Public Records Request
Dear Essex County,
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:
Ricardo E. Garden, a Newark police officer, was arrested on June 20, 2024, around 8:30 p.m. The arrest was carried out by detectives from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Professional Standards Bureau. Please provide the body cam video footage of the arrest, if available.
Yours faithfully,
JJ
Good morning,
Please find attached a letter responsive to your OPRA request. Since you
requested BWC footage of an arrest, I need you to provide a mailing
address to receive the footage in a physical disc format. I do not have a
way to transmit the footage digitally.
Thank you,
Stephen A. Pogany
Assistant Prosecutor
Essex County Prosecutor’s Office
50 West Market Street
Newark, NJ 07102
973-621-4571