Police Record Request
Dear East Hanover Township,
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.
Records requested:
All records related to Richard Serritella, Jr, DOB: 02/10/1980.
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.
Thank you.
J Brown
Hello Kate,
At this time your OPRA request is denied because it does not identify an
identifiable government record with reasonable clarity. The request seeks
"all" records, which is overly broad and does not reasonably describe
specific government records. OPRA does not require a records custodian to
conduct an open-ended search of agency files or perform research to
determine what records may be responsive.
Because your request seeks "all" records without sufficiently identifying
specific government records, it is invalid under OPRA. You may submit a
revised request that more specifically identifies the records sought by
date range, subject matter, document type, sender/recipient, or other
identifying characteristics so that the records can be located with
reasonable effort.
Additionally, please complete all the required certifications as this
submission is currently incomplete.
Regards,
Sgt. Randy Patner #073
Records and Support Services
East Hanover Police Department
Main: 973-887-0432
Direct:973-888-6049
Fax: 973-887-7096
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From: Nancy Genung <[1][email address]>
Date: Fri, Jul 17, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Subject: Fwd: FW: OPRA request - Police Record Request
To: Randy Patner <[2][email address]>
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From: Nicolette Riggi <[3][East Hanover Township request email]>
Date: Fri, Jul 17, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Subject: FW: OPRA request - Police Record Request
To: Nancy Genung <[4][email address]>
Good Morning Nancy,
Here's an OPRA for you.
Thanks!
Nicolette Calabro, RMC
Township Clerk
Township of East Hanover
411 Ridgedale Avenue
East Hanover, NJ 07936
Phone: (973) 888-6008
-----Original Message-----
From: Kate Brown <[5][OPRA #93488 email]>
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2026 7:07 PM
To: Nicolette Riggi <[6][East Hanover Township request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - Police Record Request
Dear East Hanover Township,
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.
Records requested:
All records related to Richard Serritella, Jr, DOB: 02/10/1980.
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.
Thank you.
J Brown
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