Records requested: 1.) All incident reports, incoming calls, requests for service, run reports, body cam footage,for: 203 Dupont Avenue 01/01/2024 to 02/26/2025 John Yates Greg Yates AKA Cody Yates
Susan Jane Johnson made this OPRA request to Seaside Heights Borough
Dear Seaside Heights Borough,
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:
Records requested:
1.) All incident reports, incoming calls, requests for service, run reports, body cam footage,for:
203 Dupont Avenue
01/01/2024 to 02/26/2025
John Yates
Greg Yates AKA Cody Yates
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,
Susan Jane Johnson
Date: 3-30-2026
The Borough of Seaside Heights does not provide body worn camera footage or any other type of video footage via direct download link. You have the option of obtaining the videos on a flash drive for $5.00 including postage, if necessary. The cost of the flash drive and the postage are direct costs incurred by the Borough in providing the requested documents, and are permissible in accordance with NJSA 47:1a-1 et seq.
Please respond as soon as possible in writing indicating how you would like the requested videos to be provided, in person or via mail. If by mail, please include your name, mailing address and zip code. Payment may be made via cash, money order or check in person or money order or check via mail. If we receive no response within five business days of the above listed date, we will consider this request completed and closed. Flash drive / postage payment, must be received before we can begin processing your body worn camera video request.
Please make check or money order out to: Borough of Seaside Heights
Mail payment to:
Borough Clerk
100 Grant Ave
Seaside Heights, NJ 08751
In person payment and flash drive pickup:
SHPD Records Bureau
116 Sherman Ave.
Seaside Heights, NJ 08751
M-F 8am-3pm
Theresa Lucas, Paralegal to the Chief of Police
Office of Professional Responsibility
Seaside Heights Police Department
116 Sherman Avenue
Seaside Heights, New Jersey 08751
(732) 793-1800
(732) 898-5052 (direct)
(732) 793-0132 (fax)
[email address]
Attached please find requested police reports under OPRA request of
3/28/2026. All redactions per NJSA 47:1A-1.1
The Borough of Seaside Heights does not provide body worn camera footage
or any other type of video footage via direct download link. You have the
option of obtaining the videos on a flash drive for $5.00 including
postage, if necessary. The cost of the flash drive and the postage are
direct costs incurred by the Borough in providing the requested documents,
and are permissible in accordance with NJSA 47:1a-1 et seq.
Please respond as soon as possible in writing indicating how you would
like the requested videos to be provided, in person or via mail. If by
mail, please include your name, mailing address and zip code. Payment may
be made via cash, money order or check in person or money order or check
via mail. If we receive no response within five business days of the above
listed date, we will consider this request completed and closed. Flash
drive / postage payment, must be received before we can begin processing
your body worn camera video request.
Please make check or money order out to: Borough of Seaside Heights
Mail payment to:
Borough Clerk
100 Grant Ave
Seaside Heights, NJ 08751
In person payment and flash drive pickup:
SHPD Records Bureau
116 Sherman Ave.
Seaside Heights, NJ 08751
M-F 8am-3pm
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24SH00218 - NO BWC
24SH00711- NO BWC
24SH01247 - NO BWC
24SH01770 - NO BWC
24SH02782 - NO BWC
24SH02898 - NO BWC
24SH02673 - 3 / 59:11
24SH028982 - NO BWC
24SH03046 - NO BWC
24SH06232 - NO BWC
24SH07213 - NO BWC
24SH08154 - NO BWC
24SH08583 - NO BWC
24SH08545 - NO BWC
24SH11365 - NO BWC
24SH12792 - NO BWC
24SH12785 - NO BWC
24SH00655 - NO BWC
Theresa Lucas, Paralegal to the Chief of Police
Office of Professional Responsibility
Seaside Heights Police Department
116 Sherman Avenue
Seaside Heights, New Jersey 08751
(732) 793-1800
(732) 898-5052 (direct)
(732) 793-0132 (fax)
[1][email address]
References
Visible links
1. mailto:[email address]
24SH00215, 24SH02673 / 3-30-26
Hi Theresa - Have we received a response back from requestor regarding the
BWC for these cases? If not, I will close it out.
Thank you,
Philip Smith - PTC
Seaside Height Police Department / BWC Unit
116 Sherman Ave.
Seaside Heights, NJ 08751
[email address]
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachments may contain
confidential and privileged information for the use of the designated
recipient(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are
hereby notified that you have received this communication in error and
that any review, use or disclosure of it or its contents is prohibited
and may violate laws including the Electronic Communications Privacy
Act. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender
and destroy all copies of this communication.
