Police CAD Reports for 6-17-2026, 6-18-2026, 6-19-2026
ASK NJ Media made this OPRA request to Town of Newton
Dear Town of Newton,
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-5(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:
Please send your response in PDF format.
1. All police CAD reports with narratives for the days of 6-17-2026, 6-18-2026, 6-19-2026.
Please include a Vaughn index with your response.
*A Vaughn index that identifies each record requested and the specific legal basis for a denial of access (including redactions) to each record.
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,
ASK NJ Media
Good morning,
Please be advised that all requests for police records made pursuant to the Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. (OPRA), must be submitted directly to the Newton Police Department, the custodian of such records.
OPRA requests for police records should be directed to:
Newton Police Department
https://newtonpolice.org/forms/
This office is not the designated custodian of police records and is therefore unable to process or fulfill such requests. To ensure compliance with the statutory seven (7) business day response period, requestors are strongly encouraged to submit their requests directly to the Newton Police Department at the contact information provided above.
For further assistance regarding the OPRA request process, please contact the Newton Police Department's Records Bureau directly at [email address].
Jabari Oxley
Alt Deputy Registrar
Administrative Assistant to Municipal Clerk
Town of Newton
39 Trinity Street
Newton, New Jersey 07860
973-383-3521 ext. 221
Fax: 973-300-1208
[email address]
Ms. Coombs,
I checked with the Town of Newton’s legal counsel on the matter we
discussed on referring OPRA requests for police records to the Police
Department. They advise my approach is fully compliant with OPRA.
They state:
From our review, it is our opinion that your approach is fully compliant
with OPRA. Resolution #302-2024 properly designates the Lieutenant of the
Operations Division as Deputy Custodian of Public Records for all matters
involving the Police Department. The Government Records Council has
expressly recognized this practice, specifically stating in its Handbook
for Records Custodians:
“OPRA does not preclude a municipality from developing reasonable and
practical measures for responding to OPRA requests, which may include the
designation of deputy custodians for particular types of records (most
common occurrence is the Police Department).”
Further, under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(h), when a request is received by someone
who is not the designated custodian, that person may either forward the
request or direct the requestor to the appropriate custodian. Directing
requesters of police records to the Police Department (via the online form
and [1][email address]) is therefore lawful and appropriate under
the law. This also ensures the seven-business-day response clock begins
when the request reaches the Deputy Custodian who maintains those records.
Best Regards,
Teresa A. Oswin, RMC
Municipal Clerk
Deputy Town Manager
Deputy Registrar
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