Public Records Request (OPRA) – Bodycam Footage (Incident Date: August 16, 2024)

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Dear Beach Haven Borough,

Pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act (OPRA), I am requesting a copy of the bodycam footage for the vehicle crash/DUI incident involving the following details:

Name of Person Involved: Madeline Parker (Driver of a black 2009 Chevy Colorado)

Responding Officers: Patrolman Michael McCaffrey, Patrolman Murray, and Patrolwoman Corinne Heinert

Date & Time of Incident: August 16, 2024, at approximately 8:47 PM

Location: Kapler's Pharmacy (1 South Bay Avenue, Beach Haven, NJ)

Requested Records: All body-worn camera (BWC) footage, dashcam footage, and the initial dispatch audio associated with this specific crash response, field sobriety testing, and subsequent DUI arrest.

Please provide these records in a digital format via a secure download link or email.

If your department is not the correct repository for these records, I kindly ask that you forward this request directly to the appropriate agency or department that holds them.

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-5(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:

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,

Logan Lafferty

Lisa Fay, Beach Haven Borough

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Mr. Lafferty,

 

I am attempting to share the redacted BWC footage with you of the incident
involving Ms. Madeline Parker.  However, the cloud software we use does
not like the email format of the opra machine email you provided.  Is
there a secondary email you can provide to receive the records?  Thank you
in advance.

 

Sincerely,

 

Captain Lisa Fay

[email address]

609-492-0506, Ext 112

Dear Lisa Fay,

Thank you. You may send the records to my alternate email address: loganlafferty58@ gmail.com. Please let me know if you encounter any further issues.

Yours sincerely,

Logan Lafferty

Lisa Fay, Beach Haven Borough

Mr. Lafferty,

The BWC footage you requested has been shared. Please look for a separate email from "Safefleet". You should be able to view and download the redacted videos. I have a request in to our dispatch for the audio recordings associated with the call. Please allow me an additional 10 business days to procure that for you. In the meantime, if you have any issues, please let me know.

Sincerely,

Captain Lisa Fay

[email address]

609-492-0506, Ext 112

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