Please treat this and all other communications from the Seaside Heights
Police Department as
* LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE / FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY *
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From: Theresa Lucas <[email address]>
Sent: Monday, March 30, 2026 12:29 PM
To: [OPRA #89006 email]
<[OPRA #89006 email]>
Cc: Victoria Diaz <[email address]>; Kelly Dwyer
<[email address]>; Philip Smith <[email address]>
Subject: RE: OPRA request - Records requested: 1.) All incident reports,
incoming calls, requests for service, run reports, body cam footage,for:
203 Dupont Avenue 01/01/2024 to 02/26/2025 John Yates Greg Yates AKA Cody
Yates
Date: 3-30-2026
The Borough of Seaside Heights does not provide body worn camera footage
or any other type of video footage via direct download link. You have the
option of obtaining the videos on a flash drive for $5.00 including
postage, if necessary. The cost of the flash drive and the postage are
direct costs incurred by the Borough in providing the requested documents,
and are permissible in accordance with NJSA 47:1a-1 et seq.
Please respond as soon as possible in writing indicating how you would
like the requested videos to be provided, in person or via mail. If by
mail, please include your name, mailing address and zip code. Payment may
be made via cash, money order or check in person or money order or check
via mail. If we receive no response within five business days of the above
listed date, we will consider this request completed and closed. Flash
drive / postage payment, must be received before we can begin processing
your body worn camera video request.
Please make check or money order out to: Borough of Seaside Heights
Mail payment to:
Borough Clerk
100 Grant Ave
Seaside Heights, NJ 08751
In person payment and flash drive pickup:
SHPD Records Bureau
116 Sherman Ave.
Seaside Heights, NJ 08751
M-F 8am-3pm
Theresa Lucas, Paralegal to the Chief of Police
Office of Professional Responsibility
Seaside Heights Police Department
116 Sherman Avenue
Seaside Heights, New Jersey 08751
(732) 793-1800
(732) 898-5052 (direct)
(732) 793-0132 (fax)
[email address]
No response. The reports were sent but they did not respond re the BWC.
Theresa Lucas, Paralegal to the Chief of Police
Office of Professional Responsibility
Seaside Heights Police Department
116 Sherman Avenue
Seaside Heights, New Jersey 08751
(732) 793-1800
(732) 898-5052 (direct)
(732) 793-0132 (fax)
[1][email address]
From: Philip Smith <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2026 8:25 AM
To: Theresa Lucas <[email address]>;
[OPRA #89006 email]
Cc: Victoria Diaz <[email address]>; Kelly Dwyer
<[email address]>
Subject: Re: OPRA request - Records requested: 1.) All incident reports,
incoming calls, requests for service, run reports, body cam footage,for:
203 Dupont Avenue 01/01/2024 to 02/26/2025 John Yates Greg Yates AKA Cody
Yates
24SH00215, 24SH02673 / 3-30-26
Hi Theresa - Have we received a response back from requestor regarding the
BWC for these cases? If not, I will close it out.
Thank you,
Philip Smith - PTC
Seaside Height Police Department / BWC Unit
116 Sherman Ave.
Seaside Heights, NJ 08751
[2][email address]
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachments may contain
confidential and privileged information for the use of the designated
recipient(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are
hereby notified that you have received this communication in error and
that any review, use or disclosure of it or its contents is prohibited
and may violate laws including the Electronic Communications Privacy
Act. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender
and destroy all copies of this communication.
Please treat this and all other communications from the Seaside Heights
Police Department as
* LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE / FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY *
════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
From: Theresa Lucas <[3][email address]>
Sent: Monday, March 30, 2026 12:29 PM
To: [4][OPRA #89006 email]
<[5][OPRA #89006 email]>
Cc: Victoria Diaz <[6][email address]>; Kelly Dwyer
<[7][email address]>; Philip Smith
<[8][email address]>
Subject: RE: OPRA request - Records requested: 1.) All incident reports,
incoming calls, requests for service, run reports, body cam footage,for:
203 Dupont Avenue 01/01/2024 to 02/26/2025 John Yates Greg Yates AKA Cody
Yates
Date: 3-30-2026
The Borough of Seaside Heights does not provide body worn camera footage
or any other type of video footage via direct download link. You have the
option of obtaining the videos on a flash drive for $5.00 including
postage, if necessary. The cost of the flash drive and the postage are
direct costs incurred by the Borough in providing the requested documents,
and are permissible in accordance with NJSA 47:1a-1 et seq.
Please respond as soon as possible in writing indicating how you would
like the requested videos to be provided, in person or via mail. If by
mail, please include your name, mailing address and zip code. Payment may
be made via cash, money order or check in person or money order or check
via mail. If we receive no response within five business days of the above
listed date, we will consider this request completed and closed. Flash
drive / postage payment, must be received before we can begin processing
your body worn camera video request.
