Police body cam video of a fire that happened around 1:30 a.m. on July 11 at 489 Richard Way in North Plainfield. A civilian was rescued from the roof of a home by police officers and firefighters.
Dear North Plainfield Borough,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
Police body cam video of a fire that happened around 1:30 a.m. on July 11, 2025 at 489 Richard Way in North Plainfield. A civilian was rescued from the roof of a home by police officers and firefighters.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.
Yours faithfully,
Toniann Antonelli
News 12 New Jersey
Good afternoon,
Please attached response from Police Dept.
We are awaiting your reply, on how you would like to proceed.
Lelia Smith-Carter
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From: Michael von Spreckelsen <[email address]>
To: "Lelia Smith-Carter"<[email address]>
Cc: "Mavis Luque"<[email address]>,
"mgarry"<[email address]>
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2025 12:49:23 -0400
Subject: Re: 25-607 OPRA Request
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Lelia,
The body worn camera video will need to be reviewed for redactions
before it can be distributed. I attached an OPRA Fee Letter to this
email, can you forward it to the requester and let me know the
response?
We will not commence with the review/redactions until I hear from you.
Lieutenant Michael von Spreckelsen
North Plainfield Police Department
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North Plainfield, NJ 07060
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---- On Fri, 11 Jul 2025 12:05:17 -0400 Lelia Smith-Carter
<[1][email address]> wrote ---
Good afternoon,
Please see attached.
Lelia Smith-Carter
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Dear Lelia Smith-Carter,
Due to the cost associated, we withdraw this request and no longer wish to obtain the video.
Yours sincerely,
Toniann Antonelli