Dear Mr. Milner,

I received your OPRA request on March 1, 2021 for a copy of “a list of the
number of patrolmen on duty, in patrol cars, during a normal weekday, 10
hour shift.”  As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to
your request is March 10, 2021.  This response is being provided to you on
the fourth (4^th) business day of the custodian’s receipt of the said
request.

The Bergenfield Police Department is unable to disclose this information. 
The table below identifies the records that are being denied in whole or
in part as well as the legal basis for each denial, as is required by
N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6.

List of all List of all If records If records List of legal
records records are disclosed were denied explanation and
responsive provided with with in its statutory citation
to OPRA redactions, redactions, entirety, for the denial of
request. or denied in description general access to records in
their of the description their entirety.
entirety. redactions. of the
record.
N/A N/A N/A Police  1. N.J.S.A.
Department 47:1A-1.1,
Schedule and specifically #10,
Information emergency or
pertaining security
to the information or
number of procedures for
patrolmen on any buildings or
duty in facility which,
patrol cars if disclosed,
during a would jeopardize
shift security of the
building or
facility or
persons therein
and #11, security
measures and
surveillance
techniques which,
if disclosed,
would create a
risk to the
safety or
persons,
property,
electronic data
or software.
 2. N.J.A.C.
13:1E-3.2(a)(2)
 3. Wnbc-TV v.
Allendale Bd. Of
Educ., No.
BER-L-1765-15,
2015 N.J. Super.
Unpub. LEXIS 1330
(Law Div. June 4,
2015)

Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.b, there is no cost associated with this
request as the documents are being transmitted to you electronically. 

If your request for access to a government record has been denied or
unfulfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a
right to challenge the decision by the Borough of Bergenfield 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 [1][email address], or
at their website at [2]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.

If you have any questions, please contact the Police Department directly
at 201-387-4000.

Sincerely,

Marie J. Quiñones-Wilson

Borough Clerk

Borough of Bergenfield

198 N. Washington Avenue

Bergenfield, NJ 07621

[3][Bergenfield Borough request email]

201-387-4055 ext. 6 

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