2021-1560
Date Received: 9/3/2021
Status: Approved for Data Collection
Applicant: Anonymous
Information Requested: 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 police logs and call for sep 3 between 12-1 am for any
incident in Coventry Square

Response: Township of Lakewood has received your Open Public
Records Act (OPRA) request. The official Records Custodian
received your request today. As such, the Township will respond as
soon as possible but no later than seven (7) business days.

BE ADVISED ALL TOWNSHIP BUILDINGS ARE CLOSED. STAFF IS WORKING
REMOTELY. THEREFORE, THIS MAY AFFECT THE DUE DATE OF YOUR REQUEST
AS ACCESS TO CERTAIN FILES MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE. YOUR UNDERSTANDING
AND PATIENCE IS APPRECIATED. WE WILL ENDEAVOR TO RESPOND AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE UNDER THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES.

[1]SDL Portal page for OPRA Request
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2021-1560
Date Received: 9/3/2021
Status: Under Review
Applicant: Anonymous
Information Requested: 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 police logs and call for sep 3 between 12-1 am for any
incident in Coventry Square

Dear Requestor-

The requested records contain personal information. In accordance
with NJSA 47:1A-1 et seq you must confirm that you have not been
convicted of any indictable offense. Please confirm you are not a
convicted felon with a written response.
Spatial Data Logic 2021

2021-1560
Date Received: 9/3/2021
Status: Approved for Data Collection
Applicant: Anonymous
Information Requested: 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 police logs and call for sep 3 between 12-1 am for any
incident in Coventry Square

Assignments
Police Status: Completed
   Action: See Attached
Spatial Data Logic 2021

Good Afternoon-
Your initial request received on 9/3/2021 was for " All police logs and call for sep 3 between 12-1 am for any incident in Coventry Square" which you received on 9/15/2021. If you are interested in another record, please submit a new request.

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2021-1622
Date Received: 9/17/2021
Status: Under Review
Applicant: Anonymous
Information Requested: All police CAD files , text messages,
emails phone calls,, and communication for sep 3 between 12-1 am
for any incident in Coventry Square.

Response: The Township of Lakewood received your Open Public
Records Act (OPRA) request on September 17, 2021. As such, the
seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is
September 28, 2021. This response to your request is being
provided to you before the first business day after the
custodian's receipt of said request.

Your OPRA request sought access to the following:
"All police CAD files , text messages, emails phone calls,, and
communication for sep 3 between 12-1 am for any incident in
Coventry Square. "

In accordance with Elcavage v. West Milford Twp (Passaic) your
requests for "text messages..emails...phone calls" is invalid. In
order to specifically identify a text message, e-mail, and phone
call OPRA requests must contain: (1) the content and/or subject of
the text message,e-mail, and phone call (2) the specific date or
range of dates during which the text message, e-mail, and phone
calls was transmitted or the text messages, e-mails, and phone
calls were transmitted, and (3) must identify the sender and/or
the recipient thereof. See also Armenti v. Robbinsville Bd. of
Educ. (Mercer).

Please be advised that OPRA is a request for a specific government
record. A proper request under OPRA must identify with reasonable
clarity those documents that are desired, and a party cannot
satisfy this requirement by simply requesting all of an agency's
documents. See Bent v. Stafford Police Department, 381 N.J.Super.
30, 37 (App. Div. 2005). Custodians are not required to conduct
research or create new records in response to an OPRA request.
Your request does not identify a specific government but rather
picks a topic and then asks the Township to research whether or
not any of these records exist. As such, your request is an
invalid OPRA request. When a request is "complex" because it fails
to specifically identify the documents sought, then that request
is not "encompassed" by OPRA. See New Jersey Builders Association
v. New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing, 390 N.J.Super. 166,
180 (App. Div. 2007).

Additionally, in regards to your request for "communication.."
please clarify your request to identify specifically what record
you are seeking. As previously noted, Township's are not required
to conduct research. Please note requests for "any and all"
records are not valid. Please see MAG Entm't LLC v. Div. of
Alcoholic Beverage Control, 375 N.J. Super. 534 (App. Div. 2005).

[1]SDL Portal page for OPRA Request
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021-1622
Date Received: 9/17/2021
Status: Under Review
Applicant: Anonymous
Information Requested: All police CAD files , text messages,
emails phone calls,, and communication for sep 3 between 12-1 am
for any incident in Coventry Square.

The following records are being provided in their entirety and are
responsive to your request.

1. CAD Report

In accordance with NJSA 47:1A-1 (personnel exception) and Federal
Regulation, partial redactions were made for date of birth.

SECOND CLARIFICATION REQUESTED

We had requested clarification on September 17, 2021 with no
response. In accordance with Elcavage v. West Milford Twp
(Passaic) your requests for "text messages..emails...phone calls"
is invalid. In order to specifically identify a text message,
e-mail, and phone call OPRA requests must contain: (1) the content
and/or subject of the text message,e-mail, and phone call (2) the
specific date or range of dates during which the text message,
e-mail, and phone calls was transmitted or the text messages,
e-mails, and phone calls were transmitted, and (3) must identify
the sender and/or the recipient thereof. See also Armenti v.
Robbinsville Bd. of Educ. (Mercer).

Please be advised that OPRA is a request for a specific government
record. A proper request under OPRA must identify with reasonable
clarity those documents that are desired, and a party cannot
satisfy this requirement by simply requesting all of an agency's
documents. See Bent v. Stafford Police Department, 381 N.J.Super.
30, 37 (App. Div. 2005). Custodians are not required to conduct
research or create new records in response to an OPRA request.
Your request does not identify a specific government but rather
picks a topic and then asks the Township to research whether or
not any of these records exist. As such, your request is an
invalid OPRA request. When a request is "complex" because it fails
to specifically identify the documents sought, then that request
is not "encompassed" by OPRA. See New Jersey Builders Association
v. New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing, 390 N.J.Super. 166,
180 (App. Div. 2007).

Additionally, in regards to your request for "communication.."
please clarify your request to identify specifically what record
you are seeking. As previously noted, Township's are not required
to conduct research. Please note requests for "any and all"
records are not valid. Please see MAG Entm't LLC v. Div. of
Alcoholic Beverage Control, 375 N.J. Super. 534 (App. Div. 2005).

Failure to provide clarification of your request will result in
the closure of this OPRA request.

Please respond in writing and identify the specific government
records sought so that we may process your request.

Failure to provide clarification of your request will result in
the closure of this OPRA request.
Spatial Data Logic 2021

2021-1622
Date Received: 9/17/2021
Status: Under Review
Applicant: Anonymous
Information Requested: All police CAD files , text messages,
emails phone calls,, and communication for sep 3 between 12-1 am
for any incident in Coventry Square.

The Township had requested clarification of the remaining portion
of your request regarding " text messages, emails phone calls,,
and communication.." on Septermber 17, 2021 and September 28, 2021
with no response. At this time, your OPRA request is deemed
concluded since we did not receive the requested clarification.

If you are still seeking additonal records, please re-submit with
the requested information.
Spatial Data Logic 2021