Please make check or money order out to: Borough of Seaside Heights
Mail payment to:
Borough Clerk
100 Grant Ave
Seaside Heights, NJ 08751
In person payment and flash drive pickup:
SHPD Records Bureau
116 Sherman Ave.
Seaside Heights, NJ 08751
M-F 8am-3pm
Theresa Lucas, Paralegal to the Chief of Police
Office of Professional Responsibility
Seaside Heights Police Department
116 Sherman Avenue
Seaside Heights, New Jersey 08751
(732) 793-1800
(732) 898-5052 (direct)
(732) 793-0132 (fax)
[9][email address]
Received, closing it out. Thank you.
Philip Smith - PTC
Seaside Height Police Department / BWC Unit
116 Sherman Ave.
Seaside Heights, NJ 08751
[email address]
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachments may contain
confidential and privileged information for the use of the designated
recipient(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are
hereby notified that you have received this communication in error and
that any review, use or disclosure of it or its contents is prohibited
and may violate laws including the Electronic Communications Privacy
Act. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender
and destroy all copies of this communication.
Please treat this and all other communications from the Seaside Heights
Police Department as
* LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE / FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY *
══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
From: Theresa Lucas <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2026 9:41 AM
To: Philip Smith <[email address]>;
[OPRA #89006 email]
<[OPRA #89006 email]>
Cc: Victoria Diaz <[email address]>; Kelly Dwyer
<[email address]>
Subject: RE: OPRA request - Records requested: 1.) All incident reports,
incoming calls, requests for service, run reports, body cam footage,for:
203 Dupont Avenue 01/01/2024 to 02/26/2025 John Yates Greg Yates AKA Cody
Yates
No response. The reports were sent but they did not respond re the BWC.
Theresa Lucas, Paralegal to the Chief of Police
Office of Professional Responsibility
Seaside Heights Police Department
116 Sherman Avenue
Seaside Heights, New Jersey 08751
(732) 793-1800
(732) 898-5052 (direct)
(732) 793-0132 (fax)
[1][email address]
From: Philip Smith <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2026 8:25 AM
To: Theresa Lucas <[email address]>;
[OPRA #89006 email]
Cc: Victoria Diaz <[email address]>; Kelly Dwyer
<[email address]>
Subject: Re: OPRA request - Records requested: 1.) All incident reports,
incoming calls, requests for service, run reports, body cam footage,for:
203 Dupont Avenue 01/01/2024 to 02/26/2025 John Yates Greg Yates AKA Cody
Yates
24SH00215, 24SH02673 / 3-30-26
Hi Theresa - Have we received a response back from requestor regarding the
BWC for these cases? If not, I will close it out.
Thank you,
Philip Smith - PTC
Seaside Height Police Department / BWC Unit
116 Sherman Ave.
Seaside Heights, NJ 08751
[2][email address]
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachments may contain
confidential and privileged information for the use of the designated
recipient(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are
hereby notified that you have received this communication in error and
that any review, use or disclosure of it or its contents is prohibited
and may violate laws including the Electronic Communications Privacy
Act. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender
and destroy all copies of this communication.
Please treat this and all other communications from the Seaside Heights
Police Department as
* LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE / FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY *
════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
From: Theresa Lucas <[3][email address]>
Sent: Monday, March 30, 2026 12:29 PM
To: [4][OPRA #89006 email]
<[5][OPRA #89006 email]>
Cc: Victoria Diaz <[6][email address]>; Kelly Dwyer
<[7][email address]>; Philip Smith
<[8][email address]>
Subject: RE: OPRA request - Records requested: 1.) All incident reports,
incoming calls, requests for service, run reports, body cam footage,for:
203 Dupont Avenue 01/01/2024 to 02/26/2025 John Yates Greg Yates AKA Cody
Yates
Date: 3-30-2026
The Borough of Seaside Heights does not provide body worn camera footage
or any other type of video footage via direct download link. You have the
option of obtaining the videos on a flash drive for $5.00 including
postage, if necessary. The cost of the flash drive and the postage are
direct costs incurred by the Borough in providing the requested documents,
and are permissible in accordance with NJSA 47:1a-1 et seq.
Please respond as soon as possible in writing indicating how you would
like the requested videos to be provided, in person or via mail. If by
mail, please include your name, mailing address and zip code. Payment may
be made via cash, money order or check in person or money order or check
via mail. If we receive no response within five business days of the above
listed date, we will consider this request completed and closed. Flash
drive / postage payment, must be received before we can begin processing
your body worn camera video request.
Please make check or money order out to: Borough of Seaside Heights
Mail payment to:
Borough Clerk
100 Grant Ave
Seaside Heights, NJ 08751
In person payment and flash drive pickup:
SHPD Records Bureau
116 Sherman Ave.
Seaside Heights, NJ 08751
M-F 8am-3pm
Theresa Lucas, Paralegal to the Chief of Police
Office of Professional Responsibility
Seaside Heights Police Department
116 Sherman Avenue
Seaside Heights, New Jersey 08751
(732) 793-1800
(732) 898-5052 (direct)
(732) 793-0132 (fax)
[9][email address]