Police reports
Dear Newark City,
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:
Documents pertaining to the arrest of Dwight Gooden on 7/22/19, including any incident reports with narratives, case summary reports with narratives, arrest reports, booking information, criminal complaints and/or summonses.
Yours sincerely,
Resident
Dear Newark City,
I submitted the following OPRA request on November 18. The 7 business days have passed, and a response was due by now. Please confirm receipt of this message so I know you got it. Here again is my original request from November 18:
"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:
Documents pertaining to the arrest of Dwight Gooden on 7/22/19, including any incident reports with narratives, case summary reports with narratives, arrest reports, booking information, criminal complaints and/or summonses.
Yours sincerely,
Resident"
Dear requester:
Your request was received, the acknowledgement was sent via email on
November 24,2020. Your request is due on 12/31/20. Due to Covid-19 we
are working on skeleton crew. A copy of my previous email will be sent
to you. We appreciate your patience as we finalize your response.
Soraida
OPRA Unit
From: Louis, Kenneth <[email address]>
Sent: Friday, December 11, 2020 1:58 AM
To: OPRA <[Newark City request email]>
Subject: Fw: OPRA request - Police reports
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From: Resident <[1][OPRA #18540 email]>
Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2020 11:14 PM
To: Louis, Kenneth <[2][email address]>
Subject: Re: OPRA request - Police reports
Dear Newark City,
I submitted the following OPRA request on November 18. The 7 business days
have passed, and a response was due by now. Please confirm receipt of this
message so I know you got it. Here again is my original request from
November 18:
"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:
Documents pertaining to the arrest of Dwight Gooden on 7/22/19, including
any incident reports with narratives, case summary reports with
narratives, arrest reports, booking information, criminal complaints
and/or summonses.
Yours sincerely,
Resident"
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Here is the email, it had the wrong address. My apologies.
Soraida
From: Lara, Soraida <[1][email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2020 12:04 AM
To: [2][OPRA #18540 email]
Subject: Fw:oopra
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From: Lara, Soraida <[3][email address]>
Sent: Monday, November 23, 2020 11:58 PM
To: [4][email address]
<[5][email address]>
Subject: Fw: Acknowledgement letter PD-20-1068 Dwight God;n 7/2719
Dear requester:
To acknowledge the receipt of your request, it was sent to the Police
Division for a response under tracking number PD-20-1068 CV-19 see
below for the Covid -19 Memorandum and the anticipated response date..
Please be advised that on March 20, 2020, Governor Murphy signed into
law P.L. 2020, c.10, which provides that OPRA’s statutory deadlines do not
apply for the duration of a Governor-declared state of emergency pursuant
to the Disaster Control Act (N.J.S.A. App.A.9-33 et seq.), a public health
emergency under the Emergency Health Powers Act (N.J.S.A. 26:13-1 et
seq.), or when a state of local disaster emergency is declared by a county
or by a municipality. On August 1, 2020, Governor Murphy signed Executive
Order 171 extending the initial State of Emergency.
Since Governor Murphy’s initial Executive Order, this Office has made
“reasonable efforts” to respond to the OPRA request we have received.
However, on Wednesday, March 25, 2020, amid the ongoing concerns regarding
COVID-19 and growing numbers of residents who have tested positive for the
virus, Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced a strict Shelter in Place mandate for
the City of Newark. In order to protect not only the citizens of our city
but also our public employees, all municipal agencies have vastly reduced
operations and personnel.
In order to gather the documents responsive to your requests, the OPRA
unit sends your requests to the respective City Departments, which
actually created, received, or retained these documents.
The current state of emergency is set to end on October 24, 2020 the City
iperating with limited staff, and members of the City staff have
contracted the virus; thus, December 21, 2020 is the current deadline by
which the response to your request will be due.
The Office of the City Clerk respectfully requests your understanding and
forbearance as we navigate this uncharted territory..
Best regards,
Soraida
OPRA Unit
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Dear Soraida Lara,
Thank you for the update. Stay safe & happy holidays!
Yours sincerely,
Resident
Good Afternoon:
The Office of the Clerk of the City of Newark has assigned your request
tracking number PD-20-1168 CV-19 and forwarded it to the Police Division.
