OPRA request -- use of force reports 2017-2019
Dear Hoboken 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:
All use of force reports filed by the police department from January 1st, 2017, to December 31st, 2019.
Yours faithfully,
Eric K.
June 4, 2020
Eric K.,
The City of Hoboken has received your OPRA request Log # 20-0817. The request was forwarded to the Police Department and the responsive records are attached in the drop boxes below. Also per the Police Department "attached are a total of 505 use of force reports (177 from 2019), (214 from 2018) and (114 from 2017). 65 use of force reports were not release due to being confidential in nature, because they either involve a Juvenile (N.J.S.A. 2A:4A-60) or a Domestic violence incident (N.J.S.A. 2C:25-33) and all fall under OPRA exemptions under N.J.S.A. 47A 1A-1.1.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/os3zs30nt4rhdb...
https://www.dropbox.com/s/437f63zhachvyn...
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zjlp0i1s2qv6u0...
Sincerely,
Michael Mastropasqua,
OPRA Records Clerk
Hoboken City Clerk
94 Washington St.
Hoboken, NJ 07030
o: 201-420-2000 EXT. 2005
e: [email address]