Opra request police reports, incident reports, any and all information pertaining to incident
Dear Long Branch City,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:
Any and all police records and reports involving incident case number 22LB39089
Include any records and reports around the date of 12/18/2022
Yours faithfully,
Jenna Pomphrey
Good morning Ms. Pomphrey,
We have completed your OPRA request dated 6/14/2023.
Due to the highly sensitive nature and confidential matter of the
documents, you must first provide identification prior to the documents
being released.
Please feel free to stop by my office at your convenience to retrieve the
documents, at which time will be released to you once your identity is
verified.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Dawn Gambacorto
Confidential Secretary
City of Long Branch
344 Broadway (2^nd Floor)
Long Branch, NJ 07740
Office: 732-571-5686
Fax: 732-222-8835
longbranch.org
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Good morning to Dawn Gambacorto Confidential Secretary of City of Long Branch,
I am in receipt of your response. I am exercising my request for public records made under OPRA, the common law right of access additionally, I am exercising MY CONSTITUTIONAL VICTIMS RIGHTS (N.J. Const., art. I, para. 22) and finally the constitutional Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses (N.J.S.A. § 52:4B-36) SEE SUBSECTION(s) to be followed (specifically subsection d.)
a. To be treated with dignity and compassion by the criminal justice system;
b. To be informed about the criminal justice process;
c. To be free from intimidation, harassment or abuse by any person including the defendant or any other person acting in support of or on behalf of the defendant, due to the involvement of the victim or witness in the criminal justice process;
d. To have inconveniences associated with participation in the criminal justice process minimized to the fullest extent possible; I am not required to fill out an official form
Records requested:
Any and all police records and reports involving incident case number 22LB39089.
Include any records and reports around the date(s). Include any and all narratives of Investigating Officer Ryan Howe as well as that of Officer Howe’s superiors on the date of 12/18/2022 as well as 12/19/2022.
Include any and all 911 calls made to report to the address involved in incident, specifically around Patten Ave and Seaview Court in the jurisdiction of The Long Branch Police Department.
Respectfully,
Jenna Pomphrey
Good Afternoon,
Records maintained pursuant to the Prevention Domestic Violence Act shall remain confidential and shall not be made available to any individual except as otherwise provided by law (See N.J.S.A. 2C:25-33). In addition, victim’s records shall also be confidential, except that a victim of a crime shall have access to the victim’s own records. (See N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1).
Asking the requestor to obtain the records in person and to provide identification is reasonable. This ensures that the Police Department will release the records directly to the victim. Moreover, all requests and responses submitted through “OPRA machine” are available on the OPRA machine’s website - OPRA request police reports, incident reports, any and all information pertaining to incident - an Open Public Records Act request to Long Branch City - OPRA machine. The City should only release these records to the victim, in person.
Please feel free to stop by my office at your convenience to retrieve the documents, at which time will be released to you once your identity is verified.
Thank you,
Dawn Gambacorto
Confidential Secretary
City of Long Branch
344 Broadway
Long Branch, NJ 07740
Office: 732-571-5686
Fax: 732-222-8835
longbranch.org