OPRA request -- use of force reports 2017-2019
Dear Linwoood 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.
Received
Leigh Ann Napoli, RMC, CMR, MPA
Municipal Clerk
Registrar of Vital Statistics
City of Linwood
400 Poplar Avenue
Linwood, NJ 08221
Phone (609) 927-4108
Fax (609) 653-2730
Attached are the records responsive to your request received on May 29, 2020. The name of one juvenile was redacted on one of the Use of Force Reports pursuant to DIGITAL FIRST MEDIA, d/b/a THE TRENTONIAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EWING TOWNSHIP and KIM J. MACELLARO, RMC, in her capacity as Municipal Clerk and Records Custodian for Ewing Township.
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or unfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a right to challenge the decision by the City of Linwood to deny access. At your option, you may either institute a proceeding in the Superior Court of New Jersey or file a complaint with the Government Records Council (GRC) by completing the Denial of Access Complaint Form. You may contact the GRC by toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at P.O. Box 819, Trenton, NJ 08625, by email at [email address], or at their web site at www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC can also answer other questions about the law. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk in your County.
Leigh Ann Napoli, RMC, CMR, MPA
Municipal Clerk
Registrar of Vital Statistics
City of Linwood
400 Poplar Avenue
Linwood, NJ 08221
Phone (609) 927-4108
Fax (609) 653-2730