Princeton Police Department Records Request
Dear Princeton 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:
Interrogation footage of Matthew Hertgen and incident arrest report for the crime below
Suspect Name: Matthew Hertgen
Location: Michelle Mews Apartments
Date of Incident: 02/22/2025
Type of Crime: Murder of Joseph Hertgen
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.
Yours faithfully,
Ciaran Johnson
Good Morning Ciaran,
Received & submitted for processing.
Thank you
Graceann Schweitzer-Gatto
Administrative Assistant
Municipality of Princeton
400 Witherspoon Street | Princeton, NJ
08540
[email address]
Phone: 609-924-5704
Fax: 609-688-2031
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Dear Ciaran Johnson:
Your request has been received and is being processed. Your request was
received in this office on 5/15/2025 and given the reference number
P000215-051625 for tracking purposes.
Records Requested: Interrogation footage of Matthew Hertgen and incident
arrest report for the crime below Suspect Name: Matthew Hertgen Location:
Michelle Mews Apartments Date of Incident: 02/22/2025 Type of Crime:
Murder of Joseph Hertgen
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information you seek and to determine the volume and any costs associated
with satisfying your request. You will be contacted about the availability
and/or provided with copies of the records in question.
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receive an email when your request has been completed.
Princeton, NJ
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RE: Police Records Request of May 15, 2025, Reference # P000215-051625
Dear Ciaran Johnson,
Princeton, NJ received a public records request from you on May 15, 2025.
Your request mentioned:
Interrogation footage of Matthew Hertgen and incident arrest report for
the crime below
Suspect Name: Matthew Hertgen
Location: Michelle Mews Apartments
Date of Incident: 02/22/2025
Type of Crime: Murder of Joseph Hertgen
Princeton, NJ has reviewed your request and has determined that the
records requested are exempt from disclosure under public records law for
the following reasons: Criminal Investigatory Records
For questions or additional information, please reply to this email.
Sincerely,
Municipality of Princeton
Office of the Clerk
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