OPRA request - Use of force reports 2017-2019
Dear Upper Township,
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:
All use of force reports completed by the police department from January 1st 2017 to December 31st, 2019.
Yours faithfully,
Eric K.
Received.
Barbara L. Young, RMC/CMR
[1][Upper Township request email]
Municpal Clerk/Registrar
Township of Upper
P.O. Box 205
2100 Tuckahoe Road
Tuckahoe, NJ 08250
Good morning:
This email is in reply to your request #055-2020 received in my office on
May 28, 2020 for information in that you ask for the following:
“Records requested: All use of force reports completed by the police
department from January 1st 2017 to December 31st, 2019”.
In response to your above request, please be advised that Upper Township
does not have a municipal police department. Police coverage for Upper
Township is provided by the New Jersey State Police. Upper Township is not
the custodian of the requested records and does not possess them.
I do however have the contact information for the NJ State Police Division
Headquarters which I have provided below:
New Jersey State Police
Per my conversation with the Station Commander at the New Jersey State
Police Woodbine Barracks, OPRA requests have to go through the Division HQ
in West Trenton.
The telephone number is 609-882-2000.
That is the main line in, they will have all the procedures to follow
regarding this request.
Should you have questions or concerns please don’t hesitate to call my
office.
Thank you,
Barbara
Barbara L. Young, RMC/CMR
Municipal Clerk/Registrar
Township of Upper
2100 Tuckahoe Rd
P.O. Box 205
Tuckahoe, NJ 08250
(609) 628-2011 ext. 280 (ph)
(609) 628-1836 (f)
Good morning:
This email is in reply to your request #055-2020 received in my office on
May 28, 2020 for information in that you ask for the following:
“Records requested: All use of force reports completed by the police
department from January 1st 2017 to December 31st, 2019”.
In response to your above request, please be advised that Upper Township
does not have a municipal police department. Police coverage for Upper
Township is provided by the New Jersey State Police. Upper Township is not
the custodian of the requested records and does not possess them.
I do however have the contact information for the NJ State Police Division
Headquarters which I have provided below:
New Jersey State Police
Per my conversation with the Station Commander at the New Jersey State
Police Woodbine Barracks, OPRA requests have to go through the Division HQ
in West Trenton.
The telephone number is 609-882-2000.
That is the main line in, they will have all the procedures to follow
regarding this request.
Should you have questions or concerns please don’t hesitate to call my
office.
Thank you,
Barbara
Barbara L. Young, RMC/CMR
Municipal Clerk/Registrar
Township of Upper
2100 Tuckahoe Rd
P.O. Box 205
Tuckahoe, NJ 08250
(609) 628-2011 ext. 280 (ph)
(609) 628-1836 (f)