Police Records Request
Dear Garfield City,
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-6(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.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
Police Body worn camera footage of all motor vehicle accidents between 8-1 and 8-7-25
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.
The maximum authorized cost is $0.
Yours faithfully,
Tony Michael
City of Garfield
Open Records Request
Reference # OPRA-2025-01193
Date Entered: 10/6/2025 1:17:25 PM
Dear Tony Michael,
This email is to confirm receipt of your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request.
The Custodian of Records received your request on 10/06/2025. As such, the
seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is 10/16/2025.
The request seeks access to the following records:
Dear Garfield City,
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-6(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.
Records requested:
Police Body worn camera footage of all motor vehicle accidents between
8-1 and 8-7-25
Yours faithfully,
Tony Michael
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 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.
Please do not reply directly to this email; this address is not monitored.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact us.
Sincerely,
City of Garfield
City of Garfield
Open Records Request
Reference # OPRA-2025-01193
Date Entered: 10/6/2025 1:17:00 PM
Dear Tony Michael,
Please note the following comment by Brian Porco on 10/6/2025 1:45:00 PM:
Upon review of your OPRA request (OPRA-2025-01193) that was submitted on
October 6th, 2025 with a due date of October 16th, 2025, thirty (30) Video
File of Officer’s Body Worn Camera Footage containing approximately 612
Minutes of footage were located. Due to the amount of footage, The City is
exercising its right to implement a “special service charge” pursuant to
N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(c). As such, you will be charged a special service charge
of $842.00 if you still wish to receive the responsive records.
I am also requesting a 30-day extension from when the required fee is
received to fully complete your request.
Please contact the Garfield Police Records Division at 973-478-8500
ext. 5050 or at [email address] to arrange this payment
for your request, or with any questions in regard to this request. Thank
you.
Sincerely,
City of Garfield
Upon review of your OPRA request (OPRA-2025-01193) that was submitted on
October 6th, 2025 with a due date of October 16th, 2025, thirty (30) Video
File of Officer’s Body Worn Camera Footage containing approximately 612
Minutes of footage were located. Due to the amount of footage, The City is
exercising its right to implement a “special service charge” pursuant to
N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(c). As such, you will be charged a special service charge
of $842.00 if you still wish to receive the responsive records. Upon
review of your OPRA request (OPRA-2025-01193) that was submitted on
October 6th, 2025 with a due date of October 16th, 2025, thirty (30) Video
File of Officer’s Body Worn Camera Footage containing approximately 612
Minutes of footage were located. Due to the amount of footage, The City is
exercising its right to implement a “special service charge” pursuant to
N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(c). As such, you will be charged a special service charge
of $842.00 if you still wish to receive the responsive records.
Dear Tony Michael,
Upon review of your OPRA request (OPRA-2025-01193) that was submitted
on October 6^th, 2025 with a due date of October 16^th, 2025, thirty (30)
Video File of Officer’s Body Worn Camera Footage containing approximately
612 Minutes of footage were located. Due to the amount of footage, The
City is exercising its right to implement a “special service charge”
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(c). Accommodating your request will require
an “extraordinary expense of time and effort” of City resources. If you
still wish to receive the responsive records, the City will be charging
you the City’s estimated cost of our employees’ time expended in
fulfilling your OPRA request. The City estimates that DSgt. Brian Porco
will expend 612 minutes in compiling and preparing the responsive
materials for production. DSgt. Brian Porco’s hourly wage is $82.63, and
thus we estimate that the charge for DSgt. Brian Porco’s time is $842.00.
As such, you will be charged a special service charge of $842.00 if you
still wish to receive the responsive records.
