Police Logs
Open Records Request
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:
Under the Public Records Act, I am formally requesting to receive copies of all police reports and dispatch logs for 4/15/2000 - 5/1/2000 Please provide requested records in Excel format if available.
Please include a Record Index with your response.
*A record index that identifies each record requested and the specific legal basis for a denial of access (including redactions) to each record.
Thank you,
Anon
Please clarify "all police reports" Please narrow down to reflect what reports you are requesting.
Dear Andrea Schneider,
Police Department Incident Search listing Incident Number, Call Date/Time, Location, Incident Type and Case Number for all of the following incidents types in the requested time frame. simple assault, aggravated assault.
Yours sincerely,
NJAnon
The Township of Bloomfield received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) Request on April 11, 2024. This response to your request is being provided to you on the 6th business day after the Township’s receipt of said request.
Your response is due on April 22, 2024. However your request requires additional time to fulfill. The Department needs additional time to compile the information. OPRA allows custodians to seek extensions of time pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.i. Specifically, OPRA states that, “the requestor shall be advised by the custodian when the records can be made available. If the record is not made available by that time, access shall be deemed denied.”
Your request requires an extension of time until on or before April 29, 2024.
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or unfulfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a right to challenge the decision by the Township of Bloomfield 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, New Jersey, 08625, by e-mail at [email address], or at their website at www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC can also answer other questions about the law. All questions regarding complaints filed in the Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk.
The Township of Bloomfield received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) Request on April 11, 2024. An extension was granted until April 29, 2024. This response to your request is being provided to you on April 24, 2024.
• From the Township’s Police Department: See attached documents.
Please note some documents requested are denied pursuant to Criminal Investigatory Records, Social Security Numbers and Unlisted telephone numbers - pursuant to NJSA: 47:1A-1.1 et seq., Some records have been destroyed/not retained pursuant to: Records Retention and Disposition Schedule.
This is being transmitted to you via email, as per your request. If your request for access to a government record has been denied or unfulfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a right to challenge the decision by the Township of Bloomfield 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, New Jersey, 08625, by e-mail at [email address], or at their website at www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC can also answer other questions about the law. All questions regarding complaints filed in the Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk in your County.
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