OPRA request - Use of force reports 2017-2019
Dear Clark 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.
Please see attached invoice for Body Worn Cameras and Use of Force Reports
for 2017-2019.
1. All body worn cameras were deployed 01/2016
2. The department purchased 20 Body Worn Cameras
Since 2015 the department has been involved in 4 lawsuits.
1. Use of force allegation in 2015 filed in federal court (ongoing)
2. False arrest 2015 Dismissed by the court
3. Motor vehicle accident July 2018 (ongoing)
4. Motor vehicle accident during a pursuit January 2019 ( ongoing)
We have no records of any lawsuits prior to 2015
We do not hold the complaints to the above list of lawsuits.
Chief Pedro M. Matos
Clark Police Department
315 Westfield ave
Clark, NJ 07066
732 388 3495
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