OPRA Request of Arrest report and any Video recordings

Maria Santos made this OPRA request to Washington Township Police Department (Gloucester) Automatic anti-spam measures are in place for this older request. Please let us know if a further response is expected or if you are having trouble responding.

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Dear Washington Township Police Department,

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:

I am requesting a copy of the arrest report and any video recording of the arrest.
On Saturday, 04/26/2025, at approximately 0107 hours a Washington Township Officer, was patrolling the area of Drakestown Road when they noticed a vehicle fail to use its turn signal. While observing the vehicle the Officer determined the driver was having difficulty safety maintain its lane of travel. The vehicle was stopped and the investigation revealed that the driver, a 52-year-old subject out of Budd Lake was Driving While Intoxicated. The subject was arrested for suspicion of DWI and transported to HQ. The driver was issued several motor vehicle summonses and released to a responsible party pending a court appearance.

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,

Maria Santos

Good morning.

There are no record/s responsive for this request.

It appears this request was sent to the wrong jurisdiction.  There are
multiple Washington Townships in NJ.

Thanks

On Tue, May 27, 2025 at 3:23 PM Maria Santos
<[1][OPRA #76835 email]> wrote:

Dear Washington Township Police Department,

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:

I am requesting a copy of the arrest report and any video recording of
the arrest.
On Saturday, 04/26/2025, at approximately 0107 hours a Washington
Township Officer, was patrolling the area of Drakestown Road when they
noticed a vehicle fail to use its turn signal. While observing the
vehicle the Officer determined the driver was having difficulty safety
maintain its lane of travel. The vehicle was stopped and the
investigation revealed that the driver, a 52-year-old subject out of
Budd Lake was Driving While Intoxicated. The subject was arrested for
suspicion of DWI and transported to HQ. The driver was issued several
motor vehicle summonses and released to a responsible party pending a
court appearance.

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,

Maria Santos

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