Please be advised that on March 20, 2020, Governor Murphy signed into
law P.L. 2020, c.10, which provides that OPRA’s statutory deadlines do not
apply for the duration of a Governor-declared state of emergency pursuant
to the Disaster Control Act (N.J.S.A. App.A.9-33 et seq.), a public health
emergency under the Emergency Health Powers Act (N.J.S.A. 26:13-1 et
seq.), or when a state of local disaster emergency is declared by a county
or by a municipality. On August 1, 2020, Governor Murphy signed Executive
Order 186 extending the initial State of Emergency to October 24, 2020.
Since Governor Murphy’s initial Executive Order, this Office has made
“reasonable efforts” to respond to the OPRA requests we have received.
However, on Wednesday, March 25, 2020, amid the ongoing concerns regarding
COVID-19 and growing numbers of residents who have tested positive for the
virus, Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced a strict Shelter in Place mandate for
the City of Newark. In order to protect not only the citizens of our city
but also our public employees, all municipal agencies have vastly reduced
operations and personnel.
In order to gather the documents responsive to your requests, the OPRA
unit sends your requests to the respective City Departments, which
actually created, received, or retained these documents. Since the State
of Emergency, crucial City Staff have retired, become sick, and work a
staggered schedule, which makes the time needed to gather responsive
documents far longer than usual.
Murphy Executive Order 200 extends the current State of Emergency to
December 22, 2020. As the City is operating with limited staff and members
of the City staff have contracted the virus, January 10, 2020, is the
current deadline by which the response to your request will be due.
The Office of the City Clerk respectfully requests your understanding and
forbearance as we navigate this uncharted territory.
Dear Samora Noguera,
Just checking on the status of my OPRA request from November. The last response you sent stated I would hear back by January 10, but I never did. I understand if you need more time to complete this request due to COVID. I would just like an update on what time frame you expect to complete this request:
"Documents pertaining to the arrest of Dwight Gooden on 7/22/19, including any incident reports with narratives, case summary reports with narratives, arrest reports, booking information, criminal complaints and/or summonses."
Yours sincerely,
Resident
Good Afternoon:
The Office of the Clerk of the City of Newark has received an extension
request from the Police Division. Attached please find a copy of your
request and a copy of the police division's extension request.
Sincerely,
Samora
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From: Resident <[OPRA #18540 email]>
Sent: Friday, January 22, 2021 9:28 PM
To: Noguera, Samora <[email address]>
Subject: Re: City of Newark OPRA request PD-20-1168 CV-19
Dear Samora Noguera,
Just checking on the status of my OPRA request from November. The last
response you sent stated I would hear back by January 10, but I never did.
I understand if you need more time to complete this request due to COVID.
I would just like an update on what time frame you expect to complete this
request:
"Documents pertaining to the arrest of Dwight Gooden on 7/22/19, including
any incident reports with narratives, case summary reports with
narratives, arrest reports, booking information, criminal complaints
and/or summonses."
Yours sincerely,
Resident
Dear Samora Noguera,
Hello again. I am checking on the status of my OPRA request from November. Your most recent update to me was that the police requested a 3-week extension on January 8. What is the most recent update?
"Documents pertaining to the arrest of Dwight Gooden on 7/22/19, including any incident reports with narratives, case summary reports with narratives, arrest reports, booking information, criminal complaints and/or summonses."
Yours sincerely,
Resident
Good Afternoon:
The Office of the Clerk of the City of Newark has received the attached
response to your OPRA request from the Police Division.
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From: Resident <[OPRA #18540 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 10:09 PM
To: Noguera, Samora <[email address]>
Subject: Re: City of Newark OPRA request PD-20-1168 CV-19
Dear Samora Noguera,
Hello again. I am checking on the status of my OPRA request from
November. Your most recent update to me was that the police requested a
3-week extension on January 8. What is the most recent update?
"Documents pertaining to the arrest of Dwight Gooden on 7/22/19, including
any incident reports with narratives, case summary reports with
narratives, arrest reports, booking information, criminal complaints
and/or summonses."
Yours sincerely,
Resident
Dear Resident:
The response to your OPRA request, see attached
Respectfully,
Soraida
OPRA Unit