The breakdown of this BWC Footage is as follows:
P.D. Case #25-020221
1. BWC – P.O. Fedor 1 - 10 Minutes 33 Seconds 4. BWC –
P.O. Altamirano-Jimenez – 31 Minutes 50 Seconds
2. BWC – P.O. Galbo – 42 Minutes 47 Seconds 5. BWC –
P.O. Fedor 2 – 22 Minutes 19 Seconds
3. BWC – P.O. J. Kopacz – 27 Minutes 32 Seconds
P.D. Case #25-020282
1. BWC – P.O. Chmielewski – 27 Minutes 17 Seconds
P.D. Case #25-020367
1. BWC – P.O. Moskal – 14 Minutes 44 Seconds
P.D. Case #25-020453
1. BWC – P.O. Wdowiak – 22 Minutes 5 Seconds
P.D. Case #25-020578
1. BWC – P.O. Doud – 28 Minutes 52 Seconds
P.D. Case #25-020580
1. BWC – P.O. Marquez – 31 Minutes 4 Seconds
2. BWC – P.O. F. Drazek – 18 Minutes 20 Seconds
P.D. Case #25-020581
1. BWC – P.O. Marquez – 26 Minutes 32 Seconds
2. BWC – P.O. F. Drazek – 24 Minutes 23 Seconds
3. BWC – P.O. Otero – 22 Minutes 5 Second
P.D. Case #25-020582
1. BWC – P.O. Marquez – 24 Minutes 38 Seconds
2. BWC – P.O. Otero – 19 Minutes 59 Seconds
3. BWC – P.O. F. Drazek – 25 Minutes 22 Seconds
4. BWC – Sgt. Lopez-Houck – 1 Minutes 42 Second
P.D. Case #25-020600
1. BWC – P.O. Petta – 8 Minutes 31 Seconds
2. BWC – P.O. Altamriano-Jimenez – 8 Minutes 33 Seconds
P.D. Case #25-020641
1. BWC – P.O. Teran – 10 Minutes 34 Seconds
P.D. Case #25-020654
1. BWC – P.O. Doud – 7 Minutes 36 Seconds
2. BWC – P.O. Teran – 6 Minutes 7 Seconds
P.D. Case #25-020761
1. BWC – P.O. Wdowiak – 7 Minutes 40 Seconds
P.D. Case #25-020883
1. BWC – P.O. Gjorgiev – 12 Minutes 29 Seconds
P.D. Case #25-020891
1. BWC – P.O. Rigolosi 1 – 55 Minutes 54 Seconds
2. BWC – P.O. Connolly Jr. 1 – 10 Minutes 25 Seconds
3. BWC – P.O. Connolly Jr. 2 – 46 Minutes 59 Seconds
4. BWC – Sgt. Rigolosi 2 – 16 Minutes 41 Second
5. BWC – P.O. Rigolosi 3 – 3 Minutes 33 Seconds
The breakdown of this special service charge is as follows:
Hourly rate of lowest paid individual capable of fulfilling the request:
$82.63
Amount of time required to fulfill the request: Minutes 612
Total: $842.00
I am also requesting a 30-day extension from when the required fee is
received to fully complete your request.
Please contact the Garfield Police Records Division at 973-478-8500
ext. 5050 or at [1][email address] to arrange this
payment for your request, or with any questions in regard to this request.
Thank you.
[2]GPD Patch
DSgt. Brian Porco #207
Firearms Division - Records Division
Garfield Police Department
411 Midland Avenue
Garfield, NJ 07026
Phone: 973-478-8500 ext.4170
Fax: 973-327-6575
E-Mail: [3][email address]
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Dear Tony Michael,
Upon review of your OPRA request (OPRA-2025-01193) that was submitted
on October 6^th, 2025 with a due date of October 20^th, 2025, thirty (30)
Video File of Officer’s Body Worn Camera Footage containing approximately
612 Minutes of footage were located. Due to the amount of footage, The
City is exercising its right to implement a “special service charge”
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(c). Accommodating your request will require
an “extraordinary expense of time and effort” of City resources. If you
still wish to receive the responsive records, the City will be charging
you the City’s estimated cost of our employees’ time expended in
fulfilling your OPRA request. The City estimates that DSgt. Brian Porco
will expend 612 minutes in compiling and preparing the responsive
materials for production. DSgt. Brian Porco’s hourly wage is $82.63, and
thus we estimate that the charge for DSgt. Brian Porco’s time is $842.00.
