OPRA request - Use of force reports 2017-2019
Dear Independence 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.
Hi Eric,
Attached is your OPRA request.
I redacted one person’s name because it appeared to be a report in
response to a mental health issue. See Rivera v. Bergen Cnty.
Prosecutor’s Office, 2012 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 2752 (August 8,
2012)(holding that names of suicidal or emotionally disturbed Page 19
Updated 08/2017 individuals and those displaying other purported
psychological conduct that are not arrested may be redacted based on
Executive Order No. 26 (Gov. McGreevey 2002) and a balancing test)
Melissa Beyer
Administrative Assistant
Independence Township Police
908-637-6582
908-637-4097 (fax)
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