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Police record related to an alleged assault

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Dear Camden County,

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:
- dispatch audio related to calls
- dash camera footage
- badge camera footage
- police reports
- computer-aided dispatch forms
- police radio transmissions
- or other OPRA-able materials created in reporting, responding, or investigating the specific incident described below.

Specific incident:
An alleged assault responded to by Camden Metro police during a Parents for Greater Camden Schools event held at the Kipp Norcross School Building the weekend of October 10th, 2020. The police responded due to an alleged assault('s) perpetrated by Brian Morton and/or Felicia Reyes-Morton against Mr. Rashan Prailow and his company.

Yours faithfully,

Camden Media United

Camden County OPRA Center,

Dear ,

Thank you for registering with the Camden County Open Public Records
Center.  Please log in to the Records Center to update any contact or
password information and to track the progress of your request.
Login: [OPRA #17671 email]
If you have never used this system or cannot remember your password you
may request a temporary password here: 
Request Temporary Password [1]here.

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Camden County OPRA Center,

Maria Efstratiades
Custodian of Records Telephone: (856) 225 – 2131  
Camden County Administration    
520 Market Street, 11th Floor
Camden, NJ 08102-1375

Dear :
 
Thank you for submitting an Open Public Records request with Camden
County.   Your request was given the reference number W017077-101420 for
tracking purposes.
 
Our office will forward your request to the appropriate Department for
their review and search of their files for the requested records.   A
written response will be send to you within seven business days or sooner
depending on the type of records requested.   
 
Please note that day one of the calculation begins the day after the
custodian receives your OPRA request.  This calculation applies to the
agency’s actual business days of operations which are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m.  If the agency is closed for a holiday, this date does not count
towards the seven business day deadline.  If any request received after
the close of a business day will be deemed received on the next business
day.
 
You may monitor the progress of your request at the link below.
 Additionally, you will receive an email from our office to inform you
that your request has been completed and a response is posted at the below
link.  
 
Again, thank you for using the Open Public Records Center.  
 
 
Open Public Records Center
- [1]http://www.camdencounty.com/open-public-...
 
Maria Efstratiades
Custodian of Records 
 

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Camden County OPRA Center,

--- Please respond above this line ---

 

Maria Efstratiades
Custodian of Records Telephone: (856) 225 – 2131  
Camden County Administration    
520 Market Street, 11th Floor
Camden, NJ 08102-1375

 
Please DO NOT REPLY to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and you
will not receive a response. FOR FURTHER CORRESPONDENCE PLEASE send an
email to [1][email address] or GENERATE A NEW REQUEST
THROUGH THE OPEN RECORDS CENTER.
 
10/23/2020
 
Camden Media United,
 
RE: OPRA Request of 10/14/2020, Reference # W017077-101420
 
Dear Anonymous,
 
The Camden County Custodian of Records received your Open Public Records
Act request on 10/14/2020.  To access your request please click [2]here.

The staff at the Camden County Police Department notified me that they
would like an extension of time to respond to your OPRA request.  Pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.i, we require an extension of time to allow the
Department's personnel to conduct an extensive search for the requested
records.
 
We anticipate that we will have a response ready for you on or about
November 16, 2020.  
 

Should you have any questions, please contact the Custodian of Records at
(856) 225-2131.

 
Sincerely,
 
Steffani Lon for
Maria Efstratiades 
 
Maria Efstratiades
Custodian of Records
Camden County
Office of Archives & Records Management
Courthouse, 11th Floor
520 Market Street
Camden, NJ 08102-1375
 
Phone: (856) 225-2131
E-mail:  [3][email address]
 
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Camden County OPRA Center,

--- Please respond above this line ---

 

Maria Efstratiades
Custodian of Records Telephone: (856) 225 – 2131  
Camden County Administration    
520 Market Street, 11th Floor
Camden, NJ 08102-1375

 
Please DO NOT REPLY to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and you
will not receive a response. FOR FURTHER CORRESPONDENCE PLEASE send an
email to [1][email address] or GENERATE A NEW REQUEST
THROUGH THE OPEN RECORDS CENTER.
 
11/16/2020
 
RE: OPRA REQUEST of 10/14/2020, Reference # W017077-101420
 
Dear Anonymous, 
 
The Camden County Custodian of Records received your Open Public Records
Act request on 10/14/2020.  To access your request and retrieve your
records please click [2]here.
 
The Camden County Communications Center and the Camden County Police
Department provided the following responses to each part of your request:
Your request for “- dispatch audio related to calls…” and “-
computer-aided dispatch forms”
The Camden County Communications Center provided records responsive to
this portion of your request. These records have been provided with the
redactions as indicated at the bottom of each document or on a separate
page of the corresponding document, as is required by N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6.
Your request for “- dash camera footage” and “- police radio
transmissions”
No records exist for these portions of your request.
Your request for “- badge camera footage”
This portion of your request is denied pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-3 -
Ongoing investigations.
Your request for “- police reports”
This portion of your request is denied. Police incident reports are
considered criminal investigatory records exempt from disclosure under
OPRA; N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1; N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6; Feggans v. City of Newark
(Essex), GRC Complaint No. 2007-238 (October 2008); Morgano v. Essex
County Prosecutor’s Office, GRC Complaint no. 2007-156 (February 2008);
Nance v. Scotch Plains Township Police Department, GRC Complaint No.
2003-125 (January 2005); Patricia Elaine Cheatham v. Borough of Fanwood
Police Department (Union), GRC Complaint No. 2013-262 (March 2014)
Your request for "- or other OPRA-able materials created in reporting,
responding, or investigating the specific incident described below…" is
too broad or contains insufficient information and seeks documents that
are not specifically “identifiable” for the Camden County Departments to
gather a response. As such, the request submitted is a wholesale request
for information that is not encompassed by the intent of OPRA as has been
articulated in N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1, et. seq. and MAG Entertainment v.
Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 375 N.J. Super. 534 (App. Div.
2005).
As such, this letter and the records provided constitutes completion of
your request.  
 