As such, you will be charged a special service charge of $842.00 if you
still wish to receive the responsive records.
The breakdown of this BWC Footage is as follows:
P.D. Case #25-020221
1. BWC – P.O. Fedor 1 - 10 Minutes 33 Seconds 4. BWC –
P.O. Altamirano-Jimenez – 31 Minutes 50 Seconds
2. BWC – P.O. Galbo – 42 Minutes 47 Seconds 5. BWC –
P.O. Fedor 2 – 22 Minutes 19 Seconds
3. BWC – P.O. J. Kopacz – 27 Minutes 32 Seconds
P.D. Case #25-020282
1. BWC – P.O. Chmielewski – 27 Minutes 17 Seconds
P.D. Case #25-020367
1. BWC – P.O. Moskal – 14 Minutes 44 Seconds
P.D. Case #25-020453
1. BWC – P.O. Wdowiak – 22 Minutes 5 Seconds
P.D. Case #25-020578
1. BWC – P.O. Doud – 28 Minutes 52 Seconds
P.D. Case #25-020580
1. BWC – P.O. Marquez – 31 Minutes 4 Seconds
2. BWC – P.O. F. Drazek – 18 Minutes 20 Seconds
P.D. Case #25-020581
1. BWC – P.O. Marquez – 26 Minutes 32 Seconds
2. BWC – P.O. F. Drazek – 24 Minutes 23 Seconds
3. BWC – P.O. Otero – 22 Minutes 5 Second
P.D. Case #25-020582
1. BWC – P.O. Marquez – 24 Minutes 38 Seconds
2. BWC – P.O. Otero – 19 Minutes 59 Seconds
3. BWC – P.O. F. Drazek – 25 Minutes 22 Seconds
4. BWC – Sgt. Lopez-Houck – 1 Minutes 42 Second
P.D. Case #25-020600
1. BWC – P.O. Petta – 8 Minutes 31 Seconds
2. BWC – P.O. Altamriano-Jimenez – 8 Minutes 33 Seconds
P.D. Case #25-020641
1. BWC – P.O. Teran – 10 Minutes 34 Seconds
P.D. Case #25-020654
1. BWC – P.O. Doud – 7 Minutes 36 Seconds
2. BWC – P.O. Teran – 6 Minutes 7 Seconds
P.D. Case #25-020761
1. BWC – P.O. Wdowiak – 7 Minutes 40 Seconds
P.D. Case #25-020883
1. BWC – P.O. Gjorgiev – 12 Minutes 29 Seconds
P.D. Case #25-020891
1. BWC – P.O. Rigolosi 1 – 55 Minutes 54 Seconds
2. BWC – P.O. Connolly Jr. 1 – 10 Minutes 25 Seconds
3. BWC – P.O. Connolly Jr. 2 – 46 Minutes 59 Seconds
4. BWC – Sgt. Rigolosi 2 – 16 Minutes 41 Second
5. BWC – P.O. Rigolosi 3 – 3 Minutes 33 Seconds
The breakdown of this special service charge is as follows:
Hourly rate of lowest paid individual capable of fulfilling the request:
$82.63
Amount of time required to fulfill the request: Minutes 612
Total: $842.00
I am also requesting a 30-day extension from when the required fee is
received to fully complete your request.
Please contact the Garfield Police Records Division at 973-478-8500
ext. 5050 or at [1][email address] to arrange this
payment for your request, or with any questions in regard to this request.
Thank you.
