Police calls/incident reports
Dear Lakewood 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:
1. A log of all Police/EMS calls and responses for the time frames 1/1/1999-12/31/2004 and 8/27/2020-9/16/2020 for all of Second Street in Lakewood Township.
2. Police incident reports, with narratives, for the following incident numbers:
12-56484
12-67590
12-85903
14-041266
14-057367
14-067372
16-004336
16-063251
16-069462
16-078527
18-054492
18-069645
19-009612
20-061339
Yours faithfully,
Resident
Township of Lakewood
Open Records Request
Reference # OPRA-2020-03307
Dear ,
Township of Lakewood has received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request dated 9/16/2020 5:41:00 PM. The official Records Custodian
received your request on 09/16/2020. As such, the seven (7) business day
deadline to respond to your request is 09/25/2020.
Your OPRA request sought access to the following information:
Records requested: 1. A log of all Police/EMS calls and responses for the
time frames 1/1/1999-12/31/2004 and 8/27/2020-9/16/2020 for all of Second
Street in Lakewood Township. 2. Police incident reports, with narratives,
for the following incident numbers: 12-56484 12-67590 12-85903 14-041266
14-057367 14-067372 16-004336 16-063251 16-069462 16-078527 18-054492
18-069645 19-009612 20-061339
Your request is in review as of 09/16/2020 and will be responded to within
7 business days.
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 Township of Lakewood 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 e-mail at [1][email address], or at their web
site at [2]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.
If you have any questions, please email [3][Lakewood Township request email].
Sincerely,
Lauren Kirkman, RMC CMR
Township Clerk
References
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1. mailto:[email address]
2. http://www.state.nj.us/grc
3. mailto:[Lakewood Township request email]
Dear Ms. Kirkman,
A response (or reply about needing an extension) was due on September 25. I waited an additional week but have still not heard back. I would appreciate an update if you have an estimated date range that this request might be completed.
Thank you for your time,
Resident
Dear Resident;
This was emailed on9/30/20. I’m checking with the programmers at GovPilot
as to why your email address was not included on the email.
Sincerely,
Florence J. Ochs
Administrative Secretary
Township Clerk’s Office
231 3^rd Street
Lakewood, NJ 08701
732-364-2500 x 5231
From: [email address] <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2020 2:10 PM
To: Diane Garrison <[email address]>; Florence Ochs
<[email address]>; Roseann Pasquale <[email address]>;
Township Clerk <[Lakewood Township request email]>; Kimberly Potter
<[email address]>
Subject: [External] Status: Open Records Request
Township of Lakewood
Open Records Request
Reference # OPRA-2020-03307
Dear Resident 16752,
Township of Lakewood has received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request dated 09/16/2020. The official Records Custodian received your
request on 09/16/2020. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to
respond to your request is 09/30/2020.
Your OPRA request sought access to the following information:
Records requested: 1. A log of all Police/EMS calls and responses for the
time frames 1/1/1999-12/31/2004 and 8/27/2020-9/16/2020 for all of Second
Street in Lakewood Township. 2. Police incident reports, with narratives,
for the following incident numbers: 12-56484 12-67590 12-85903 14-041266
14-057367 14-067372 16-004336 16-063251 16-069462 16-078527 18-054492
18-069645 19-009612 20-061339
The following records are being provided in their entirety and are
responsive to your request (Should there be a link below please click
otherwise please see attached):
AS PER TJHE POLICE DEPARTMENT: 16-063251 denied as per 2C:25-33.
Redactions for personal identifying information (telephone numbers, social
security numbers, and driver`s license numbers).
The records are being transmitted to you via Email as per your request.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.b. the cost associated with this request is
$0.00.
You have a right to challenge the decision by Township of Lakewood 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 e-mail at [1][email address], or
at their web site at [2]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.
If you have any questions, please email [3][Lakewood Township request email].
Sincerely,
Lauren Kirkman, RMC CMR
Township Clerk
References
Visible links
1. mailto:[email address]
2. http://www.state.nj.us/grc
3. mailto:[Lakewood Township request email]
Dear Resident:
Evidently your email address was incorrectly formatted and needed to be
changed on our end.
Sorry for the delay.
Sincerely,
Florence J. Ochs
Administrative Secretary
Township Clerk’s Office
231 3^rd Street
Lakewood, NJ 08701
732-364-2500 x 5231
From: Florence Ochs
Sent: Monday, October 5, 2020 8:50 AM
To: Resident <[OPRA #16752 email]>
Subject: FW: [External] Status: Open Records Request
Dear Resident;
This was emailed on9/30/20. I’m checking with the programmers at GovPilot
as to why your email address was not included on the email.
Sincerely,
Florence J. Ochs
Administrative Secretary
Township Clerk’s Office
231 3^rd Street
Lakewood, NJ 08701
732-364-2500 x 5231
[1][email address]
From: [2][email address] <[3][email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2020 2:10 PM
To: Diane Garrison <[4][email address]>; Florence Ochs
<[5][email address]>; Roseann Pasquale <[6][email address]>;
Township Clerk <[7][Lakewood Township request email]>; Kimberly Potter
<[8][email address]>
Subject: [External] Status: Open Records Request
Township of Lakewood
Open Records Request
Reference # OPRA-2020-03307
Dear Resident 16752,
Township of Lakewood has received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request dated 09/16/2020. The official Records Custodian received your
request on 09/16/2020. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to
respond to your request is 09/30/2020.