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1, et seq. 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 the County of Camden to deny access.  As provided by law, you have the
right to either institute a proceeding in the Superior Court of New Jersey
or file a complaint with the Government Records Council (GRC) by
completing their Denial of Access Complaint Form located at the GRC’s
website at [3]www.state.nj.us/grc. 
 
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 [4][email address]. The
GRC can also answer other questions about the law. All questions regarding
complaints filed in Superior Court should be directed to the Superior
Court.
 
Click [5]here for a list of government records or information exempt from
disclosure which should not be provided to requestors of government
records. 
 
Should you have any questions, please contact the Custodian of Records at
(856) 225-2131.
 
Sincerely,
 
Steffani Lon for
Maria Efstratiades 
 
 
Maria Efstratiades
Custodian of Records
Camden County
Office of Archives & Records Management
Courthouse, 11th Floor
520 Market Street
Camden, NJ 08102-1375
 
Phone: (856) 225-2131
E-mail:  [6][email address]
 
This is an auto-generated email and has originated from an unmonitored
email account. Please DO NOT REPLY. FOR FURTHER CORRESPONDENCE PLEASE
GENERATE A NEW REQUEST THROUGH THE OPEN RECORDS CENTER.

 

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Dear Camden County OPRA Center,

I am not able to access the password-protect OPRA website that contains the document you provided. Can you please simply attach it in an email response?

Yours sincerely,

Camden Media

Camden County OPRA Center,

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GENERATE A NEW REQUEST THROUGH THE OPEN RECORDS CENTER.

Opra Custodian, Camden County

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Good Morning,

 

Below is our original response to your OPRA request #17077 from
11/16/2020. The responsive documents have been attached.

 

For future requests, it is easiest to log into the County’s system.
Records are never removed once they have been provided. If you would like
to remain anonymous, we only require an email address.

 

 

“11/16/2020
 
RE: OPRA REQUEST of 10/14/2020, Reference # W017077-101420
 
Dear Anonymous, 
 
The Camden County Custodian of Records received your Open Public Records
Act request on 10/14/2020.  To access your request and retrieve your
records please click [2]here.
 
The Camden County Communications Center and the Camden County Police
Department provided the following responses to each part of your request:
Your request for “- dispatch audio related to calls…” and “-
computer-aided dispatch forms”
The Camden County Communications Center provided records responsive to
this portion of your request. These records have been provided with the
redactions as indicated at the bottom of each document or on a separate
page of the corresponding document, as is required by N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6.
Your request for “- dash camera footage” and “- police radio
transmissions”
No records exist for these portions of your request.
Your request for “- badge camera footage”
This portion of your request is denied pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-3 -
Ongoing investigations.
Your request for “- police reports”
This portion of your request is denied. Police incident reports are
considered criminal investigatory records exempt from disclosure under
OPRA; N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1; N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6; Feggans v. City of Newark
(Essex), GRC Complaint No. 2007-238 (October 2008); Morgano v. Essex
County Prosecutor’s Office, GRC Complaint no. 2007-156 (February 2008);
Nance v. Scotch Plains Township Police Department, GRC Complaint No.
2003-125 (January 2005); Patricia Elaine Cheatham v. Borough of Fanwood
Police Department (Union), GRC Complaint No. 2013-262 (March 2014)
Your request for "- or other OPRA-able materials created in reporting,
responding, or investigating the specific incident described below…" is
too broad or contains insufficient information and seeks documents that
are not specifically “identifiable” for the Camden County Departments to
gather a response. As such, the request submitted is a wholesale request
for information that is not encompassed by the intent of OPRA as has been
articulated in N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1, et. seq. and MAG Entertainment v.
Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 375 N.J. Super. 534 (App. Div.
2005).
As such, this letter and the records provided constitutes completion of
your request.  
 
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1, et seq. 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 the County of Camden to deny access.  As provided by law, you have the
right to either institute a proceeding in the Superior Court of New Jersey
or file a complaint with the Government Records Council (GRC) by
completing their Denial of Access Complaint Form located at the GRC’s
website at [3][1]www.state.nj.us/grc. 
 
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 [4][email address]. The
GRC can also answer other questions about the law. All questions regarding
complaints filed in Superior Court should be directed to the Superior
Court.
 
Click [5]here for a list of government records or information exempt from
disclosure which should not be provided to requestors of government
records. 
 
Should you have any questions, please contact the Custodian of Records at
(856) 225-2131.
 
Sincerely,
 
Steffani Lon for
Maria Efstratiades”

 

 

Steffani Lon

 

Office of Archives & Records Management

Courthouse, 11^th Floor 

520 Market Street

Camden, NJ  08102

Phone: 856-225-2131

[2][email address]

 

  

 

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