[2]GPD Patch
DSgt. Brian Porco #207
Firearms Division - Records Division
Garfield Police Department
411 Midland Avenue
Garfield, NJ 07026
Phone: 973-478-8500 ext.4170
Fax: 973-327-6575
E-Mail: [3][email address]
From: Brian Porco <[email address]>
Sent: Monday, October 6, 2025 1:50 PM
To: [OPRA #81699 email]
Cc: Records Division <[email address]>
Subject: OPRA-2025-01193
Importance: High
Dear Tony Michael,
Upon review of your OPRA request (OPRA-2025-01193) that was submitted
on October 6^th, 2025 with a due date of October 16^th, 2025, thirty (30)
Video File of Officer’s Body Worn Camera Footage containing approximately
612 Minutes of footage were located. Due to the amount of footage, The
City is exercising its right to implement a “special service charge”
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(c). Accommodating your request will require
an “extraordinary expense of time and effort” of City resources. If you
still wish to receive the responsive records, the City will be charging
you the City’s estimated cost of our employees’ time expended in
fulfilling your OPRA request. The City estimates that DSgt. Brian Porco
will expend 612 minutes in compiling and preparing the responsive
materials for production. DSgt. Brian Porco’s hourly wage is $82.63, and
thus we estimate that the charge for DSgt. Brian Porco’s time is $842.00.
As such, you will be charged a special service charge of $842.00 if you
still wish to receive the responsive records.
The breakdown of this BWC Footage is as follows:
P.D. Case #25-020221
1. BWC – P.O. Fedor 1 - 10 Minutes 33 Seconds 4. BWC –
P.O. Altamirano-Jimenez – 31 Minutes 50 Seconds
2. BWC – P.O. Galbo – 42 Minutes 47 Seconds 5. BWC –
P.O. Fedor 2 – 22 Minutes 19 Seconds
3. BWC – P.O. J. Kopacz – 27 Minutes 32 Seconds
P.D. Case #25-020282
1. BWC – P.O. Chmielewski – 27 Minutes 17 Seconds
P.D. Case #25-020367
1. BWC – P.O. Moskal – 14 Minutes 44 Seconds
P.D. Case #25-020453
1. BWC – P.O. Wdowiak – 22 Minutes 5 Seconds
P.D. Case #25-020578
1. BWC – P.O. Doud – 28 Minutes 52 Seconds
P.D. Case #25-020580
1. BWC – P.O. Marquez – 31 Minutes 4 Seconds
2. BWC – P.O. F. Drazek – 18 Minutes 20 Seconds
P.D. Case #25-020581
1. BWC – P.O. Marquez – 26 Minutes 32 Seconds
2. BWC – P.O. F. Drazek – 24 Minutes 23 Seconds
3. BWC – P.O. Otero – 22 Minutes 5 Second
P.D. Case #25-020582
1. BWC – P.O. Marquez – 24 Minutes 38 Seconds
2. BWC – P.O. Otero – 19 Minutes 59 Seconds
3. BWC – P.O. F. Drazek – 25 Minutes 22 Seconds
4. BWC – Sgt. Lopez-Houck – 1 Minutes 42 Second
P.D. Case #25-020600
1. BWC – P.O. Petta – 8 Minutes 31 Seconds
2. BWC – P.O. Altamriano-Jimenez – 8 Minutes 33 Seconds
P.D. Case #25-020641
1. BWC – P.O. Teran – 10 Minutes 34 Seconds
P.D. Case #25-020654
1. BWC – P.O. Doud – 7 Minutes 36 Seconds
2. BWC – P.O. Teran – 6 Minutes 7 Seconds
P.D. Case #25-020761
1. BWC – P.O. Wdowiak – 7 Minutes 40 Seconds
P.D. Case #25-020883
1. BWC – P.O. Gjorgiev – 12 Minutes 29 Seconds
P.D. Case #25-020891
1. BWC – P.O. Rigolosi 1 – 55 Minutes 54 Seconds
2. BWC – P.O. Connolly Jr. 1 – 10 Minutes 25 Seconds
3. BWC – P.O. Connolly Jr. 2 – 46 Minutes 59 Seconds
4. BWC – Sgt. Rigolosi 2 – 16 Minutes 41 Second
5. BWC – P.O. Rigolosi 3 – 3 Minutes 33 Seconds
The breakdown of this special service charge is as follows:
Hourly rate of lowest paid individual capable of fulfilling the request:
$82.63
Amount of time required to fulfill the request: Minutes 612
Total: $842.00
I am also requesting a 30-day extension from when the required fee is
received to fully complete your request.
