Dear Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office,

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: Request a copy of the following policies from the MIDDLESEX COUNTY UNIFORM POLICIES MANUAL or equivalent for academic research: 1)Notes Retention, 2) Digital Imaging Techniques, 3) Evidence, 4) Report Completion, 5) Search Warrant and 6) Use of Informants.

Yours faithfully,

Bryan Bender

Dear Middlesex County OPRA Center,
I am looking for the Law Enforcement Policy providing guidance for the retention of notes taken during investigations, crime scene photography (Digital Imaging), Handling of evidence, report completion, search warrants, and use of informants.
The equivalent Documents Requested and Produced by Monmouth County are sections 11,15,27,32,33, and 38 from the Monmouth County Uniform Policies Manual table of contents shown below:

MONMOUTH COUNTY
UNIFORM POLICIES MANUAL
Name Section No
Active Shooter (Threat) Response……..1
Arson Task Force ................................ 2
Bias .................................................... 3
Body Worn Audio Video Cameras……….4
Civil Disorders. .................................... 5
Conducted Energy Devices. .................. 6
Confidentiality (Police Computers) ..... 7
Crime Gun Protocol………………………….8
Death Investigation ............................ 9
Deconfliction…………………………………10
Digital Imaging Techniques .............. 11
Domestic Violence …………………………12
Drug Testing of Law Enforc. Pers……..13
Early Warning System ……………………14
Evidence ………………………………………15
Eyewitness Identification ................. 16
Fatal Motor Vehicle ........................... 17
Firearms ........................................... 18
Forfeiture .......................................... 19
ID Photographs ................................ 20
Implementation of Bail Reform
For LEO Directive……………………………21
Interactions with Individuals
Identifying as Transgender……………22
Megan's Law ..................................... 23
Missing and Unidentified Person………24
Mobile Audio/Video Recording .......... 25
MOCERT ............................................ 26
Notes Retention. ................................ 27
Officer-Involved Shooting……………….28
OPRA Compliance Protocol ............... 29
Police Response ................................ 30
Racial Profiling ................................. 31
Report Completion ............................ 32
Search Warrant ................................. 33
Serious Collision Response (SCART) . 34
Solicitation of Funds ......................... 35
Unclothed Persons In Custody .......... 36
Use of Force ...................................... 37
Use of Informants ............................. 38
Vehicular Pursuit .............................. 39
Video Recorded Interrogations ......... 40
Updated March 2019

My research involves comparing policies from different Counties.
Yours sincerely,

Bryan Bender

Dear Middlesex County OPRA Center,
Re: Clarification of Request
Request copies of the following policies, if they exist from the Middlesex County Prosecutors Office Policy Manual:

1. The policy for Handling of Evidence by the Middlesex County Prosecutors Office
2. The policy for using Informant by the Middlesex County Prosecutors Office
3. The policy for preparing a search warrant by the Middlesex County Prosecutors Office
4. The Policy for retention of notes by investigators of the Middlesex County Prosecutors Office
5. The Policy for using Digital Imaging techniques to document the crime scene by the Middlesex County Prosecutors Office.
6. The policy for report completion by the Middlesex County Prosecutors Office. i.e. the timeline requirement for completing investigative reports, lab reports, etc. A few weeks or years??

Most, if not all of these areas are directed by the State Attorney's General's office to be adopted and maintained by the counties. If you are still having difficulty identifying my request then perhaps if you send me a copy of the Policy Manual table of contents for me to identify the policy that I am referring to. I could use the ones I received from Monmouth County Prosecutors Office, however, I assume they will not be the same designation.

Yours sincerely,

Bryan Bender

Dear Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office,
To: Middlesex County OPRA Center
Subject: Clarification of Request
Re: OPRA Request:: W013711-021622
CC: Dear Middlesex County OPRA Center,

Request copies of the following policies, if they exist from the Middlesex County Prosecutors Office Policy Manual:
1. The policy for Handling of Evidence by the Middlesex County Prosecutors Office
2. The policy for using Informant by the Middlesex County Prosecutors Office
3. The policy for preparing a search warrant by the Middlesex County Prosecutors Office
4. The Policy for retention of notes by investigators of the Middlesex County Prosecutors Office
5. The Policy for using Digital Imaging techniques to document the crime scene by the Middlesex County Prosecutors Office.
6. The policy for report completion by the Middlesex County Prosecutors Office. i.e. the timeline requirement for completing investigative reports, lab reports, etc. A few weeks or years??

Most, if not all of these areas are directed by the State Attorney's General's office to be adopted and maintained by the counties. If you are still having difficulty identifying my request then perhaps if you send me a copy of the Policy Manual table of contents for me to identify the policy that I am referring to. I could use the ones I received from Monmouth County Prosecutors Office, however, I assume they will not be the same designation.

Yours sincerely,

Bryan Bender

Dear Middlesex County OPRA Center,

Yes, that would be fine with me. Thank you.

Yours sincerely,

Bryan Bender

Dear Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office,
Thank you. This will do just fine.
Yours faithfully,

Bryan Bender