, 2025, South Plainfield Arrest – BodyCam Footage & Records

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Dear South Plainfield Borough,

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

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

Records requested:

Pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act (N.J.S.A. 47:1A‑1 et seq.), I request access to records related to the March 24, 2025 incident in South Plainfield, where a 23‑year‑old male from Piscataway (reported as Kairi Watford) was arrested after twice eluding officers and found with a loaded AK‑47 in his vehicle.

Specifically, I request:

1. All body‑worn camera (BWC) footage captured by officers during the traffic stops and arrest.

2. The police incident and arrest reports, including:

• Full name, age, and town of residence

• Date, time, and location of each stop/arrest

• Charges filed (e.g., reckless driving, eluding, unlawful weapons possession, large‑capacity magazine)

• Case or complaint number

3. Any internal communications (emails, memos, briefings) regarding the use of technology (e.g., dashcam, body‑cam, vehicle tracking) used in this case ().

If any portions are exempt, please provide redacted versions citing the relevant statute. I request delivery electronically via OPRAmachine. Please inform me of any fees in advance.

Thank you for your attention. I look forward to your response within seven business days under OPRA.

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,

Arshdeep Dhaliwal

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