Police Report, Body Worn Camera Footage, Call Log

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Dear Pohatcong 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-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:
I am requesting all body worn camera (BWC) footage, mobile video recordings (MVR), police reports, 9-1-1 call tapes, internal Pohatcong Police Department phone calls received/made, copies of officer field notes taken on scene (officer’s personal note pads) in reference to a response on September 27, 2024 to 215 March Boulevard.

In addition, I am also requesting the internal data log of all body worn camera (BWC) footage for the incident showing who watched the videos , how many times the videos were viewed, and names of personnel viewing the videos and date/time they were viewed within the Pohatcong Police Department. This request shall also include civilian staff.

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.

Respectfully submitted,

Kelly Jankoski

Sandy Pierman, Pohatcong Township

Kelly,
The Police Department is in receipt of your OPRA.
Due to the amount of information that you are requesting please allow us
additional time beyond the normal OPRA response time to fulfil your
request.
I am the Police Records Clerk and feel free to contact me regarding this
request.  All my contact information is below.
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Sandy Pierman
Police Records
Pohatcong Township Police Dept
50 Municipal Drive
Phillipsburg, NJ  08865
Phone:  908-454-9836
Fax:  908-454-3234

Dear Sandy Pierman,

Thank you for your response and update to this request. If possible, please provide an estimated time of completion.

Respectfully submitted,

Kelly Jankoski

Sandy Pierman, Pohatcong Township

Kelly,
I would request another 7 days to complete this.
After reviewing your request again please note the following:
*  we do not have the 911 tapes in our possession.  You would need to OPRA
County dispatch for those files.
*  we do not have phone log records here, nor do we get itemized calls
from our provider
I will be in touch regarding the other items.
Have a nice weekend.

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Dear Sandy Pierman,

Thank you for the update regarding the extra time needed and certain records.

Yours sincerely,

Kelly Jankoski

Sandy Pierman, Pohatcong Township

1 Attachment

Good Morning,
As per your OPRA request Dated January 11, 2025, The following records are
attached:
Police Reports (Tinsman and Webb)
Officers Field Notes
MVR/BWC Log
There are 4 DVD's containing the MVR/BWC footage available for a fee.  
The Fee is $20 ($5 per dvd)  When the $20 fee is received they can be
released.
  (We accept cash or check only. Payable to Pohatcong Township)
The following items we do not have:
911 tapes 
Itemized phone records
This should complete your OPRA.  If you have any questions, please feel
free to contact us.

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