Your OPRA request sought access to the following information:
Records requested: 1. A log of all Police/EMS calls and responses for the
time frames 1/1/1999-12/31/2004 and 8/27/2020-9/16/2020 for all of Second
Street in Lakewood Township. 2. Police incident reports, with narratives,
for the following incident numbers: 12-56484 12-67590 12-85903 14-041266
14-057367 14-067372 16-004336 16-063251 16-069462 16-078527 18-054492
18-069645 19-009612 20-061339
The following records are being provided in their entirety and are
responsive to your request (Should there be a link below please click
otherwise please see attached):
AS PER TJHE POLICE DEPARTMENT: 16-063251 denied as per 2C:25-33.
Redactions for personal identifying information (telephone numbers, social
security numbers, and driver`s license numbers).
The records are being transmitted to you via Email as per your request.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.b. the cost associated with this request is
$0.00.
You have a right to challenge the decision by Township of Lakewood 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 e-mail at [9][email address], or
at their web site at [10]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.
If you have any questions, please email [11][Lakewood Township request email].
Sincerely,
Lauren Kirkman, RMC CMR
Township Clerk
References
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1. mailto:[email address]
2. mailto:[email address]
3. mailto:[email address]
4. mailto:[email address]
5. mailto:[email address]
6. mailto:[email address]
7. mailto:[Lakewood Township request email]
8. mailto:[email address]
9. mailto:[email address]
10. http://www.state.nj.us/grc
11. mailto:[Lakewood Township request email]
Dear Ms. Ochs,
Thanks for getting back to me. I do have a question about the Second Street files. The 1999-2000 file is missing 1/1/99-5/23/99 (perhaps your computerized records only go back to 5/23/99?). However, in the other two files (2001-2002 and 2003-2004), both of those files cut off exactly at the 500th line of data. So for 2001-2002 I am missing the dates 1/1/2001-6/4/2002 and for 2003-2004 I am missing the dates 1/1/2003-9/1/2003. Could you please re-send the dates that are missing (1/1/99-5/23/99; 1/1/01-6/4/02; 1/1/03-9/1/03).
Thank you,
Resident
Resident:
I am forwarding your email onto the police department, from which these records emanated for a response to your inquiry.
Florence J. Ochs
Administrative Secretary
Township Clerk’s Office
231 3rd Street
Lakewood, NJ 08701
732-364-2500 x 5231
[email address]
Good Afternoon All,
I'm guessing that the system didn't provide all of the results for some reason. Give me a few and I'll resubmit. My apologies.
Sgt. Peter La Rosa #280
Records/Property Supervisor
Lakewood Police Department
231 Third Street
Lakewood, NJ 08701
732-363-0200 x5377
Sir,
I just rechecked our system, and for the request the furthest it goes back is 05/23/1999. I updated the other two and submitted the full lists. I removed the two old ones and replaced it with the two new ones to avoid any confusion. If you need anything else, please let me know.
Sgt. Peter La Rosa #280
Records/Property Supervisor
Lakewood Police Department
231 Third Street
Lakewood, NJ 08701
732-363-0200 x5377
Township of Lakewood
Open Records Request
Reference # OPRA-2020-03307
Dear Resident 16752,
Township of Lakewood has received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request dated 09/16/2020. The official Records Custodian received your
request on 09/16/2020. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to
respond to your request is 09/30/2020.
Your OPRA request sought access to the following information:
Records requested: 1. A log of all Police/EMS calls and responses for the
time frames 1/1/1999-12/31/2004 and 8/27/2020-9/16/2020 for all of Second
Street in Lakewood Township. 2. Police incident reports, with narratives,
for the following incident numbers: 12-56484 12-67590 12-85903 14-041266
14-057367 14-067372 16-004336 16-063251 16-069462 16-078527 18-054492
18-069645 19-009612 20-061339
The following records are being provided in their entirety and are
responsive to your request (Should there be a link below please click
otherwise please see attached):
9/30/20 AS PER TJHE POLICE DEPARTMENT: 16-063251 denied as per 2C:25-33.
Redactions for personal identifying information (telephone numbers, social
security numbers, and driver`s license numbers). 10/6/20 AS PER THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT: I just rechecked our system, and for the request the
furthest it goes back is 05/23/1999. I updated the other two and
submitted the full lists. I removed the two old ones and replaced it with
the two new ones to avoid any confusion. If you need anything else,
please let me know.
The records are being transmitted to you via Email as per your request.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.b. the cost associated with this request is
$0.00.
You have a right to challenge the decision by Township of Lakewood 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 e-mail 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.
If you have any questions, please email [1][Lakewood Township request email].
Sincerely,
Lauren Kirkman, RMC CMR
Township Clerk
References
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1. mailto:[Lakewood Township request email]
Dear Sgt. LaRosa,
Thank you for sending the corrected files. Much appreciated.
Yours sincerely,
Resident
No problem. Have a good night
Sgt. P. La Rosa
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From: Resident <[OPRA #16752 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 6, 2020 10:46:10 PM
To: Pete LaRosa <[email address]>
Subject: RE: FW: [External] Status: Open Records Request #3307
Dear Sgt. LaRosa,
Thank you for sending the corrected files. Much appreciated.
Yours sincerely,
Resident