Police reports
Dear Howell Township,
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:
1. Police dispatch logs of all incidents of police dispatched to the following locations from 2010-present:
10 Hemlock Road
1152 Maxim Southard Road
2 Nancy Street
39 Sunset Drive
2. Incident reports, with narratives, for the following incidents:
09-17183
19-41811
20-17986
20-25130
20-38985
Yours sincerely,
Resident
Good Morning,
Your request was received and will be processed within 7 business days.
Have a good day and stay well!
Regards,
Donna Belton
Administrative Assistant
Clerk’s Office
4567 Route 9 North
Howell, NJ 07731
732-938-4500, ext. 2000
[email address]
Good Morning,
Please see below which I received from Capt. Rizzo re: your request
received this morning.
Please advise the requestor of the following, pertaining to the attached
request:
The following request is being reviewed, however, prior to the addressing
and potential fulfillment of said request, I will need the solicitor of
the information to provide a rationalization as to why they are seeking
background information on specific addresses. Private/residential
addresses and the relevant call history relating to same will naturally
invoke an analysis as to if the request for that information outweighs the
privacy interests of those involved, which is governed by NJSA 47:1A-1.
In addition to our continued dedication to safeguard the residents of our
community, we also must safeguard the intellectual privacy and
confidentiality of our residents’ records to ensure that sensitive
information is not unnecessarily released.
Capt. Rizzo
I will wait to hear from you before proceeding.
Regards,
Donna Belton
Administrative Assistant
Clerk’s Office
4567 Route 9 North
Howell, NJ 07731
732-938-4500, ext. 2000
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Dear Ms. Belton,
I forgot to respond to this earlier. A majority of the towns in NJ send any police dispatch logs requested. If Howell Township prefers not to do so, then so be it. Will the second portion of the request, for specific incident reports, be fulfilled? If specific redactions need to be made to safeguard privacy, that is understandable. Please let me know at your earliest convenience. Happy holidays!
As a reminder, here is the second portion of my OPRA request:
"Incident reports, with narratives, for the following incidents:
09-17183
19-41811
20-17986
20-25130
20-38985"
Yours sincerely,
Resident
I will out of the office starting 12/10/2030 returning 12/14/2020.. If you
need immedate assistance please contact Angela 732-938-4500 ext. 2152 or
Maria at ext. 2241.
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Good Morning,
I will have that taken care of and get the response to you as soon as possible.
Thanks!
Regards,
Donna Belton
Administrative Assistant
Clerk’s Office
4567 Route 9 North
Howell, NJ 07731
732-938-4500, ext. 2000
[email address]
Good Morning,
Attached please find the response to the “incident reports”. These are
the only reports eligible for release per the Police Department as per
NJSA 47:1A-1. The release of the other requested records are exempt from
release due to some of the calls being related to premises security
features and/or criminal/investigatory records. I hope this will satisfy
your request.
Have a Happy Holiday and stay well!
Regards,
Donna Belton
Administrative Assistant
Clerk’s Office
4567 Route 9 North
Howell, NJ 07731
732-938-4500, ext. 2000
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Dear Ms. Belton,
Thank you for your quick response and assistance!
Yours sincerely,
Resident