Please contact the Garfield Police Records Division at 973-478-8500
ext. 5050 or at [4][email address] to arrange this
payment for your request, or with any questions in regard to this request.
Thank you.
[5]GPD Patch
DSgt. Brian Porco #207
Firearms Division - Records Division
Garfield Police Department
411 Midland Avenue
Garfield, NJ 07026
Phone: 973-478-8500 ext.4170
Fax: 973-327-6575
E-Mail: [6][email address]
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3. mailto:[email address]
4. mailto:[email address]
6. mailto:[email address]
City of Garfield
Open Records Request
Reference # OPRA-2025-01193
Date Entered: 10/6/2025 1:17:00 PM
Dear Tony Michael,
Please note the following comment by Brian Porco on 10/17/2025 8:29:00 AM:
Upon review of your OPRA request (OPRA-2025-01193) that was submitted on
October 6th, 2025 with a due date of October 20th, 2025, thirty (30) Video
File of Officer’s Body Worn Camera Footage containing approximately 612
Minutes of footage were located. Due to the amount of footage, The City is
exercising its right to implement a “special service charge” pursuant to
N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(c). As such, you will be charged a special service charge
of $842.00 if you still wish to receive the responsive records.
I am also requesting a 30-day extension from when the required fee is
received to fully complete your request.
Please contact the Garfield Police Records Division at 973-478-8500
ext. 5050 or at [email address] to arrange this payment
for your request, or with any questions in regard to this request. Thank
you.
Sincerely,
City of Garfield
Upon review of your OPRA request (OPRA-2025-01193) that was submitted on
October 6th, 2025 with a due date of October 20th, 2025, thirty (30) Video
File of Officer’s Body Worn Camera Footage containing approximately 612
Minutes of footage were located. Due to the amount of footage, The City is
exercising its right to implement a “special service charge” pursuant to
N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(c). As such, you will be charged a special service charge
of $842.00 if you still wish to receive the responsive records. Upon
review of your OPRA request (OPRA-2025-01193) that was submitted on
October 6th, 2025 with a due date of October 20th, 2025, thirty (30) Video
File of Officer’s Body Worn Camera Footage containing approximately 612
Minutes of footage were located. Due to the amount of footage, The City is
exercising its right to implement a “special service charge” pursuant to
N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(c). As such, you will be charged a special service charge
of $842.00 if you still wish to receive the responsive records.
City of Garfield
Open Records Request
Reference # OPRA-2025-01193
Date Entered: 10/6/2025 1:17:00 PM
Dear Tony Michael,
Your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) has been Fulfilled on 10/06/2025.
The request sought access to the following records:
Dear Garfield City,
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-6(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.
Records requested:
Police Body worn camera footage of all motor vehicle accidents between
8-1 and 8-7-25
Yours faithfully,
Tony Michael
The records are being transmitted to you via . Pursuant to N.J.S.A.
47:1A-5.b. the cost associated with this request is $842.00.
Please do not reply directly to this email; this address is not monitored.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact us.
Sincerely,
City of Garfield
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Please download these attachments from the links below:
• [1]740a0906-1OPRA_Special_Service_Charge_Notice_20251006174620.pdf
• [2]740a0906-1Records_Custodian_Responsive_Letter_20251020183707.pdf
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